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9 Mar 2021
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was featured on Asian Scientist Magazine
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Asian Scientist Magazine published a feature of eight inspiring women in science. Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was featured in the article for...
26 Jun 2020
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM received The Porter Medal 2020.
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM has been bestowed with the prestigious The Porter Medal 2020. The Porter Medal is awarded every two years to the scientist...
31 Aug 2018
The institute was invited to pre-record a 5-minute film which has been broadcasted at the 7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress 2018 in Liverpool, August 26-30, 2018. The EuCheMS Chemistry Congress is...
27 Jun 2018
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was selected as one of the “Science Stars of East Asia”
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was selected as one of the “Science Stars of East Asia” for her pioneering achievements in...
8 Jan 2018
Professor Benzhong TANG received the State Natural Science Award (First Class) 2017
Professor Benzhong TANG received the State Natural Science Award (First Class) 2017 from Premier Li Keqiang in the Great Hall of the People...
30 Nov - 1 Dec 2017
The Research Symposium was held on November 30 - December 1, 2017 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium...
25 Oct 2017
Professor Benzhong TANG was awarded the Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation in recognition of his works...
12 Aug 2017
The Eighth AoE Workshop was held on August 12, 2017 at The City University of Hong Kong. Similar to the last workshop...
27 Jul 2017
Professor Chi-Ming CHE received the Ryoji Noyori (ACES) Award
Professor Chi-Ming CHE has been selected to be the first-ever recipient of the Ryoji Noyori Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES) Award...
6 - 7 Jun 2017
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was invited to give a presentation at the EmTech Hong Kong conference
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was invited by EmTech Hong Kong to give a presentation at the EmTech Hong Kong conference on 6-7 June 2017 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre...
17 - 21 Apr 2017
Materials Research Society (MRS) TV Program
The institute was featured in the Materials Research Society (MRS) TV program. The 5-minute pre-recorded film was broadcast...
10 Nov 2016
The Research Symposium was held on November 10-11, 2016 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, presentations of research findings...
13 Aug 2016
The Seventh AoE Workshop was held on August 13, 2016 at The City University of Hong Kong. Similar to the last workshop...
23 - 24 Nov 2015
The Research Symposium was held on November 23-24, 2015 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, presentations of research findings were given by Principal Investigators...
20 Nov 2015
Professor Malcolm H. CHISHOLM passed away on 20 November 2015
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of Professor Malcolm H. CHISHOLM. Professor Malcolm H. CHISHOLM, Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University...
21 Oct 2015
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM elected Foreign Member of Academia Europaea
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was elected as the Foreign Member of Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe) during the meeting held in Darmstadt, Germany in early September 2015. Professor Yam...
29 Aug 2015
The Sixth AoE Workshop was held on August 29, 2015 at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology...
6 May 2015
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM won the Ludwig Mond Award
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was chosen as the winner of the Ludwig Mond Award 2015 by the Royal Society of Chemistry...
17 - 18 Nov 2014
The Research Symposium was held on November 17-18, 2014 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, presentations of research findings were given by ...
14 Oct 2014
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG has received the Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist (Eikohsha Award) by the Japanese Photochemistry Association...
6 Sep 2014
The Fifth AoE Workshop was held on September 6, 2014 at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology...
31 Jul 2014
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM won the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) - Sinopec Chemistry Award
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was awarded the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)-Sinopec Chemistry Award for her outstanding contribution to chemistry...
23 Jul 2014
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM and co-workers have developed the first example of alkynylgold(III) complexes containing dianionic N N N pincer ligands. The result has been highlighted in the ChemistryViews...
1 Apr 2014
Professor Ben Zhong TANG has been elected as a laureate of the 27th Khwarizmi International Award
Professor Ben Zhong TANG has been elected as a laureate of the 27th Khwarizmi International Award by the Iranian Organization for Science and Technology. Prof Tang was recognized for his outstanding achievements in...
13 Jan 2014
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG was awarded the 2013 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG has received national honour for his outstanding research projects in the field of natural sciences...
1 - 2 Nov 2013
The Research Symposium was held on November 1-2, 2013 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, presentations of research findings were given by Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators and research scientists...
20 Jul 2013
The Fourth AoE Workshop was held on July 20, 2013 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Similar to the last workshop, team members delivered talks to share their progress and...
16 Jul 2013
Collaboration between the team of Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM and the team of Professor Lixin WU (Jilin University) has led to the design of a series of cholesterol-/estradiol-appended alkynylplatinum(II) complexes...
2 May 2013
Professor Chi-Ming CHE has just been elected as foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences, United States. The National Academy of Sciences announced on 30 April 2013 the election of 84 new members...
2 May 2013
Professor Chi-Ming CHE was awarded the 2013 Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Professor Chi-Ming CHE was awarded the 2013 Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry for his inspiring contributions...
25 Jan 2013
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was awarded the 2012-13 Seaborg Memorial Lectureship
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was awarded the 2012-13 Seaborg Memorial Lectureship. Professor Yam will deliver the Seaborg Memorial Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley...
13 - 14 Nov 2012
The Research Symposium was held on November 13-14, 2012 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, presentations of research findings were given by Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators and...
5 Nov 2012
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG, was recently presented with the 2012 Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation (Award for Youth Innovation), in recognition of his...
11 Aug 2012
The Third AoE Workshop was held on August 11, 2012 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Similar to the last workshop, team members delivered talks to share their progress and...
3 May 2012
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM elected foreign associate of US National Academy of Sciences
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM is among the three Chinese scientists who have just been elected foreign associates by the US National Academy of Sciences. Professor Yam said she was surprised to have been elected...
20 Apr 2012
Professor Chi-Ming CHE has shared his success story "Lighting the Way to Discovery" with us at the Knowledge Exchange Conference: Knowledge Transforming Society...
11 Apr 2012
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG was awarded the Distinguished Lectureship Award of the Chemical Society of Japan in recognition of his outstanding work in photo-functional materials chemistry...
3 Dec 2011
Encouraged by the success of the first AoE workshop held in November 2010, the Institute has organized the second workshop on ...
28 - 29 Nov 2011
The Research Symposium was held on November 28-29, 2011 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, presentations of research findings were given by...
9 Nov 2011
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was awarded the Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation in recognition of her works in the areas of inorganic and organometallic chemistry...
4 Oct 2011
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG won the 2011 FACS Distinguished Young Chemist Award
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG was awarded the 2011 Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) Distinguished Young Chemist Award in recognition of his distinctive contributions to...
12 Jul 2011
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was highlighted in the Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM is the recipient of the 2011 L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science (Asia-Pacific Laureate). The news was highlighted in the Angewandte Chemie International Edition...
6 Jul 2011
ChemViews interview with Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM was invited by ChemViews to participate in the interview series 'Women in Chemistry'. ChemViews is an associated magazine of ChemistryViews.org provided by...
3 Jan 2011
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG has joined the Advisory Board of Dalton Transactions
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG has recently joined the Advisory Board of Dalton Transactions. Dalton Transactions is one of the most respected international inorganic chemistry journals...
1 Dec 2010
Professor Chi-Ming CHE and his team have designed a series of organorhodium complexes which can self-assemble into nanowires in water. Highlighted in the Nature China...
27 Nov 2010
The half-day workshop was held in the morning of November 27, 2010 at The University of Hong Kong...
10 Nov 2010
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah Yam won the 2011 L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science (Asia-Pacific Laureate). Professor Yam is the second local woman scientist to be awarded the honour...
8 - 9 Nov 2010
The Research Symposium was held on November 8-9, 2010 at The University of Hong Kong. During the symposium, Principal Investigators have presented their latest work on molecular functional materials. The International...
27 Sep 2010
A new fluorescent sensor designed by Professor Ben-Zhong TANG has been highlighted in the C&EN
Professor Ben-Zhong TANG and his team have designed a new fluorescent CO2 sensor that was unaffected by CO. Highlighted in the Chemical & Engineering News...
26 Apr 2010
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG won the 2010 RSC Chemistry of the Transition Metals Award
Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG was awarded the 2010 RSC Chemistry of the Transition Metals Award for his research on the synthesis of metallic...
