Hydrogen production technologies for energy transport and storage
Light-based surgery
MEMS cooling and power systems; this include thermoelectric, thermionic, and other solid-state systems, adsorption systems
System performance enhancement via nanotechnology
Thermodynamics of cooling and power systems at scales ranging from conventional power plants to solid-state micro-coolers
Development of environmentally friendly low-temperature waste heat driven chiller technologies
Thermodynamics, heat-and-mass transfer, thermo-physical properties of refrigerants