Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, QNC 5614, 200 University Ave
West, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada; Tel: 1-519-888-4567 ext. 31105; E-mail: yuning.li@uwaterloo.ca
Education
Ph.D. (Materials Science), Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan, 1999
M.Sc. (Polymer Materials), Dalian University of Technology, China, 1988 B.Sc. (Polymer Materials), Dalian University of Technology, China, 1985
Current Academic Position
Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Other Affiliations
2017– | Member, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
2010– | Member, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
2011– | Member, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE), University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
Canada |
2011– | Member, Institute for Polymer Research (IPR), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
2011– | Cross-appointment, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
Previous Positions Held
2017-present Full Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2010–2017 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
2008–2010 | Senior Scientist, Institute of Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore |
2003–2008 | Member of Research Staff, Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC), Mississauga, Canada |
2002–2003 | NSERC Visiting Fellow, ICPET, National Research Council Canada (NRC), Ottawa, Canada |
1999–2001 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Canada |
1993–1997 | Production Engineer, Toyo Textiles Industries, Inc., Kanazawa, Japan |
1990–1993 | Lecturer, Department of Polymer Materials, Dalian University of Technology, China |
1988–1990 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Polymer Materials, Dalian University of Technology, China |
Teaching and Supervising Activities
ChE102: Chemistry for Engineers (undergraduate core course)
ChE241: Materials Science and Engineering (Chemical Engineering undergraduate core course)
ChE330: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Chemical Engineering undergraduate core course) ChE745: Research Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering: Synthetic methods for pi-conjugated polymers (Chemical Engineering graduate reading course)
NE125: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (Nanotechnology undergraduate core course)
NE499: Materials for printed electronics: Special Topics in Nanostructured Materials (Nanotechnology undergraduate elective course)
Memberships and Professional Service
Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2015–)
Association of Professional Engineers Ontario (2015–)
Editorial Board Member, AIMS Environmental Science (2013–)
Editorial Board Member, Scientific Canadian (2013–)
Associate Editor, Materials Focus (2012–)
Advisory Board Member of Organic Photonics and Photovoltaics (2012 –)
Guest Co-Editor for a special issue on “Nano-Engineered Materials for Energy and Environmental
Applications” for the Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanomanufacturing (JNAN) (2011)
Member of Editorial Board, Advances in Nanoparticles (2013–)
American Chemical Society (1999–)
Materials Research Society (2001–)
Chemical Institute of Canada (2000–)
Reviewing >10 research articles per year requested by peer reviewed journals (e.g., Science, JACS, Adv. Mater., Energy Environ. Sci., Chem. Commun., Macromolecules, etc.)
Awards and Certifications
Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Performance Award, University of Waterloo (2016)
Engineering Research Excellence Award, University of Waterloo (2015)
Professional Engineer, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) (2015–)
Inclusion in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2014)
Inclusion in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2013)
Inclusion in the Academic Keys Who’s Who in Engineering Higher Education (WWEHE) (2013)
The NJC (National Junior College) Partners Award for “Commendable services which contributed to the holistic development of the students”, Singapore (2010)
Design for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (2007)
Co-recipient of the 3rd Annual NASA Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Awards for Printed Organic Electronics in the Technologies category (technology breakthroughs that have, or are expected to have, a significant impact in one or more application areas) (2007)
Appreciation Award for “Development of next generation organic semiconductors”, Xerox Corp. (2005)
Co-recipient of the 2nd Runner Up in Materials Category of “The Best and the Brightest New Technology for
2004” for the development of “Plastic integrated circuits, which could be produced at much lower cost than their silicon counterparts” by the Wall Street Journal (2004)
Achievement Award for “Developing printable silver nanoparticles”, Xerox Corp. (2004)
Special Recognition Award for “Advancing the materials technology for printed electronic research”, Xerox
Corp. (2004)
Appreciation Award for “Development of printable conductive nanoparticles”, Xerox Corp. (2003) Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories (VF), NSERC, Canada (2002–2003)
Graduation with Distinction, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan (1999)
The Rotary Yoneyama Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, Japan (1999–2000)
Doctoral Scholarship, The Association of International Education, Japan (1997–1999)
Current Research Interests
Design and molecular engineering of polymer materials and nanomaterials for electronic/electrical electronics
- Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFTs)
- Polymer bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics (OPV)
- Small molecule-based OPV
- Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSC)
- Perovskite solar cells
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
- Chemical/biosensors and photo-detectors
- Organic photodetectors
- Lithium and other batteries
Low temperature-processable conductive inks
- Metal nanoparticle inks for printing highly conductive features on plastic substrates
- Solution processable transparent conductors to replace expensive Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Conductive polymers
- Carbon-based nanomaterials
Design, fabrication and characterization of organic electronics
- OTFTs and their logic circuits for e-paper, displays, sensors, etc.
- Organic solar cells
- Organic photo, chemical and biological sensors
- Lithium and other batteries
Research and scholarly achievements
Table 1 Summary of research and scholarly achievements as of August 11, 2017
Published/accepted refereed journal articles | 135 |
Book chapters | 2 |
Refereed conference proceedings | 12 |
Citations/H-index (Thomas Reuters’ Web of Science) | ~6475/42 |
Citations/H-index (Elsevier’s Scopus) | ~6682/42 |
Citations/H-index (Google Scholar) | ~8874/45 |
Patents filed | 124 |
U.S. patents granted | 74 |