Conversion of petrochemical and bio-based fuels into hydrogen; heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering; steam reforming catalysis for fuel cell applications

Optical materials, particularly polymeric and organic materials. Nonlinear and applied optics, multilayer optics, laser source development, magneto-optics, and optical metrology.

Environmental geochemistry, metamorphic and igneous petrology, tectonics, and environmental geology.

Structure-property relationships of polymers, composites and hybrid materials. Smart Materials and Structures. Development of chem-bio sensing platforms based on carbon nanotubes.

Aspects of noise spectroscopy in multiphoton quantum optics, solving a question posed by Cliff Will in the physics of black holes and describing the enhancement of magneto-optical rotation and other forms of mode conversion in photonic crystals.

Scientific instrumentation, Cyber-Physical systems, and systems integration; synthesis and characterization of nanoscale molecular materials; Technology transfer/research with industry.

Impact of blast on highway bridges, use of CFRP in enhancing structural strength of concrete members, and structural health monitoring of bridges using wireless sensor network.

Electron spin resonance imaging, EMC, RF and software engineering, networks, and applied magnetic fields.

Ceramic electrolytes, polymer membrane electrolytes, solid state hydrogen storage , photovoltaic materials, photocatalytic decomposition of hydrogen sulfide; algae inhibition.

Synthesis and electrochemistry of novel organometallic polymers, synthesis of metal organic frameworks.

FEA/CFD modeling applied to solid-fluid interaction of thin film lubrication sealing; mechanical material modeling of soft biological tissue.

Synthesis of novel monomers, oligomers, and polymers derived from carbohydrates; Environmentally friendly methods to organic synthesis; Catalytic decomposition of natural azide nad diazo.

Micro/Nano fabrication and characterization of electronic and opto-electronic devices of wide band gap semiconductors: SiC, group III-nitrides, ZnO

Corrosion measurement and corrosion inhibition. Preparation of non-uniformly distributed catalysts. Carbon dioxide capture by sorbents and algal solutions.

Analytical atomic and molecular spectroscopy, Trace and ultratrace analysis, Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy, Laser ionization spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Environmental analysis.

Synthesis of functional materials, nanostructures and co-continuous ceramic composites and their characterization using analytical scanning and transmission electron microscopy techniques.

Director of the Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering (CEMSE). Synthesis and characterization (X-Ray, SEM, TEM) of mixed anion inorganic materials; synthesis of ceramic oxides as precursors for preparation of novel ceramic-metallic composites.

Studies of heat transfer, wear, and energy efficiency characteristics and their relationship to manufacturing and materials processing.

Nanomaterials, rare-earth oxides based catalysts, energy conversion and storage materials, and transmission electron microscopy related materials characterization techniques.