In 1996 he joined the faculty as a member of the experimental nuclear physics group and later pioneered education reform in the physics department. Since 2003, he has led the Education Outreach component of CHEPREO, the Center for High Energy Physics Research and Education Outreach. CHEPREO is an NSF-funded multidisciplinary, multi-institution project that supports basic research in particle physics, grid computing, and advanced networking at CERN. CHEPREO has redefined the education outreach model for physics, creating a research and learning community that provides pathways and support for students, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups, to pursue to science careers. In 2007, he became PI of the FIU PhysTEC PPI Project, one of four new PPI sites funded in 2007.