As the lead principle investigator for Rutgers DMCS’ Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Dr. Falkowski’s research interests include many topics that fall under this category, including biogeochemical cycles, photosynthesis, biological oceanography, molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics, physiological adaptation, plant physiology, evolution, mathematical modeling, and symbiosis. Paul also has specific energy interests in optimizing the production of algal feedstocks for biofuels and secondary metabolites, designing and optimizing biologically inspired catalyzers for hydrogen production and nitrogen fixation, and analyses of long term changes in technology that increase energy efficiency.