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Yimin Wu is the inaugural Tang Family Chair in New Energy Materials Sustainability at the University of Waterloo, where he focuses on designing new energy materials, including solar fuels, batteries, and responsive materials for flexible electronics and soft robotics. Dr. Wu has conducted extensive research in energy efficient neuromorphic computing and deepened the understanding of energy transduction processes at materials interfaces. He directs the Materials Interfaces Foundry (MIF) and is actively involved with the editorial board of Energy Environmental Materials. With over 120 peer-reviewed papers published in prestigious journals, such as Nature and Science Advances, he is also a named inventor on eight US and international patents. He undertook postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, and previously held faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Wu's research has garnered attention from over 350 international news outlets, and he has received multiple prestigious awards, including recognition as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.
University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON, Canada
Promoted from Assistant Professor with tenure, focusing on energy materials and sustainable technologies.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA, USA
Conducted research in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, focusing on battery technologies.
University of Illinois at Chicago • Chicago, IL, USA
Held a joint appointment in the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.