His current research covers a wide range of areas including materials chemistry, UHV surface chemistry and photoelectrochemical energy conversion.

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Chairman, Electrochemistry Gordon Conference, 1991
Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, 2014-
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009-
Global School for Advanced Studies, Fellow, 2006-
GCEP Lecturer, Stanford University, 2007
UW College of Arts and Sciences Extraordinary Merit in Research Award, 2011
Member of Scientific Advisory Council, Helmholtz Centrum-Berlin, 2011-2014
Marple-Schweitzer Memorial Lecturer, Northwestern University, 2012
Sidney Ross Lecture in Colloid & Surface Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 2013
Humboldt Research Prize, 2014