Yinong Zhou's Research Group
Department of Physics | Auburn University
Email: yinong.zhou@auburn.edu
Office: Leach Science Center 3138
380 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL 36849
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Research Interests
Our computational condensed matter research group focuses on exploring diverse nanomaterials and quantum materials. We develop and apply density functional theory (DFT) simulations coupled with theoretical models to design and predict novel materials and reveal their novel electronic, topological, magnetic, optical, and phononic properties.
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Dr. Zhou's Bio
Dr. Yinong Zhou is an Assistant Professor at Department of Physics at Auburn University. Before joining AU, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Irvine from 2021 to 2024, advised by Prof. Ruqian Wu. She obtained her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at University of Utah in 2021, advised by Prof. Feng Liu. She obtained her B.S. in Applied Physics at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2016.
Other Interests: Tennis (3.0), Violin, Zelda
Favorite players: Lionel Messi, Carlos Alcaraz
News
| Feb 17, 2026 | Congratulations to Will McCurley on his formal acceptance into the Auburn University physics PhD program! He will continue his research with our group starting this coming fall semester. |
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| Feb 09, 2026 | Will McCurley has received both the Comer Medal for Excellence in Physical Sciences , and the Dean Schneller Award. This is the highest level of undergraduate recognition within the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn. Congratulations Will! |
| Jan 07, 2026 | Please welcome the newest addition to our research group, graduate student Justin Cahaan! Justin received his B.S. in Physics from University of California, Irvine. He is also a recipient of the Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship from Auburn University. |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Our paper has been published by 2D Materials: Dilute Magnetic Impurity-Induced Effective Phonon Magnetic Moment in Fe-doped Monolayer MoS2. |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Our paper has been published by Nature: Phonon modes and electron-phonon coupling at the FeSe/SrTiO3 interface. |
| Aug 08, 2024 | Our paper has been published by JACS: Bonding-Directed Crystallization of Ultra-Long One-Dimensional NbS3 van der Waals Nanowires. |
| Aug 01, 2024 | I have started my new position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Auburn University TODAY! |
| Jul 09, 2024 | Our paper has been accepted by Physical Review B: Higher-dimensional spin selectivity in chiral crystals. |
| May 13, 2024 | Our paper has been published in Nature Materials: Exceptional electronic transport and quantum oscillations in thin bismuth crystals grown inside van der Waals materials. |
| Jan 06, 2024 | Our paper has been published in Nature Communications: Controllable strain-driven topological phase transition and dominant surface-state transport in HfTe5. |