He received a B.S. in physics from Rutgers University (1995), a Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University (2001), and conducted postdoctoral research at Duke University. His research interests focus on complex systems and multiphase flows, and include experiments on dense granular shear, surface chemistry effects in multiphase flows, and the jamming transition in vibrated granular materials. Ongoing work aims to connect particle imaging data with rheology of these systems.