People

Graduate Researchers

Matt Webb

webbmj@umich.edu

Matt earned a B.A. & an M.Sci. in Natural Sciences specializing in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 2020. For his master’s degree, Matt spent a year working on the growth and characterization of oxide materials for RRAM devices. Joining UM in 2020, Matt’s research will focus on the growth and characterization of high entropy oxides, as well as simulation of these materials using DFT calculations. He is co-advised by Prof. Emmanouil Kioupakis, MSE. Outside of the lab, Matt enjoys going for long walks, playing guitar, Disney movies and looking at pictures of dogs on the internet.

Tony Chiang

chiangt@umich.edu

Tony earned a B.S. degree in Physics at National Sun Yat-Sen University in Taiwan. He joined UM in 2019. His research focuses on materials growth and characterization for next generation magnetic devices. Tony enjoys skateboarding, photography, watching movies and dramas in his free time.

Pat Kezer

pkezer@umich.edu

Pat Kezer graduated from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) in June 2017 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. While at Cal Poly, Pat gained work experience at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a Summer intern. After graduating, he worked as a product engineer at Micron Technologies for one and a half years before resuming his education. Currently, his research is primarily focused on the Spin Hall Effect and Spin Transport. In his free time Pat enjoys rock climbing, reading, watching movies, learning, and most of all, cooking.

Joshua Lee

joshleea@umich.edu

Joshua earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan in 2019. After graduating, he worked as an intern in National Chiao Tung  University in Taiwan studying single layer TMDs synthesis for half a year. He then worked as a research assistant in National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center in Taiwan for another half a year. Joining UM in 2021, Joshua’s research interest lies in synthesizing and characterizing metal oxide thin films. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, camping and surfing.

Tzu-Yu Ou

tzuyuo@umich.edu

Tzu-Yu earned a B.S. degree in Resources Engineer at National Cheng Kung University(NCKU) in Taiwan. After graduation, she conducted one-year research in NCKU for  metal ions detection by AuNPs. She joined UM in 2021. Her research focuses the domain structure and magnetoelectric switching. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, reading novels, doing arts, and watching movies in her free time.

Avery-Ryan Ansbro

aansbro@umich.edu

Avery earned her B.S. degree in Nanoscale Science as well as a minor in Mathematics from SUNY Polytechnic Institute, NY, in 2021.  She has background in microscopy based materials and biological characterization, hydrothermal, and ion beam synthesis.  Arriving to UM in 2021, her research will focus on the growth and characterization of high entropy oxides.  Outside of academia, Avery tends to enjoy hiking, creating art, and hording plants.