He spent the majority of his career at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he remains a professor emeritus.
Two of his major areas of research include amphetamine pharmacology and air pollution toxicology.
[7] He completed his PhD under Theodore Geissman at the University of California, Los Angeles, also in chemistry.
[6] Upon completion of his PhD, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA, researching organic chemistry.
In 2009 he was awarded the Dickson Emeritus Professorship for continued scholarly achievement and educational services post-retirement.