Vivian Wing-Wah Yam#
| Membership Number: | 3993 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | CHINA |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.chemistry.hku.hk/staff/wwwyam/vwwyam.php |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2009 - now Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy, The University of Hong Kong
- 1999 - now Chair Professor in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
- 2000 - 2005 Head of Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
- 1997 - 1999 Professor (Reader) in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
- 1995 - 1997 Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
- 1990 - 1995 Lecturer in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
- 1988 - 1990 Lecturer in Chemistry, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (now City University of Hong Kong)
Fields of Scholarship
- Inorganic and organometallic chemistry
- Photophysics and photochemistry
- Supramolecular chemistry and assembly
- Chromophoric and luminescent materials and triplet emitters
- Molecular functional materials
- Non-covalent metal-metal interactions and their nano-assemblies, clusters and aggregates
- Photochromism, optical switching and memories
- Optical and luminescence sensing
- Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs)
- Solar energy harvesting and conversion
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Elected to Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), USA
- 2006 Elected to Fellow of TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences (formerly The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World)
- 2001 Elected to Member (Academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- 2015 RSC Ludwig Mond Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- 2014 Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)-China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) Chemistry Contribution Prize
- 2013 Docteur Honoris Causa, Université de Rennes 1, France
- 2011 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Award, Laureate (Asia-Pacific), UNESCO-L’ORÉAL Foundation
- 2011 Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 2008 Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award, Hong Kong Women Professional & Entrepreneur Association
- 2007 Hong Kong Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, Fulbright Program, USA
- 2006 Japanese Photochemistry Association (JPA) Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist (Eikohsha Award)
- 2005 - 1006 RSC Centenary Lectureship and Medal (now re-named Centenary Prize), Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- 2005 State Natural Science Award (Second Class Prize), National Organization of Science and Technology Award, PR China
- 2002 Ten Outstanding Young Persons (Professional), Hong Kong Junior Chamber
- 2000 - 2001 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship (The Croucher Award), Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong
- 1997 Fellow, Chartered Chemist (CChem, FRSC), Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- 2015 - 2016 Julia S. and Edward C. Lee Memorial Lectureship (Lee Lectureship), University of Chicago, USA
- 2014, 2010 & 2002 Plenary speakers at the 41st International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC-41), Singapore; ICCC-39, Adelaide, Australia; ICCC-35, Heidelberg, Germany on 3 separate occasions
- 2012 - 2013 Seaborg Lectureship, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- 2007 - 2008 Frontiers in Chemical Research Distinguished Lectureship, Texas A & M University
