Born: August 11, 1977, Bryan, Texas. 1993 - 1995; Diploma: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. 1996 - 1998; B.S., Chemistry: The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas. 1998 - 2002; Ph.D., Chemistry (Inorganic): Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 2002-2005; Postdoctoral research: The University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, California. 2005-present: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.

Research Interests:

Synthesis and characterization of metal oxide nanocrystals; heterogeneous catalysis on supported metal oxide nanocrystals; main group organometallic synthesis; solar energy conversion