Researcher
Zibiao Li
Director, Resource Circularity Division
A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2)Zibiao Li is the Director of the Resource Circularity Division at A*STAR’s Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2), where he leads research in sustainable materials and circular economy solutions. He holds a joint appointment as Senior Principal Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR IMRE) and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). His research focuses on materials sustainability and polymeric materials for medical technologies.
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