• Thermo-elastic properties and phase relations of lower-mantle silicates (Perovskite and Post-Perovskite) and their implications for the Earth's mantle

• Electronic structure of Fe in mantle minerals at high pressure and high temperature and their implications for the Earth's mantle

• Magnetic properties of Fe-bearing minerals at high pressure and their implications for the effect of impact on planetary magnetic records

• Structure and physical properties of silicate glasses at high pressure and their implications for the mantle melts

• High-temperature behaviors of minerals using in-situ nanosecond gated Raman spectroscopy and their implications for geological processes

• Volatiles (e.g., H2O and CO2) at high pressure and temperature and their implications for the Earth and planetary interiors

• Pressure-induced phase transitions

• Theory of equations of state of materials

• Pressure and temperature scales

• Electromagnetic properties of solids at high pressure

• Crystal structure determination techniques for high-pressure samples

• Development of synchrotron techniques for in situ measurements at high pressure and high temperature

• Development of laser spectroscopy techniques for in situ measurements at high pressure and high temperature