1. Materials science of bulk and thin-film structures
  2. Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies
  3. Crystal structure and defects, and their influence on the properties of bulk and thin-film materials used in electronic engineering
  4. Computational materials discovery and modeling
  5. Analytical methods for studying the composition, structure and properties of materials
  6. Studies of electro-optical and piezoelectric crystals
  7. Creation of optical metamaterials, gradient active and adaptive optics
  8. New technologies and new materials for solar energy
  9. Development of new laser and scintillation crystals and systems
  10. Studies of anisotropy of the acoustic properties of crystals
  11. Synthesis and studies of thermoelectric materials