Yanwei Lum

Biography

Dr Yanwei Lum obtained his BEng degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Imperial College London in 2012. He then received his PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley in 2018 under Prof. Joel W. Ager III. This was followed by a post-doctoral stint at the University of Toronto with Prof. Edward H. Sargent. He joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as a Presidential Young Assistant Professor in 2021. His research focuses on employing electrochemistry as a platform to provide solutions to grand challenges in sustainability. These include topics such as electrochemical CO₂ reduction, ammonia utilization/production, electroorganic reactions and hydrogen storage.

RSC affiliations

• Early Career Board, EES Catalysis