Dr. Aiping Yu

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Biography

Prof. Aiping Yu is a University Research Chair professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. With over 26 years immersed in academia and industry, she possesses multidisciplinary expertise in nanomaterials development, processing, and chemical functionalization for engineering applications in energy storage and multifunctional polymer composites. Prof. Yu holds 9 US patents/provisional patents, has authored 3 books/book chapters, and published over 260 refereed journal articles, significantly impacting her field and related industries. She has been recognized as one of the World’s Top 1% highly cited researchers in 2024 and 2025. She received national honors including the NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowship and the RSC Rutherford Memorial Award. Additionally, in 2023, she was named one of Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100. Prof. Yu is a leading researcher in designing cost-effective nanosized materials for energy storage and polymer applications.

Research Interests

Nanomaterials synthesis 2D materials Carbon materials Li-ion batteries Na-ion batteries Zn-ion batteries Supercapacitors Multi-functional polymer composites

Awards

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NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowship

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RSC Rutherford Memorial Award

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Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100

Patents

Graphite nanoplatelets for thermal and electrical applications

WO/143692 2008-03-01

Licensed to Tessera, Inc.

Multiscale carbon nanotube-fiber reinforcements for composites

US 7867468 2008-08-01

Sulfur doped graphene for Li ion battery

61/741,869 2014-06-01

US provisional patent.

A Method for producing few-layer graphene

WO 2014094180 A1 2014-02-01

A hydrophobic and oleophilic sponge-like compositions

WO 2015105861 A1 2015-01-01

Licensed to Grafoid Inc.

wearable battery charger

61/026358 2015-06-01

US provisional patent.

Conductive cellulose nanocrystals, method of producing same and uses thereof

2016, 0,148,715

Patent

62/718,224

US provisional patent.

Patent

PCT/CN2020/080538

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.