Academician Dr C. Devendra FASc
May 27, 2022Academician Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr Khalid Yusoff FASc
May 27, 2022Elected as Fellow in 2015 under the Chemical Sciences Discipline
Professor Dr Lim Yau Yan FASc was born in Kuala Lumpur on 9 March 1943. He obtained a Bachelor of Science with honours from the University of Malaya in 1966 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University Illinois, Urbana in 1971.
Professor Dr Lim was known as a leading expert in physical inorganic chemistry and specific areas of food chemistry. His research interests were diverse, from micellar catalysis based on surface-active transition metal complexes, the identification and bioactivity of active compounds from herbal plants, and the effects of processing treatment on the bioactivity of herbal plants.
He served as a chemistry lecturer for more than 40 years and produced many eminent chemists for the nation. He has published and delivered lectures extensively in physical inorganic chemistry. He has authored more than 80 refereed journal papers. Being an expert, he reviewed many chemistry and food science journals and evaluated research grants nationally and internationally. His achievements were in research on surface-active complexes and solution chemistry.
He was an active member in his professional and social activities. He contributed as an Associate of the American Chemical Society and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry. He served as an organising committee member of the Malaysian Applied Biology Symposium, the MONASH University of Malaysia in 2001 and an organising committee member of the 12th Asian Chemical Congress in 2007.
As an academic, Professor Lim Yau Yan has taught inorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry and spectroscopy. He has supervised PhD students with exceptional and unique supervision practices. He received a commendation for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision from the Science Faculty, MONASH University, Clayton, Australia, in 2014.
Professor Dr Lim Yau Yan FASc passed away on 26 August 2021. He is seen as a successful Malaysian Chemistry educator and will be remembered by everyone.