Hao Yu is an Associate Professor of Physics in School of Science. He received a B.S. in geology from Nanjing University in 2001, and a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from Nanjing University in 2007. After two and a half years of research in Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, he joined XJTLU in 2010 and has been here ever since. His research area is condensed matter physics, with a specialization in spintronics. He has been Principal Investigator of ten research grants from NSFC, NSF of Jiangsu, Suzhou Science and Technology Program, and RDF, RSF, KSF of XJTLU. He has taught a variety of undergraduate courses such as Physics, Calculus and Engineering Fluid Mechanics. He is also a keen practitioner of research-led teaching and has delivered about 50 lectures in external training sessions of ILEAD. He has given many popular science lectures to audience from kids to college students.

Quantum Materials, Spintronics, Topological Mateirlas, Quantum Computing

• Associate Dean of Research, Mathematics and Physics, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), 08/2021-08/2022.
• Associate Professor, Department ofPhysics, XJTLU, 09/2016- Now.
• Lecturer, Mathematics and Physics Centre, XJTLU, 02/2010-08/
• Assistant Professor, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 06/2007-01/2010.

• 2012-now,Trainer, Principal Trainer (2020-now), Research-led Learning and Teaching, ILEAD, Academy of Future Education 
• 2021-now, Internal Moderator, Mathematical Models of Solids and Fluids, (MTH308).
• 2019-now, Module leader, Fluid Mechanics and Vector Fields for Engineering (MTH227).
• 2019-now, Internal Moderator, Quantum Mechanics(PHY301).
• 2018-now, Co-teacher, Physics(PHY002).
• 2015-2018, Co-teacher, Calculus (MTH013).
• 2014-now, Final Year Project(MTH301).
• 2014-2015, Module Leader,Physics I: Newtonian Mechanics (PHY004).
• 2012-2018, 2024-2026, Module Leader, Physics (PHY002).
• 2010-2011, Module Leader, Physics (PHY00115)

• Third Prize in the Micro-lecture Teaching Competition for High Education in Jiangsu Province (2025)
• Grand Prize in the Jiangsu Province Linghang Cup Teacher Information Literacy Competition (2024)
• National Innovative Teaching Resource (2024)
• Annual XJTLU Learning and Teaching Awards for the Outstanding Teacher (the sole winner of the

year) (2020).

• Outstanding Educator of Suzhou (2020)
• Outstanding Educator of Suzhou Industrial Park (2020)