Faculty profile
Aiping Yu
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Research
Latest papers
Mesophase Tunable Actuation of Ionic Thiol-Acrylate Liquid Crystal Elastomers.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
Regulating Electrolyte Microstructure via Anion-Solvent Coordination Enables Fast Interfacial Kinetics Toward Practical Zinc Pouch Cells.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
Achieving Ah-Level Zn-MnO2 Pouch Cells via Interfacial Solvation Structure Engineering.
Nano-micro letters · 2026
Latest funding
- $118,000
Strategic Synthesis and Modification of MXene Nanomaterials for Zn-ion Supercapacitors
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $250,000
Optimal Selection of Emerging Catalytic Materials for Renewable Energy Conversion using Machine Learning Algorithms
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
- $400,000
Metal organic framework-based composite solid-state electrolyte for lithium metal batteries
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
80 publications.
Mesophase Tunable Actuation of Ionic Thiol-Acrylate Liquid Crystal Elastomers.
Maddah Y, Siddiquee Z, Scarfo MG, Rahimidarestani Y, Yu A, Mekonnen T, Jákli A, Shahsavan H
Regulating Electrolyte Microstructure via Anion-Solvent Coordination Enables Fast Interfacial Kinetics Toward Practical Zinc Pouch Cells.
Zhu M, Huang H, Xu H, Zhao W, Luo D, Bai FQ, Li F, Feng M, Yu A, Chen Z
Achieving Ah-Level Zn-MnO2 Pouch Cells via Interfacial Solvation Structure Engineering.
Wei J, Tan L, Ma Q, Long X, Li S, Shi Y, Gao R, Xu Z, Luo D, Zhang J, Li D, Wang X, Yu A, Chen Z
Cluster level entropy enhancement in neutral acetate electrolytes enables economical and durable zinc air batteries.
Zhao W, Wang Y, Mashhadimoslem H, Zhu N, Karimi P, Wang Z, Elkamel A, Tan Z, Yu A, Chen Z
Transition-Metal-Doped CeO2 for the Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction: An Experimental and Theoretical Study on CO2 Adsorption and Surface Vacancy Effects.
Yu Y, Xia W, Yu A, Simakov DSA, Ricardez-Sandoval L
Constructing a Localized Buffer Interlayer to Elevate High-Rate CO2-to-C2+ Electrosynthesis.
Wen G, Ren B, Wang X, Tan L, Dong S, Xiong H, Gao R, Luo D, Duan X, Zhu N, Ma Q, Yu A, Chen Z
Initiatorless polymerization of mechanically robust hydrogels reinforced by cellulose of wood skeleton as multifunctional sensors.
Wang L, Wei J, You M, Jin Y, Li D, Xu Z, Yu A, Li J, Chen C
PEDOT:PSS-Facilitated Directionally 3-D Assembled MXene-Based Aerogel for High-Performance Chemoresistive Sensing & Breath Analysis.
Mohseni Taromsari S, Salari M, Shi HH, Habibpour S, Saadatnia Z, Tafreshi OA, Yu A, Park CB, Naguib HE
Synergistic Layered Design of Aerogel Nanocomposite of Graphene Nanoribbon/MXene with Tunable Absorption Dominated Electromagnetic Interference Shielding.
Habibpour S, Rahimi-Darestani Y, Salari M, Zarshenas K, Taromsari SM, Tan Z, Hamidinejad M, Park CB, Yu A
Recent Progress in MOF-Aerogel Fabrication and Applications.
Guo T, Mashhadimoslem H, Choopani L, Salehi MM, Maleki A, Elkamel A, Yu A, Zhang Q, Song J, Jin Y, Rojas OJ
Strategic Synthesis and Modification of MXene Nanomaterials for Zn-ion Supercapacitors
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping
Keywords: 2d materials; mxene; zn-ion supercapacitor; high-entropy; energy storage; supercapacitor
Optimal Selection of Emerging Catalytic Materials for Renewable Energy Conversion using Machine Learning Algorithms
Principal investigators: Ricardez-Sandoval, Luis
Keywords: Process Optimization Computer Aided Materials Design Multiscale Modelling Atomistic Simulations Catalysis CO2 Capture Technologies Process Scheduling Process Design Process Control
Metal organic framework-based composite solid-state electrolyte for lithium metal batteries
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping A
Keywords: batteries; blends; composites; electric vehicles; electrochemical energy storage; functionalization; ionic conductivity; metal organic frameworks; solid state electrolytes; stability
Next Generation Conventional and Micro Supercapacitors based on Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping
Next Generation Conventional and Micro Supercapacitors based on Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping
Chemisorption System for the Development of Nanostructured Catalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications
Principal investigators: Simakov, David
Smart graphene-based composites for high-energy and self-healing lithium-ion batteries
Principal investigators: Chen, Zhongwei
Carbon nanomaterials reinforced polyurethane composite as coating for oil pipelines and flanges
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping
Production, Modification and Scale-up of Graphene Sponge for Supercapacitor Application
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping
Graphene filled epoxy composite as coating for oil pipelines
Principal investigators: Yu, Aiping
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Aiping Yu and Zhongwei Chen: 59 shared papers
- Drew Higgins and Zhongwei Chen: 8 shared papers
- Gillian Ruth Goward and Drew Higgins: 7 shared papers
- Zhongwei Chen and Michael Fowler: 4 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval: 3 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Michael Fowler: 3 shared papers
- Zhongwei Chen and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval: 3 shared papers
- Drew Higgins and Aiping Yu: 2 shared papers
- Ali Elkamel and Aiping Yu: 2 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Ning Zhu: 2 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Zhongchao Tan: 2 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Patricia Nieva: 2 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Christine Moresoli: 2 shared papers
- Aiping Yu and Mahdi Hamidinejad: 2 shared papers
- Zhongwei Chen and Ning Zhu: 2 shared papers
- Zhongwei Chen and Jeff Gostick: 2 shared papers
- Gillian Ruth Goward and Aiping Yu: 1 shared paper
- Gillian Ruth Goward and Zhongwei Chen: 1 shared paper
- Ali Elkamel and Zhongwei Chen: 1 shared paper
- Ali Elkamel and Ning Zhu: 1 shared paper
- Ali Elkamel and Zhongchao Tan: 1 shared paper
- Costas Tzoganakis and Aiping Yu: 1 shared paper
- Aiping Yu and Hadis Zarrin: 1 shared paper
- Aiping Yu and Jeff Gostick: 1 shared paper
- Aiping Yu and Tizazu Mekonnen: 1 shared paper
- Aiping Yu and Amir Khajepour: 1 shared paper
- Aiping Yu and Hamed Shahsavan: 1 shared paper
- Zhongwei Chen and Hadis Zarrin: 1 shared paper
- Zhongwei Chen and Zhongchao Tan: 1 shared paper
- Hadis Zarrin and Jeff Gostick: 1 shared paper
- Zhongchao Tan and Mahdi Hamidinejad: 1 shared paper
- Patricia Nieva and Amir Khajepour: 1 shared paper
- Tizazu Mekonnen and Hamed Shahsavan: 1 shared paper
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering - University of Waterloo
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Zhongwei Chen
Chemical Engineering - University of Waterloo
59 shared papers, latest 2026
Michael Fowler
Chemical Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Luis Ricardez-Sandoval
Chemical Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Mahdi Hamidinejad
Mechanical Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Patricia Nieva
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Christine Moresoli
Chemical Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Zhongchao Tan
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Ning Zhu
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Drew Higgins
Chemical Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2012
Ali Elkamel
Chemical Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Tizazu Mekonnen
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Amir Khajepour
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Hadis Zarrin
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Jeff Gostick
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Hamed Shahsavan
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Gillian Ruth Goward
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Costas Tzoganakis
Chemical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2013
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