(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Topic 1: Advanced Thermal Systems
Engineering Thermodynamics

Thermal fluid dynamics
Thermophysical Properties and Thermophysical Measurement Techniques
thermal energy
thermal efficiency
Thermoelectric engineering
Thermal energy
MEMS Microsensors and Structures
Advanced power generation technology
Wind power, water conservancy and hydropower, and thermal power generation
Urban gas transmission and distribution project
Biomass and biofuels
energy storage technology
Energy saving technology
Energy Equipment and Technology
Thermophysics and Thermal Engineering
Renewable Energy Engineering
Development and utilization of energy
Energy Security and Energy Systems
Energy Conversion and Energy Efficiency
Energy Chemical Engineering
Hydroelectric power generation, geothermal and tidal power
Topic 2: Heat Transfer
Aerothermodynamics and Aerothermal Design
Aircraft thermal systems and components
Code verification and validation techniques
Calculation of non-equilibrium and reactive flow
Computational Heat Transfer and Thermophysics
Conduction, convection, radiation, or combined heat transfer
Low temperature science and low-temperature systems
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method
Cooling of electronic and microelectronic aviation electronic equipment
Energy Conversion in Microsystems
Heat pipes and loop heat pipes
Heat transfer and cooling in turbomachinery
high speed flow
Topic Three: Mechanics
Mechanics and Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
elastic mechanics
solid mechanics
fluid mechanics
hydraulics
Soil Mechanics
rock mechanics
Structural Mechanics
explosion mechanics
aerodynamics
Plastic fracture and damage mechanics
Material modeling
Force analysis
Theoretical Mechanics and Applied Mechanics
fracture mechanics
Structural Mechanics