He received his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2002. His research interests include polymer solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, semiconductor organic–inorganic nanocomposites, photocatalysis, quantum dots (rods), conjugated polymers, block copolymers, polymer blends, hierarchical structure formation and assembly, surface and interfacial properties, multifunctional nanocrystals, and Janus nanostructures. He is a recipient of an NSF Career Award.