Le Yu

Miss Le Yu

PhD Candidate

Sciences, Engineering and Technology Faculty Office

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


My research focus on fabrication of lightweight and non-lead 2D composite materials for the high-performance radiation shielding application. During her PhD, she had 9 papers as first author, 5 papers as co-author and 1 national patent. After her PhD, she joined as a postdoctoral position in ARC graphene hub in School of CEAM. Her research interests include 2D nanomaterials, polymers, and nanocomposites for radiation shielding applications. In late of 2022-2023, she joined as a postdoctoral researcher for HILT-CRC Project, and her research interests on assessing carbon utilization, and recycling opportunities for the Australian heavy industry sectors from a regional hub perspective. Later, she has joined as senior postdoctoral researcher in the field of renewable (sustainable) energy using low-carbon plasma technology to produce ammonia as energy carrier and fertiliser. Currently, she has moved onto the new project ‘Plant for Space’ within the same group.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide
  • Education

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

She has more than 5-year teaching experience across the field of food engineering and chemical engineering. Currently, she is a lecturer in School of CE, coordinating ‘Food Engineering’ for second-year undergraduates and ‘Food Processing and Safety’ as a core course for postgraduates. She also provides teaching assistance for the courses including ‘Research Project’, ‘Unit Operation’, ‘Materials I’ and ‘Introduction to Process Engineering’. This year (2024), she has been appointed as Deputy Head of Outreach Activity from School of CE.She has more than 5-year teaching experience across the field of food engineering and chemical engineering. Currently, she is a lecturer in School of CE, coordinating ‘Food Engineering’ for second-year undergraduates and ‘Food Processing and Safety’ as a core course for postgraduates. She also provides teaching assistance for the courses including ‘Research Project’, ‘Unit Operation’, ‘Materials I’ and ‘Introduction to Process Engineering’. This year (2024), she has been appointed as Deputy Head of Outreach Activity from School of CE.

  • Position: PhD Candidate
  • Phone: 0426585528
  • Email: l.yu@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering Annex, floor 3
  • Org Unit: Chemistry

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