Energy - Developing new materials and catalysts for fuel production
Environment - Understanding toxic byproducts of combustion, pollution in the environment, and
developing techniques for remediation
Manufacturing - understanding crystallization and transformations in 3D printed metallic structures
Medical / Biomedical - Understanding the origin of disease and developing new drugs for more-effective
radiation therapy - a project with LSU Medical Physics and the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer
Center
Excellence in Science and Engineering Research - Training the next generation of science, technology and engineering talent for Louisiana