Prof. Dr. Ming-Yu Ngai

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsAsymmetric Catalysis, Photocatalysis, Organic Synthesis, Small molecule drugs, Organofluorine Compounds
Honours and awards

2025: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship

2024: Purdue Acorn Award

2023: Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at Austin

2021: Maximizing Investigator Research Award for Established Investigator (NIGMS, 2021-2026)

2019: National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019-2024)

2019: Young Academic Investigator (ACS-Division of Organic Chemistry)

2017: ChemComm Emerging Investigator

2016: Maximizing Investigator Research Award (NIGMS, 2016-2021)

2016: Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2016

2015: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry New Talent

2009: Croucher Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009-2011)

2007: Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (Environmental Protection Agency, US)

2007: Wendell Gordon Fellowship (UT Austin)

2007: William S. Livingston Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee (UT Austin)

2004: Robert H. Hamilton/Eugene P. Schoch Fellowship (UT Austin)

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityRegensburg
InstitutionUniversität Regensburg
InstituteInstitut für Organische Chemie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Oliver ReiserInstitut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2026

Programme(s)

2025Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme