He received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington(2001) and a dual Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology, also at the University of Washington (2008). His research group is focused onmultiple aspects of materials science and engineering at the nanoscale. One aspect of his research group is focused on understandingthe interactions that occur between biological entities and materialinterfaces and using this knowledge to design biomaterialsthat facilitate healing at the molecular level. Another aspect of his research group is focused on developing micro- and nano-scale power generation systems based on nuclear energy.