He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include solar thermal power generation and chemical processing, building energy systems, the application of advanced manufacturing in novel heat and mass transfer devices, and the experimental investigation of multiphase and supercritical heat transfer. He has held a prior position at Carrier Corp., where he worked in the areas of carbon dioxide compression and transport refrigeration. He is the recipient of the 2017 ASHRAE New Investigator Award and the 2017 Oregon State University International Service Award.