The Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena Conference 2024 (µFIP 2024) was successfully held at PolyU from 21 to 24 June. The conference brought together academic, research and industry communities in the fields of thermodynamics, fluidics, bio-chemical and bio-medical engineering, and microfluidics for interdisciplinary exchange with a focus on energy applications involving microchannel flow or microscale surface phenomena.
The first day of the conference featured plenary presentations by seven distinguished scientists from around the world, including Prof. Sir Andre GEIM, Winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics and Regius Professor at the University of Manchester, as well as esteemed members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. The speakers were warmly received by PolyU representatives, including Dr LAM Tai Fai, Council Chairman; Prof. TENG Jin-Guang, President; Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation); Prof. WANG Zuankai, Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Conference Chair; Dr Laura LO, Associate Vice President (Institutional Advancement); Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research; and the central management team of the University.
The seven plenary sessions served as part of the PAIR Distinguished Lecture Series and received very positive responses, attracting more than 300 participants in person and capturing an online viewing audience of over 24,900 from different countries and regions for the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo and YouTube.
