Formerly, he was an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering as well as an interim Program Director of Aerospace Program at the University of South Carolina (2011-2013). He held a postdoctoral researcher position at Caltech (2009-2011) and a senior engineer position at Samsung Electronics (2006-2009). He received his Ph.D. degree from Stanford University in 2005. His research has been directed towards developing novel engineered materials and structures, e.g., metamaterials, phononic crystals, and nonconventional composites, for aerospace, mechanical, and biomedical applications under the sponsorship of U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Agency, and Boeing. He has received the NSF CAREER, University of South Carolina’s Rising Star, and Samsung Think Tank Team Awards.