- Femtosecond resolved dynamics of solids (Ionization dynamics, electron ion coupling, ablation)
- Femtosecond laser surface plasmon coupling (Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures, LIPSS)
- Behavior and non-linear optical properties of solids under intense long wavelength IR fields
- Ultrahigh intensity laser materials research, particle acceleration, x-ray and neutron generation
Enam Chowdhury, back in 2012, completing the 400 TW SCARLET Laser, now a US Department of Energy supported lab, and a member of LaserNetUS (www.lasenetus.org)