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Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

born 1963

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Wikipedia Summary

Professor Vivian Yam Wing-wah CSci, CChem, FRSC, is a Hong Kong chemist. Yam is the youngest female member ever to be elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She was a 2011 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureate "for her work on light-emitting materials and innovative ways of capturing solar energy."

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
February 10, 1963
Hong Kong
Citizenship

People's Republic of China

Occupations & fields
chemistelectrotechnicianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in ScienceLudwig Mond AwardCentenary Prizehonorary doctor of the University of Rennes I
Field and occupation
Čínská vysokoškolská učitelka, chemička a energetička, zaměřená na obnovitelné zdroje energií, zejména solární.
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