• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, January 2010-December 2011
• Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Michigan University, spring and fall of 2012
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, January 2013- August 2015

• Computational solid mechanics and materials science
• Additive manufacturing
• Materials for bio-implants and/or high-temperatures