Dr Matt Wright

Matt received his PhD from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, supervised by Professor Matthew J Rosseinsky FRS and Professor Laurence Hardwick. In 2024 Matt joined the Materials Department at UC Santa Barbara and works in the Materials Research Laboratory 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 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. In his free time, Matt enjoys rock climbing and swimming as well as riding (or more frequently repairing) motorcycles.