1. Atmospheric Science: Applied Meteorology, Environmental Science, Marine Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing Science, Geophysics, Ecology, Hydrology, Agricultural Meteorology, etc.
2. Energy: Energy storage technology, renewable energy, renewable energy technologies and systems, energy security and clean utilization, mineral resources and mining engineering, wind power generation, solar related technologies and applications, nuclear power technology, clean energy development, thermal and wind energy engineering, nuclear energy engineering and hydrogen resources, energy materials and energy technology, energy security and energy systems, energy conversion and energy efficiency, new energy vehicles, hybrid energy systems.
3. Environment: pollution control, ecosystem management, solid waste management, environmental management, water resource management, wastewater discharge management, water quality modeling, environmental nanotechnology, geographic information systems, statistics and remote sensing, environmental remote sensing applications, GIS for environmental assessment, wastewater and sludge treatment, water treatment and reclamation, industrial wastewater treatment, wetlands for wastewater treatment, ecosystem restoration, harmful gas biological filtration, soil remediation/plant remediation.