Matthew Wright

Dr Wright earned his PhD in 2024 studying new materials for post-Li battery technology, supervised by Professor Matthew J. Rosseinsky (FRS) and Professor Laurence Hardwick at the Materials Innovation Factory & Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy in collaboration with Johnson-Matthey. 

Before his PhD, Dr Wright gained his Masters degree in chemistry with Dr John Bleddyn Claridge and Dr Todd Wesley Surta, and his BSc with Professor Andy I. Cooper (FRS) at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr Wright has also spent time on Erasmus in Boston College, Massachusetts, USA. 

My research focuses is on identifying the underlying chemistry and physics of advanced functional materials for energy storage, including Li, Na and Mg-ion technologies.  Utilizing structurally and compositionally controlled anionic redox has allowed us to enhance the notoriously sluggish kinetics of Mg-ion electrodes as well as the thermodynamics of layered Li-ion electrodes, respectively. Currently, I am also investigating how electrochemically (de)inserted ions can be employed to develop interesting quantum materials, to provide a critical link between magnetic and correlated oxides. 

PhD in materials science with a focus on energy storage mechanisms and materials design for battery application.