His research focuses on photonics and its applications in energy conversion, imaging, and sensing. He is a recipient of Stanford Postdoc Research Award, the Dugald Jackson Faculty Scholar Award, and DARPA Young Faculty Award. He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers with a total citation over 10,000. He received his Ph.D. in applied physics and M.S. in management science and engineering, both from Stanford University, and a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China.