He holds a BA in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University and a PhD in Earth Science from Rice University. Prior to joining the UT faculty in 2013, he had 5 years’ industry experience with Schlumberger and Chevron working as a wireline logger and petrophysicist. His research interests focus on experimental and theoretical petrophysics applied to shales, methane hydrate-bearing sediments, and scientific ocean drilling, as well as subsurface applications of nanoparticles.