Visiting Members
HKIAA Visiting Member Programme
The Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics aims to maintain an active Visiting Member programme to allow astrophysicists around the world to work at the Institute, in both short-term and long-term durations. The affiliation, visiting term, and related publication outcomes of each visiting member will be recorded on the HKIAA website.
Proposal Guidelines for Short- or Long-term Visiting Members:
- HKIAA Full Members are eligible to propose short- and long-term visiting members, and the Executive Committee will determine the final eligibility of the proposed visit, including funding support, before proceeding with the recommendation to the University.
- Prospective visiting members should submit the following information to hkiaadir@hku.hk:
1. An updated CV;
2. A preliminary proposal of research and other academic activities to be conducted during their visit;
3. Proposed period of the visit.
Previous Visiting Members
- Home Institution: University of the Basque Country, Spain
- Visiting Period: Jul-Aug 2026
- Colloquium (Jul 27, 2026): Observing the evolution of Dark Energy into Dark Matter across all scales with the JWST and Euclid satellites
- Special Lecture (Jul 28, 2026): Introduction to Standard Cosmology