Research Topics in Aerospace, Ocean Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (AOEAS)

Understanding the Past and Present to Guide the Future.

1. Space Technology and The New Space Economy

-- Space Technology

• Space trash cleanup 
• Deep space network

-- Deep Space Communications

• Optical communication
• Antenna design
• Developing highly directional antennas to maximize signal strength over long distances.
• Error correction coding
• Deep space network infrastructure
• Latency management
• Space weather effects
• Data compression techniques:
• Autonomous communication protocols
• Signal encoding and decoding
• Managing communication delays due to vast distances
• Optimizing antenna design
• Exploring new communication methods like optical lasers
• Mitigating data degradation from space environment
• Developing efficient protocols for transmitting large volumes of scientific data from distant planets like Mars or beyond.

• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellites
• Distributed Satellite Systems 
• Cubesats/Small Satellites 
• Space Environment and Satellite Systems
• Space Traffic Management
• Nano Satellites 
• Nanosatellite Applications
• Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites
  
• Satellite Internet connections
• Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

--Drone, UAV, UAS Technology 

•  UAV-to-UAV communication
• Manned-Unmanned Teaming Technologies

2. Space Sciences and Aerospace Engineering

• Earth Observations 
• Geodesy 
• Space Physics 
• Stellar Magnetism
• Planetology 
• Astronomy
• Next-generation Radio Observatory
• Big Data and Space Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences
• Space Systems, Environment, and Instrumentation
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS): emerging technologies and commercial applications
• Integrated Aerospace Systems Design
  
• Heterogeneous Autonomous Systems
• Next-Generation Wind Tunnel
• Flight Mechanics and Controls
• Powering Future Space Missions
• Experimental Research in Combustion Process for Propulsion and Energy Conversion.
• Computational Modeling of Combustion Processes
• Computational Mechanics
• Aero Fluid Mechanics
  
• Aero-hydrodynamics
• Aero-hydrodynamics and Aeroacoustics
• Fluid Imaging Dynamics
• Dynamics and Controls
• Aerothermodynamics
  
• Guidance and Control
  
• Combustion and Gas Dynamics
• Advanced Materials and Structures
• Plasma and Material Processing
• Aerospace Propulsion Devices
• Aerospace Computing
• Aerospace Design
• Aerospace Robotics
• Space and Systems Development
  
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Research
• Astrodynamics/Orbital Mechanics 
• Space Asset Utilization 
• Mission Planning and Scheduling 
• Structures and Composites
  
• Microgravity Science and Technology
• Solar Electric Propulsion Technologies
• Micropropulsion Systems
• Flying cars
  
• Hybrid vehicle
• Future Aerospace Networks: satellite, wireless and optical networks
• Future of Aviation: needs, challenges, and opportunities.
• Airport Planning, Operation, and Management: design, engineering, safety, environmental issues,  finance, and field lighting.
• International Air Transportation: global communication and positioning; international air traffic management; scheduling, dispatch and maintenance support; vehicle management; passenger information and communication; and real-time vehicle diagnostics.
• Airline Operations: airline management, airport security, air transportation economics, fleet scheduling, traffic flow management and airport facilities development.
• Air traffic flow and capacity management
• Next generation air transportation system: modeling, control, and analysis
• Aerospace systems, science and technology 
• Applications of aerospace systems and technology to military, civilian or commercial endeavors 
• Systems engineering and management science in the aerospace industry 
• Government policy that directs or drives aerospace programs, systems and technologies
• Other emerging topics
  

3. Ocean Engineering

• Laboratory Measurement and Analysis Techniques
• Tsunami Propagation and Runup
• Ocean Observing and Forecasting
• Ocean Acoustics and Data Analysis
• The Future of Data, Oceans, and International Affairs
• Marine Hydrodynamics
• Computational Hydrodynamics
• Ship Design & Technology
• Hydrography
• Bathymetry
• Marine Robotics
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• Ocean Systems Management
• Analysis and Design of Deepwater and Coastal Structures

• Offshore Structures

• Remote sensing of ocean surface
• Beach Nourishment and Protection
• Coastal engineering processes
• Sediment dynamics 
• Nearshore hydrodynamics

• Remote sensing of coastal areas
• Turbulent sediment suspension and transport
• Tsunami propagation and inundation
• Wave-structure interaction 
• Exploring the ocean environment 
• Ocean acoustics and sonar systems 
• Hydrodynamics and free-surface waves 
• Naval architecture and ship design 
• Offshore platforms for oil and gas production 
• Autonomous ships and vehicles 
• Unmaned Maine Vehicles, Uncrewed Marine Vehicles, Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV), Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV), Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)
• Other emerging topics

4.  Earth Science:

• Atmospheric Science and Climate
• Paleontology, Sedimentary Basins and Surface Processes
• Biogeochemistry and Climate Interactions
• Earth System Science
• Space and Planetary Sciences
• Natural Hazards
• Ocean Sciences
• Energy, Mineral and Water Resources
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
• Glacial Geomorphology
• Reservoir Characterization, Uncertainty Modeling and Geostatistics
• Reservoir Simulation
• Geothermal Engineering
• Carbon Capture during Coal Combustion
• Clean Energy Conversions
• Geological Sequestration of Greenhouse Gases
• Renewable (large-scale) Solar and Marine Energy Systems
• Modeling of Integrated Energy Systems
• Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Saline Aquifers
• Volcanology
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes
• The Earthquake Early Warning System
• Tectonis of Subduction Zones: deep and intermediate depth earthquakes
• Earthquake Source Studies of Large Earthquakes
• The Formation of Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
• Borehole Geophysics and Rock Mechanics
• Earthquake Geology & Paleoseismology
• Earthquake Engineering
• Regional & Whole-Earth Structure
• Strong-motion Seismology, Site Response & Ground Motion
• Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response
• Seismology
  
• Marine Seismology
• Seismic Array Design and Network Operations of Real Time Systems 
• Earthquake Swarm  
• Earthquakes and Tectonics 
• Geodynamics
• Environmental Geology
• Ocean and Ecosystem Response
• Ocean circulation and coastal zone change
• Climate System Dynamics
• Sustainable Food and Water
• Other emerging topics

5. Atmospheric Science:

• Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols
• Climate Variability and Change
• Cloud Physics and Radiative Processes
• Extratropical Cyclones and Winter Storms
• Precipitation and Hydrometeorological Processes
• Satellite and Radar Remote Sensing
• Thunderstorm Dynamics and Hazards
• Tropical Meteorology and Hurricanes
• Weather and Climate Risk
• Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Atmospheric Gases and Particles
• Atmospheric Aerosols
• Cloud and Climate Science
• Cloud and Aerosol
• Cloud and Aerosol Interactions and Cloud Microphysics
• Aerosol Direct/Indiret Effect on Climate
• Clouds and Radiation

• Tropical Meteorology
• Mesoscale Meteorology
• Middle atmosphere Meteorology
• Synoptic Meteorology
• Hydrometeorology
• Applications of Remote Sensing on Global and Terrestrial Hydrology
  
• Anthropogenic Effects on the Water Cycle
• Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE)
  
• Weather and Forecasting
• General Circulation of the Atmosphere
• Air, Sea, Cloud Interaction
• Ocean Modeling
  
• Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecosystems
• Regional to Global Ecosystem-Climate Dynamics
  
• Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions and Micrometeorology
• Global atmosphere-biosphere modelling
• Physical Oceanography
• Climate Change
• Climate Informatics
• Atmosphere and Climate
• Land-atmosphere Interactions
  
• Climate Engineering (Climate Geoengineering)
• Solar Geoengineering
• Solar Radiation Management 
• Ensemble Forecasting
• Data Assimilation
• Climate Model Development
  
• Detecting Climate Signals with Machine Learning 
• Numerical Weather Prediction
  
• Atmospheric Dynamics and Predictability
• Climate Dynamics
• Tornado Dynamics
• Weather Radar/Weather Surveillance Radar(WSR)/Doppler Weather Radar
• High-Resolution Climate Modeling
• Earth System Modeling
• Water and Climate
• Oceans and Climate
• Severe Weather Research
• Storm Structure, Dynamics, and Mesoscale Meteorology
  
• The cryosphere
• Glaciological research
• Arctic meteorology and climate
• Satellite images
• Satellite and Radar Remote Sensing
• Large scale physical oceanographic and meteorological monitoring
• Satellite meteorology 
• Radar meteorology 
• Boundary layer processes
• Air pollution and its relationship with climate
• Seasonality of micrometeorological conditions
• Parameterization of processes describing biosphere–atmosphere interaction
• Micrometeorological and biological observations
• Impact of biometeorological conditions on plant disease and harmful organism development
• Impact of plants/vegetation on urban microclimate
• Extreme temperature variation in presence of vegetation
• Micrometeorological measurements in rural and urban areas
• Agricultural and forest meteorology
• Applied numerical meteorological models
• Other emerging topics