NOV Our invited Perspective article on "Nanostructured Conductive Polymers for Electrochemical Devices" becomes the Top 25 most-read Energy & Environmental Science articles from July–September in Q3 2013.
NOV Dr. Yu will co-organize the symposium of ‘Materials Challenges and Integration Strategies for Flexible Energy Devices and Systems’ at Materials Research Society 2014 Spring Meeting in San Francisco.
OCT Dr. Yu gave an invited seminar in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at John Hopkins University. Thanks for the kind invitation!
OCT Dr. Yu will be lead organize the symposium of ‘Two-Dimensional Materials for Energy and Fuel’ at American Chemical Society 247th National Meeting in Dallas, Spring 2014.
OCT Dr. Yu gave an invited seminar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMaryland Baltimore County. Thanks for very kind hosting!
OCT Our paper on “2D graphene-VOPO4 hybrid for ultraflexible energy storage” in Nature Communications was featured in Nanotechweb and highlighted in UT Engineering School Twitter Site and the USTC University website.
OCT Recent work on "Ternary Li-ion Battery Anodes" published in Nano Letters was featured by NanotechWeb.
SEP Dr. Yu gave an invited talk in the American Chemical Society in Indianapolis. He also co-organized the symposium “Advances in Batteries, Capacitors and Other Energy Storage Devices”. Thanks for many distinguished scientists to speak in the symp.
AUG Our invited Perspective article on "Nanostructured Conductive Polymers for Electrochemical Devices" has appeared in Energy & Environmental Science. Soon this paper comes into the list of Top 10 Most Accessed papers in EES and HOT articles in EES. It is also highlighted by EES Journal Blog, Twitter Feed and Facebook Page.
AUG Recent work on "Flexible Planar Supercapacitors" published in Nano Letters becomes Top 5 Most Read Articles in 2013-Q2. Our work on "Ternary Li-ion Battery Anodes" published in June becomes Top 20 Most Read Articles again in August.
JUL Dr. Yu gave an invited seminar in the Electrochemical Society student chapter at UT. He will present an invited talk early August at Young Investigator Conference by Emerging Info and Tech Association at MIT.
JUL Our recent work on "Ternary Anodes for Li-ion Battery" published in Nano Letters in June becomes Top 10 Most Read Articles!
JUL Our recently published Nano Lett. paper on ternary anodes is selected to be featured in Journal website.
JUN Dr. Yu gave an invited talk in ME department at UC Boulder.
JUN Our Nature Comm. work has been featured in a series of media reports: Science Daily; R&D Magzine; Nanotechnology; PhysOrg; Eureka NEWs; TeslaMotor Club; Crazy Engineers; Stanford News; Green Car Congress; Physics News; MyScience News; RedOrbit; Science Seeker; Wards Auto; Materials Gate; TG Daily.
MAY Dr. Yu has received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award. Thanks for great support from the ORAU!
MAY Dr. Yu gave an invited talk at the Donald Harrington Symposium on Next-Generation Materials for Energy Generation, Storage, and Transport at UT Austin.
MAY Our recent review article on 'Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors' published in Nano Energy in March becomes Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles!
APR Our recent work on "Flexible Planar Supercapacitors" published in Nano Letters in April becomes Top 10 Most Read Articles!
APR Congratulations to Paulo and Costa, who will be attending Stanford and UCLA for graduate studies!
APR Dr. Yu gave several invited talks at 2013 ACS Spring Meeting and MRS Spring Meeting, and chaired two sessions in MRS symposium of 'Materials for Vehicular and Grid Energy Storage'.
MAR Dr. Yu gave an invited talk at 2013 TMS Annual Meeting in San Antonio.
MAR Our group reached out to the Austin public in the Explore UT event, arising the public awareness of 'nanotechnology for energy challenges' to students, parents and teachers.
FEB Dr. Yu was invited to give a seminar in the Workshop of New Materials for Nanotech and Green Energy at EITC-Young Investigator Conference at MIT in the summer.
FEB Borui just won First Place in Engineering for 'Texas Energy Research Challenge' at 2013 UT Energy Forum among over hundred applicants from UT and other leading universities such as Rice, Stanford.. Congratulations!
FEB Dr. Yu was invited to co-organize the ACS Fall symposium " Advances in Batteries, Capacitors and other Energy Storage Devices". Thanks to many distinguished speakers for coming to support this symposium!
JAN Welcome our newest group member on board, Aimon Allouache, a junior from ME at UT!
JAN Dr. Yu has been invited to chair two sessions for the coming 2013 Spring MRS meeting. Thanks for kind invitations from symposium chairs!
JAN Borui's first battery work has been chosen by UT Energy Forum to advance to final "Texas Energy Research Competition".
JAN Dr. Yu will give several invited talks in 2013 TMS Annual Meeting, MRS Spring Meeting, and ACS Spring Meeting this semester. Thanks for warm invitations from the symposium chairs.
JAN Dr. Yu will give an invited talk at the "Energy, Materials, Nanotechnology" meeting in Houston, TX.