• What is nanotechnology? How is it linked to energy materials?

• Enabling tools for molecular scale observations, characterization, and manipulation of organic matter at the nanoscale

• Fabrication and characterization of nanostructures top-down and bottom-up

• Biomacromolecular nanotechnology

• Molecular motors for energy conversion at the nanoscale

• Applications in nanocomposites and cellular materials as passive thermal insulators

• Morphology and performance of nanomaterials for energy production