He is also an associate member in the Department of Physics at McGill. He received his PhD degree in applied physics from the University of Michigan in 2006. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of III-nitride semiconductors, solar fuels, nanophotonics, and nanoelectronics. He has published seven book chapters and more than 200 refereed journal and conference papers. He has received the Hydro-Quebec Nano-Engineering Scholar Award in 2009, the William Dawson Scholar Award in 2011, and the Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence (Early Career) in 2012 at McGill University. He has also received the Young Investigator Award from the 27th North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference. He currently serves as the associate editor of IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology.