Her research covers a wide range of topics in electromagnetic phenomena and solid state physics. Early on, she studied the materials properties of low temperature superconductors at MIT. Moving on, she studied materials using hard X-ray and vacuum ultraviolet radiation as the probe at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Project. She later joined the prestigious Schawlow/Hansch laser laboratory and began work in non-linear optics, where she used visible and mid-infrared lasers to study atomic spectra. One of her most cited papers was published while at IBM, when she documented, and correctly explained the presence of interference effects between different optical harmonics. While at the Hughes Research Laboratory, she initiated a photonic device development program aimed at integrating photo-detectors, modulators, diode lasers and VLSI circuits on a common chip.  At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she moved into the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to develop and deliver two space qualified radio frequency instruments, for the Cassini mission to Saturn.  As an inventor, she has devised and patented a high bandwidth encryption interface for use in the telecommunications grid. She is currently a Program Manager in the National Science Foundation.