He works in philosophy of science, science and technology studies, and cognitive science. The main areas of his research deal with the intersection of science with values, the way science informs policy, and the history of American pragmatism. He has published in journals such as Philosophy of Science, Philosophical Studies, and the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego, and his BS from the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. One of his major projects is a grant funded by the National Science Foundation to study “Engineering Ethics as an Expert Guided and Socially Situated Activity.”