Current ANNLab Members
ANNLab brings together researchers from materials science and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, physics, optical sciences, and chemical engineering, working across synthesis, nanofabrication, device physics, and characterization. Our alumni have gone on to roles in industry and to graduate study.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Zafer Mutlu
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Physics
Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering
Peterson Family Outstanding Early Career Faculty, College of Engineering
Fellow, Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing
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
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Ali Taha Habiboglu
Materials Science and Engineering
Provost Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona
Email: alitahahabiboglu@arizona.edu
Graduate Researchers
Muhammed Yusufoglu
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
Email: myusufoglu@arizona.edu
Howard Yawit
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
Email: howardyawit@arizona.edu
Liam Ellersick
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
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
ANNLab Alumni
Graduate Alumni
Christina Dinh
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: Process Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Christian Copic
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
After ANNLab: Silicon Engineer, Microsoft
Thomas Sweepe
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: IMQR Engineer, TSMC
Julian Battaglia
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: Working toward a career in the semiconductor industry
Undergraduate Alumni
Michael Rafko
Computer Science
After ANNLab: Back-End Developer Intern, IBM
Franco Daluisio
Chemical Engineering
After ANNLab: Manufacturing Engineer, Procter & Gamble
Johnna Buettner
Chemical Engineering
After ANNLab: Rotational Engineer, SPX Flow
Alexandra Winkelman
Chemical Engineering
After ANNLab: Engineering Consultant, Kimley-Horn
Richard Holloway
Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: Semiconductor Packaging Engineer, Leonardo Electronics
Alex Welch
Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: Engineer, RTX Corporation
Shelby Janssen
Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: M.S. Student, University of Arizona
Paul DiPasquale
Materials Science and Engineering
After ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona
Yousif Kandelchy
NSF NewFoS Center 2025 REM Summer Undergraduate Intern (Tucson, AZ)
After ANNLab: Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University
Turhan Gonul
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
After ANNLab: Working toward a career in aviation
Luke Thoresen
Optical Sciences and Engineering
NSF NewFoS Center 2026 REM Summer Undergraduate Intern (Tucson, AZ)
After ANNLab: Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona