He got his PhD, MSc, and BSc degrees in mechanical engineering from University of Minnesota, Georgia Tech, and Sharif University in 2008, 2005, and 2002, respectively, and was a post-doctoral researcher at the St Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the 2013 Scientific Development award from American Heart Association, the 2013 Doctoral New Investigator from American Chemical Society, 2015 NSF CAREER, and 2017-18 Fulbright award.