Wah Soon (Fred) Chow has been a major contributor to photosynthesis research since the late 20th century. Fred, a quiet, gentle, smart and prolific writer, has contributed to our understanding of thylakoid structure, cyclic electron flow and the development of novel methods for phenotyping plants. However, a third of his productivity centres on the understanding of photoinhibition and photoprotection, which we honour herein. We give a brief biographical account of his academic trajectory, followed by a chronological and conceptual summary of his contributions to the field of photodamage and photoprotection. We thereby hope to introduce the work of Fred to young readers and non-experts in the field of photoinhibition.

Wah Soon (Fred) Chow 自 20 世纪末以来一直是光合作用研究的主要贡献者。Fred 是一位安静、温和、聪明且多产的作家，他为我们了解类囊体结构、循环电子流和开发植物表型新方法做出了贡献。然而，他三分之一的生产力集中在对光抑制和光保护的理解上，我们在此表示敬意。我们简要介绍了他的学术轨迹，然后按时间顺序和概念总结了他对光损伤和光保护领域的贡献。因此，我们希望将 Fred 的工作介绍给年轻读者和光抑制领域的非专家。