Rate My Professor Aibing Yu

Professor Aibing Yu is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University, specialising in process metallurgy. He earned a BEng in 1982 and MEng in 1985 from Northeastern University in China, a PhD in 1990 from the University of Wollongong, and a DSc in 2007 from the University of New South Wales. His career began with a postdoctoral fellowship at CSIRO Division of Mineral and Process Engineering from 1990 to 1992, followed by positions at the University of New South Wales from 1992 to 2014, advancing from Lecturer to Scientia Professor. In 2014, he joined Monash University as Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow and Pro Vice-Chancellor and President of the Monash-Southeast University Joint Research Institute in Suzhou, China, later evolving into Monash Suzhou. In 2021, he was appointed Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, and in June 2024, Pro Vice-Chancellor (China Strategy) and Foundation President (Monash Suzhou). He has held key directorships, including the ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology since 2016, ARC Research Hub for Smart Process Design and Control, and BHP-Baowu-Monash Knowledge Centre for Low Carbon Metallurgy.

Professor Yu's research focuses on particle science and technology, multiphase flow, process metallurgy, and mineral processing, with over 1,200 publications, supervision of more than 140 PhD students, and attraction of over $100 million in research funding, including more than 60 ARC grants. Notable contributions include advancements in computational modelling of particulate systems, such as CFD-DEM simulations of multiphase flows in cyclones and fluidized beds. His influence is evident in his leadership of major research hubs and centres bridging Australia and China. He has received prestigious awards, including election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2011 and Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2004, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2017, ARC Federation Fellowship (2008-2013), AAS Ian Wark Medal and Lecture in 2010, and Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems in 2019. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Handbook of Powder Science and Engineering.