Qualifications:

Ph.D. 1988 (The University of Hong Kong);

B.Sc.(First Class Hons.) 1985 (The University of Hong Kong);

Member (Academician) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS);

Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), USA;

Fellow, TWAS, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World;

CSci, CChem, FRSC

Experience (Teaching/Professional):

Lecturer, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (1988-90);

Lecturer(1990-95), Senior Lecturer (1995-97), Professor (1997-99), Chair Professor (1999-), Head of Chemistry (1/2000-12/2005), Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy (2009-), The University of Hong Kong;

Director, Areas of Excellence on Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, University Grants Committee (2010-)

Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry;

Photochemistry and Solar Energy Research;

Supramolecular Chemistry;

Molecular Functional Materials.

Elected Member (Academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (since 2001);

Elected Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), USA (since 2012);

Elected Fellow, TWAS, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (since 2006);

L’ORÉALUNESCO “For Women in Science” Award (Asia-Pacific Laureate) (2011);

2005/06 Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Lectureship and Medal;

State Natural Science Award (Second Class Prize) (2005);

Japanese Photochemistry Association (JPA) Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist ((Eikohsha Award) (2006);

Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress (2011);

Hong Kong Fulbright Distinguished Scholar (2007);

Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellow (2000-01);

HKU Distinguished Research Achievement Award (2006-07);

HKU Outstanding Researcher Award (1999-2000);

Ten Outstanding Young Persons (Professional) of Hong Kong (2002);

Hong Kong Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award (2008)

1. Anthony Yiu-Yan Tam, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam,* “Recent advances in metallogels”, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 1540–1567.

2. Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Wai Han Lam, Hok-Lai Wong, Wing-Tak Wong, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam,* “Tunable Photochromism in Air-Stable, Robust Dithienylethene-Containing Phospholes through Modifications at the Phosphorus Center”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 11504–11508.

3. Wai Han Lam,* Elizabeth Suk-Hang Lam, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam,* “Computational Studies on the Excited States of Luminescent Platinum(II) Alkynyl Systems of Tridentate Pincer Ligands in Radiative and Nonradiative Processes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 15135–15143.

4. Yuya Tanaka, Keith Man-Chung Wong, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam,* “Platinum-Based Phosphorescent Double-Decker Tweezers: A Strategy for Extended Heterologous Metal–Metal Interactions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 14117–14120.

5. Man-Chung Tang, Daniel Ping-Kuen Tsang, Maggie Mei-Lee Chan,* Keith Man-Chung Wong, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam,* “Dendritic Luminescent Gold(III) Complexes for Highly Efficient Solution-Processable Organic Light-Emitting Devices”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 446–449.