1. Dynamics of planetary systems: few body problems, tidal interactions, resonance and chaos, effects of binarity, effects of stars in a cluster environment (fly-by effects).
2. Planetary interiors: geophysics of Jovian and Terrestrial planets, plate tectonics and subsolidus convection, magnetic field generation, phase and chemical stratification; Kuiper Belt objects, icy bodies, and planetinos.
3. Planetary atmospheres and radiative transfer, stability of climate, feedback mechanisms.
4. Sun-planet connections: stellar winds, magnetospheres.
5. Stellar and planetary system formation: stability of pre-solar accretion disks, T Tau stars and protostars, UX Ori stars, devis disks and their evolution, asteroids and planetesimals.
6. Exoplanetary searches: transits, proper motion, radial velocities, high contrast direct imaging.