FACS Awardees (2025)

1. FACS Foundation Lectureship 

• Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Tang
• National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 

2. FACS Distinguished Young Chemist Award

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Itthipon Jeerapan 
• Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

3. FACS Award for Distinguished Contribution to Economic Advancement

• Dr. Han-Oh Park
• Bioneer Corporation, Korea

4. FACS Award for Distinguished Contribution to Advancement in Chemical Education

• Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sözbilir 
• Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Atatürk University, Erzurum-Türkiye

5. FACS Citations for Contributions to Chemistry in the Asia Pacific

• Prof. Dr. Ling-Kang Liu
• Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan 

5. FACS Citations for Contributions to Chemistry in the Asia Pacific

• Prof. Dr. Mary Garson AM
• School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Australia

FACS Awardees (1987 – 2023)

FACS Foundation Lectureship (1987 – 2023)

• 1987- Prof. R C Mehrotra (India) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 1989- Prof. San Shul Shim (Korea) (Organic Chemistry)
• 1991- Prof. John White (Australia) (Physical Chemistry)
• 1993- Prof. Alan Bond (Australia) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 1995- Prof.You Xiao Zeng (China) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 1997- Prof.Atta Ur Rahman (Pakistan) (Organic Chemistry)
• 1999- Prof. Akira Fujishima (Japan) (Physical Chemistry)
• 2001- Prof. Paul Haddad (Australia) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 2003- Prof. Chi Ming Che (Hong Kong) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 2007- Prof. Ng Soon (Malaysia) (Physical Chemistry)
• 2009- Prof. Lee Hian-Kee (Singapore) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 2011- Prof. Shie-Ming Peng (Taiwan) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 2013- Prof. Tamio Haashi (Japan) (Organic Chemistry)
• 2015- Prof. Yasuhiro Iwasawa (Japan) (Physical Chemistry)
• 2017- Prof. Phillip Marriott (Australia) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 2019- Prof. Vivian W.W. Yam (Hong Kong) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 2023- Prof. Chi-Huey Wong (Taiwan) (Organic Chemistry)

FACS Distinguished Young Chemist (1989 – 2023)

• 1989- Prof. Dennis Evans (Australia) (Physical Chemistry)
• 1991- Dr. Dong Soo Lee (Korea) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 1993- Dr. Reuben Jih-Ru Hwu (Taipei) (Organic Chemistry)
• 1995- Dr. Charles Young (Australia) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 1997- Prof.Tony Haymet (Australia) (Physical Chemistry)
• 1999- Dr Chung-Shi Yang (Taipei) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 2001- Prof. Margaret Brimble (New Zealand) (Organic Chemistry)
• 2003- Prof. Sally Brooker (New Zealand) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 2005- Professor Jin Yong Lee (Korea) (Physical Chemistry)
• 2007- Dr. Yu-Ju Chen (Taipei) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 2009-  Dr Sheng-Hsien Chiu (Taipei) (Organic Chemistry)
• 2011-  Wai-yeung Wong, Raymond (Hong Kong) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 2013- Professor Yu-Guo Guo (China) (Physical Chemistry)
• 2015- Professor Xingyu Jiang (China) (Analytical Chemistry)
• 2017- Dr. Junichiro Yamaguchi (Japan) (Organic Chemistry)
• 2019- Prof Rei Kinjo (Singapore) (Inorganic Chemistry)
• 2023- Prof. Chang Yun Son (South Korea) (Physical Chemistry)

FACS Distinguished Contribution to Economic Advancement (1991 – 2023)

• 1991- Tan Sri Dr Augustine SH Ong (Malaysia)
• 1993- Dr Li Biaoguo (China)
• 1995- Dr Ma Concepcion Lizada (Philippines)
• 1997- Dr Choo Yuen May (Malaysia)
• 1999- Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali (Malaysia)
• 2001- Dr Jong-Kee Yeo (Korea)
• 2003- Professor Tom H Spurling (Australia)
• 200- Dr Wu-Hsun Cheng (Taipei)
• 2007- Mr Boo-Sup Lee (Korea)
• 2009- Dr Jingliang Qiao (China)
• 2011- Pailin Chuchottaworn (Thailand)
• 2013- No Award
• 2015- Prof. Yanlin Song (China)
• 2017- Prof. Mubarak Ahmad Khan (Bangladesh)
• 2019- Prof. Thomas Maschmeyer (Australia) / Dr Wenent P. Pan (Taiwan) Joint award 2023- No Award

FACS Distinguished Contribution to Advancement in Chemical Education (2003 – 2023)

• 2003- Prof. Charles Fogliani (Australia) 2003
• 2005- No Award
• 2007- Prof.Yoshito Takeuchi (Japan)
• 2009- Prof. Mei-Hung Chiu (Taipei)
• 2011- Professor Kazuko Ogino (Japan)
• 2013- Prof. Bhinyo Panijpan (Thailand)
• 2015- Profe. Jongseok Park (Korea)
• 2017- Prof. Supawan Tantayanon (Thailand)
• 2019- Dr. David Warren (New Zealand)
• 2023- Prof. Richard Harston (Australia)

FACS Citations (1991 – 2023)

1991
Dr John Kingston (Australia)
Dr Jack Cannon (Australia)
Dr M Mohinder Singh (Malaysia)

1992
Professor Kamchorn Manunapichu (Thailand)
Professor H H Huang (Singapore)
Tan Sri Dr B C Sekhar (Malaysia)

1995
Dr Sim Keng Yeow (Singapore)
Dr M Hnoosh (Jordan)
Professor Sang Up Choi (Korea)

1997
Dr Howard Bradbury (Australia)
Professor John Webb (Australia)
Professor Amando Kapauan (Philippines)

1999
Dr Phillip Marriott (Australia)

2003
Professor H Akimoto (Japan)
Professor K V Sane (India)
Professor S H Goh (Singapore)

2005
Professor Tahsin J Chow (Taipei)

2007
Professor Masato M Ito (Japan)

2013
Dr San H Thang (Australia)

2015
Datuk Dr Soon Ting-Kueh (Malaysia)

2017
Prof. Dr. Chunli Bai (China)

2019
Datin Dr Zuriati Zakaria (Malaysia)

2023
Professor Supawan Tantayanon (Thailand)
Professor Ehud Keinan (Israel)

Note: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Asian Chemical Congress was postponed from 2021 to 2023, and no Award was given for the year 2021.