Aiping Yu elected as a Fellow by the prestigious Canadian Academy of Engineering
In May, the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) announced that Professor Aiping Yu has been elected as a Fellow.
CAE fellows are nominated and elected by their peers in recognition of their outstanding achievements and lifelong contributions to the field of Engineering.
“I’m honoured to join the esteemed Fellowship,” Yu said. “I’m excited and grateful to have been elected as a Fellow by the Canadian Academy of Engineering.”
Yu is a University Research Chair and is widely recognized for her disruptive research. Yu’s current research focuses on developing nanomaterials for energy storage, such as Na-ion, Zn-ion and Li-ion batteries, as well as battery recycling.
As the director of the Applied Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Yu is engineering graphene and other 2D materials to increase the power density and performance of batteries.
Yu has expertise in using nanomaterials such as nanotubes for the design of high-energy storage supercapacitors.
Her research group works with layered metal oxides, Mxenes and more. Yu applies engineering control on these materials including chemical functionalization, morphology control, and porosity control to increase the surface area of the materials for energy storage systems.
In another branch of her research, Yu uses electrochemical conversion to convert carbon dioxide into other valuable chemicals.
Yu actively collaborates with seven industry partners, including Pro-Flange and GM Canada.
Yu has made significant contributions to research in the field of engineering. She holds nine patents and has authored 300 research papers.
She is regarded as an influential educator who has mentored over 50 graduate students and 12 postdoctoral fellows. Yu also teaches undergraduate courses for both the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Nanotechnology Engineering Program at the University of Waterloo.
Yu was inducted as a member of the Royal Society of Canada and was named in 2023 and 2024 to the Highly Cited Researchers list. She was also recognized as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in 2024.
The CAE Conference and Induction Ceremony will take place in Montreal on May 27th.