News and Updates

There are two post-doc openings in Dr. Yu’s lab since July 1st 2022. Project one is for Na-ion battery and project two is for Supercapacitor/Li ion supercapacitor. The projects supply competitive salary with University of Waterloo staff benefits. Interested candidates please send your CV along with 2 representative papers to aipingyu@uwaterloo.ca


  • Dr. Yu is listed in the 2022 World’s Top 2% Scientist database published by John Ioannidis at Stanford.
  • https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4

  • Dr. Yu is awarded the Rutherford Medal in Chemistry by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for her outstanding achievements in advancing knowledge and innovation in Canada. The Rutherford Memorial Medals were established in 1980 by the RSC in memory of Lord Rutherford of Nelson, a great scientist and a leader in nuclear research.
  • https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/news/chemical-engineering-researcher-honoured-prestigious-award
    https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/rsc-awards#Rutherford

  • The paper Dr. Yu co-authored with Prof. Zhongwei Chen and Prof. Jeff Gostick has been published in Nature Energy in Oct. Nature Energy is a very high impact journal with IF>67.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-022-01130-6

  • Dr. Yu is designated as University Research Chair of University of Waterloo to regnize her research contributions.

  • Congratulations to Maiwen Zhang on her sucessful PhD defence in 04/2022. Great job, Dr. Zhang! Look forward to your new achievement!

  • Big Congratulations to Maiwen Zhang and Saeed Habibpour on their winning of WIN fellowship which is worth of $10,000 each in 2021.

  • Dr. Yu is one of six nation-wide recipients of 2020 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships announced by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. E. W. R. Steacie UW News

  • Congratulations to Greg Lui who won first place in the University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and also came in 5th place for his presentation in the Ontario Three Minute Thesis Competition in 2018. We wish him well as he moves on to compete in the Canadian National Three Minute Thesis Competition in 2018. link

  • The University of Toronto’s Professor Chandra Veer Singh provides a detailed look into Canada’s investment in graphene, highlighting the need for greater funding and international collaboration link

  • Book of Electrochemical Supercapacitors for Energy Storage and Delivery: Fundamentals and Applications from Dr. Yu has received excellent review from magazine " IEEE Electrical Insulation" magazine link

  • The special issue of supercapacitor injournal of “journal of Applied Energy" is published link http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03062619/153

  • Dr. Yu is invited to give a presentation at GRAPHENE CANADA 2015 to be held in Montreal on October 14-16 link http://www.graphenecanada2015.com/GC/speakers.php

  • Our graphene sponge review paper is featured as “ #1 downloaded papers” in journal of “Energy and Environmental Science link http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/ee/c4ee90056a

  • Congratulations to Gregory Lui for receiving the AECOM Graduate Scholarship ($5000) in Water Research from the Water Institute! He is one of five graduate students at the University of Waterloo to receive an annual scholarship for water-related research.

  • Dr. Yu is the guest editor for the journal Applied Energy, focusing on special issues related to Electrochemical Supercapacitors for Energy Storage and Conversion, Advanced Materials, Technologies and Applications. Submissions are welcomed: Applied Energy - Call for Papers

  • Dr. Yu currently holds the position of Topical Editor for the journal Electrochemical Energy Technology. Submissions are currently being solicited.

  • Dr. Yu is a recipient of Ontario Early Researcher Award 2014

  • Congratulation to Greg Lui and Victor Chabot to win OGS fellowship;

  • Congratulation to Greg Lui and Victor Chabot to win Queen Elizabeth II fellowship

  • Dr. Yu’s group is featured at Business Elite Canada: http://www.businesselitecanada.com/emag/2014/feb_2014/files/assets/basic-html/page40.html

  • Congratulation to Greg Liu for being awarded a $10,000 WIN Nanofellowship during 2012-2013.

  • Dr. Yu’s work is featured at Waterloo region Technology Spotlight 2012 http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=cb43083a-b369-42e3-8ad4-a19d26c07475

  • "Ultrathin, transparent, and flexible graphene films for supercapacitor application," published in Applied Physics Letters 96, 253105 (2010), has been selected for the July 2, 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology

  • Congratulations to Lisa Su, a co-op student at UW who won the best presentation award at the "Particle Technology Research Centre (PTRC), University of West Ontario in Summer 2009.

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