Dr. Eileen Yu

Biography

Prof. Eileen Yu holds the Chair in Chemical Engineering at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Southampton. Joining Southampton in 2024, her academic career includes positions at Newcastle University and Loughborough University. She obtained her PhD from Newcastle University, focusing on the pioneering development of direct methanol alkaline fuel cells. Prof. Yu has worked as a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Germany and later returned to Newcastle University to take a prestigious EPSRC Research Fellowship in the Life Science Interface. This fellowship allowed her to extend her research into biosciences, leading her to develop an interdisciplinary research profile. Her wide-ranging experience spans electrochemical and bioelectrochemical systems with applications in energy, environmental science, and biomedical fields. Prof. Yu has attracted over £20 million in funding from various organizations. Her current research includes understanding the fundamentals and engineering applications of electrocatalysis, microbial electrosynthesis, CO2 utilization, resource recovery from waste, and bioremediation for environmental monitoring. She serves as Editor-in-Chief for Fuel Cells (Wiley) and is an associate editor for Frontiers in Energy Research and Biosensors. Prof. Yu is also a committee member and treasurer of the SCI Electrochemical Engineering Group.

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