He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry/Electrical Engineering from Northern Illinois University in 2009. His research focuses on Sensors, Instrumentation, forensic chemistry and Digital Signal Processing (DSP). Specifically, he works on the design, analysis and validation of microelectronic sensors for chemical, biochemical, biometric and environmental measurements that employ nanoscale and microelectronic fabrication methods. Related interests include materials characterization and surface morphology determination of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferroelectric and ceramic materials at the nanoscale level using advanced electron microscopy and spectroscopy. He is also a member of the State Microscopical Society of Illinois.