Huan-Xiang Zhou, Ph.D., is a Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where his group conducts theoretical, computational, and experimental studies on the structure, dynamics, and function of proteins. He holds an LAS Endowed Chair in the Natural Sciences.

Prior to joining UIC, he held faculty appointments at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Drexel University, and Florida State University, where he was a recipient of the PAI Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Physical Society and has served on many grant review panels and journal editorial boards.

Prof. Zhou received his Ph.D. from Drexel University, did postdoctoral work at the National Institutes of Health, and received his B.S. from Wuhan University.