Has been involved in science and technology policy development and research planning and management within industry and government. Serves on the Department of Commerce Board of Overseers for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Has developed and used X-ray instrumentation and techniques, such as diffraction and crystallography, to study structure of materials. Heads Purdue X-ray facility that conducts microstructural analysis of materials. Directs national effort to increase awareness of careers in materials science and engineering.
Research includes using boiling liquid to remove heat from electronics and avionics.
Developed computer-based method to uniformly cool aluminum parts after they've been formed from hot metal. Has published six books and more than 200 professional articles on the design and fabrication of integrated circuits. Has 10 patents. Uses epitaxial methods to fabricate semiconductors. Developed a method that uses light to probe the electrical properties of semiconductors.