Congratulations to Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM, Dean of Science (Interim) and Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy, for her being awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 2022 Honours list, in recognition of her remarkable achievements and contribution to a wide spectrum of research areas in the chemistry discipline and services to innovation and technology community. An award presentation ceremony will be held later this year.
Being a pioneering chemist whose research expertise lies in the fields of solar energy research and conversion of light, Professor Yam has made profound contributions to the public service over the years. She has served actively on many Government boards and committees on innovation and technology. She has been the Chairperson of the Expert Panel on the Designated Local Research Institutions (DLRI) since 2019. With her expertise in scientific research and understanding of the needs and aspiration of the community, Professor YAM has rendered sound advice to the Expert Panel.
Professor Yam extends her heartfelt gratitude to the HKSAR Government for the recognition. “With the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development coupled with the booming development of Greater Bay Area, it is indeed a prime time to transform Hong Kong into a regional hub for strategic science and technology development. It is also a golden opportunity for the showcase of Hong Kong's outstanding scientific research capabilities to the world,” said Professor Yam.
“Leveraging on the country’s rich natural gold resources, my research team has been committed to conduct original basic research on organic light-emitting materials, aiming to break commercial monopoly with scientific research. Innovative basic research is the origin of translational and applied research. I truly hope that the HKSAR Government can further augment the resources invested in scientific research with the timely establishment of Hong Kong as the international innovation and technology centre and hub to support the development of original basic research for translational development in the territory, providing high-quality research environment and infrastructure for the incubation of young scientific research talents,” added Professor Yam.
The 2022 Honours List is published in the HKSAR website, please click here to see the details.