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Fung, Yik Man (1960 - 1998)

Organic chemist

Born: 14 October 1960. Died: 17 March 1998.

Yik Man Fung was instrumental in the success and acceptance of the HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) technique. After completing his postdoctoral studies in organic chemistry at the University of Sydney, Fung joined ICI Research Group in Melbourne. There he worked on developing new health care products. Next he moved to ICI Instruments where he began working on improving the applications of HPLC technology. In 1993 Fung joined GBC Scientific Instruments where he linked HPLC to amino acid analysis. This proved a big winner for GBC whose instruments sold readily. Within two years of joining GBC, he was made HPLC Product Manger. Yik Fing became a worldwide recognised HPLC expert.

Career Highlights

Chronology
c. 1986 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Sydney
1987 - c. 1990 Joined ICI Research Group in Melbourne
c. 1990 - c. 1993 Transferred to ICI Instruments
1993 - 1995 Applications Manager at GBC Scientific Equipment in Victoria (Dandenong?)
1995 - HPLC Product Manager at GBC Scientific Equipment

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 September 2006

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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