Matt Wright

Bio:

Matt received his PhD from the University of Liverpool, UK, where he worked with Professor Matthew J Rosseinsky FRS and Professor Laurence Hardwick. In 2024 Matt joined the Materials Department and the Materials Research Laboratory at UC Santa Barbara to work with Professor Ram Seshadri. His research aims to connect the chemistry of energy materials with the physics of correlated and quantum systems, revealing new pathways for designing responsive, multifunctional materials. He focuses on X-ray and neutron crystallography, pair distribution function analysis, and spectroscopy (NMR, Raman, IR, XAS, XPS) to uncover structure–property relationships to aid in the design of advanced functional materials. He is also interested in using electrochemistry to provide dynamic control over emergent electronic and magnetic behavior in solid materials and is currently exploring topologically nontrivial materials for fast-switching devices.