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Ranked as top 1% of scientists in the world by citations (ISI Essential Science Indicators)

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Year	Award	Name

HKRGC-RAE 2006, 1999	Ranked No. 1 Department of Chemistry in Hong Kong	Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
2011	The L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (Asia-Pacific Laureate)	Professor V.W.W. Yam
2011	The 7th Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship	Professor D. Yang
2011	University Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) of the Teaching Excellence Award Scheme (TEAS)	Dr. A.P.L. Tong
2010 2007 2006	TWAS Prize in Chemistry	Professor D. Yang Professor C.M. Che Professor V.W.W. Yam
2011-2012 2009-2010 2007-2008 2005-2006 2002-2003 1999-2000	HKU Outstanding Researcher Awards	Professor K.Y. Chan Professor H.Z. Sun Professor W.T. Wong Professor D.L. Phillips Professor D. Yang Professor V.W.W. Yam
2007-2008 2004-2005 2003-2004 2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 1999-2000	HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Awards	Dr. P.H. Toy Professor H.Z. Sun Professor W.K. Chan Professor G.H. Chen Professor W.T. Wong Professor D.L. Phillips Professor D. Yang
2008	Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award	Professor V.W.W. Yam
2011 2007	Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress	Professor V.W.W. Yam Professor C.M. Che
2007	Hong Kong Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, USA	Professor V.W.W. Yam
2007	HKU Research Output Prize	Professor P. Chiu
2007 2006	The Asian CORE Program Lectureship Award	Professor P. Chiu, Dr. P.H. Toy Professor P. Chiu
2010-2011 2006-2007 2003-2004 2001-2002 2000-2001 1997	Croucher Senior Research Fellows	Professor K.Y. Chan, Professor H.Z. Sun Professor D.L. Phillips Professor W.T. Wong Professor D. Yang Professor V.W.W. Yam Professor C.M. Che
2007 2006	Elected Fellows of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World	Professor C.M. Che Professor V.W.W. Yam
2006-2007 1999-2000	HKU Distinguished Research Achievement Awards	Professor V.W.W. Yam Professor C.M. Che
2008-2010 2005-2007 2003-2005 2003	National Outstanding Young Scholar Awards	Professor G.H. Chen Professor H.Z. Sun Professor D. Yang Professor C.M. Che
2006	the 1st Class Prize, State Natural Science Award	Professor C.M. Che
2006	Japanese Photochemistry Association (JPA) Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist (Eikohsha Award)	Professor V.W.W. Yam
2005-2006	Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Lectureship and Medal	Professor V.W.W. Yam
2005	2nd Class Prize, State Natural Science Award	Professor V.W.W. Yam
2004	Fellow of The World Innovation Foundation	Professor C.M. Che
2004 2002	Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awards	Professor D. Yang Professor V.W.W. Yam
2001-2004	Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Unrestricted Grant Award	Professor D. Yang
2002-2003	HKU Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award	Professor W.T. Wong
2003	Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Japan Lectureship Award	Professor P. Chiu
2001 1995	Elected members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences	Professor V.W.W. Yam Professor C.M. Che
2000	Mr. and Mrs. Sun Chan Memorial Award in Organic Chemistry	Professor D. Yang

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