Shan Zhou
Assistant Professor
Nanoscience and Biomedical EngineeringEducation
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Brief Bio
2022-present, Assistant Professor in Nanoscience and Biomedical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. 2018-2022, Postdoc in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 2018, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology 2014, B.S. in Chemistry, School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China.
Research Expertise
Dr. Shan Zhou is developing a Materials-Interfaces Imaging and Design Laboratory (MIDL) to explore the multidisciplinary research bridging nanoscience, biomedical engineering, analytical chemistry, and materials science, with a primary focus on the development of an in situ characterization platform with sub-nanometer resolution and high temporal resolution for the direct imaging of both native and engineered materials interfaces involved in energy applications and biological processes.
Research specialties: nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, 2D materials, plasmonic metamaterials, regioselective surface chemistry control, and advanced in situ characterization techniques including electron microscopy and electrochemical-3D-atomic force microscopy.
Dr. Zhou is actively seeking undergraduate and graduate research assistants to tackle the emerging challenges in energy conversion and biomedicines.
Teaching
As a researcher with training in a broad spectrum of chemistry and engineering disciplines, Dr. Zhou aims to create an inclusive and inspirational teaching environment that inspires the young and fresh minds to develop an ability to pursue the knowledge while making their own discoveries.