Experimental chemical physicist and inventor (NAI Fellow) leading two ultrafast laser laboratories at MSU. Expertise: strong-field and pump–probe spectroscopy, MIIPS-enabled pulse shaping and phase metrology, nonlinear optics diagnostics, and laser–matter interactions. I help industry de-risk high-intensity laser applications by optimizing ultrafast sources, improving temporal contrast, diagnosing instability/artifacts, interpreting time-resolved fragmentation/charge and proton migration, and linking early electron dynamics to ablation/damage thresholds and material modification. Available for sponsored feasibility studies and consulting in photonics, advanced materials processing, sensing, and defense-relevant laser systems, from rapid proof-of-concept to prototype and transition plans.