You Zhou

Assistant Professor · A. James Clark School of Engineering · University of Maryland

Quick answer: You Zhou is Assistant Professor at University of Maryland. You Zhou shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.

⭐ The You Zhou Research Group is hiring! Researchers with an interest and experience in correlated electronic systems, low-dimensional materials, nanophotonics and surface science are strongly encouraged to apply. If interested, please send your CV and a brief description of research interest to youzhou@umd.edu.

Research interests

Materials synthesis 2D materials and heterostructures Transition metal oxides Electronic and optical materials and devices

Selected publications (since 2023)

Probing quantum anomalous Hall states in twisted bilayer WSe2 via attractive polaron spectroscopy. B. Gao, M. Ghafariasl, M. J. Mehrabad, T.-S. Huang, L. Zhang, D. Session, P. Upadhyay, R. Ma, G. Alshalan, D. G. Suárez-Forero, S. Sarkar, S. Park, J. Houk, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, M. Xie, Y. Zhou, M. Hafezi. Physical Review X, in press (2025). Giant enhancement of exciton diffusion near an electronic Mott insulator. P. Upadhyay, D. G. Suárez-Forero, T.-S. Huang, M.J. Mehrabad, B. Gao, S. Sarkar, D. Session, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, Y. Zhou, M. Knap, M. Hafezi. Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.ads5266 (2026). Quantum confining excitons with electrostatic moiré superlattices. L. Gu, L. Zhang, S. Felsenfeld, B. Gao, R. Ma, S. Park, H. Jang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, Y. Zhou. Physical Review

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Frequently asked questions

Is You Zhou hiring PhD students at University of Maryland?

Yes. As of 2026-09-11, You Zhou's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: The You Zhou Research Group is hiring! Researchers with an interest and experience in correlated electronic systems, low-dimensional materials, nanophotonics and surface science are strongly encourage.

What does You Zhou research?

Materials synthesis 2D materials and heterostructures Transition metal oxides Electronic and optical materials and devices

Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.

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