Solar Energy
· Conversion of solar energy to electricity
· Applied optics and large system design
Nanomaterials and Metamaterials
· Materials for energy conversion and storage
· Optoelectronic materials and interfaces
· Electrochemistry in ionic liquids
Fluid Dynamics
· Atmospheric and oceanic physics
· Dynamics of ice sheets
· Electro-diffusion of ions (relevant to water desalination and micro-fluidics)
Novel Physics of Water Desalination
· Micro and nanofluidics and electro-dialysis
Nonlinear Dynamics
· Population ecology
· Atmospheric science
· Sand dune dynamics and nonlinear waves
Stochastic Processes
· Climate research
· Algal biotechnology
· Single molecule dynamics and spectroscopy and transport through nano-channels
Mathematical Economics
· A focus on resource economics under uncertainty
Remote Sensing
· Land surface characteristics
· Aerosols
· Precision agriculture
