In addition, he is the director of the Boise State Advanced Materials Laboratory (AML) in Boise and the Boise State materials lead for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls. His research interests are primarily related to materials for extreme environments, energy materials, and nuclear enabling technologies, including: nuclear fuel synthesis, sintering, and corrosion, gas-solid reaction kinetics, mechanochemistry, particle science/powder synthesis, sensor design, and mechanical behaviors of materials. Dr. Jaques is a licensed Professional Engineer in Metallurgy and Materials Science in the state of Idaho.