Professor Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Chair Professor of the Department of Chemistry, has been honoured with the second-class award for the category of State Natural Science Award SNSA.

• 这是首次有香港学者获颁国家科学技术奖一等奖项。而化学系讲座教授任咏华教授则获得国家自然科学奖二等奖。