Prof. Vivian Wing-Wah Yam
Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy Chair Professor of Chemistry
B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D. (HK)
CSci; CChem; FRSC
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Prof. Vivian Wing-Wah YAM
 | ORCID: 0000-0001-8349-4429 |
 | Scopus Author ID: 18539304700 |
 | ResearcherID: D-3150-2009 |
 | Google Scholar |
 | HKU ResearcherPage: rp00822 |
Office: Room 504, Chong Yuet Ming Chemistry Building, The University of Hong Kong
Phone: 2859-2153
Fax: 2857-1586
Email: wwyam@hku.hk
Awards and Honors
Selected Awards
| 2001 | Member (Academician), Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2012 | International Member (Foreign Associate), US National Academy of Sciences |
| 2015 | Foreign Member, Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe) |
| 2006 | Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences - for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) |
| 2015 | Founding Member, The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences |
| 2023 | Inter-American Photochemical Society (I-APS) Presidential Lectureship Award |
| 2022 | American Chemical Society (ACS) National Award - the 2022 Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry |
| 2022-23 | Bailar Medalist and Lectureship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2022 | Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS), HKSAR Government |
| 2022 | Japanese Photochemistry Association (JPA) Honda-Fujishima Lectureship Award |
| 2022 | RIGAKU-ACCC Award, The Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC) |
| 2021 | InnoStars Award 2021, Our Hong Kong Foundation |
| 2021 | Selected as inaugural Pioneer in Energy Research (PIER) by ACS Energy & Fuels with A Special Issue Dedicated to Vivian Yam |
| 2020 | Porter Medal (Selected amongst European Photochemistry Association, Inter-American Photochemistry Society, and Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association) |
| 2019 | Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) Foundation Lectureship Award |
| 2019 | Justice of the Peace (JP), HKSAR Government |
| 2018 | Selected as one of the Ten Science Stars of East Asia by Nature |
| 2018 | Huang Yao-Zeng Organometallic Chemistry Award of the Chinese Chemical Society |
| 2017 | Korean Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) Chemistry Distinguished Lectureship Award |
| 2016 | Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (JSCC) International Award |
| 2016 | Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association (APA) Masuhara Lectureship Award |
| 2015 | Royal Society of Chemistry Ludwig Mond Award |
| 2015 | Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS), HKSAR Government |
| 2015 | Leader of the Year 2015 (Education/Professionals/Technology & Innovation) |
| 2014 | Chinese Chemical Society - China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) Chemistry Contribution Prize |
| 2013 | Docteur Honoris Causa, Université de Rennes 1, France |
| 2013 | 13th World Outstanding Chinese Award |
| 2012 | Jessica Most Successful Women Award 2012 |
| 2011 | L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science - Laureate (Asia-Pacific) |
| 2011 | Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress |
| 2009 | Distinguished Alumni (honoured at the 70th Anniversary of the Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong) |
| 2008 | Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Fulbright Distinguished Scholar |
| 2006 | Japanese Photochemistry Association (JPA) Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist (Eikosha Award) |
| 2006-07 | Distinguished Research Achievement Award, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2005-06 | Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Lectureship & Medal |
| 2005 | State Natural Science Award of China (Second Class Prize) |
| 2002 | Ten Outstanding Young Persons (Professional) |
| 2002-04 | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) Foundation International Visiting Fellowship |
| 2000-01 | Croucher Senior Research Fellowship |
| 1999-00 | Outstanding Researcher Award, The University of Hong Kong |
