He earned his BS in Physics from American University in 2005, and his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Georgia in 2010, where he studied the synthesis and applications of nanostructured photocatalysts. From there he moved to Paris, France as a postdoctoral research associate at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie/Sorbonne where he studied the defect structure of doped semiconductors for solar water purification. In 2012 he began his current position at TU Delft, where his group focuses on fundamental processes related to photoelectrochemical water splitting, electrocatalytic water oxidation, and CO2 reduction catalysis using inorganic nanostructured materials. A specific emphasis is placed on studying only earth abundant materials, and using in-situ techniques to probe the material properties and reaction processes during (photo)electrochemical testing.