Thin films; thin film processing; oxides; ceramic processing, electronic ceramics, ferroelectric and dielectric materials, oxide superconductors, transformation toughened ceramics; fast ion conductors; chemical process routes to thin films and ceramics; vapor synthesis of powders; nanoparticles; nanocrystalline materials; nonvolatile memories; capacitors; DRAMs; pyroelectric detectors; phosphors; field emission displays; SAW devices.