Zhi Wei Seh
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Senior Scientist II Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634 +65-63194927 sehzw@imre.a-star.edu.sg |
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Education
- PMP Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute (2017)
- PhD Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University (2015)
- BS Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University (2010)
Awards
- Highly Cited Researchers, Web of Science (2018-present)
- World’s Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University (2020-present)
- Central Research Fund Award, A*STAR (2021)
- Vebleo Fellow Award, Vebleo (2020)
- Ten Outstanding Young Persons, JCI Singapore (2019)
- Emerging Investigators, Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2018)
- Singapore NRF Fellowship, National Research Foundation (2017)
- Innovators under 35 Asia, MIT Technology Review (2017)
- MRS Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society (2015)
- National Science Scholarship, A*STAR (2011)
Biography
Zhi Wei Seh is a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR. He received his BS and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University and Stanford University, respectively. His research interests lie in the design of new materials for energy storage and conversion, including advanced batteries and electrocatalysts. As a Highly Cited Researcher on Web of Science, he is widely recognized for designing the first yolk-shell nanostructure in lithium-sulfur batteries, which is a licensed technology. He also pioneered the first experimental study of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and carbon dioxide reduction.
Zhi Wei Seh has authored more than 100 papers and 20 patents/know-hows, receiving over 20,000 citations. He has published in many top journals such as Science, Science Advances, Nature Energy, Nature Materials, Nature Reviews Materials, Nature Catalysis, Nature Machine Intelligence, Nature Synthesis, and Nature Communications. He also received awards including Highly Cited Researchers, World's Top 2% Scientists, Central Research Fund Award, Vebleo Fellow Award, Ten Outstanding Young Persons, Emerging Investigators, Singapore NRF Fellowship, Innovators under 35 Asia, MRS Graduate Student Award, and National Science Scholarship.
Zhi Wei Seh has authored more than 100 papers and 20 patents/know-hows, receiving over 20,000 citations. He has published in many top journals such as Science, Science Advances, Nature Energy, Nature Materials, Nature Reviews Materials, Nature Catalysis, Nature Machine Intelligence, Nature Synthesis, and Nature Communications. He also received awards including Highly Cited Researchers, World's Top 2% Scientists, Central Research Fund Award, Vebleo Fellow Award, Ten Outstanding Young Persons, Emerging Investigators, Singapore NRF Fellowship, Innovators under 35 Asia, MRS Graduate Student Award, and National Science Scholarship.