*Energy storage (Zn/K/Na-ion batteries; cathodes/anodes)

*Oxide interfaces, superlattices, and correlated oxides (spin/orbital/tilt physics)

*Ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, membranes, and heterogeneous integration on Si

*2D materials, ferroics, neuromorphic/neuristors, and functional devices

*Nanocatalysis / plasmonics

*Nanocrystals, composites, photodetection, thermoelectrics

*Mechanical metallurgy (multi-principal element alloy)

*Correlated materials and physics