As I understand it he got a PhD from Harvard then did a couple of stints at other institutions (without writing any further research) and then moved into indust

As I understand it he got a PhD from Harvard then did a couple of stints at other institutions (without writing any further research) and then moved into industry a long time ago. The only researcher I have seen supporting his work is Frenkel, conversely there are many pieces by academics which are critical of his claims.