- Adjunct Faculty
Biography
Dr. Yu is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Washington. He is also a guest editor for the Journal of Fermentation entitled Energy Converter-Anaerobic Digestion, a faculty senator for the Non-Tenure Track Faculty, an Anti-Hazing Advisory Committee member, and a review committee member for undergraduate research scholarship applications at WSU. Yu’s research involves the development of biorefinery-based industrial symbiosis and the circular economy. He employs multi-scale mathematical modeling techniques, including but not limited to molecular simulation, computational fluid dynamics, bioprocess control, simulation, optimization, integration, techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, and machine learning. Specifically, Yu is working on the development, optimization, integration, and scale-up of an advanced anaerobic digestion-based biorefinery with hydrothermal pretreatment designed to convert animal manure, food waste, biosolids, and other organic waste into renewable natural gas, organic fertilizer, clean water, and other high-value bioproducts. Yu’s research has been supported by the DOE and the USDA. He has published more than 60 papers in high-quality peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Applied Energy, Bioresource Technology, Chemical Engineering Science, and AIChE Journal. He holds five patents.