◕ Structural design Criteria

◕ Safety and reliabilty 

◕ Structural Analysis and optimization 

◕ Impact and Dynamic structural analysis 

◕ Damage tolerance, fatigue, degradation 

◕ Processing and Manufacturing 

◕ Manufacturing upscaling and automation 

◕ Structural Testing Methods 

◕ Multifunctional Composites 

◕ Adaptive response, control and reconfiguration,smart lightweight structures 

◕ Nanocompositesforlight weight structures 

◕ Multi-Functional lightweight materials, aluminium, magnesium & steel 

◕ Bioinspiration, biomimetics and self-healing 

◕ Friction stir welding in lightweight sandwich structures and other joining techniques 

◕ Non destructive testing and health monitoring 

◕ Tensegrity Structures