· Hydrogen production from bio-alcohols on a series of transition metal oxide nanoparticles;

· Bio-alcohols or biofuel productions from biomass over novel catalytic materials;

· Completely green catalytic materials for solar water splitting and oxygen reduction reaction;

· Fuels production and purification for SOFC, PEFC, and other fuel cells;

· Water treatment with catalytic nanoparticles encapsulated in a hierarchical framework;

· Nitrogen(N) and sulfur(S) removal for crude oil and other organics, NO_x and SO_x removal for auto-emission control;

· Structural and electronic properties of various materials using synchrotron-based in situ time-resolved techniques, such as catalytic, pharmaceutical and energetic materials.