People

Post Graduate Researchers

Sujan Shrestha

sujanshr@umich.edu

Sujan earned his B.S. and M.S. in physics from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and completed his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Kentucky in December 2023. His graduate and initial postdoctoral research with Professor Ambrose Seo focused on the magnetic properties of large spin-orbit coupled 5d transition metal oxide thin films. Sujan began his second postdoctoral research at UM as a sponsored Imec affiliate. At UM, his research concentrates on thin film magnetoelectric composites for logic and memory devices. In his free time, Sujan enjoys watching movies, listening to music, and travelling.

Shashi Pandey

shashipa@umich.edu

Shashi earned both his B.S. and M.S. in physics from Tribhuvan University in Nepal and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Jian Liu. His Ph.D. research focused on studying the effects of external perturbations, such as strain, in spin-orbit coupled antiferromagnetic materials using transport measurements, X-ray scattering, and free energy modeling. At Prof. John Heron’s group at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Shashi studies the synthesis of ferroelectric films, conducts dielectric measurements on fabricated test structures, and calculates the superparaelectric state. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer, cricket, board games, hiking, and listening to music.

Graduate Researchers

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.

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 hoarding plants.

Ruth Loh (Oliver)

rkloh@umich.edu

Ruth earned her B.S.E. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Arizona State University. During her master’s degree, she fabricated magnetic tunnel junctions with two-dimensional materials. Joining the University of Michigan in 2022, Ruth’s research interest lies in the application of novel materials within device heterostructures. When not working, Ruth enjoys spending time with her husband and friends, running, hiking, and baking.