YEO Boon Siang, Jason

YEO Boon Siang, Jason

Associate Professor, Deputy Head (Education)

YEO Boon Siang, Jason

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Postdoc. Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2009-2012; Dr. Sc., ETH Zürich, 2005-2009; M.Sc. (2004), B.Sc. (Hons) First Class (2001), National University of Singapore.

Contact Information:

Office: S8-02-05D

Tel: (65)-6516-2836

Fax: (65)-6779-1691

Email: chmyeos@nus.edu.sg

Research

ORCID: 0000-0003-1609-0867
ResearcherID: C-6487-2014

 

Recognition and Achievements 

(Curriculum Vitae)

 

Research Interests

A major scientific objective for the 21st century is to develop a sustainable and environmentally friendly energy economy. To contribute to this goal, we develop efficient and robust materials to catalyze energy conversion reactions. Systems of interest include reduction of carbon dioxide to multi-carbon chemicals and fuels such as n-propanol, and water splitting. We apply state-of-the-art analytical tools such as operando spectroscopy to understand the mechanistic and structural aspects of these processes. This knowledge will then be exploited to design and synthesize systems with improved functionality.

 

Teaching Contributions AY2024/2025

 

Representative Publications 

  • Teh, W.J., Romeo, E., Xi, S. et al.Selective electroreduction of acetylene to 1,3-butadiene on iodide-induced Cuδ+–Cu0 Nat. Catal. 2024, 7, 1382–1393 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01250-0
  • Ma, E. Ibáñez-Alé, F. You, N. López and B.S. Yeo. Electrochemical Formation of C2+ Products Steered by Bridge-Bonded *CO Confined by *OH Domains. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 30183.
  • H. Ma, E. Ibáñez-Alé, R. Ganganahalli, J. Pérez-Ramírez, N. López, and B.S. Yeo. Direct Electroreduction of Carbonate to Formate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 24707.
  • S. Kwon, J. Zhang, R. Ganganahalli, S. Verma, B.S. Yeo. Enhanced Carbon Monoxide Electroreduction to >1 A·cm-2 C2+ Products Using Copper Catalysts Dispersed on MgAl Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheet House−of−Cards Scaffolds. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2023. 62, e202217252.
  • Zhou, Y.; Ganganahalli, R.; Verma, S.; Tan, H. R.; Yeo, B.S., Production of C3 – C6 Acetate Esters via CO Electroreduction in a Membrane Electrode Assembly Cell. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202859.
  • Zhou, Y.; Martín, A. J.; Dattila, F.; Xi, S.B.; López, N.; Pérez-Ramírez, B.S. Yeo. Long-chain hydrocarbons by CO2 electroreduction using polarized nickel catalysts. Nature Catal. 2022, 5, 545.
  • Teh, W. J.; Pique, O.; Low, Q. H.; Zhu, W. H.; Calle-Vallejo, F.; Yeo, B. S., Toward Efficient Tandem Electroreduction of CO2 to Methanol using Anodized Titanium. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 8467.
  • Pique, O.; Low, Q. H.; Handoko, A. D.; Yeo, B. S.; Calle-Vallejo, F., Selectivity Map for the Late Stages of CO and CO2 Reduction to C2 Species on Copper Electrodes. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10784.
  • Ting, L.R.L.; García-Muelas, R.; Martín, A.J.M.; Veenstra, F.L.P.; Chen, S.T.J.; Peng, Y.; Per, E.Y.X.; Pablo-García, S.; López, N.; Pérez-Ramírez, J.; Yeo, B.S., Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to 1-Butanol on Oxide-Derived Copper.  Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2020, 59. 21072.
  • Ting, L.R.L.; Piqué, O.; Lim, S.Y.; Tanhaei, M.; Calle-Vallejo, F.; Yeo, B.S., Enhancing CO2 Electroreduction to Ethanol on Copper-Silver Composites by Opening an Alternative Catalytic Pathway. ACS Catal.  2020, 10, 4059.