The principal investigator Yue Wu obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry at Harvard University (07/2001-06/2006). Then, he received a Miller Fellowship for postdoctoral work in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley (08/2006-07/2009). Wu joined Purdue University as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in August 2009 and received an early promotion to tenured associate professor in April 2014. He moved to Iowa State University and Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory in June 2014 as Herbert L. Stiles Associate Professor and was promoted to Herbert L. Stiles Professor (full professor) in 2020. His research has been highlighted by National Public Radio (NPR) News, Department of Energy, American Chemical Society’s Chemical and Engineering News, National Science Foundation, etc. Prof. Wu has also received numerous recognitions, including DuPont Young Professor Award in 2010, Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship in 2010, 2011, and 2012, “2014 Emerging Investigators” by Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Materials Chemistry A, "Rising Star" named by U.S. Council of Chemical Research in 2015, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Young Investigator Award from American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2016, and 2017 Midwest Energy News "40 Under 40" Award, Mid Career Research Achievement Award of Iowa State University.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

• American Institute of Chemical Engineering

• American Chemical Society

• Materials Research Society

• Reviewer for Nano Letters, Journal of American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology, IEEE Electronic Device Letters, Chemistry of Materials, ACS Nano, Nanoscale, Nano Research, Chemical Review, Applied Physics Letters, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Small, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, etc.

• Top-five reviewer for Nano Letters in 2005-2006.

• Reviewer for funding agencies including ACS Petroleum Research Fund, National Science Foundation, and AFOSR.

• Reviewer for Qatar National Research Fund.

• Chair for Nanoscience-Characterization and Applicationsin 2008 ACS Spring Meeting at New Orleans.

• Co-Chair and Judge for Nanoscale Science Engineering Forum Poster Session in 2011 AIChE meeting.

• Session chair for “Batteries and Fuel Cells” in American Vacuum Society Conference in November, 2012.

• Organizer and session chair for “Thermal Transport in Electronic Materials” and “Nanomaterials for Thermal-to-Electric Conversion” in 2013 AIChE meeting.

• Co-Chair and Judge for Nanoscale Science Engineering Forum Poster Session in 2013 AIChE meeting.

• Session chair for Symposium "R: Materials Challenges and Integration Strategies for Flexible Energy Devices and Systems" in 2014 MRS Spring meeting.

• Symposium organizer for “Thermoelectric and Thermal Interface Materials” in The Electrochemical Society AiMES 2018 Meeting at Cancun, Mexico, September 30 – October 4, 2018.