XI Yumeng

XI Yumeng is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore (NUS), and holds the NUS Presidential Young Professorship. Her research focuses on synthetic organic chemistry, polymer science, organometallics, and computational chemistry, addressing challenges in catalysis, sustainable materials, and biomedical applications. She leads the Xi Group, which collaborates with experts in catalysis, energy, electrochemistry, and biomedicine to develop advanced materials for real-world use.

Dr. Xi holds a B.S. from Peking University (2011), M.S. from West Virginia University (2014), Ph.D. from UC Berkeley (2019), and completed a postdoc at UC Santa Barbara (2020-2022). She teaches CM3121 – Advanced Organic Chemistry and has received prestigious awards including the NUS Presidential Young Professorship (2022) and the Reaxys PhD Prize Finalist (2019).

Her research innovations include novel strategies for small-molecule synthesis using transition-metal, organo, and photoredox catalysis, alongside methods for precise macromolecule synthesis. Recent work emphasizes sustainable polymers and energy materials, with a focus on catalytic asymmetric reactions and regioselective functionalization of alkenes.

Key achievements include pioneering methods for enantioselective hydroamination of unactivated alkenes and developing ligand-enhanced copper-catalyzed hydroboration. Her group actively seeks creative researchers across postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate levels.

Awards and fellowships include the Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship (2018-2019) and multiple teaching and research recognitions. Grants and collaborations are central to her work, though specific grant details are not explicitly listed in the profile.

Dr. Xi’s lab is part of the Department of Chemistry at NUS, with facilities supporting advanced synthetic chemistry and materials characterization. She maintains a personal website for detailed research updates and collaboration inquiries.