YANG'S GROUP
in NUS, Singapore
Prof. Yang Hyunsoo
Professional Experience
7/2019 - present
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of National University of Singapore.
7/2019 - 3/2021
Globalfoundries Chaired Professor.
4/2015 - 6/2019
Globalfoundries Chaired Associate Professorship.
1/2014 - 7/2019
Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of National University of Singapore.
8/2007 - 12/2013
Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of National University of Singapore.
4/2007 - 7/2007
Postdoctoral Scholar in the University of California, Riverside (Robert Haddon's group).
3/2004 - 3/2007
Scientist in the IBM-Stanford Spintronic Science and Applications Center (Stuart Parkin's group at the IBM Almaden Research Center).
1/2002 - 3/2004
Research Assistant (James Harris's group) working on long-wavelength photonic devices based on GaAs.
2/2004
Consultant, LG electronics, San Jose, California.
7/2002 - 4/2003
Consultant, Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Sunnyvale, California. Design, growth and processing of in-line photo-detectors.
3/1998 - 9/2001
Staff Engineer, C&S Technology Inc., Seoul, Korea. MPEG4 chip design, development of video phone board and system.
Educational Qualifications
4/2006
Ph.D., Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California
Thesis title: Tunneling spectroscopy in junctions with magnetic and superconducting electrodes.
Thesis advisors: Dr. Stuart Parkin, Prof. James Harris
4/2003
M.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California
2/1998
B.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
Honors and Prizes
1/2025
IEEE Fellow
11/2020
Minister of Science ICT award.
11/2019
National Research Foundation Investigatorship.
9/2018
IEEE Distinguished Lecturership of the Magnetics Society for 2019.
8/2014
National Research Foundation Competitive Research Programme.
3/2006
American Physical Society (GMAG) Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2006.
11/2005
Fellowship in the conference on magnetism and magnetic materials.
9/2005
IBM Almaden-Stanford Studentship, IBM Almaden research center, California.
9/2001
Patent Award, C&S Technology Inc., Seoul, Korea.
9/2000
Study abroad scholarship from 'Ministry of Information and Communication'.
2/1998
Graduated with honors, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
9/1995
Five-semester full-Scholarship for distinguished undergraduate students from Bonsin Scholarship Foundation, Seoul, Korea.
3/1995
Tuition scholarship, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
2/1994
Yu-Dang Prize; Graduated from high school with rank number one, Seosuk high school, Kwangju, Korea.