His research focuses on the applications of nuclear science and laser science and technology for nuclear security and nonproliferation and has been supported by DOE, NSF, DHS, DARPA, DTRA, and NRC. He serves as an Associate Director for National Laboratories in the NNSA Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification and the thrust area lead for Nuclear and Particle Physics and is a part of the executive leadership team of the DTRA Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter – University Research Alliance.