Formation and growth of supermassive black holes, the relationship between black holes and galaxies, measuring black hole and galaxy properties throughout the universe, material accretion onto black holes, rapid and efficient accretion, cosmology.

Observational astrophysics, supernovae, neutron star mergers, tidal disruption of stars by black holes, energetic phenomena, robotic telescopes, fast and transient events, cosmology.

Observations and analysis of supernovae (thermonuclear and core-collapse), study of regular and peculiar supernovae, using supernovae for cosmology and distance measurement.

Physical and chemical processes in the formation of stars and planets, observations and analysis using infrared and radio telescopes.

Exoplanet research, binary stars, astronomical signal processing, spectroscopy, photometry, astrometry, astrostatistics, Gaia spacecraft project, detecting brightness changes from planets orbiting their stars.

Planetary sciences, development of computational models for solar system bodies, structure and evolution of stars.

Electrical engineering. Design of mm-wave CMOS circuits for communication speeds above 20Gbps, sensing and imaging in THz frequencies, interfaces for chips at these frequencies.

Atmospheric physics, Earth's weather and climate, lightning and thunderstorms, natural disasters (hurricanes, heatwaves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes), space weather, PlanNet Zero project, nanosatellites.

Extreme environments in the universe, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, neutron star collisions, extreme energy densities, near-light-speed motion, strong gravity, intense magnetic fields.

Atmospheric physics, observations at the cosmic radiation laboratory, effects of cosmic radiation from the Sun and supernovae on Earth, magnetosphere, ionosphere, atmosphere.

Numerical prediction of atmospheric aerosols, aerosol dynamics, global distribution and multi-year variations of aerosols, aerosol impacts on weather and climate, effects of urban development on climate.

Impact of natural and anthropogenic pollutants on atmospheric composition, air quality and climate, development of machine-learning algorithms for remote sensing of particles and clouds, study of Earth's radiation balance through atmospheric measurements and radiation transfer models.