Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
New Director Named for С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: С»ÆƬÊÓƵ to Introduce the New Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
WHAT: С»ÆƬÊÓƵ President Todd Diacon will introduce the new director of the university’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute on Tuesday, July 16. The birthplace of liquid crystal displays, the institute embraces all materials research on campus with an initial emphasis on m…
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NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), С»ÆƬÊÓƵ researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.
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Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute to Host Applied Mathematics Symposium on Feb. 9-10
World-renowned applied mathematicians and materials researchers will gather this Saturday and Sunday at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ to initiate and foster collaborations to address challenges to areas of applied mathematics ranging from modeling and analysis to scientific computing and machine l…
College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Jaroniec receives doctor honoris causa from Poznan University of Technology
On November 29, 2018 Mietek Jaroniec, professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ received doctor honoris causa (DHC) from Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poland. In 2005, he received an honorary professor title from his former University …
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Chemistry Professor Named Associate Editor of Science Advances
Dr. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences and one of the most highly cited scientists in the fields of chemistry and materials science, recently received two more significant honors. He was appointed …
College of Arts & Sciences
Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time С»ÆƬÊÓƵ alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…
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NSF-supported research at the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute: Liquid crystals command swimming bacteria
Transport of fluids and particles at the micro scale is an important theme both in fundamental and applied science. The project explores how this transport can be controlled by anisotropic fluids, namely, by a liquid crustal with pre-designed spatially-variable orientation of molecules. The main foc…
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NSF sponsored research at the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute: Controlled placement of colloids by patterns liquid crystals
Exploration of liquid crystals often brings beautiful images of birefringent textures with topological defects and structures that underscore the intimate connections between condensed matter, optics and mathematics. Oleg Levrentovich's two images of liquid crystals have been selected for outdoor ex…
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NSF sponsored research at the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute: Controlled placement of colloids by patterns liquid crystals
There is a tremendous progress in both the scientific understanding and applications of self-assumblies of small particles. Forming superstructures in which particles of different nature occupy presdeisnged sites represents a major challenge of the current state-of-the art. We proposed a versatile a…
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