Fun Fung

Fun Man Fung, Ph.D is a Singaporean lecturer in Learning Sciences and Chemistry at the National University of Singapore. He is part of the founding leadership at the NUS Institute for Applied Learning Sciences & Education Technology and is the elected secretary of the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN). He is passionate about education, mentorship, youth empowerment, and civic engagement. Fun Man’s story is featured on The Conversation and VeeR.TV. He is the host of the ALS1010: Learning to Learn Better, a highly popular NUS course. He was recognized as the sole Singaporean on the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists selected by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Fun Man is an avid volunteer and served on the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) steering board for two terms (2014—2018), head mentor of the IChO Team Singapore, and WorldSkills International Competition as a Technical Expert for “Chemical Laboratory Technology” (SG). He is the co-author is the top International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) book “10 Things You Must Know About IChO”. Fun Man has delivered invited seminars at Stanford University, University of Cambridge, OECD, Sciences Po, University of Hong Kong, Sorbonne Université, Politecnico di Milano, Université Paris, University of Wyoming, Chulalongkorn University, CRI-Paris, Kanagawa University, Saitama University, National Taipei Normal University. Fun Man was conferred the prestigious University Annual Teaching Excellence Award in 2017 and NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2016. He is a distinguished recipient of the D2L award Innovation in Teaching and Learning (2019) and QS-Wharton STAR Reimagine Education Awards (2017, 2018) for his effort in innovative teaching and learning approach. He was the Singaporean representative for Global Young Scientists Summit 2020, and a member of the CAS Future Leaders Program 2020, selected by the American Chemical Society.

Representative Publications

• Kim, Y.; Ong, C. I. W.; Fung. F. M., Supplementary Discourse – Forming an Online Learning Community with Asynchronous Discussions. J. Chem. Educ. 2023, 100 (2), 496–506.
• Yep, L.W.; Tan, T.K.; Fung. F. M., How Partial Anonymity May Reduce Students’ Anxiety During Remote Active Learning─A Case Study Using Clubhouse. J. Chem. Educ. 2023, 100 (2), 459–468.
• Fung, F. M.; Jilani, S. Z.; Ohnsorg, M. L.; Pinals, R. L.; Saraf, M.; Tropp, J.; Carlton, P., How Early-Career Scientists Responded with Resiliency to the Space Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic. ACS Cent. Sci. 2022, 8 (3), 294–296.
• Ng, B. J. M.; Han, J. Y.; Kim, Y.; Togo, K. A.; Chew, J. Y.; Lam, Y.; Fung, F. M., Supporting Social and Learning Presence in the Revised Community of Inquiry Framework for Hybrid Learning. J. Chem. Educ. 2022, 99 (2), 708-714.
• Ong, J.; Mohan, P.; Han, J. Y.; Chew, J. Y.; Fung, F. M., Coding a Telegram Quiz Bot to Aid Learners in Environmental Chemistry. J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98 (8), 2699–2703.
• Koh, S. B. K.; Tai, S. Y.; Fung, F. M., Adopting a Gamified Approach of Conducting Viva Voce in an Undergraduate Lab Module. J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98 (6), 2017–2022.
• Zhang, Z.; Muktar, P.; Ong, C. I. W.; Lam, Y. ; Fung, F. M., CheMakers: Playing a Collaborative Board Game to Understand Organic Chemistry. J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98 (2), 530–534. [Featured on February 2021 Supplementary Cover]
• Aw, J. K.; Boellaard, K. C.; Tan, T. K.; Yap, J. K. G.; Loh, Y. P.; Colasson, B.; Blanc, E.; Lam, Y.; Fung. F. M., Interacting with 3D Molecular Structures Using an Augmented Reality Mobile App. J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97 (10), 3877–3881. [Featured on October 2020 Supplementary Cover]
• Technology-Enabled Blended Learning Experiences for Chemistry Education and Outreach; Fung, F. M., Zimmermann, C., Eds.; Elsevier Publishing: New York, 2021.
• 10 Things You Must Know About the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) A Guide to the IChO Competition (Revised Edition) Chang, I-J.; Fung, F. M., Eds.; World Scientific: Singapore, 2023.