| Research and Teaching Interests: Electric propulsion, thermionic emission, microwaves, plasma-materials interactions, high voltage |
| Patents and Publications Holds 52 patents, authored or co-authored over 250 journal and conference papers, authored one textbook and 11 book chapters. |
| Professional Society Membership Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) |
| Awards and Recognitions | |
| 2016 | UCLA Engineering Alumni Professional Achievement Award |
| 2015 | NASA Space Technology Award and JPL Magellan Award for Technical Achievement |
| 2014 | IEEE John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics |
| 2013 | AIAA Best Paper Award, Joint Propulsion Conference (2005, 2012, 2013) |
| 2011 | NASA Engineering Achievement Medal and NASA Inventions and Contributions Award |
| 2009 | International Electric Propulsion Conference Best Paper Award |
| 2004 | IEEE William Dunbar High Voltage Achievement Award |
| 2002 | Boeing Technical Fellow |
| 2000 | Boeing Satellite Systems President’s Honor Award |
| 2000 | Hughes Electronics Chairman’s Award |
| 1998 | Hughes Outstanding Patent Award |
| 1996 | Hughes Research Laboratory Outstanding Published Paper Award (1993, 1996) |
| 1992 | Hughes Electronics Achievement Awards |
| 1981 | UCLA Outstanding Engineering Ph.D. Candidate |
| 1980 | IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Society National Graduate Student Award |