Materials Interfaces Foundry (MIF) is founded by professor Yimin A. Wu. The lab focuses on research, design and advanced manufacturing of novel materials interfaces for energy, climate, and electronics.
Yimin A Wu, principle investigator of the Materials Interfaces Foundry, is an award-winning researcher in the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department at University of Waterloo and a member of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology. Wu has authored and co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed journal papers, which include: Nature, Nature Energy, Nature communications. Wu is also listed as an inventor on a US/international patent.
The Foundry has strong industry and government partners and focuses on the following research:
Advanced Manufacturing for Energy, Climate, and Environment
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Materials Interfaces
- Energy Materials
- Solar Fuels
- CO2 reduction
- Ammonia synthesis
- Batteries
- In situ Multimodal Characterizations
Machine Intelligence for Sensing and Computing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Connectivity and Internet of Things
- Electronic and Photonic Materials
- Responsive Materials
- Neuromorphic computing
- Flexible electronics
- Soft Robotics
- Sensing
- Healthcare
- Nanotechnology
These examples are only several of our projects. There are many more types of opportunities and case studies. If you'd like to discuss partnering or sponsoring a research project in Materials Interface or would like more details please navigate to the Contact Us page to contact us directly.
