A heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Xiaoxue Ran on the successful defense of her PhD thesis, titled "Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations of Constrained Models: Hidden Order and Novel Criticality," on September 18. She extends sincere gratitude to the examiners: Profs Chenjie Wang and Shizhong Zhang from HKU, and Prof. Zhengcheng Gu from CUHK, and the Chairperson Prof. OKURO Kou from Department of Chemistry, HKU. Thanks to all the friends and colleagues who came to offer support and encouragement. Congratulations, Xiaoxue! We look forward to seeing all the great things you will accomplish in the future! Continue reading