* Industrial applications of solid state lasers and fiber lasers, and semiconductor lasers
* Design and development of solid state, fiber, and hybrid laser systems
* Industrial applications of high average power ultraviolet laser systems
* Laser processing of microelectronics, semiconductors, and solar cells
* Laser processing of consumer and automotive electronics
* Laser applications in medicine
* Lasers applications in avionics and aerospace
* Design and evaluation of nanoscale beam positioning and focusing systems
* Evaluation of advanced photonic market opportunities, including novel laser designs and applications
* Technical evaluation of photonics intellectual properties