Dr Rowena Yew
/roʊˈiːnə ˈju/
Pronouns: she,her,hers
Research Scientist
Biography
Dr Rowena Yew received her PhD in Physics from the Australian National University. During her PhD, she worked on the fabrication and characterisation of nanostructured metal oxides and oxynitrides photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting. She joined CSIRO's Energy BU as a CERC postdoctoral fellow where she was working on a Hydrogen Energy Systems Future Science Program funded project, to develop photoabsorbers and scaling them up to generate hydrogen from solar energy.
She is currently working in material synthesis and device fabrication to produce sustainable chemical fuels for application in low carbon technologies.
Her research interests include device physics, (photo)electrochemical spectroscopy of solid-state materials, analyses of interfacial charge transfer mechanisms, and (photo)electrochemical energy conversion.
Academic Qualifications
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2021
Doctor of Philosophy (Physics)
The Australian National University -
2015
Master of Science (Physics)
The City University of New York -
2013
Bachelor of Science (Physics)
The City University of New York
Current Roles
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Project Member
Scalable Generation of Green Hydrogen -
Project Leader
Machine Learning and Automated Materials Discovery Platform
Professional Experiences
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2021-2023
CERC Postdoctoral Fellow
HES FSP Perfect Photolytic Photoabsorbers for Hydrogen Production
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2021-Current
Mental Health First Aider
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2023-Current
Advanced Materials Cross Cutting Capability Working Group Member
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2023-Current
DIB Community of Practice LGBTIQ+ Action Plan Working Group Member
ORCID 0000-0001-6560-1753