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Matthew Yankowitz is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Washington. His research focuses on quantum transport in van der Waals heterostructures, high-pressure measurements, and scanning probe microscopy. He holds the WRF Innovation Associate Professorship in Clean Energy.
Education: Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Arizona (2015), B.A. in Physics from Stanford University (2011).
Research Interests: Investigating novel electronic states in quantum materials, particularly atomically-thin van der Waals materials and heterostructures. Key areas include topology, correlations, magnetism, and symmetry in these systems. Uses electrical transport measurements and scanning probe microscopy at cryogenic temperatures and high magnetic fields.
Awards: ARO ECP Award (2024), NSF CAREER Award (2021), IUPAP Young Scientist Prize (2022), ARO YIP Award (2020). His work has led to high-impact publications in Nature, Nature Physics, and PRX.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Yankowitz Lab, an experimental condensed matter physics group at UW. Current research themes include twisted MoTe₂ systems, rhombohedral pentalayer graphene, and strain-engineered van der Waals heterostructures.
