Vivian Yam
Vivian Yam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1963 |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
| Spouse | Patrick Shing-Tat Mak (Chinese: 麥成達) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Awards | L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2011) Royal Society of Chemistry's Ludwig Mond Award (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Hong Kong (HKU) |
| Doctoral advisor | Che Chi-ming |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 任詠華 |
| Simplified Chinese | 任咏华 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Rén Yǒnghuá |
| Yale Romanization | Yahm Wihng-wàah |
| Jyutping | Jam4 Wing6-waa4 |
Professor Vivian Yam Wing-wah (born 10 February 1963) 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."