Electrochemical processes for energy technology and mitigating global climate change; synthesis and properties of novel optoelectronic semiconductors and semiconductor nanostructures using energetic beams; nanoporous materials

Synthetic inorganic chemistry with emphasis on energy, environment, and biology: multinuclear assemblies; organometallics; aerobic oxidation

Mechanistic and synthetic chemistry; development of new methods for organic synthesis, with particular emphasis on asymmetric catalysis

Atmospheric particles, cloud formation, and climate change; energy, pollution, and climate; mineral origins of life; energy technology; biosphere-atmosphere feedback.

Ecological dynamics of terrestrial plant communities and ecosystems; biosphere-atmosphere interactions; mechanistic models of animal movement

Geochemical oceanography; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoclimatology; climate change; carbon sequestration; energy technology

Structure of the earth's crust; active faulting and folding; earthquake hazards assessment; petroleum exploration methods; remote sensing

Materials and surface science; microfluidics; micro- and nanotechnology; science for developing economies; origin of life; cell-surface biochemistry

Chemistry of the atmosphere on global and regional scales, including stratospheric and tropospheric chemistry