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TONG Shiu Sing 湯兆昇

TONG Shiu Sing / Principal Lecturer

PHONE: (852) 3943 6400

OFFICE: Room 223, 2/F, Science Centre North Block

Education

  • PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • MPhil, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • BSc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Current Position

  • Principal Lecturer, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Associate Director, Centre for Promoting Science Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Teaching Awards

  • Vice-Chancellor Exemplary Teaching Award 2024, CUHK
  • Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2024, Faculty of Science, CUHK
  • Physics Teaching Award 2019, Department of Physics, CUHK
  • Exemplary Teaching Award in General Education 2015, CUHK
  • Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2015, Faculty of Science, CUHK
  • Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2011, Faculty of Science, CUHK
  • Physics Teaching Award 2010, Department of Physics, CUHK

Research Interests

  • Physics, Astronomy, and Science Education
  • Gifted Education in Science
  • Eigenfunction expansion in open wave systems
  • Radiation in Magnetoplasma

Recent Research Projects

Projects Organization
Provision of Services on the Development of Quantum Physics Module for S4-6 Students (PI) (2/2024-2/2026) Science Education Section, Education Bureau, HKSAR
Provision of Services on the Development of Thematic STEAM Curriculum Module for S1-3 Students (PI) (1/2024-6/2025) Science Education Section, Education Bureau, HKSAR
Advanced Physics Enrichment EXperience (APEX) (CI) (2/2023-4/2024) Gifted Education Section, Education Bureau, HKSAR
Video Production for Promoting Energy Efficiency and Conservation, and Renewable Energy (PI) (12/2022-12/2024) Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR
Solar Harvest Educational Kits for Secondary Schools at S4 to S6 levels(PI) (2022-23) Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR
Solar Harvest Educational Kits for Secondary Schools at S1 to S3 levels (PI) (5/2022-8/2024) Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR
Production of Multimedia Learning and Teaching Resources for Physics (S4-6) Curriculum (PI) (6/2021-6/2023) Science Education Section, Education Bureau, HKSAR
STEM education in Physics for Secondary Schools (PI) (3/2019-11/2021) Knowledge Transfer Fund, CUHK

Selected Publications

  • 奧本海默—物理、原子彈與人生,《二十一世紀雙月刊》,香港中文大學中國文化研究所 (202310 月號)
  • M K Lai, C H Lam, K C Lau, S S Tong, P P Wong, L H Yung, Active Science Series, 2nd Ed., United Prime Educational Publishing (HK) Ltd. (2022-23) (United Prime)
  • W S Chan, S S Tong, The Physics Educator, Vol. 01, No. 01, 1950006 (2019)
  • M K Lai, C H Lam, K C Lau, S S Tong, P P Wong, L H Yung, Active Science Series, 1st Ed., Pearson Education Asia Ltd. (2018-19) (Pearson)
  • S S Tong, Active Physics 7: Energy and Use of Energy, Pearson Education Asia Ltd. (2016)
  • S S Tong, Active Physics 6: Astronomy and Space Science, Pearson Education Asia Ltd. (2016)
  • S S Tong, H K Won, P K Kwong, Y L Wong, L C Lee, K L Fung. Active Physics Series, Pearson Education Asia Ltd. (2015-16) (Pearson)
  • Quasinormal-mode expansion for waves in open systems, E. S. C. Ching, P. T. Leung, A. Maassen van den Brink, W. M. Suen, S. S. Tong, and K. Young, Rev. Mod. Phys. 70(4):1545-1554 (1998)
  • Two-component eigenfunction expansion for open systems described by the wave equation I: Completeness of expansion, P T Leung, S S Tong, K Young, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 30 2139 (1997)
  • Two-component eigenfunction expansion for open systems described by the wave equation II: Linear space structure, P T Leung, S S Tong, K Young, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 30 2153 (1997)
  • Axially enhanced far field and radiation flux in a magnetoplasma, H M Lai, C S Ng, S S Tong, Phys. Rev. A 40, 959 (1989)