 He currently serves as a Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Distinguished Professor and the director of the College of engineering and applied science UWM.He has served on committees of the governments of the United States and India in the areas of materials in the automotive, energy, and environmental sectors.His research has been supported by that National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research and automative commands, several major corporations, including GM, Ford, GE, Rockwell, EPRI, Sunstrand, A.O.