PHYSICS: Optical and Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter and Materials Science, Experimental Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics. ASTRONOMY: Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology and the Early Universe, Large Scale Structure, Galaxy Clusters, Galaxy Evolution, Interacting Binary Stars (Cataclysmic Variables, Algols, Neutron Star and Black Hole Binaries)
'After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well.'