Providing large-scale carbon management solutions for the concrete and cement sectors.

- Manage the operations of the Institute.- Oversee the Advisory Board for the Institute.- Support research initiatives and projects across UCLA campus.- Ensure effective balancing of budgets and timelines for research projects.- Create intersections within the engineering community, industry leaders, policymakers, economists, and US Government program staff.

- Direct and manage multiple projects concurrently in science and technology.- Ensure effective balancing of budgets and timelines.- Deliver high quality products.- Build and maintain strong relationships within the chemical enterprise including academic chemists and chemical engineers; industry leaders; and US Government program staff.- Current primary responsibilities include recruiting top scientists to serve as study committee members; performing research and analysis; writing and editing reports; and presenting findings and recommendations to sponsors and other relevant stakeholders.

- Assist in administering program and project activities.- Write and review reports on technical and policy topics.- Maintain and update study websites.

- Studied the degradation products of iron sulfur clusters upon interaction with nitric oxide using various spectroscopies using air and water sensitive techniques- Mentored three (3) undergraduate students and trained three (3) graduate student researchers over five (5) years- Lead and developed the graduate student recruiting weekend for four (4) years- Managed the electron paramagnetic resonance instrument for the Chemistry Department

- Analyzed the kinetic decay of dyes using a novel iron centered catalyst

- Designed, synthesized, and analyzed novel ionic liquids for solar power application