Background
Fun, Hoong-Kun was born on September 19, 1946 in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Son of Kai Choon Fun and Choy Har Chaik.
physics professor X-ray crystallographer
Fun, Hoong-Kun was born on September 19, 1946 in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Son of Kai Choon Fun and Choy Har Chaik.
Bachelor of Science with 1st class honors, University Malaya, Pantai Valley, Selangor, Malaysia., 1969. Master of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974.
Lecturer University Sains Malaysia, Georgetown, 1974—1988, associate professor, 1988—1997, professor crystallography, since 1997. Honorary professor Anhui University, China, since 1998. Advisory professor Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China, 1999.
Honorary professor Qingdao Institute Chemical Technology, China, 2000, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China, since 2003.
Fellow: Academy of Sciences Malaysia.
Married Phaik Choon Tan. Children: Yujjing, Ailyn.