Wesley Zheng

Dr Zheng is currently a Scientist in A*STAR and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in NUS. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Chemical Engineering from University of Cambridge, and did his PhD and Postdoc at Stanford University under the tutelage of Prof Yi Cui and Prof Steven Chu, respectively. His research work focused on developing high capacity electrodes for the next-generation lithium batteries. Dr Zheng is a recipient of the Material Research Society Graduate Student Award, and the National Science Scholarship from A*STAR. Dr Zheng also co-founded a venture-backed startup (volans-i) to develop high-payload, long-range delivery drone.

Education

• Chemical Engineering PhD Stanford University (2010 — 2014)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Cambridge (2006 — 2009)
• Raffles Junior College (2004 — 2005)

Companies

• Co-Founder Stealth (2021)
• Co-founder and Board Member volans-i (2015)
• Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2018 — 2020)
• PI A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research (2015 — 2018)