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Welcome Vlad Paserin as a research associate and Jingyan Zhang as a visiting PhD student to join the group

Dr. Yimin Wu recently got a grant from the Ontario Centers of Excellence (OCE) on materials recycling and advanced manufacturing.

Dr. Yimin Wu gets a grant from Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change at the University of Waterloo. He will work as PI to develop artificial leaves for Canada carbon economy.

When Yimin Wu set his sights on finding a solution that would impact both sustainable energy and climate change, he turned to nature for his inspiration.

“Green house gases and CO2 are a big problem that lead to climate change,” says Wu. “I looked at how we could mimic plants and nature. Plants absorb CO2 and water and use sunlight to convert them to glucose — fuel for the plant. I wanted to look at the possibility of using a catalyst with CO2 and water to convert into a useful fuel for human use.”

On December 14, 2020, professor Yimin Wu was featured in the YOU + Waterloo Campaign. Click here to read the news release

On October 30, 2020, professor Yimin Wu was one of sixteen recipients recognized for achievements for outstanding contributions to the field of nanotechnology. About the award

Welcome our newest team members:

Joel Mills

Yongzan Zhao

Welcome Cheng Du!

He joins the Materials Interface Foundry as a postdoctoral fellow!

Materials Interface Foundry research profiled by the US Department of Energy

Modelled illustration of copper (I) oxide (Cu₂O) photocatalyst particles interacting with carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O) to convert CO₂ and water into liquid methanol (CH3OH).

Dr. Yimin A. Wu was awarded a National Research Council (NRC) Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge Grant for his contributions to solar fuels and carbon-neutral transportation.

About the award