After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the education level of women has been significantly improved, and they have more opportunities and platforms to show their talents.
On the world research stage, more and more female professors are emerging and contributing to the progress and well-being of mankind with their wisdom and creativity. Female scholars have gradually become an important force in the world's scientific research community, and many women have won the Nobel Prize and other highest international honors, such as Tu Youyou, a famous scientist in China, is a typical example. Today, we would like to introduce to you an equally admirable female scientist, who is an academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesRen Yonghua。She was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2000 at the age of 38, creating a historical record that she wasThe youngest academician at that time,Also so farThe only woman to be elected a Fellow at the age of 38. 
Ren's research interests include inorganic and organometallic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, photophysics and photochemistry, as well as metal-based molecular functional materials. Her research results have a high international influence, and she has also received a number of international and domestic awards and honors"China's Luminous Queen".Continuous innovation and breakthroughs on the road of scientific research
Vivian Wing-wah Yam was born in Hong Kong on February 10, 1963, the son of a civil engineer and a housewife. She has had a keen interest in chemistry since she was a child, and she once said that when she broke a thermometer in elementary school, she was amazed by the mercury in the thermometer flowing and converging in her hands.
In secondary school, she studied at St. Paul's Co-educational College in Hong Kong, where she was greatly inspired by one of her secondary school teachers. The teacher insisted on teaching even when she was pregnant, which made Ren Yonghua feel the strength and dedication of female teachers. She graduated from the Department of Chemistry of the University of Hong Kong in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree with First Class Honours, and went on to pursue a PhD at the same universityZhi ZhimingAcademician, engaged in the research of metal ruthenium oxidation chemistry. Her Ph.D. was titled "High Oxidation State Ruthenium and Osmium Chemistry", and she published 14 high-level papers during her Ph.D., demonstrating her scientific potential. After graduating from the Department of Chemistry of the University of Hong Kong in 1988 with a Ph.D., Yam joined the newly established Department of Applied Science at the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (now City University of Hong Kong) as a junior faculty member, and ordered the first batch of chemistry books for the university's library, the first batch of beakers and chemicals for the laboratory, and undertook undergraduate teaching.
Here, she used the laboratory equipment of her doctoral supervisor, Professor Zhiming Zhi, to work on the luminescence of metal complexes, which was a relatively novel research field at the time.
In 1990, Yam moved to the University of Hong Kong to teach, and successively served as lecturer, senior lecturer, professor and chair professor.
In the summer of 1991, she went to Imperial College LondonJeffrey WilkinsonHe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1973Here she began to turn to the study of organometallic synthesis, and visited the group again in 1992.
After returning to Hong Kong from London, Ren Yonghua began the research of organometallic luminescent luminescent luminescent metals, and prepared long-lived cryoluminescent organometallic metals with an excited state life of microseconds, which is longer than the excited state life of green fluorescent protein and other fluorescent materials, which promoted the development of organic light-emitting diodes.
Her research group has prepared solution-stable phosphorescent materials and phosphoring agents that can be easily deposited on various surfaces such as glass and plastics, and can be used on organic light-emitting devices.
In recent years, Ren has also studied luminescent materials with unconventional structures, such as metal gels, spherical micelles, and columnar nanostructures, which can be manipulated to obtain materials with better properties.
Ren's research interests include inorganic and organometallic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, photophysics and photochemistry, as well as metal-based molecular functional materials.
Her research results have a high international influence, and she has also received a number of international and domestic awards and honors"China's Luminous Queen".
As of 2013, Ren Yonghua has published successively347 journals**,He has applied for 29 patents, written 6 monograph chapters, and published 2 monographs.
He has won a number of international and domestic awards and honors
Ren Yonghua's scientific research achievements have been widely recognized and praised at home and abroad, and she has won a number of international and domestic awards and honors, including:
In 2001, Ren Yonghua was co-opted as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the age of 38, the youngest academician at that time, and so farThe only woman to be elected a Fellow at the age of 38. At the same time, he is also the first scientist in Hong Kong and Macao to be elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her Ph.D. supervisorZhi ZhimingIn 1995He was also 38 years old when he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesHe was also the youngest academician at that timeHe is also the first scientist in Hong Kong and Macao to be elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It's a coincidence, and it's a miracle. In 2005, Ren Yonghua won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award of China for "Molecular Design and Luminescent Properties of Transition Metal Alkyne and Chalcogenide Cluster Complexes". In 2006, Ren Yonghua was elected as an academician of the Third World Academy of Sciences. In 2011, she was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her work on luminescent materials and innovative technologies to capture solar energy. In 2012, Ren Yonghua was elected as a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences, becoming the first Chinese female chemist to receive this honor. In 2015, Ren Yonghua was elected as a Foreign Member of the European Academy of Humanities and Natural Sciences. In 2015, Ren Yonghua won the Chinese Chemical Society-AkzoNobel Prize in ChemistryShe is the first woman to receive the highest award in the field of chemistry in China. In 2016, Ren Yonghua was elected as a Foreign Fellow of the Royal Society, becoming the first Chinese female chemist to receive this honor. In 2017, she received the Outstanding Women Chemist Award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the first recipient of the award. In 2018, she was the first woman to receive the International Medal of Chemistry (ICHEME), the highest award in the international chemical engineering community. In 2019, Ren Yonghua was awarded the Albert Einstein World Science Prize by the International Photochemical Society (i-APS), which is the first recipient of the award and the first Chinese scientist to receive this honor. In 2019, Professor Ren Yonghua was awarded the Albert Einstein World Science Prize by the International Photochemical Association (i-APS), the first recipient of the award and the first Chinese scientist to receive this honor. In 2020, she was the first woman to receive the Porter Medal from the European Photochemical Association, the American Photochemical Society, and the Asian and Oceanic Photochemical Society, the highest international award in the field of photochemistry. In 2021, Professor Ren was selected as a "Pioneer in Energy Research" by Energy and Fuels, an authoritative academic journal of the American Chemical Society, in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of energy research in the form of a special issue. In 2022, Prof. Yonghua Ren was awarded the Josef Michl Prize in Photochemistry from the American Chemical Society, which is the highest award established by the Society in the field of photochemistryShe is the first Asian recipient of the award. Dedicate your life to the cause of scientific research
Set an example for women scientistsYam is not only an outstanding scientist, but also an excellent educator and leader. She has served as Head of the Department of Chemistry, Vice-President and Associate Dean of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hong Kong, and has made significant contributions to the development of chemistry education and research at the University of Hong Kong.
She has also served as the Vice President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the President of the International Photochemical Association (I-APS), and other important positions in international academic organizations, playing an important role in promoting exchanges and cooperation in the international chemical community.
She is also a member of the editorial board or advisory board of several internationally renowned journals, ensuring the quality and influence of academic journals in the field of chemistry.
Ren Yonghua's scientific research life is full of glory and glory, but she is never satisfied with the status quo, and has always maintained her enthusiasm and curiosity for science, and constantly explores and innovates.
She once said: ".I think research is all about fun, it's like playing a game, you don't know what's going to happen next, you always want to know more. She added: "I think scientific research is a challenge, you have to constantly break through yourself and surpass yourself in order to reach a higher level." ”
As a female scientist, Ren Yonghua has made remarkable achievements in a male-dominated field, setting an example for female scientists.
She once said: "I don't think there is a disadvantage for women in scientific research, as long as they are interested, talented, and have perseverance, they can contribute." She added: "I think women have some advantages in scientific research, such as carefulness, patience, sensitivity, and creativity, which are all qualities that are needed in scientific research." She also encouraged more women to participate in scientific research and contribute to the progress and well-being of humanity.
Ren Yonghua is a talented and beautiful female scientist, who has made outstanding contributions to the development of the field of chemistry with her wisdom and efforts, adding luster to the rise of science and technology in China and setting a model for women's scientific research.