Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
Institution
University College Dublin
Chemistry
School of Chemistry
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4, Ireland.
Research Interests
STEAM Education, EdTech, 21st Century Skills, Science of Learning, Chemistry Education, Professional Learning, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Science Diplomacy
Topics to speak on:
Science Diplomacy, Science Communication, Sustainable Education, Fake News, Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking and Disinformation, EdTech, Scientific Leadership, Youth Empowerment, Civic engagement, Trust in Science
“Sustain the joy of learning, for learning endures all times”
Biography
Dr. Fun Man Fung is a passionate educator and researcher in the field of technology-enhanced education, with a strong focus on the integration of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. After earning his postgraduate degrees at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, he began his Assistant Professorship in Chemistry Education at the University College Dublin, Ireland, in 2024. He serves as an Associate Editor of the Chemistry Teacher International, published by the Committee on Chemistry Education of IUPAC and supported by the Division of Chemistry Education of EuChemS; on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the FEBS Open Bio and the the Journal of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society Publications ; and on the Early Career Advisory Board of JACS Au. He is a current recipient of the 2024-2025 U.S.-ASEAN Fulbright Scholarship hosted at Stanford University. Since May 2025, he is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
He co-edited two books on Chemistry Education:
[1] 10 Things You Must Know About the International Chemistry Olympiad (World Scientific) and
[2] Technology-Enabled Blended Learning Experiences for Chemistry Education and Outreach (Elsevier).
In 2022, Fun Man was elected council member of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC), and he served on the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education since 2020. Since 2021, Fun Man served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board at the Journal of Chemical Education, ACS Publications. He is the founding chair of the ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter Singapore.
Membership:
- WLA Young Scientists, World Laureates Association
- YSEALI Professional Fellows Program
- ASEM-DUO Wallonia-Brussels Fellowship Program
- Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award Program
- CAS Future Leaders Program
Leadership:
- International Younger Chemists Network (Elected Secretary, 2019—2021).
- International Chemistry Olympiad steering committee (Elected member, 2014—2018 for two terms).
- ChemVoices, affiliated with the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry IUPAC, (Founding member).
Awards
2024 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, Germany
Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Scholars on Workforce Development, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, University of Montana. USA
Xilong Scientific-SNIC Industry Award in Chemistry Education, Singapore National Institute of Chemistry, Singapore
Institute of Advanced Study@Nanyang Technological University, Singapore-SNIC Chemistry National Meeting Singapore Award for Chemical Education, Singapore
2019 D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, La Société pour l’avancement de la pédagogie dans l’enseignement supérieur (La SAPES), Canada
IUPAC Periodic Table of Younger Chemists, (Fluorine), Paris, France