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Principal Investigator
Dr. Zafer Mutlu
Zafer Mutlu is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona, where he leads the Advanced Nanoelectronics & Nanostructures Laboratory (ANNLab). His group works on atomically precise graphene nanoribbon transistors and sensors and on surface acoustic wave devices for wireless communication. Before joining the University of Arizona in 2022, he developed nanoscale devices at UC Riverside and at UC Berkeley, where he was a postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Jeffrey Bokor.
Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Joint Assistant Professor (by courtesy), School of Electrical, Computing, and Software Engineering
Joint Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Physics
Honors
Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering
Peterson Family Outstanding Early Career Faculty, College of Engineering
Affiliations
Fellow, Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing
Senior Personnel, NSF New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS) Science and Technology Center
Faculty Member, Arizona Astrobiology Center
Contact
Email: zmutlu@arizona.edu
Office Phone: 520.626.5164
Office: Mines & Metallurgy Building, Mines 147
Mail: 1235 E. James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721
Profiles
Full profile of Zafer Mutlu
Zafer Mutlu on Google Scholar
Zafer Mutlu on UA Profiles
Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Kentaro Yumigeta
Materials Science and Engineering
Incoming Research Scientist, University of Arizona
Sursum Fellow, University of Arizona
Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award, University of Arizona
Postdoctoral Affairs Travel Award, University of Arizona
Email: kyumiget@arizona.edu
Dr. Ali Taha Habiboglu
Materials Science and Engineering
Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona
Email: alitahahabiboglu@arizona.edu
Graduate Researchers
Muhammed Yusufoglu
Ph.D. Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering
Incoming REPLIQA Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona
Email: myusufoglu@arizona.edu
Howard Yawit
Ph.D. Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate Researcher, NSF New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS) Science and Technology Center
Email: howardyawit@arizona.edu
Liam Ellersick
M.S. Student in Materials Science and Engineering
Intel Master’s Scholar, Intel Scholarship & Fellowship Program
Email: liamellersick@arizona.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Ahmet Degirmenci
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Email: ahmetdegirmenci@arizona.edu
Ture Gustafson
Optical Sciences and Engineering
Email: turegus@arizona.edu
Kevin Kraseman
Materials Science and Engineering
Email: kevinmkraseman@arizona.edu
Michael Wegner
Chemical Engineering
Email: lukemyfather@arizona.edu
Malcolm Cuthbertson
Materials Science and Engineering
Email: cuthbertson@arizona.edu
Sophie Do
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Email: sophiado@arizona.edu
Caden Deeds
Materials Science and Engineering
Email: cadendeeds@arizona.edu
John Keleman
Optical Sciences and Engineering
Email: johnkeleman@arizona.edu
Alumni
Graduate Alumni
Christina Dinh
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
After the lab: Process Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Christian Copic
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
After the lab: Silicon Engineer, Microsoft
Thomas Sweepe
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
After the lab: IMQR Engineer, TSMC
Julian Battaglia
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
After the lab: Working toward a career in the semiconductor industry
Undergraduate Alumni
Michael Rafko
Computer Science
After the lab: Back-End Developer Intern, IBM
Franco Daluisio
Chemical Engineering
Intel Undergraduate Research Scholar, SRC Undergraduate Research Program
After the lab: Manufacturing Engineer, Procter & Gamble
Johnna Buettner
Chemical Engineering
After the lab: Rotational Engineer, SPX Flow
Alexandra Winkelman
Chemical Engineering
After the lab: Engineering Consultant, Kimley-Horn
Richard Holloway
Materials Science and Engineering
After the lab: Semiconductor Packaging Engineer, Leonardo Electronics
Alex Welch
Materials Science and Engineering
After the lab: Engineer, RTX Corporation
Shelby Janssen
Materials Science and Engineering
Intel Undergraduate Research Scholar, SRC Undergraduate Research Program
After the lab: M.S. Student, University of Arizona
Paul DiPasquale
Materials Science and Engineering
After the lab: Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona
Yousif Kandelchy
Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University
NSF NewFoS Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) Summer Intern, 2025
After the lab: Undergraduate Student, Wayne State University
Turhan Gonul
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
After the lab: Working toward a career in aviation
Luke Thoresen
Optical Sciences and Engineering
NSF NewFoS Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) Summer Intern, 2026
After the lab: Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona