My research interest is the study of strongly correlated electron materials, including those exhibiting superconductivity, magnetism, heavy fermion behavior, and other unusual electronic order. I am also interested in the study of quantum (zero-temperature) phase transitions and non-Fermi liquid behavior.

The experimental investigation of strongly correlated electron phenomena requires the ability to both synthesize appropriate materials and probe their properties. Without the former, the latter is impossible. One of my main activities is the preparation of polycrystals and single crystals of intermetallic compounds, particularly via arc furnace and molten flux techniques. On the measurement side, it is often necessary and illuminating to study the physical properties of these interesting materials under "extreme" conditions: at low temperature, in high magnetic field, and/or under high pressure. Moreover, these experimental tuning parameters are useful for the suppression of ordered phases and the study of quantum critical phenomena.

At the Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials, I am affiliated with Johnpierre Paglione's group and work closely with Rick Greene's group. I am the superuser of the dilution refrigerator collaborative facility, the sample preparation, and furnace areas.