Researcher

Zhigen Yu obtained his PhD degree in materials science from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is currently a Senior Principal Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the NUS Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research interests include 2D materials, transparent semiconductors, energy storage and harvesting, and catalyst design, where he uses first-principles simulations to study the mechanisms underlying defect formation as well as the electronic properties of materials, electrodes for metal ion batteries, and electrochemical reaction mechanisms.