Miao Yu, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering University of South Carolina Dr. Yu is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computing. His research focuses on the design and fabrication of advanced functional nano-structures for applications in solar energy conversion, energy storage for vehicles, and energy-efficient mixture separations. Dr. Yu earned his B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University in China and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.