His doctoral work focused on using neutron scattering and real-space modeling to understand the structure-property relationships of disordered magnetic and electronic oxides. In 2011 he began a postdoctoral appointment in the Materials Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory where he investigated the synthesis of superconductors and semiconductors with a focus on in situ spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. Materials Research Society Graduate Student Gold Award (2010) 23rd Louis Rosen Thesis Prize - Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (2011)