I am an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University and the director of the E-Carbon Lab. My research examines how carbon forms, evolves, and acquires its structure in high-temperature reacting systems. We focus particularly on methane pyrolysis and electrified thermochemical processes, where reactor conditions determine not only hydrogen production but also the morphology, ordering, and properties of the resulting solid carbon.

Our work combines reactor experiments, optical and materials characterization, particle and population-balance modeling, and transport simulations. The goal is to develop predictive connections between reaction conditions, carbon-formation mechanisms, reactor behavior, and material properties. This research builds on my background in combustion, soot and particle formation, reacting-flow diagnostics, and multiscale modeling, while extending those tools toward lower-carbon hydrogen production and engineered carbon materials.