{"id":186,"date":"2025-12-04T10:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:42:00","slug":"prof-che","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/?page_id=186","title":{"rendered":"Prof. CM Che"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-wrapper  root-eb-wrapper-j0lpb\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-wrapper-j0lpb \"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-outer eb-wrapper-j0lpb\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner-blocks eb-wrapper-align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-0vqlg\" style=\"\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-0vqlg \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-0vqlg\" data-id=\"eb-row-0vqlg\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-0f2bb\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-0f2bb \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-0f2bb\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3655d5c7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3.jpg 590w, https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-ycbt7\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-ycbt7 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-ycbt7\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f44fb481 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-neutral-950-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-9c4268d56763fcdc66056fc5b10ded57\" style=\"font-size:clamp(21.536px, 1.346rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.052), 35px);\">Professor Chi-ming Che <\/p>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"subtitle has-link-color wp-elements-5f08ddf346cd772ae79385f295b976a4 wp-block-kia-post-subtitle has-text-color has-neutral-600-color has-base-font-size\">BSc, PhD&nbsp;HKU<\/h3>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-950-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4f3c0a080f9b5a0dfa318e0c05a70e6f\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.078), 15px);line-height:1.5\">Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences <sub><sup>(2016 &#8211; present)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Director of State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry <sub><sup>(2010 &#8211; present)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Director of HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials&nbsp;<br>Director of&nbsp;Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited (LSCCB) <sub><sup>(2020 &#8211; present)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Director of GoldPorPharma Limited<br>Founding Vice-President,&nbsp;The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong <sub><sup>(2015 &#8211; 2022)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences <sub><sup>(elected in 1995)<\/sup><\/sub><br>International Member (Foreign Associate), National Academy of Sciences, USA <sub><sup>(elected in 2013)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences <sup><sub>(elected in 2007)<\/sub><\/sup><br>Founding Member, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong <sup><sub>(elected in 2015)<\/sub><\/sup><br>Honorary Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-wrapper  root-eb-wrapper-tfbe1\" style=\"\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-wrapper-tfbe1 \"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-outer eb-wrapper-tfbe1\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner-blocks eb-wrapper-align-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-324df014 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3.jpg ,https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof-che_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4470\" width=\"590\" height=\"800\" title=\"prof-che_3\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:323px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer has-display-none-desktop has-display-none-tablet has-display-none-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-950-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-ea0044e6c483b5bcff6c032c9cee31cc\" style=\"font-size:clamp(21.536px, 1.346rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.052), 35px);\">Professor Chi-ming Che <\/p>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"subtitle has-link-color wp-elements-20c942acea44f4621a558643e410541b wp-block-kia-post-subtitle has-text-color has-neutral-600-color has-base-font-size\">BSc, PhD&nbsp;HKU<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-nkdsw\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-nkdsw eb_animation eb___animated eb___zoomIn\"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-nkdsw\" data-id=\"eb-row-nkdsw\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-tkqg0\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-tkqg0 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-tkqg0\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-icon  root-eb-icon-y65qu\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-icon-y65qu \"><div class=\"eb-icon-wrapper eb-icon-y65qu eb-icon-view-default\" data-id=\"eb-icon-y65qu\"><div class=\"eb-icon-container\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-location-alt\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">&nbsp;505, CYM Chemistry Building, HKU<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-hz7ky\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-hz7ky \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-hz7ky\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-icon  root-eb-icon-93t21\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-icon-93t21 \"><div class=\"eb-icon-wrapper eb-icon-93t21 eb-icon-view-default\" data-id=\"eb-icon-93t21\"><div class=\"eb-icon-container\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-phone\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">3917 2154<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-5fkks\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-5fkks \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-5fkks\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-icon  root-eb-icon-zv1ac\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-icon-zv1ac \"><div class=\"eb-icon-wrapper eb-icon-zv1ac eb-icon-view-default\" data-id=\"eb-icon-zv1ac\"><div class=\"eb-icon-container\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-email-alt\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"mailto:cmche@hku.hk\">cmche@hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-950-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fa81936f9b518716f2f908a68f87265c\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.078), 15px);line-height:1.5\">Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences <sub><sup>(2016 &#8211; present)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Director of State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry <sub><sup>(2010 &#8211; present)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Director of HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials&nbsp;<br>Director of&nbsp;Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited (LSCCB) <sub><sup>(2020 &#8211; present)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Director of GoldPorPharma Limited<br>Founding Vice-President,&nbsp;The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong <sub><sup>(2015 &#8211; 2022)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences <sub><sup>(elected in 1995)<\/sup><\/sub><br>International Member (Foreign Associate), National Academy of Sciences, USA <sub><sup>(elected in 2013)<\/sup><\/sub><br>Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences <sup><sub>(elected in 2007)<\/sub><\/sup><br>Founding Member, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong <sup><sub>(elected in 2015)<\/sub><\/sup><br>Honorary Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-cqjef\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-cqjef \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-cqjef\" data-id=\"eb-row-cqjef\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-etiun\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-etiun \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-etiun\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-2-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-x-large)\"><strong>More about Prof. Che<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-qfwa1\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-qfwa1 \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-qfwa1\" data-id=\"eb-row-qfwa1\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-y1gnm\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-y1gnm \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-y1gnm\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neutral-950-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07ded659b1373b0ac9817e3b960cb6ac\"><strong>File<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-cbamk\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-cbamk \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-cbamk\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neutral-950-color has-text-color 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button<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-0duzs\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-0duzs \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-0duzs\" data-id=\"eb-row-0duzs\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-1g947\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-1g947 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-1g947\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Che&#8217;s CV<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-gyhi8\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-gyhi8 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-gyhi8\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-6178p\" data-id=\"eb-row-6178p\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-1o3c8\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-1o3c8 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-1o3c8\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Che&#8217;s biosketch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-of8ht\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-of8ht \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-of8ht\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">02.2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-zxk91\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-zxk91 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-zxk91\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p 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\"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-vjn48\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/biosketch_of_professor_che_20241004.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Che&#8217;s biosketch 2024 \u21e3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-w59x8\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-w59x8 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-w59x8\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5039\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6586102719033232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779.jpg 245w, https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-ju638\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-ju638 \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-ju638\" data-id=\"eb-row-ju638\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-re1r6\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-re1r6 \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-re1r6\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-2-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-x-large)\"><strong>More about Prof. Che<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/che_full_cv_20240927.doc\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Che&#8217;s CV \u21e3<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/February-2025-new-Che-Biographical-Sketch-of-Che_20240413_R.doc\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Che&#8217;s Biosketch 2025 \u21e3<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/biosketch_of_professor_che_20241004.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Che&#8217;s biosketch 2024 \u21e3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-wrapper alignfull  root-eb-wrapper-h8897\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-wrapper-h8897 \"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-outer eb-wrapper-h8897\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner-blocks eb-wrapper-align-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-b82800d9 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779.jpg ,https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/cmche.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img-6779.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-5039\" width=\"245\" height=\"372\" title=\"img-6779\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-wrapper alignwide  root-eb-wrapper-9hwce\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-wrapper-9hwce \"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-outer eb-wrapper-9hwce\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner\"><div class=\"eb-wrapper-inner-blocks eb-wrapper-align-center\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center plover-hvr-grow has-custom-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-3-x-large-font-size wp-elements-c61ab16e462a0d2338d51bfdd00e9faa plover-entrance-animated plover-invisible\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);filter:var(--wp--custom--drop-shadow--x-large);\" data-entrance-animation=\"fadeInUp\">Academic Appointments<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes has-cardo-font-family has-display-none-mobile\" style=\"margin-left:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.078), 15px);\"><table><tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2016 &#8211; <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-color-4-color\"><strong>present<\/strong><\/mark>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Zhou Guangzhao Professor in Natural Sciences, The University of Hong Kong<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2016-2023<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Head of Department of Chemistry&#8203;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1997-2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Dr. Hui Wai Haan Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1992 &#8211; <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-color-4-color\"><strong>present<\/strong><\/mark>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8203;<strong>Chair of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1990-1992&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Reader, The University of Hong Kong&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1983-1990<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1980-1983<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8203;Research in Organometallic Photochemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry, California Institute of Technology&nbsp;(Supervisor: Professor Harry B. 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