1) Department of Physics and Chemistry · Chemistry - Physical Chemistry: AI and Computational Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry: Electrochemistry - Polymer Chemistry - Biochemistry - Material chemistry - All Areas in Chemistry for Exceptional Candidates · Physics - Quantum Information Science (Quantum Optics, AMO, Condensed Matter) - Quantum Materials Experiments - Semiconductor Physics - All areas in physics for exceptional candidates 2) Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science While applicants who have demonstrated outstanding research in all areas of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will be considered, preference will be given to those in the following areas: - Computer Architecture, Compiler/Programming Languages, High-Performance Computing - NLP, Generative AI, AI Theory, and other related areas in AI and ML - Database/Data Mining/Big data - Intelligent Biomedical Imaging Systems, Ultrasound, Biophotonics, MRI, CT, PET Systems (Requirements: Ph.D. or MD), Autonomous Vehicles, 6G Communications/Networks, Radar/LiDAR Sensors and Systems, Data-Driven Control, Cyber Security (e.g., Moving Target Defense), Quantum Computing, Wearable Imaging Sensors, Brain Signal Control based on Electrical Engineering - Semiconductor Devices, Fabrication Processes and Packaging, Emerging Electronic Devices - VLSI & Digital IC Design, Power Electronics 3) Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering - AI for Robotics: AI algorithm, deep learning, machine learning, motion planning, intelligent control, and other related topics - Autonomous Mobilities: computer vision, SLAM, vehicle control, intelligent transportation system, and other related research topics - Robotics: cooperative robot, industrial robot, humanoid, surgery / rehabilitation robot, exoskeleton, mobile robot, microrobot, and other related research topics - Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare in Al and Robotics (MD Recommended) 4) Department of Energy Science and Engineering All areas in Energy Science and Engineering (ESE) related to energy conversion,storage, and conservation including but not limited to the following: - Energy materials and devices (batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, catalysts, etc.) - Semiconductor materials and devices - Device physics, fabrication, and characterization related to electronic and optoelectronic devices - Modeling, computation, and simulation - Microscopy: analytical TEM, super-resolution microscopy, tomography, simulation - X-ray spectroscopy 5) Department of Brain Sciences - All areas in Brain Sciences (e.g., Molecular / Cellular / Systems / Cognitive / Computational neuroscience) - Advanced Techniques applicable to Brain Sciences (e.g., Neuroimaging, Neuroelectronics, Omics, Bioinformatics, and Synthetic Biology) 6) Department of New Biology - Systems Biology - AI and Bioinformatics - Plant Biology - All Areas of Life Sciences for Strong Candidates |