Chi-Huey Wong

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Chi-Huey Wong's achievements are exceptional. He has won the Wolf Prize, often considered a precursor to the Nobel, and the Welch Award, one of the highest honors in chemistry. His election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and other academies underscores his impact. The naming of a research building in his honor reflects his lasting influence.

AwardsChi-Huey Wong has won numerous prestigious awards, including the 2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the 2015 RSC Robert Robinson Award, the 2021 Robert A. Welch Award, and the 2022 Tetrahedron Prize. His awards recognize his contributions to carbohydrate chemistry and glycoscience.

Honours & Distinctions

Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Sciences·2012

Elected for contributions to chemistry

Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Academy of Arts and Sciences·2010

Elected for achievements in science

Member, Academia Sinica

Academia Sinica·1994

Elected as academician

Fellow, U.S. National Academy of Inventors

National Academy of Inventors·2014

For prolific inventing

Chi-Huey Wong Laboratories Named

Scripps Research·2024

83,000 sq ft building named in his honor

Records & Feats

First automated programmable synthesis of oligosaccharides

Scientific Breakthrough·1999

Developed the first automated, programmable method for synthesizing oligosaccharides, a breakthrough in glycoscience.