Day 1 - Fri, 10 November 2023

Welcome and Opening Address

14:00 - 14:15 
Prof. Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG, Dean, Faculty of Science, Chair Professor of Chemical Technology,, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University  

Words of Commendation

14:15 - 14:25 
Prof. Nicholas J. LONG, The Sir Edward Frankland BP Endowed Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London 

Session 1: Chaired by Prof. Nicholas J. LONG (Imperial College London)

14:25 - 15:00 Nanostructured Functional Materials Through Controlled Assembly of Rationally Designed Discrete Metal-Ligand Chromophoric Motifs
Prof. Vivian Wing-Wah YAM (CAS Academician), Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy & Chair Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong

15:00 - 15:35  Low-cost Nanocatalysts and Electrocatalysis for Direct Liquid Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production from Water/Seawater Electrolyser
Prof. Wen-Feng LIN, Professor and Research Director, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University

15:35 - 16:00  Synthesis and Reactivity of Oxidizing Cerium (IV) Alkoxide and Aryloxide Complexes
Prof. Wa-Hung LEUNG, Acting Head and Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

16:00 - 16:20  Break

Session 2: Chaired by Prof. Joseph Ka-Fu YUNG (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

16:20 - 16:55  Design and Application of Metal-Azolate Frameworks
Prof. Xiaoming CHEN (CAS Academician), Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University

16:55 - 17:20  Atropisomeric Phosphine Ligands: Synergism of C-N Axial Chirality, Relevant N-Coordination and Unique π-Arene Walking
Prof. Fuk-Yee KWONG, Professor and Chairman, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Words of Commendation

17:20 - 17:30 
Prof. Paul R. RAITHBY, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath 

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