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Yeng Ming Lam: New Editorial Board Member

03 Jun 2026

We are delighted to introduce you to our new RSC Applied Interfaces Editorial Board member, Professor Yeng Ming Lam.

Yeng Ming LAM (FRSC) received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 2001. She is currently a Professor and holds the President Chair in Materials Science and Engineering. Yeng Ming is also the Director of the Facility for Analysis, Characterization, Testing and Simulations (FACTS), a university facility for advanced characterization using electrons and X-ray since 2016. She was the Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), NTU, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2024.

Her research aims to understand and design novel nanostructured functional nanomaterials for application in sustainable energy, sustainable food production and also environment remediation.

She is the co-Chair of the governing board for International Symposium for Polymer Analysis and Characterization (ISPAC), USA. She held a concurrent Senior Scientist position in RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, between 2011 and 2014 and a concurrent Senior Scientist position in IMRE, A*Star, from 2010-2011. She was awarded the inauguration L’Oréal UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship and the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2009. In 2024, she was awarded the ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women (Senior Category, First Prize). In 2025, she was named Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders 2025 and is the current SEARCA Regional Professorial Chair 2025-2026. She was awarded American Chemical Society (ACS) Salute to Excellence Award and she is also the elected Academician of Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM) in 2025.

Discover Prof. Lam’s recent work

Unravelling the role of nanoparticle morphology during uptake and transport in eggplants
Lifei Xi, Yamin Wang, Alfiz Muhammad Qizwini, Yee Yan Tay, Chris Boothroyd and Yeng Ming Lam
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2026

Formamidinium-based Pb–Sn mixed-halide perovskite solar cells with near-optimal bandgap: FAPb_1−xSn_x(I_0.8Br_0.2)₃
Yan Chen, Ying Fan Tay, Mingjie Li, Than Zaw Oo, Sing Yang Chiam, Yeng Ming Lam, Tze Chien Sum and Lydia Helena Wong
Nanoscale, 2025

Chemical origin of effective functionalization of single atom-MXene catalysts
See-eun Tae, Zhihao Yen, Yejin Kim, Mengyuan Zhang, Wenyu Luo, Qingyu Yan, Hyeonseo Jang, Byoung Gun Han, Yeng Ming Lam and Deok-Yong Cho
Nanoscale Adv., 2025

Please join us in welcoming Professor Lam to the RSC Applied Interfaces Editorial Board.

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Photocatalysis in RSC Applied Interfaces

11 Feb 2026

Do you work in an area connected to photocatalysis? We wanted to share with you a small selection of recent articles published in RSC Applied Interfaces which we think are relevant to your research. All articles are open access and free to read.

Heterojunction photocatalysts: where are they headed? Hanggara Sudrajat and Maya Nobatova https://doi.org/10.1039/D5LF00037H
In situ thermal solvent-free synthesis of doped ZIF-8 as a highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalyst Farah Naz, Chun Hong Mak, Zhe Wang, Haihang Tong, Shella Permatasari Santoso, Minshu Du, Ji-Jung Kai, Kuan-Chen Cheng, Chang-Wei Hsieh, Wenxin Niu, Zheng Hu and Hsien-Yi Hsu https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LF00410H
Charge carrier dynamics in semiconductor–cocatalyst interfaces: influence on photocatalytic activities Dipendu Sarkar, Jishu Pramanik, Soumita Samajdar, Maitrayee Biswas and Srabanti Ghosh https://doi.org/10.1039/D5LF00044K
Nano-cubic SrTiO3 on poly(heptazine imide) (PHI) composite for enhancing photodegradation efficiency Phyu Phyu Cho, Phyu Phyu Mon, Mohit Kumar, Suryakala Duvvuri, Giridhar Madras, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Srinivaas Masimukku and Subrahmanyam Challapalli https://doi.org/10.1039/D5LF00120J

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RSC Applied Interfaces offers you an impactful platform for research focusing on the application of materials where the interface plays a pivotal role. Read the latest issues online here and find out more by visiting our webpage or contacting our Editorial Office by email. We would welcome a submission from you in the near future.

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2D materials in RSC Applied Interfaces

11 Feb 2026

Do you work on 2D materials? We wanted to share with you a small selection of recent articles published in RSC Applied Interfaces which we think are relevant to your research. Both articles are open access and free to read.

Advances in van der Waals thermoelectric materials: prospects and challenges

Marco Fronzi, Paolo Mele, Amanda V. Ellis and Catherine Stampfl

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LF00383G

Electronic coupling and photoluminescence anisotropy in van-der-Waals-stacks of tungsten disulphide with molecular single crystals

Mohammed Adel Aly, Dominik Muth, Bettina Wagner, Martin Koch, Johanna Heine and Marina Gerhard

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LF00351A

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8th Symposium for Young Scholars in Colloid and Interface Science

04 Feb 2026

RSC Applied Interfaces was delighted to support the 8th Symposium for Young Scholars in Colloid and Interface Science which took place in Xi’an, China on 24 – 25 January 2026.

Organized by the Colloid and Interface Chemistry Committee of the CCS and hosted by the Frontier Institute of Science and Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong University, the event featured excellent young scholars delivering high quality presentations to a panel of key field leaders, which included Professor Yu Fang (Advisory Board member). Associate Editor, Professor Jianbin Huang chaired the opening ceremony of the meeting and Dr Guanqun Song attended to deliver a talk to attendees about publishing in RSC Applied Interfaces.

Alongside general sponsorship of the event, we were honoured to support 4 awards for presentations delivered during the meeting. Congratulations to the winners!

Professor Jiwei Cui, Shandong University
Professor Gang He, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
Professor Lingxiang Jiang, South China University of Technology
Professor Yingjie Wu, Harbin Institute of Technology

Thank you to everyone who took part and to the organisers who made the meeting such an great event.

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Article Showcase: Hear from Federico Rosei and Serena Margadonna

14 Jun 2024

Federico Rosei (Editor-in-chief) and Serena Margadonna (Associate Editor) introduce one of the first articles published in RSC Applied Interfaces.

Read the full paper here:

Understanding improved capacity retention at 4.3 V in modified single crystal Ni-rich NMC//graphite pouch cells at elevated temperature

Galo J. Páez Fajardo, Meltiani Belekoukia, Satish Bolloju, Eleni Fiamegkou, Ashok S. Menon, Zachary Ruff, Zonghao Shen, Nickil Shah, Erik Björklund, Mateusz Jan Zuba, Tien-Lin Lee, Pardeep K. Thakur, Robert S. Weatherup, Ainara Aguadero, Melanie J. Loveridge, Clare P. Grey and Louis F. J. Piper

Published with Transparent Peer Review you can also see the peer review history here.

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RSC Applied Interfaces is a dedicated, interdisciplinary reference journal for cutting-edge research on the applications of surfaces and interfaces. In addition to the applied focus, work considered for publication in RSC Applied Interfaces is expected to be highly original and of top quality. The journal seeks to report major scientific advances beyond the state of the art, at the cutting edge of this interdisciplinary field.