Experimental and numerical method of investigation for combustion of clusters of fuel droplets under normal and micro gravity conditions. Micro combined cooling and heating power systems, performance, integration and analysis. Alternative and bio fuels. Renewable energy sources: computational simulation and experimental investigation of various energy sources and their interactions. Development of laboratory enhanced learning modules and student projects to foster academic excellence and stimulate creativity and innovation. Development of a micro power plant using micro-thermal and fluidic devices as laboratory educational experiments.