Vy Dong
University of California
Biography
Vy Dong is a Chancellor's Professor at Chemistry at UC Irvine. After graduating from the University of California, Irvine, she joined David MacMillan‘s group at UC Berkeley, moving with his group to Caltech to complete her doctoral studies. She began her independent academic career at the University of Toronto in 2006, where she was promoted with tenure and named the Adrian Brook Professor. After six years in Canada, Vy returned to the United States to assume a professorship at her alma mater, UC Irvine.
Professor Dong's research team is interested in new reaction methods, enantioselective catalysis, and natural product synthesis. Her team has been recognized by the ACS EJ Corey Award, ACS Cope Scholar Award, and Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. Professor Dong teaches introductory organic chemistry and advanced synthesis courses.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, Chem Soc Rev