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Matthew Yankowitz

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Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering

Associate Professor
Physics

  • myank@uw.edu
  • (206) 543-1685
  • PAB B435
  • Faculty Website
  • WRF Innovation Associate Professor in Clean Energy

Biography

Matthew Yankowitz is an Associate Professor of Physics and Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Prior to joining UW, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University and received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Arizona.

He is the recipient of an ARO Young Investigator Award (2020), an NSF CAREER Award (2021), the Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize from Oxford Instruments (2021), the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Low Temperature Physics (2022), and the ARO Early Career Program Award (2024).

Education

  • PhD, Physics, University of Arizona, 2015
  • BS, Physics, Stanford University, 2011

Research Statement

Yankowitz's research in experimental condensed matter physics and quantum materials science focuses on the investigation and control of strong correlations, magnetism, superconductivity, and topology in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures, probed using a combination of electrical transport and scanning tunneling microscopy.

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Yankowitz receives $1M for superconductivity research

The five-year award will allow Yankowitz to further develop his techniques applying pressure and strain to graphene flat bands.

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CEI announces Collaborative Seed Grants

MSE researchers hope to develop ultra-efficient energy production and storage with advancements in quantum computing.

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Researchers put a new twist on graphite

A team led by MSE's Matthew Yankowitz reports that it is possible to imbue graphite — the bulk, 3D material found in No. 2 pencils — with physical properties similar to graphite’s 2D counterpart, graphene.

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Matthew Yankowitz wins NSF CAREER Award

Matthew Yankowitz, an assistant professor in the departments of Physics and MSE, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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