During his PhD at UCLA with professor Robert Finkelstein he made some early contributions to lattice formulation of quantum field theory around 1972, which was a year before Kenneth Wilson, and two years before Alexander Polyakov.
While pursuing his doctorate at UCLA with Professor Robert Finkelstein, the individual made initial contributions to the development of lattice formulations for quantum field theory in 1972, a year prior to Kenneth Wilson's work and two years ahead of Alexander Polyakov's.