Jihang YU

Yu Jihang received her bachelor’s degree with first class honours from National University of Singapore, department of Material Science and Engineering. She continued with her Ph.D. in the same department and graduated. Her research interest is high perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropic (PMA) material for spintronic devices. Her work is the first to realize SOT switching in a single-layer, metallic PMA material. 

Before joining NUS as a lecturer, she served as a principal process integration (PI) engineer in Technology and Development (TD) department of GlobalFoundries Singapore. She worked on the back end of line (BEOL) process integration for STTMRAM development and production. 

Her teaching philosophy centers on nurturing independent, next-generation engineers who think critically, adapt confidently, and continue learning beyond the classroom. Over the past few years. she has taught a wide range of  courses in Materials Science and Engineering, spanning undergraduate and PhD levels, and covering both core and elective modules.   

She also serves as a Residential Fellow at Prince George’s Park Residences, where she mentors student leaders, promotes residents’ well-being, and supports students seeking guidance. In addition, she serves as Assistant Dean of Student Life in the College of Design and Engineering, contributing to student development and welfare at both the college and university levels.

Teaching Award: 

•  College Teaching Excellence Award (AY 2024/2025)

Selected Education Publications and Conferences:  

Yu, J. (2026). SoftMark: Bridging pen-and-paper exams with scalable, cloud-based marking and feedback. In INTED2026 Proceedings (Article 1902). IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2026.1902 

Lieu, Z. Z., Narayan, A., E, M. K. L., Tan, V. S. L., Brennan, L. F., Yu, J., & Chong, Y. Y. (2025). Examining faculty perception of challenges in educational video production for blended learning. EDULEARN25 Proceedings, 1848–1856. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2025.0546  

Yu, J. (2025). Innovative in-class and out-class activities for knowledge organization in semiconductor materials education [Conference presentation]. Asian Materials and Design Education Symposium, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 

Selected Publications:

1. J. Yu, L. Liu, R. G-.Hernandez, C. Li, J. Deng, W. Lin, C. Zhou, J. Zhou, T. Zhou, H. Y. Yoong, Q. Qin, H. Wang, X. Han, J. Železný, B. Dupe, J. Sinova and J. S. Chen, Electrical switching of perpendicular magnetization in a single ferromagnetic layer. Physical Review B, 2020. 101 (22), 220402
2. J. Yu, L. Liu, J. Deng, C. Zhou, H. Liu, F. Poh and J. S. Chen, Topological Hall Effect in Ferrimagnetic CoTb Single Layer. Journal of Magntism and Magnetic Materials, 2019. 487: p. 165316
3. J. Yu, R. G-.Hernandez, L. Liu, J. Deng, H. Y. Yoong, H. Wang, W. Lin, H. Liu, F. Poh, J. Sinova and J. S. Chen, Thickness Dependence of Anomalous Hall Conductivity in L10-FePt Thin Film. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics,2019. 52 (43), 43LT02
4. S. Chen, J. Yu, X. Zhang, Q. Xie,W. Lin, L. Liu, J. Zhou, X. Shu, R. Guo, Z. Zhang, J. S. Chen, Free field switching of a perpendicular ferromagnetic thin film by spin current gradient. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019. 11 (33), 30446-30452 

Teaching: 

1. MLE2105 Electronic properties of materials.  
2. EG2401A Engineering professionalism.  
3. MLE3101 Materials Characterization Laboratory.  
4. MLE4207 Microfabrication Process and Technology. 
5. MLE4102A Design project. 
6. MLE6103 Structures of Materials. 
7. MLE5213 Magnetic Materials. 
8. MLE5229 Advanced Materials for Microelectronics.