He graduated from the Wayne State University, Detroit, MI with a Ph. D in Nanomaterials Chemistry. His research interests range from nanomaterials synthesis, characterization, and property evaluation with the emphasis on nanomaterials chemistry in renewable energy applications and heterogeneous catalysis. The research area he is focusing at includes photocatalytic water splitting, development of low cost inorganic heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production, and use of perovskite based inorganic nanomaterials as lithium-air battery cathodes. Apart from research, his teaching interests includes general chemistry, advanced inorganic chemistry, nanomaterials and solid state chemistry, and environmental chemistry.