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Liquid Crystals and Polymers
245th American Chemical Society National Meeting
April 7-11, 2013
New Orleans, Louisiana
Program Theme: Chemistry for Energy and Food
Abstract & Preprint due October 15, 2012
Summary. The anisotropy of liquid crystalline materials is the basis of their applicability in a variety of functional devices, most evident in their employment in display technologies. One constant theme in the last three decades of liquid crystal research is that distinctive (and useful) properties and performance enhancements are often realized liquid crystallinity is assimilated with polymers in bulk (liquid crystal polymers, liquid crystal elastomers) or composite (polymer dispersed liquid crystals, polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals) forms. In light of advances in this community in the recent literature particularly with respect to actuation, nanotechnology, and biological applications, this symposium aims to bring this community together to provide a forum to discuss these burgeoning areas as well as update progress in active areas.
Topics include but not limited to:
Synthesis, preparation or characterization of:
- Liquid crystal monomers
- Liquid crystal elastomer, gel, and polymers
- LC/polymer composites
- LC/nanomaterial composites
- Chiral molecular motors
- Photoresponsive liquid crystal systems
- Nanostructured LC materials for bio-based applications
Confirmed Invited Speakers
- Dr. Timothy Bunning – Air Force Research Laboratory
- Prof. L.C. Chien – Kent State University
- Prof. Harry Coles – Cambridge University
- Prof. Michael Escuti – North Carolina State University
- Prof. Douglas Gin – University of Colorado-Boulder
- Prof. Daniel Guillon - CNRS-IPCMS
- Prof. Tomiki Ikeda – Chuo University
- Prof. Takashi Kato – University of Tokyo
- Dr. Owain Parri – Merck Ltd.
- Prof. Albert Schenning – Eindhoven University of Technology
- Prof. Jose Luis Serrano - University of Zaragoza
- Prof. Ivan Smalyukh – University of Colorado-Boulder
- Prof. Kenji Urayama – Kyoto University
- Prof. S.T. Wu – University of Central Florida
- Prof. Yanlei Yu – Fudan University
- Prof. Rudolf Zentel – University of Mainz
Symposium Organizers
Dr. Timothy White, Air Force Research Laboratory, timothy.white2@wpafb.af.mil
Prof. Dick Broer, Eindhoven University of Technology, d.broer@tue.nl
Prof. Allan Guymon, University of Iowa, cguymon@uiowa.edu
