Wu Zhou is a Professor in School of Physical Sciences and leads the electron microscopy laboratory at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in Beijing, China. He received his B.S. degree in 2006 from Tsinghua University and his Ph.D. in 2010 from Lehigh University. His research is mainly focused on the development of cutting-edge electron microscopy techniques with high spatial and energy resolution, and the application of electron microscopy to unveil the origin of functionalities in 2D materials, heterogenous catalysts and quantum materials.