Advanced Ship Hydromechanics and Marine Technology (CFD; Hydrodynamic Loads and Fluid Structure Interaction; Seakeeping; Extreme Episodic waves; Roll Damping; Combined Seakeeping and Maneuvering; Vessel Dynamics and Stability; CFD Validation; LNG Terminals; Mooring; Propulsion hydrodynamics, Ship Resistance)
 

Wave mechanics and wave effects (nonlinear waves; internal waves; roque waves, surface waves; wave-ice interaction; wave-structure interaction; wave-wave interaction; tsunamis);
 

Marine vehicles and structures (dynamic positioning and control; seakeeping; propulsion; cavitation; design and analysis of surface ships; advanced ship technology; sailing; vortex shedding; vibrations; high-speed vehicles);
 

Towed and undersea cables and pipes, mooring, and buoy technology (hydrodynamics; structural dynamics; cable laying; ocean construction, and design);
 

Underwater technology (acoustics; AUV and ROV; life support systems for deep-water; diving; underwater control; hyperbaric systems);
 

Computational mechanics and design applications (computational modeling; boundary-element; FDM, FVM, FEM, and other numerical methods used to solve mechanics problems);
 

Coastal Engineering (underwater pipelines; breakwaters; islands; scouring and sediment transport; shallow-water wave mechanics; coastal morphology; environmental impact and detection; water front and coastal design and planning);
 

Aquacultural Engineering (coastal/offshore fish cages/nets; mixing zone predictions/observations; fish farming; underwater breathing; thermal gear; fishponds and circulation);
 

Instrumentation and measurement and satellite observations (remote sensing; observations; sea-floor mapping; satellite/radio signal analysis; ship-board systems; ocean atlas);
 

Model Tests (model-tank, towing-tank, coastal-basin, flume, and other experiments).
 

Cavitation, propulsion and/or resistance problems of marine vehicles or projectiles (supercavitation, hydrofoil technology, projectile motions, jet actuators, air injection, planing bodies);
 

Marine Environmental Engineering (marine biofouling/antifouling; oil-spill containment technology and modeling; environmental impact assessment; hydrodynamic and marine ecosystem modeling; environmental remediation; observational studies of environmental data; Water/air quality; noise--underwater/on-board/air-born; hazardous material/waste)