Current ANNLab Members
Dr. Zafer Mutlu
Director, ANNLab, since 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, since 2022
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, since 2024
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Physics, since 2024
Semiconductor Fellow, Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing, since 2024
Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering, since 2024
Peterson Family Outstanding Early Career Faculty, College of Engineering, since 2025
Faculty Member, New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center, since 2023
Faculty Member, Arizona Astrobiology Center, since 2025
Email: zmutlu@arizona.edu
Office Phone: 520.626.5164
Office Location: Mines & Metallurgy Building, Mines 147
Mail Address: 1235 E. James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ, 85721
Dr. Kentaro Yumigeta
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, since 2024
Researcher, New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center, since 2023
Semiconductor Research Scholar, since 2022
Sursum Fellow, University of Arizona, since 2025
Email: kyumiget@arizona.edu
Muhammed Yusufoglu
Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Aug 2023)
Email: myusufoglu@arizona.edu
Howard Yawit
Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Jan 2024)
Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering (Aug 2023 – Dec 2023)
Email: howardyawit@arizona.edu
Julian Battaglia
Master's Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Aug 2024)
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (Aug 2023 – Aug 2024)
Email: jrbattaglia@arizona.edu
Turhan Kerem Gonul
Undergraduate Student, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (since Oct 2022)
Email: turhankeremgonul@arizona.edu
Richard Holloway
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Jan 2023)
Email: richardholloway@arizona.edu
Paul DiPasquale
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Aug 2024)
Email: pauld1@arizona.edu
Ahmet Mert Degirmenci
Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering (since Aug 2024)
Email: ahmetdegirmenci@arizona.edu
Alex Charles Welch
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Aug 2024)
Email: acwelch@arizona.edu
Liam Fox Ellersick
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Aug 2024)
Email: liamellersick@arizona.edu
Ture Wright Gustafson
Undergraduate Student, Optical Sciences (since Jan 2025)
Email: turegus@arizona.edu
Kevin Miguel Kraseman
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since June 2025)
Email: kevinmkraseman@arizona.edu
Wegner Wegner
Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering (since June 2025)
Email: lukemyfather@arizona.edu
Malcolm Devin Cuthbertson
Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (since Sept 2025)
Email: cuthbertson@arizona.edu
ANNLab Alumni
Christina Dinh
ANNLab: Master’s Student, Materials Science and Engineering (Jan 2023 – May 2024)
Next Position: Process Engineer, NXP Semiconductors (June 2024)
Christian Copic
ANNLab: Master’s Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Jan 2023 – May 2024)
Next Position: Silicon Engineer, Microsoft (June 2024)
Michael Joseph Rafko
ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, Computer Science (May 2024 – Dec 2024)
Next Position: Back-End Developer Intern, IBM (Jan 2025)
Franco Daluisio
ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering (May 2023 – May 2025)
Next Position: Manufacturing Engineer, Procter & Gamble (July 2025)
Johnna Zarndt Buettner
ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Aug 2024 – May 2025)
Next Position: Engineer, SPX Fflow (June 2025)
Alexandra Winkelman
ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Aug 2024 – May 2025)
Next Position: TBD
Thomas Sweepe
ANNLab: Master’s Student, Materials Science and Engineering (Jan 2023 – Aug 2025)
Next Position: TBD
Shelby Janssen
ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering (Aug 2023 – May 2025)
Next Position: Master’s Student, University of Arizona
