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The activities at the AMLCI are focused on the forefront of the cross disciplinary area, transcending the individual scientific field and streamlining the research from the basic science to development of practical applications. The AMLCI builds on the foundation of the LCI, with the 19th century discovery of the liquid crystal through an international collaboration between a biochemist and a crystallographer in Europe, the advancement of the liquid crystal science and technology has always been driven by an interdisciplinary research effort involving expertise across the boundary of biology, chemistry & materials science, physics, mathematics, and device engineering.
Optics of Liquid Crystals 2013
July 27, 2012
Conference in Hawaii getting organized Professor LC Chien is now busy organizing the 15th International Topical Meetings: Optics of Liquid Crystals 2013 (OLC 2013) as the Chairperson of the conference. OLC 2013 will be held at Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu,…
Read More »MSNO Winter Meeting 2012
March 2, 2012
Liquid Crystal Institute hosted the MSNO (Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio) Winter Meeting of 2012 on February 22nd. 45 participants, mostly microscopy-related professionals from Cleveland-Akron-Kent area, toured the newly renovated LCI cryo-TEM lab and the new LCI AFM…
Read More »LCI's Partner Company Expanding
Feb. 20, 2012
ChemImage Corp. sets up a manufacturing facility in Hudson Drive Business Campus in Stow The subsidiary of ChemImage Corp. of Pittsburgh received a $1 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Materials Program to help create a manufacturing operation for the company'…
Read More »NSF supports theoretical study on pattern formation and shape evolution in soft matter
Sept. 20, 2011
Professors Robin Selinger and Jonathan Selinger have been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research. The project is entitled, "Topological Defects, Curved Geometries, and Shape Evolution in Soft Matter." This award is…
Read More »Exciting New Liquid Crystal Research
June 7, 2011
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Plans Exciting New Liquid Crystal Research Investments University appoints Oleg Lavrentovich as Trustees Research Professor, names Hiroshi Yokoyama new Liquid Crystal Institute director
Read More »President Obama Honors Former LCI Researcher
Feb. 16, 2011
President Obama Honors ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alum and Former Liquid Crystal Institute Researcher Achievement marks second straight year that member of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì community receives prestigious presidential award ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University alumnus
Read More »Philip Bos awarded the Slottow-Owaki Prize
June 10, 2010
Dr. Philip J. Bos, associate director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI), has been awarded the Slottow-Owaki Prize for Display Education by the Society for Information Display (SID). The 2010 SID honors and awards were presented during Display Week 2010: The SID…
Read More »Obituary: James Fergason
Jan. 8, 2009
James Fergason passes away at 74 (1934-2008) A message from LCI Director Oleg D. Lavrentovich: Dear Colleagues: With sadness, I would like to inform you that Dr. James L. Fergason died recently at age 74. Dr. Fergason was one of the first employees at the Liquid Crystal…
Read More »Obituary: Alfred Saupe
Aug. 3, 2008
Remembering Alfred Saupe (1925-2008) Alfred Saupe, the grandfather of liquid crystals, died August 3, in Badenweiler, Germany, where he was born in 1925.
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