Lau Sam
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Biography
Dr. Cher Hon (Sam) Lau is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His current research focuses on the scale-up production of microporous materials that are compatible with various polymer matrices, and polymer membranes for liquid separations. Prior his appointment at UoE, he spent 5 years at the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia as a post-doctoral fellow, subsequently as a research scientist. At CSIRO, he discovered the world’s first anti-aging membranes for gas separations and solvent purifications. His anti-aging membrane research is also the cornerstone of membrane research and commercialization efforts in CSIRO. He also co-led several industrial projects working on gas separation and capture using porous frameworks, scale-up production of porous nanoparticles, and membrane separations. He received his Ph. D. degree from the Chemical Engineering department at the National University of Singapore in 2012. He has published more than 20 papers and 4 patents on membrane science and technology in high impact journals.