Yu, Aiping

Dr. Aiping Yu is an internationally renowned scholar, innovator, and entrepreneur in the fields of nanomaterials and renewable energy. She has ten patents, over 200 papers, and a seminal textbook in these areas, has commercialized her graphene production and lithium-ion battery innovations through four Canadian start-up companies, and is the Founding Editor of Carbon Energy. Prestigious awards include the NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowship, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry, and the WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women award. She is a University Research Chair and elected member of the RSC College.