Dr Derek Ho is a Lecturer at NUS College. He is currently teaching Computational Problem Solving, one of the pillar courses in the core curriculum.

Dr Ho received his BSc (Hons) and his PhD in Physics (theoretical) from the National University of Singapore. His research during graduate school was on topological effects in quantum-chaotic systems. For his postdoctoral research, Dr Ho focused on theoretically understanding electronic transport in two-dimensional graphene. Currently, he is continuing his work in two-dimensional materials and also looking into new avenues of inquiry, namely the quantum measurement problem and complex systems.

Over his 3 years at Yale-NUS, Dr Ho taught specialist courses aimed at physics majors on introductory quantum mechanics and solid state physics. He also created and taught a brand new non-technical course "Emergence in Physical Systems" targeted at a lay audience. Finally, he taught a course on scientific thinking (Scientific Inquiry 2) that was part of the common curriculum in the college.