His research interests are in the areas of solid state electronic and optical devices, nanotechnology, and information storage systems.
His work has focused in particular on Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording,[4] Room Temperature Nuclear Radiation Detector Technology,[5] and Reconfigurable RF Circuits.
In 2014 he received the Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership and Service Award from ECEDHA.
[6] In his role in academic leadership at Carnegie Mellon he helped in the development of numerous international collaborative programs most notably in China, Singapore, Portugal and Rwanda.
He has advocated for a collaborative approach to research and education and often has spoken on the need to blur academic boundaries most notable between Electrical and Computer Engineering.