Dr. Yangju Lin

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Yangju Lin specializes in polymer research at the University of Waterloo, focusing on leveraging polymer design for sustainability solutions. Yangju obtained a B.S. in Chemistry and an M.S. in Polymer Chemistry from Xiamen University, where he worked on self-healing stress-sensing polymers. He earned his Ph.D. at Duke University under the guidance of Professor Stephen Craig, concentrating on molecular-level engineering of stress-responsive materials. After completing his Ph.D., Yangju conducted postdoctoral research in Zhenan Bao’s group at Stanford University, where he worked on molecular design of polymer materials for batteries. His research interests span mechanistic design of smart polymers, sustainable polymer materials, and polymers for smart devices. Yangju's work aims to bring molecular insights to material properties and device performance, enabling manipulation of material utility at a molecular level.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in the chemistry department, specializing in polymer materials.

Awards

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Future Faculty Workshop

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Soft Matter Symposium

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Burroughs Welcome Graduate Fellowship

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.