He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA. His postdoctoral research focuses on durability evaluation of fly ash based geopolymer concrete (GPC). His Ph.D. thesis work focused on the application of nanotechnology and applied electrokinetics for corrosion mitigation in reinforced concrete structures. He has received the ASCE outstanding paper award at the second international conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Ancona, Italy. He has been involved in collaborative research projects with the Corrosion Technology Laboratory at Kennedy Space Research Center, NASA, Entergy, Cleco, Heidelberg Cements, Lehigh Hanson and Structural Preservation Systems. WEB PAGE