Lingnan appoints Nobel laureate

Nobel physics laureate Samuel Ting Chao-chung has been appointed as honorary director of the Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study.

The university awarded the 88-year-old American physicist an honorary doctorate in science, and last year he visited the Tuen Mun campus to lecture students on his ongoing space experiments during assembly.

In 1974, Ting led an experiment that discovered a new form of matter, known as the J Particle. This discovery contradicted the prevailing theory of the basic building blocks of nature and was known as the November Revolution. Two years later, he received the Nobel Prize.

"I am very honored to accept this position," Ting replied.

University president Joe Qin Sizhao extended a warm welcome to Ting, saying: "His extensive life experiences and profound scientific knowledge will not only contribute to the strategic development of the Institute but also inspire and motivate our researchers and students."