Le Yu

Dr Le Yu

Lecturer

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Le Yu is a Lecturer in the School of Chemical Engineering at Adelaide University. Her research focuses on sustainability and circularity assessment of emerging technologies, alongside the design and fabrication of lightweight, lead-free two-dimensional (2D) composite materials for high-performance radiation shielding applications. During her PhD, she established a strong research foundation, including several significant first-author papers, contributing many co-authored papers, and one national patent.

Following her doctoral studies, Dr Yu undertook postdoctoral research at the ARC Graphene Hub (School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials) at the University of Adelaide, where she further developed expertise in 2D nanomaterials, polymers, and nanocomposites for advanced shielding technologies. She subsequently joined the HILT-CRC project at the University of Adelaide, expanding her research into sustainability assessment, with a focus on carbon utilisation pathways and recycling opportunities for Australian heavy industry from a regional hub perspective. She later contributed to the Plant for Space (P4S) initiative, leading sustainability and life-cycle assessment studies supporting emerging space-related technologies.

Since 2023, she has served as Lecturer and Course Coordinator for Food Engineering and Food Processing & Safety. Dr Yu continues to advance interdisciplinary research in sustainable materials design and fabrication, life-cycle assessment, and circular engineering solutions.

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia Dr

Year Citation
2026 Zhang, J., Liang, T., Ridwan, J., Chen, T., Hashem, E. M., Guo, M., . . . Ran, J. (2026). Key components for realistic application of plastic photoreforming coupled with H2 evolution. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 80, 20-37.
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2025 Lu, Y., Wang, W., Yu, L., Zhao, Y. -Q., Chen, Y., Guo, Y., . . . Zhou, Y. (2025). Unveiling phosphofructokinase as the key target: an innovative strategy combining pull-down assays with optical imaging for snail-killing mechanism exploration. SCIENCE CHINA-CHEMISTRY, 68(7), 3191-3199.
DOI WoS1
2025 Zhang, B., Liu, Z., Cheng, J., Yu, L., Zhang, Z., Li, J., . . . Feng, P. (2025). In situ synthesis of Fe-Mo alloys via synergistic smelting of copper slag and spent MoSi2 rods: Phase transformation and decomposition mechanism of MoSi2. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T, 39, 1053-1066.
DOI WoS1
2025 Xue, M., Xiao, B., Yu, L., Zhai, G., & Lei, Y. (2025). A theoretical investigation on the excited-state decay and anti-kasha fluorescence of phenanthrene dithiadiazolyl radical. CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 877, 10 pages.
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2025 Chen, K., Zhou, J., Xu, C. C., Fang, Z., Yu, L., Chen, C., & Qiu, X. (2025). Phosphorylation-assisted cell wall engineering enables ultra-strong, highly ion-conductive bio-membranes for high-power salinity gradient energy harvesting. MATERIALS HORIZONS, 12(20), 8481-8493.
DOI WoS2
2025 Escribà-Gelonch, M., Osorio-Tejada, J., Yu, L., Wanten, B., Bogaerts, A., & Hessel, V. (2025). Techno-economic and life-cycle assessment for syngas production using sustainable plasma-assisted methane reforming technologies. Energy & Environmental Science, 18(12), 6043-6062.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10
2025 Keilani, A., Arshad, M. Y., Yu, L., Osorio-Tejada, J. L., Gruber-Woelfler, H., Tran, N. N., & Hessel, V. (2025). Novel Incorporation of Environmental Social Governance Ratings for Premarket and Established Chemical Process Technologies. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 13(22), 8342-8362.
DOI Scopus2 WoS3
2025 Su, Y., Li, X., Zheng, D., Andreasson, J., Wang, H., Yu, L., . . . Fang, Y. (2025). Tuning the photocaged spiropyran photoswitch with a sterically hindered adamantane group: releasing the stable merocyanine. CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 16(48), 23121-23128.
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2024 Yu, L., Keilani, A., Tran, N. N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Goodsite, M., Sandhu, S., . . . Hessel, V. (2024). ESG assessment methodology for emerging technologies: plasma versus conventional technology for ammonia production.. RSC Sustain, 3(3), 1102-1113.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4
2024 Qiao, X., Zhu, Z., Zhang, Y., Yu, L., Zhang, D., Zhang, J., . . . Zeng, W. (2024). Study on the Electric Field Distribution Characteristics of 66 kV Dry-Type Transformer Based on Functional Graded Material (FGM) Treatment. ENERGIES, 17(22), 12 pages.
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2023 Yu, L., Yap, P. L., Santos, A. M. C., Tran, D. N. H., & Losic, D. (2023). Lightweight polyester fabric with elastomeric bismuth titanate composite for high-performing lead-free X-ray shielding. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 205, 110726-1-110726-9.
DOI Scopus17 WoS16
2023 Yu, L., Adamson, P., Lay Yap, P., Tung, T., Makar, S., Turra, M., . . . Losic, D. (2023). From Biowaste to Lab-Bench: Low-Cost Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for RNA Extraction and SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics. Biosensors, 13(2), 196.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC9
2023 Yu, L., Nine, M. J., Tung, T. T., Pereira, A. L. C., Hassan, K., Tran, D., . . . Losic, D. (2023). Revealing enhanced X-Ray radiation shielding of 2D layered materials and their laminar heterostructures. Graphene and 2D Materials, 8(3-4), 151-159.
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2022 Wilkinson, K. L., Ristic, R., Szeto, C., Capone, D. L., Yu, L., & Losic, D. (2022). Novel use of activated carbon fabric to mitigate smoke taint in grapes and wine. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 28(3), 500-507.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2022 Nine, M. J., Yu, L., Pereira, A. L. C., Batmunkh, M., Hassan, K., Santos, A. M. C., . . . Losic, D. (2022). Laminated antimonene as an alternative and efficient shielding strategy against X-ray radiation. Applied Materials Today, 29, 1-8.
DOI Scopus6 WoS8
2022 Yu, L., Yap, P. L., Santos, A., Tran, D., Hassan, K., Ma, J., & Losic, D. (2022). Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride in Molybdenum Disulfide/Epoxy Composites for Significant X-ray Shielding Enhancement. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(9), 12196-12208.
DOI Scopus12 WoS13
2021 Yu, L., Pereira, A. L. C., Tran, D. N. H., Santos, A. M. C., & Losic, D. (2021). Bismuth Oxide Films for X-ray shielding: effects of particle size and structural morphology. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 260, 1-7.
DOI Scopus42 WoS36
2021 Yu, L., Yap, P. L., Tran, N., Santos, A. M. C., & Losic, D. (2021). High-yield preparation of edge-functionalized and water dispersible few-layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) by direct wet chemical exfoliation. Nanotechnology, 32(40), 1-11.
DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC6
2021 Yu, L., Yap, P. L., Santos, A., Tran, D., & Losic, D. (2021). Lightweight bismuth titanate (Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂) nanoparticle-epoxy composite for advanced lead-free X-ray radiation shielding. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4(7), 7471-7478.
DOI Scopus61 WoS49
2021 Rastin, H., Mansouri, N., Tung, T. T., Hassan, K., Mazinani, A., Ramezanpour, M., . . . Losic, D. (2021). Converging 2D nanomaterials and 3D bioprinting technology: state-of-the-art, challenges, and potential outlook in biomedical applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 10(22), e2101439-1-e2101439-50.
DOI Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC10
2021 Hassan, K., Stanley, N., Tung, T. T., Yap, P. L., Rastin, H., Yu, L., & Losic, D. (2021). Extrusion-Printed CNT–Graphene Sensor Array with Embedded MXene/PEDOT:PSS Heater for Enhanced NO₂ Sensing at Low Temperature. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8(24), 2101175-1-2101175-12.
DOI Scopus20 WoS20
2020 Wang, H., Tran, D., Moussa, M., Stanley, N. J., Tung, T. T., Yu, L., . . . Losic, D. (2020). Improved preparation of MoS₂/graphene composites and their inks for supercapacitors applications. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 262, 114700-1-114700-10.
DOI Scopus53 WoS46
2020 Hassan, K., Nine, M. J., Tung, T. T., Stanley, N., Yap, P. L., Rastin, H., . . . Losic, D. (2020). Functional inks and extrusion-based 3D printing of 2D materials: a review of current research and applications. Nanoscale, 12(37), 1-36.
DOI Scopus126 WoS114 Europe PMC32
2018 Yu, L., Tran, D., Forward, P., Lambert, M., & Losic, D. (2018). The hydrothermal processing of iron oxides from bacterial biofilm waste as new nanomaterials for broad applications. RSC Advances, 8(61), 34848-34852.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC4
- Gong, R., Qu, Y., Liu, J., Zhang, X., Zhou, L., Tian, Z., . . . Chen, W. (2025). A two-metalloenzyme cascade constructs the azetidine-containing pharmacophore. NATURE CHEMISTRY, 27 pages.
DOI WoS1
- Sil, M., Goswami, A., Mukherjee, N., Ghosh, A., Dhar, A., Ratnaparkhi, P., . . . Hessel, V. (n.d.). Synergistic Effects of Mcm-48 and Mcm-41 Nanoparticles with Bacillus Coagulans on Vigna Radiata Growth: Earth-Based Innovations Inspired by Space.

Dr Le Yu has more than six years of teaching experience across the fields of food engineering and chemical engineering. She is currently a Lecturer in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Adelaide, where she coordinates Food Engineering for second-year undergraduate students and Food Processing and Safety as a core postgraduate course. Since 2024, she has also served as Course Coordinator for Science Processes and Practice for Haide College, supporting the 2+2/3+2 transnational cohort. Across these roles, she is responsible for curriculum delivery, assessment design, and student engagement to support high-quality learning outcomes.

In addition to her course coordination duties, Dr Yu contributes teaching support to several core chemical engineering courses, including Research Project, Unit Operations, Materials I, and Introduction to Process Engineering. Her teaching practice emphasizes constructive alignment, industry relevance, and inclusive learning approaches.

In 2024, Dr Yu was appointed Deputy Head of Outreach Activity for the School of Chemical Engineering, reflecting her leadership in student engagement and outreach initiatives.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Optimization and scale-up of the pharmaceutical processes for the production of parthenolide Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jonah Lennox
2025 Co-Supervisor Regulation on photocatalyst for Energy-Related Reaction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rida Rafi
2025 Co-Supervisor Photocatalysts for converting carbon dioxide into high-value-added fuel Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jinpeng Zhang
2025 Co-Supervisor Construction of Honeycomb like: ZnIn2S4-g-C3N4 Heterojunction for Superior Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Afzal Ali
2025 Co-Supervisor Development of Analyte sensitive Fluorescent Aerogels for Space Applications. Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Miss Alexandra Nia Thomas
2025 Co-Supervisor Whole Organism Analytics using Free-Living Nematodes - Astropharmacy Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Miss Laura Jasmine Beckett
2025 Co-Supervisor Engineering Process development for filtration and finishing steps in Parthenolide Industrial Production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Anh Duy Nguyen
2025 Co-Supervisor Feasibility study and process engineering insights into parthenolide stability and formulation for development of industrial production informed by physicochemical profiling Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Yaxin Wang
2025 Co-Supervisor Engineering Process development for filtration and finishing steps in Parthenolide Industrial Production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Anh Duy Nguyen
2025 Co-Supervisor Development of Analyte sensitive Fluorescent Aerogels for Space Applications. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Alexandra Nia Thomas
2025 Co-Supervisor Construction of Honeycomb like: ZnIn2S4-g-C3N4 Heterojunction for Superior Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Afzal Ali
2025 Co-Supervisor Regulation on photocatalyst for Energy-Related Reaction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rida Rafi
2025 Co-Supervisor Photocatalysts for converting carbon dioxide into high-value-added fuel Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jinpeng Zhang
2025 Co-Supervisor Whole Organism Analytics using Free-Living Nematodes - Astropharmacy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Laura Jasmine Beckett
2025 Co-Supervisor Feasibility study and process engineering insights into parthenolide stability and formulation for development of industrial production informed by physicochemical profiling Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Yaxin Wang
2025 Co-Supervisor Optimization and scale-up of the pharmaceutical processes for the production of parthenolide Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jonah Lennox

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