Synthesis and characterization of nanoscale materials as well as the development of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) methods for optical, electrical, and mechanical interrogation of nanoscale systems found in different venues such as material science, microelectronics, catalysis, and biology. His overall goal is to exploit the unique physicochemical properties of nanoscale systems by probing and understanding materials over a variety of length scales from nano to macro.| The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering - UCSB
2021-present Vice-President, International Mesostructured Materials Association| www.chemengr.ucsb.edu