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Matthew Yankowitz is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Physics and Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Prior to joining UW, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University after receiving his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Arizona. Yankowitz has received several prestigious awards, including the ARO Young Investigator Award in 2020, the NSF CAREER Award in 2021, the Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize from Oxford Instruments in 2021, the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Low Temperature Physics in 2022, and the ARO Early Career Program Award in 2024. His research focuses on experimental condensed matter physics and quantum materials science, particularly on the investigation and control of strong correlations, magnetism, superconductivity, and topology in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures, using a combination of electrical transport and scanning tunneling microscopy. His work has significantly contributed to the understanding of electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.
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