A distinguished professor and vice dean of engineering at a leading U.S. university, with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. He specializes in solar cells, nanotechnology, semiconductors, and coatings, and has co-founded multiple clean energy startups. He holds numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER Award and IEEE Young Professional Award, and leads large federally funded research projects from DOE, NSF, and ARPA-E. He has published extensively in top journals and holds several patents in photovoltaics and materials science.