Dr. Yimin Wu

Associate Professor

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2019-01-01 — 2025-01-01

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON, Canada

Promoted from Assistant Professor with tenure, focusing on energy materials and sustainable technologies.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2014-01-01 — 2016-01-01

University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA, USA

Conducted research in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, focusing on battery technologies.

Assistant Professor of Physics (Research)

2016-01-01 — 2019-01-01

University of Illinois at Chicago • Chicago, IL, USA

Held a joint appointment in the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research.

Awards

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World’s Top 2% Scientists

2021-01-01
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Ontario Early Researcher Award

2020-01-01
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Tang Family Chair in New Energy Materials Sustainability

2019-01-01
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Nanoscale Emerging Investigator Award

2021-01-01

Courses

Industrial Metallurgy Special Topics Mechanical Engineering Special Topics Materials Structure and Properties of Materials Introduction to Nanotechnology

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
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

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