- Toxicological analysis and characterization of engine emissions
- Investigation of biological effects of engine emissions and their components
- Medical-toxicological risk assessment of engine emissions
- Investigation of combustion and injection processes
- Diesel engine and Gas engine combustion processes
- Sustainable fuel combustion
- Optical diagnostics and laser diagnostics in combustion
- Numerical simulation and modeling of combustion processes
- Liquid and gaseous alternative fuels
- Alternative combustion systems
- Optimization of the interaction of engine and fuel
- Thermophysical properties of fluid energy carriers
- Reaction kinetics of energy conversion (combustion) and atmospheric processes
- Gas and compositional analysis using accurate and precise time-resolved measurement techniques for stable and transient species
- Working process analysis of internal combustion engines
- Fuel quality rating with engine based methods by means of indicators for knock resistance (Gasoline Knock Index (GKI), Research Octane Number (RON)) and ignition capability (Cetane Number (CN))
- Pressure sensor evaluation in engine tests and in the dynamic pressure calibration test bench
- Functional and efficiency analysis of auxiliary units
- Competitive analysis of engines, drivetrains and vehicles
- Fuel and engine oil chemistry
- Exhaust gas analysis (regulated and non-regulated)
- Fuel sensors
- Investigation of cause effect correlations due to the interaction of fuels and technical components
- Statements about the behaviour of fuels, additives, components and systems under application-oriented conditions
- Development of methods, procedures and test benches for fuels and technical components
- Realization of application-oriented test procedures to the identification of deposits, material wear, etc.
- Increase of operational safety and life span of technical components
- Editorial office and administrative support
- Fundamentals of electrosynthesis and electrofuels
- Microbial electrochemistry and microbial electrochemical technologies
- Battery research
- Hybrid propulsion
- Studies and analysis of vehicle efficiencies
- Initiation of the „Modellregion Postfossile Mobilität OWL“
- Mobility in the future (forecasts, drive technologies, energy)
- Fuel injection technologies
- Studies, analyses on mobile drive technologies
- Optimization of conventional drive systems
- Development and evaluation of exhaust aftertreatment technologies
- Alternative fuels and pollutant emissions
- Mobility concepts and drive systems