XiaoYu Wu

Professor XiaoYu Wu’s research group, Greener Production @ Waterloo combines expertise in thermal science, material engineering and techno-economics to develop sustainable technologies for energy conversion and chemical production. Both experimental and numerical methods will be applied to develop a fundamental understanding of the thermodynamics and kinetics in the processes. Thermo-electro-chemical processes is of interest to maximize system versatility. The kinetics and reaction mechanisms can be obtained from high throughput benchtop reactors and physical models. System-scaled numerical analysis will be used to investigate the optimal operating conditions and the energy-chemical integration. Techno-economic assessment will also be explored to evaluate the costs. These findings will accelerate the material development and process optimization and facilitate the commercialization of these technologies. The goal is to utilize renewable resources and improve global living standards.

Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, XiaoYu was a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he also obtained his Ph.D. degree. He has published papers in journals such as Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, AIChE Journal and ChemSusChem. He serves as the Guest Associate Editor in an open-access journal Frontiers in Energy Research for a theme collection of “Sustainable Hydrogen for Energy, Fuel and Commodity Applications.”

• Energy storage
• Techno-economic assessment
• Sustainability
• Reacting flow
• Oxygen transport membrane reactor
• Thermochemical redox kinetics
• Fuel cell
• Hydrogen production
• CO2 capture and utilization
• Ammonia conversion

• 2017, Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 2012, Master of Science, Thermal & Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University
• 2009, Bachelor of Science (BS), Energy & Environment System Engineering, Chu Ko-Chen Honors College & Zhejiang University

• ME 353 - Heat Transfer 1
  • Taught in 2021
• ME 651 - Heat Conduction
  • Taught in 2021
• ME 659 - Energy and Environment
  • Taught in 2020

• X.Y. Wu, Y. Luo, F. Hess and W. Lipinski, Sustainable Hydrogen for Energy, Fuel and Commodity Applications, Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021
• A. Wu, J. Yang, B. Xu, X-Y. Wu, and others, Direct ammonia synthesis from the air via gliding arc plasma integrated with single atom electrocatalysis, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 299
• L. Cai, X.Y. Wu, X. Zhu, A.F. Ghoniem and W. Yang, High-Performance Oxygen Transport Membrane Reactors Integrated with IGCC for Carbon Capture, AIChE Journal, 66(7), 2020
• X.Y. Wu, L. Cai, X. Zhu, A.F. Ghoniem and W. Yang, A high‐efficiency novel IGCC‐OTM carbon capture power plant design, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, 2(3), 2020
• Y.X. Ma, Y.Y. Ma, J. Li, Q. Li, X. Hu, Z. Ye, X.Y. Wu, C.E. Buckley and D. Dong, CeO2-promotion of NiAl2O4 reduction via CeAlO3 formation for efficient methane reforming, Journal of the Energy Institute, 93(3), 2020, 991 - 999
• X.Y. Wu and A.F. Ghoniem, Mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) membranes for thermochemical reduction of CO2: A review, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 74, 2019, 1 - 30
• X.Y. Wu, and A.F. Ghoniem, CO2 reduction and methane partial oxidation on surface catalyzed La0. 9Ca0. 1FeO3-δ oxygen transport membranes, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(4), 2019, 5517 - 5524
• X.Y. Wu and A.F. Ghoniem, H2-assisted CO2 thermochemical reduction on La0. 9Ca0. 1FeO3-δ membranes: a kinetics study, ChemSusChem, 11, 2018, 483 - 489
• Y. Luo, X.Y. Wu, Y. Shi, A.F. Ghoniem and N. Cai,, Exergy analysis of an integrated solid oxide electrolysis cell-methanation reactor for renewable energy storage, Applied Energy, 215, 2018, 371 - 383
• X.Y. Wu, M. Uddi and A.F. Ghoniem, Enhancing co-production of H2 and syngas via water splitting and POM on surface-modified oxygen permeable membranes, AIChE Journal, 62(12), 2016, 4427 - 4435

• Researchers awarded $874,000 for tools, equipment

• Currently considering applications from graduate students. A completed online application is required for admission; start the application process now.
• Has Approved Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor (ADDS) status