Researcher

Yanwei Lum is an Adjunct Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR IMRE) and an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. Lum received his BS and PhD degrees respectively from Imperial College London, UK, and the University of California, Berkeley, US. He is a recipient of the MIT TR35 Asia Pacific Innovators Under 35 award and the Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship (Class of 2022). His research interests include electrochemical CO2 conversion, electrochemical organic transformations, and ammonia production and utilisation.
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