He earned his B.S. at Cornell University in 1996 and his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 2002, where he conducted an experimental investigation of vibration localization in turbomachinery. Prior to joining the faculty at CUA, he spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher in the Physical Acoustics branch at the Naval Research Laboratory. His research areas include vibration and dynamics of complex structures, dynamics of micro- and nano-mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), laser vibrometry and experimental characterisation of systems using vibration and acoustics, and seismic/acoustic detection of landmines and improvised explosive devices.