New ground-based manufacturing techniques for wide-band heavy metal fluoride and chalcogenide optical fibers to eliminate crystallization, which can cause light scattering and signal attenuation (US Patent 7,848,606;https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20110000785/downloads/20110000785.pdf ).

Development of innovative thermoelectric generator concepts, advanced solar cell concepts, and ocean wave energy conversion devices for sustainable energy production.

Use of tailored plasma plumes for non-contact momentum transfer and deorbiting of space debris, reducing the dangerous and growing clutter accumulating in low earth orbit.

Researching compact gradient-field compression concepts for terrestrial power and in-space propulsion applications (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20180006825)