Two Water Institute members elected to Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Two Water Institute members have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Members have reached a high level of achievement at an early stage of their careers. They represent the emerging generation of scholars and leaders in science and the arts in the country. Membership is for seven years.

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Zhongwei Chen – Department of Chemical Engineering

Zhongwei Chen is internationally recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to the development of advanced materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies. Already a highly prolific researcher, inventor and scholar, he is poised to stand among the world’s leaders in advancing battery, fuel cell and supercapacitor technologies. He is a Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and a 2016 recipient of the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship.

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Tze Wei (John) Yeow – Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Systems Design Engineering

​John Yeow is widely recognized for his pioneering contributions to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology based biomedical imaging systems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. His work has had a broad and seminal impact—from the advancement of knowledge to industrial innovation. A prolific researcher, the originality and quality of his work has been recognized by numerous awards and honours. He has also trained a large cadre of exceptional nanotechnology engineers.
 

Read the full list of the 2016 cohort.