1. Energy storage battery materials, including solid electrolyte, aqueous and organic electrolyte, battery electrode, and advanced manufacturing, supercapacitor electrolyte and electrode 2. Passive thermal management materials for applications in: health care, cosmetics, desalination, building cooling/heating, sustainable irrigation, food preservation, electronics cooling, and solar cell cooling 3. Physics-informed AI and machine learning design on materials optimization, materials performance prediction, and digital twin