He received his PhD from Lehigh University in 2010 and is the recipient of the Exceptional Young Investigator of University at Buffalo (2016) and the Senior Researcher of the Year, School of Engineering and Applied Science (2017) awards. His research publications include over 90 technical papers and 4 patents. He serves as the associate editor for Scientific Reports (NPG), IEEE Photonics Journal, and J. of Photonics for Energy (SPIE). He led the R&D effort in his research group on nanomaterials for energy and thermal management. In 2016, he founded Sunny Clean Water LLC, building upon his patented technology.