PROF. Weilai Yu

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Bio: Dr. Weilai Yu obtained his Ph.D degree in Chemistry at Caltech (2021) working with Prof. Nathan S. Lewis and Prof. Harry B. Gray, studying the stability of semiconductor photoelectrodes for solar fuels. From 2021 to 2024, he is a postdoctoral scholar of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University working with Prof. Zhenan Bao and Prof. Yi Cui, investigating the reactivity of liquid electrolytes in Li-metal batteries. Dr. Yu obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry at Wuhan University. His current research focuses on systematically unveiling how the molecular interactions within nanoscale material interfaces dictate the macroscale performance of chemical and energy conversion. 


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