Professor Yu obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Associateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute, Doctor of Philosophy and Diploma of Imperial College from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine UK in 1987 and 1991 respectively. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (UK), Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Chartered Engineer in Transportation and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore.
Professor Yu’s research interest is on non-intrusive measurement techniques for fluid flow such as, Laser-Doppler Anemometry, Phase-Doppler Anemometry, Particle Image Velocimetry and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence, and their applications to aerodynamics, propulsion, turbulent mixing flows, biofluid mechanics, environmental fluid mechanics and fundamental plume and jet studies.
Professor is trainer for holistic gas turbine in Rolls Royce Singapore since 2008. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd from 2018-2024. He is also one of the founding members of E-Mobility Pte Ltd, a high tech spin-off company at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
