Prof. Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

Prof. Vivian Wing-Wah YAM

Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy
Chair Professor of Chemistry
BSc (Hons), PhD, CSci, CChem, FRSC, BBS, JP

Member (Academician), Chinese Academy of Sciences
International Member (Foreign Associate), US National Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Academia Europaea
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences - for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS)
Founding Member, The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Education

1985-88	Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong (Supervisor: Prof. Chi-Ming Che)
1982-85	B.Sc. (First Class Hons), Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong

Teaching Experience

2010-	Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy, The University of Hong Kong
2000-05	Head of Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1999-	Chair Professor in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1997-99	Professor (Reader) in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1995-97	Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1990-95	Lecturer in Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1988-90	Lecturer in Chemistry, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong

Professional Experience

2010-18	Director and Project Coordinator, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (supported by the University Grants Committee (UGC) Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme)
2017-	Director and Chief Scientist, HKU-TCL Joint Laboratory for New Printable OLED Materials and Technology
2023-26	Vice-President, Chinese Chemical Society
2022-26	President, International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD)
2022-	President, Hong Kong STEM Education Alliance
2021-	Fellow of Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS)
2021-	Founding Member, The Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians (GBAAA)
2019-25	Board of Directors, The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences
2019-22	Chairman (Hong Kong Region), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Alliance of Academicians and Experts on Innovation and Enterprise
2018-26	Chair, Committee for Women Chemists, Chinese Chemical Society
2017-22	Board of Directors, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) Limited
2016-18	President, Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association
2014-18	Inaugural Vice-Chair, Committee for Women Chemists, Chinese Chemical Society
2013-16	Vice-President, Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association
2012-	Board of Trustees, Croucher Foundation
2012	Invited Visiting Professor, Universities of Switzerland “Troisième Cycle” Lecture Tour Program, Switzerland
2011-22	Member, Standing Board of Chinese Chemical Society
2011	Invited Visiting Professor, Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux, France
2007	UMPC Visiting Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS (Université Paris VI), Paris, France
2005-06	Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Lecturer & Medalist
2003-05	Chair, Hong Kong International Chemical Sciences – A Chapter of the American Chemical Society
2002-	Councilor, Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association
2002-04	Visiting Professor, Université de Rennes 1, France
2001-06	Deputy Director, Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis (supported by the University Grants Committee (UGC) Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme)
2000-01	Croucher Senior Research Fellow