Conveners
M2-6 Accomplished women inspiring future women in physics: Li-Hong Xu (CEWIP) I Femme accomplie qui inspire de futures physiciennes: Li-Hong Xu (CEFEP)
- Adriana Predoi-Cross (University of Lethbridge)
In her academic career, Li-Hong Xu was a source of inspiration and enlightenment to many students, especially young women, both in the university setting and in the larger world. Her research itself was based on light, as she was a molecular spectroscopist, employing a variety of laser systems in her own lab and in recent years utilizing facilities at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon,...
Physics continues to be a male-dominated field. Sometimes it is difficult for women in physics with diverse cultural backgrounds, to find mentors that they can trust and that will guide them through difficult times in their career. This talk will discuss how younger women in physics have benefited from the one-on-one mentoring offered by Li-Hong Xu during her distinguished academic career....
Li-Hong’s work in outreach was exemplary and we all struggle to carry on her good work. I will try to show some of these attempts: from talking to 5th – graders here, to a 1am Skype lecture to an audience in Pakistan, to making preparations for the World Year of Basic Sciences for Development, as declared by the United Nations. This latter work is being carried out by Commission 13 of IUPAP...
University of British Columbia (UBC) Physics Olympics is a high school physics competition held on UBC Vancouver campus ( https://physoly.phas.ubc.ca/ ). This annual outreach event attracts more than 500 high school students, competing in teams, accompanied by more than 70 teachers and coaches from across the province. This competition, organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and...
In this talk we describe how young minds can be influenced by outreach programs aimed at the feminine gender. We pay a tribute to Dr. Li-Hong Xu and her contributions to this effort.
Devi. She is a warrior, a beautiful wife, a mother, a scholar. These attributes can equally describe Li-Hong. Apart from her strength as a physicist, Li-Hong was a huge patron of the Asian Arts in Saint John. This dance presentation in Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style of South India, describes the goddess Devi. As a dedication to Li-Hong, I will draw parallels between her and the goddess.
