He received the BMSE from Purdue in 2007, and his Ph.D. from Purdue in 2012. His research focuses on two-phase electronics cooling and packaging solutions, heat pipe testing, modeling, and design, optimization and analysis of porous structures for use in thermal management applications, and thermal system analysis for energy efficiency. Recently, he received the 2011 ASME Electronic & Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Student Member of the Year Award in recognition of a student who has excelled in research and has shown promise to be a strong contributor in the field of electronic and photonic packaging.