Researcher

Mingwu Tan earned his PhD degree in physical chemistry from Shanghai University in 2016. He is currently a Senior Scientist II and Group Leader at the A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE²), Singapore. He also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University.

Tan leads research on CO₂ and bio-oil hydrogenation and hydrogen production from diverse feedstocks, heading an A*STAR Career Development Fund and multiple industrial collaborations with partners including 3G&S and ExxonMobil. He has published over 80 papers in leading journals such as Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, JACS Au, ACS Catalysis, Chinese Journal of Catalysis and Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy.

In addition to his research activities, Tan is actively engaged in editorial and academic leadership and has chaired multiple international symposia. He serves as a Young Editorial Board Member of the Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Energy Materials Advances and Catalysis, Energy and Environment, and has served as Guest Editor for several journals including the Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Microstructures and Frontiers in Chemistry. Tan has also received the A*STAR ISCE² Best Mentor Award and been recognised as an A*STAR ISCE²/A*STAR Young Talent.