He received his PhD from Princeton University in 1997 and has worked at University of Washington. His research is focused on tests of fundamental symmetries at low energies and development of sensitive measurement techniques based on atomic physics. His work includes searches for permanent electric dipole moments, studies of interactions in high-density spin-polarized systems, detection of weak magnetic fields, and optical methods for detection of nuclear magnetic resonance. He had received a Packard Fellowship and DOE Young Investigator award.