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Biography

Dr. Hung-Yu Yang received his B.S. in Physics from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and his Ph.D. in Physics from Boston College. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, before joining Mines. His research focuses on engineering two-dimensional (2D) superconducting quantum devices for next-generation computing systems. His lab designs and fabricates 2D interfaces by coupling topological, magnetic, and superconducting materials at the atomic scale. His work drives the development of new quantum technologies, including efficient cryogenic electronics, quantum sensing, and robust quantum computing hardware.

He has authored over 25 research papers in leading peer-reviewed journals, and served as a reviewer for international journals and government funding agencies. He is an active member of American Physical Society (APS), working as a Career Mentoring Fellow, session chair, and invited speaker for APS conferences.

Education

• B.S. in Physics, Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, 2014
• Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, Boston College, 2021

Research

• Quantum materials
• 2D superconducting devices
• Cryogenic electronics
• Quantum computing platforms

Publications

1. H.-Y. Yang*, J. J. Cuozzo, A. J. Bokka, G. Qiu, C. Eckberg, Y. Lyu, S. Huyan, C.-W. Wu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, and K. L. Wang*, “Field-Resilient Supercurrent Diode in a Multiferroic Josephson Junction”, Nat. Commun. 16, 9287 (2025) (*Corresponding author)

2. G. Qiu†, H.-Y. Yang†, L. Hu, H. Zhang, CY. Chen, Y. Lyu, C. Eckberg, P. Deng, S. Krylyuk, A. V. Davydov, R. Zhang, and K. L. Wang, “Emergent ferromagnetism with superconductivity in Fe(Te,Se) van der Waals Josephson junctions”, Nat. Commun. 14, 6691 (2023) (†Co-first author)

3. G. Qiu, H.-Y. Yang, S. K. Chong, Y. Cheng, L. Tai, K. L. Wang, “Manipulating Topological Phases in Magnetic Topological Insulators”, Nanomaterials 13(19), 2655 (2023) (Invited review article)

4. H.-Y. Yang*, J. Gaudet, R. Verma, S. Baidya, F. Bahrami, X. Yao, C.-Y. Huang, L. DeBeer-Schmitt, A. A. Aczel, G. Xu, H. Lin, A. Bansil, B. Singh, and F. Tafti, “Stripe Helical Magnetism and Two Regimes of Anomalous Hell Effect in NdAlGe”, Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 034202 (2023) (*Corresponding author)

5. H.-Y. Yang*, X. Yao, V. Plisson, S. Mozaffari, J. P. Scheifers, A. F. Savvidou, E. S. Choi, G. T. McCandless, M. F. Padlewski, C. Putzke, P. J. W. Moll, J. Y. Chan, L. Balicas, K. S. Burch, F. Tafti*, “Evidence of a Coupled Electron-Phonon Liquid in NbGe2“, Nat. Commun. 12, 5292 (2021) (*Corresponding author)

6. J. Gaudet, H.-Y. Yang, S. Baidya, B. Lu, G. Xu, Y. Zhao, J. A. Rodriguez, C. Hoffmann, D. Graf, D. Torchinsky, P. Nikolić, D. Vanderbilt, F. Tafti, C. Broholm, “Weyl-mediated helical magnetism in NdAlSi”, Nat. Mater. 20, 1650–1656 (2021)

7. H.-Y. Yang, B. Singh, J. Gaudet, B. Lu, C.-Y. Huang, W.-C. Chiu, S.-M. Huang, B. Wang, F. Bahrami, B. Xu, J. Franklin, I. Sochnikov, D. Graf, G. Xu, Y. Zhao, C. Hoffman, H. Lin, D. Torchinsky, C. Broholm, A. Bansil, and F. Tafti, “Noncollinear ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal with anisotropic anomalous Hall effect”, Phys. Rev. B 103, 115134 (2021) (Editors' Suggestion)

8. H.-Y. Yang, B. Singh, B. Lu, C.-Y. Huang, F. Bahrami, W.-C. Chiu, D. Graf, S.-M. Huang, B. Wang, H. Lin, D. Torchinsky, A. Bansil, and F. Tafti, “Transition from intrinsic to extrinsic anomalous Hall effect in the ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal PrAlGe1−xSix”, APL Materials 8, 011111 (2020) (Invited paper in Special Topic on Topological Semimetals—New Directions)

9. H.-Y. Yang, J. Gaudet, A. A. Aczel, D. E. Graf, P. Blaha, B. D. Gaulin, and F. Tafti, “Interplay of Magnetism and Transport in HoBi”, Phys. Rev. B 98, 045136 (2018)

10. H.-Y. Yang, T. Nummy, H. Li, S. Jaszewski, M. Abramchuk, D. S. Dessau, and F. Tafti, “Extreme Magnetoresistance in the Topologically Trivial Lanthanum Monopnictide LaAs”, Phys. Rev. B 96, 235128 (2017)

11. H.-Y. Yang, C. Huang, H. Ochoa, and M. A. Cazalilla, “Extrinsic Spin Hall Effect from Anisotropic Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling in Graphene”, Phys. Rev. B 93, 085418 (2016) (Editors' suggestion) Please see Dr. Yang’s lab website or his Google Scholar profile for a complete list of his publications.

Additional Information

Please see Dr. Yang’s lab website or his Google Scholar profile for a complete list of his publications.