Magnetic Resonance Physicist @ Francis Bitter Laboratory
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zip code: 02139
About
Yujie gained a B.Eng. in Material Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University, China. She then started her Ph.D. in the millimetre wave & EPR group at the University of St Andrews in 2019. Her Ph.D. project aims to adapt an existing high-power high-field pulsed EPR spectrometer for large-volume advanced DNP/ENDOR measurements. Since starting her Ph.D., Yujie has worked on various magnetic resonance and microwave design tasks, including sensitivity enhancement of W-band EPR, rapid scan, zero-deadtime EPR, and development of a 94 GHz DNP and ENDOR spectrometer, and demonstrated a series of state-of-the-art EPR/DNP performance.
Yujie then joined Prof. Robert Griffin’s group at Francis Bitter Laboratory at MIT, aiming to push pulsed EPR/DNP to higher fields and apply these exciting techniques to a broad range of material and biological molecules.
Education
B.Eng. Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Master Yujie has no master. Yujie is a free elf.
Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Skills
Magnetic Resonance including EPR, DNP and NMR
RF & Microwave Design
CAD Mechanical Design
Python, LabWindow/CVI, LabView, Matlab Programming
Undergraduate teaching – Computational physics (Python based)
Updates
Bruker Thesis Prize & the 2025 RSC ESR Meeting in London
Feeling very thankful for receiving the Bruker Thesis Prize at this year’s ESR meeting in London. It really meant a lot to share a part of my PhD work in such a thoughtful and supportive community. During my PhD at the University of St Andrews (2019.09–2024.01), I focused on methodology development of high-sensitivity pulsed EPR and…
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NMR magnet shimming and current driver design
In this side project, the primary goal was not to develop a practical compensation system but to explore the mathematical methods, electronic and digital technologies required for future customized systems in our measurement installations. Along this path, we have made significant progress: ➢Proposed a shimming coil architecture using a planar spiral coil system. ➢Tested Python…
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New publication with SpringerNature in CommsChem as cover art: Large cross-effect DNP with kilowatt inverting chirped pulses at 94 GHz
I am excited to announce the culmination of a significant portion of my PhD journey—my latest work has been published in Communications Chemistry, now accessible here. The technique of Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP) stands as a beacon for enhancing NMR signals, often achieved through continuous-wave irradiation of samples. This paper represents a groundbreaking endeavor, marking…
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