Combined postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate research in the areas of high power laser applications for solar cell manufacturing and material analysis, infrared detectors, thermal solar energy, thermophotovoltaics, quantum-dot based solar concentrators, laser microtexturing of surfaces, laser micromachining, laser brazing, etc.
An NSF supported Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for an application of lasers in manufacturing, established in 2002. Current funding is from the NSF, NASA, DOE, and various industries.
