He has Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT, and a B.S. degree from Iowa State, all in Mechanical Engineering. Before joining Illinois, he held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota. At Illinois, his research group studies rheology, fluid mechanics, and design of complex fluids; in particular, this includes yield stress fluids, polymer gels, biological materials, and large-amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) characterization. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics and his work has been recognized by young investigator awards from NSF, ASME, 3M, DuPont, and The Society of Rheology. In 2017 he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (PECASE).