Educational Background

• B.S., 1998, Cornell University, Dept. Materials Science and Engineering
• M.S., 2000, Stanford University, Dept. Materials Science and Engineering
• Ph.D., 2004, Stanford University, Dept. Materials Science and Engineering
• Postdoctoral Research, U.C. Berkeley – Dept. Materials Science and Engineering

Honors and Awards

• NSF CAREER Award, Division of Materials Research (2008-2013)
• 2011 DARPA Young Faculty Award
• 2016 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering organized by the National Academy of Engineering 
  
• 2020 UC Davis College of Engineering Mid-Career Research Award 
• 2022 Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award, Office of Graduate Studies, UC Davis
• 2022 Pi Day Professor Award, UC Davis Tau Beta Pi
• 2022 Citation of Excellence, UC Davis Staff Assembly and Academic Affairs, Faculty and Staff Partnership Award
• IEEE Senior Member (2023)