Researcher
Zibiao Li
Senior Principal Scientist
A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)Zibiao Li is a Senior Principal Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR IMRE), where he leads a research team focused on sustainable polymers and circular-economy solutions. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). His research interests span materials sustainability and advanced polymers for a range of specialty applications. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2024 and was awarded the NRF Investigatorship (Class of 2026) for his research on circular polymers and sustainable plastics.
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