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Aiping Yu is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, directing the Carbon Nanomaterials Laboratory for Renewable Energy and Multi-functional Composites. Her research focuses on nanomaterials for energy storage systems, supercapacitors, and functional composites, with applications in solar cells, sensors, and nanotechnology. She holds 4 patents and over 40 peer-reviewed publications, including works in Advanced Materials and Nano Letters.
Education: PhD in Chemical & Environmental Engineering (UC Riverside, 2008), MSc in Chemical Engineering (East China University of Science and Technology, 2002), BSc in Chemical Engineering (Nanjing University of Technology).
Research highlights include graphene-based supercapacitors, carbon nanotube functionalization, and hybrid energy storage systems. Awards include the Ontario Early Research Award (2014) and recognition in Nature Nanotechnology. She teaches courses like CHE 241 (Materials Science) and leads the Applied Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, emphasizing practical applications of nanomaterials in industry.
- Labs: Carbon Nanomaterials Lab, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
- Grants: Not explicitly listed, but implied via patent and publication activity
