Che Chi-ming | |
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Born | British Hong Kong | September 7, 1957
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation(s) | Professor Researcher Member of Chinese Academy of Science |
Known for | Inorganic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry |
Academic work | |
Doctoral students | Vivian Yam[1] Xin-yuan Liu Chinese: 刘心元 |
Notable works | Metal Catalyst OLED Anticancer metal complexes |
Che Chi-ming (Chinese: 支志明; pinyin: Zhī Zhìmíng; born 7 September 1957), is a Hong Kong chemist currently holding Zhou Guangzhao Professorship in Natural Sciences, following a Dr. Hui Wai-Haan's Chair of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). In 1995, he became the first scientist from Hong Kong to be elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[2] As of today, he remains the youngest academician of the CAS ever to be elected. He is known for extensive work in inorganic chemistry, photochemistry, and medicinal chemistry.[3]