Professor Chi-ming Che
Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, Chair of Chemistry @ The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Born in Hong Kong, Prof. Chi-Ming Che received his BSc and PhD degrees from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), followed by groundbreaking research at Caltech (1980 – 1983). He returned to HKU, promoted to Chair Professor by 1992. At age 38, he was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)—becoming the first Hong Kong scientist to receive this honor and remaining the youngest academician elected in CAS history. In 2013, he was elected as a Foreign Associate (International Member) of US National Academy of Sciences. Che received many prestigious International awards including: 2006 TWAS Prize in Chemistry from the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, 2013 UK RSC Centenary Award, 2016 the Asian Inaugural Ryoji Noyori ACES Award, and 2020 the Italian Luigi Sacconi Medal. He delivered named lectures in UC Berkeley (2007 Seaborg Lectureship), MIT (2013 Davison Lectureship) and University of Chicago (2008 Julia S. and Edward C. Lee Lectureship). In 2025, he was honored by National Taiwan University to be the recipient of 2025 YeeFong Lecturership. He published over 1000 papers with a current H-index (web of science) 135 with over 71000 citations (excluding self-citations). Professor Che was ranked 65th in the field of Chemistry in the 2nd Edition of Research.com. with a D index of 150.
(Admin Contact: Veronica Tse vwltse@hku.hk)
Current Global Appointments & Affiliations.
Director of State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry (2010 – present)
Director of HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials
Director of Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited (LSCCB) (2020 – present)
Director of GoldPorPharma Limited
Founding Vice-President, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (2015 – 2022)
Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences (elected in 1995)
International Member (Foreign Associate), National Academy of Sciences, USA (elected in 2013)
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (elected in 2007)
Founding Member, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (elected in 2015)
Honorary Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
More Information.
Academic Appointments
2016 – present | Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
2016 – 2023 | Head of Department of Chemistry |
1997 – 2016 | Dr. Hui Wai Haan Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong |
1992 – present | Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong |
1990 – 1992 | Reader, The University of Hong Kong |
1983 – 1990 | Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong |
1980 – 1983 | Research in Organometallic Photochemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Professor Harry B. Gray) |
1978 – 1982 | Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong (Supervisor: Professor Chung-Kwong Poon) |
1975 – 1978 | B.Sc. (First Class Honours), The University of Hong Kong |
世上只有三種人，一種智商較低，一種很聰明，但兩者都極少；大部分人在中間，智商都差不多，差別只在你專注於哪方面。不是每個人都願專心做一件事的。
1997年10月，讀者文摘
About.
Chair of Chemistry @HKU
Director of State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry (2010 – present)
Director of HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials
Director of Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited (LSCCB) (2020 – present)
Director of GoldPorPharma Limited
Founding Vice-President, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (2015 – 2022)
Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences (elected in 1995)
International Member (Foreign Associate), National Academy of Sciences, USA (elected in 2013)
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (elected in 2007)
Founding Member, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (elected in 2015)
Honorary Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
More Information.
Academic Appointments.
2016 – present | Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
2016 – 2023 | Head of Department of Chemistry |
1997 – 2016 | Dr. Hui Wai Haan Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong |
1992 – present | Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong |
1990 – 1992 | Reader, The University of Hong Kong |
1983 – 1990 | Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong |
1980 – 1983 | Research in Organometallic Photochemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Professor Harry B. Gray) |
1978 – 1982 | Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong (Supervisor: Professor Chung-Kwong Poon) |
1975 – 1978 | B.Sc. (First Class Honours), The University of Hong Kong |
世上只有三種人，一種智商較低，一種很聰明，但兩者都極少；大部分人在中間，智商都差不多，差別只在你專注於哪方面。不是每個人都願專心做一件事的。
1997年10月，讀者文摘
Professor Chi-ming Che
Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, Chair of Chemistry @ The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Born in Hong Kong, Prof. Chi-Ming Che received his BSc and PhD degrees from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), followed by groundbreaking research at Caltech (1980 – 1983). He returned to HKU, promoted to Chair Professor by 1992. At age 38, he was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)—becoming the first Hong Kong scientist to receive this honor and remaining the youngest academician elected in CAS history. In 2013, he was elected as a Foreign Associate (International Member) of US National Academy of Sciences. Che received many prestigious International awards including: 2006 TWAS Prize in Chemistry from the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, 2013 UK RSC Centenary Award, 2016 the Asian Inaugural Ryoji Noyori ACES Award, and 2020 the Italian Luigi Sacconi Medal. He delivered named lectures in UC Berkeley (2007 Seaborg Lectureship), MIT (2013 Davison Lectureship) and University of Chicago (2008 Julia S. and Edward C. Lee Lectureship). In 2025, he was honored by National Taiwan University to be the recipient of 2025 YeeFong Lecturership. He published over 1000 papers with a current H-index (web of science) 135 with over 71000 citations (excluding self-citations). Professor Che was ranked 65th in the field of Chemistry in the 2nd Edition of Research.com. with a D index of 150.
(Admin Contact: Veronica Tse vwltse@hku.hk)
Current Global Appointments & Affiliations
Director of State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry (2010 – present)
Director of HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials
Director of Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited (LSCCB) (2020 – present)
Director of GoldPorPharma Limited
Founding Vice-President, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (2015 – 2022)
Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences (elected in 1995)
International Member (Foreign Associate), National Academy of Sciences, USA (elected in 2013)
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (elected in 2007)
Founding Member, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong (elected in 2015)
Honorary Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
More Information
Academic Appointments
2016 – present | Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
2016 – 2023 | Head of Department of Chemistry |
1997 – 2016 | Dr. Hui Wai Haan Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong |
1992 – present | Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong |
1990 – 1992 | Reader, The University of Hong Kong |
1983 – 1990 | Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong |
1980 – 1983 | Research in Organometallic Photochemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Professor Harry B. Gray) |
1978 – 1982 | Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong (Supervisor: Professor Chung-Kwong Poon) |
1975 – 1978 | B.Sc. (First Class Honours), The University of Hong Kong |
世上只有三種人，一種智商較低，一種很聰明，但兩者都極少；大部分人在中間，智商都差不多，差別只在你專注於哪方面。不是每個人都願專心做一件事的。
1997年10月，讀者文摘