Liquid Crystals II: Topology and Defects

Presentations

• Orientation of topological defects in 2D nematic liquid crystals

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 11:15 AM – March 13, 2017, 11:27 AM

  Authors

  • Xingzhou Tang

    • Kent State Univ - Kent

  • Jonathan Selinger

    • Kent State Univ - Kent
    • Kent State University

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• The static and dynamic behaviors of the topological defects in a nematic liquid crystal reveal its material characteristics

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 11:27 AM – March 13, 2017, 11:39 AM

  Authors

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

  • Takuya Yanagimachi

    • University of Chicago

  • Nitin Kumar

    • University of Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, dpt of Physics

  • Paul Nealey

    • University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory
    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

  • Juan de Pablo

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • IME, The University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

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• Topological defects and shapes of triatic liquid crystal vesicles

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 11:39 AM – March 13, 2017, 11:51 AM

  Authors

  • Francesco Serafin

    • Syracuse Univ

  • Oksana Manyuhina

    • Syracuse Univ

  • MARK BOWICK

    • KITP
    • KITP UC Santa Barbara,Syracuse University

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• Near-field interaction of colloid near wavy walls

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 11:51 AM – March 13, 2017, 12:03 PM

  Authors

  • Yimin Luo

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Francesca Serra

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Denise Wong

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Edward Steager

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Kathleen Stebe

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• The role of disclinations on the organization and conductivity in liquid crystal nanocomposites

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 12:03 PM – March 13, 2017, 12:15 PM

  Authors

  • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

    • University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
    • University of Maryland

  • P. Romero-Hasler

    • Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

  • A. Meneses-Franco

    • Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

  • E A Soto-Bustamante

    • Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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• Molecular engineering of colloidal liquid crystals using DNA origami

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 12:15 PM – March 13, 2017, 12:27 PM

  Authors

  • Mahsa Siavashpouri

    • Brandeis Univ

  • Christian Wachauf

    • Technische Universität München

  • Mark Zakhary

    • Brandeis Univ

  • Florian Praetorius

    • Technische Universität München

  • Hendrik Dietz

    • Technische Universität München

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    • Brandeis Univ

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• Ordered Nematic Colloidal Dispersions of Anisotropic Nanoparticles.

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 12:27 PM – March 13, 2017, 12:39 PM

  Authors

  • Ivan Smalyukh

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

  • Qingkun Liu

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

  • Qingkun Liu

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

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• Tuning the synergistic functionality of semiconducting and magnetic nanoparticle co-assemblies

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 12:39 PM – March 13, 2017, 12:51 PM

  Authors

  • Mark Bartolo

    • Univ of California - Merced

  • Randy Espinoza

    • California State University - Fresno

  • Jose Amaral

    • Univ of California - Merced
    • University of California, Merced

  • Sayantani Ghosh

    • University of California Merced
    • Univ of California - Merced
    • University of California, Merced

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• Dielectric Anistropy, Elastic Constants, and Threshold Voltage Measurements of Gold-nanoparticle Colloids in Nematic 5CB

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 12:51 PM – March 13, 2017, 1:03 PM

  Authors

  • Angelo Visco

    • Slippery Rock University
    • Slippery Rock Univ

  • Jon Foust

    • Slippery Rock Univ

  • Joseph Belobradich

    • Slippery Rock Univ

  • Rizwan Mahmood

    • Slippery Rock University
    • Slippery Rock Univ

  • Donald Zapien

    • Slippery Rock University
    • Slippery Rock Univ

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• Liquid Crystal Mediated Nano-assembled Gold Micro-shells

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 1:03 PM – March 13, 2017, 1:15 PM

  Authors

  • Makiko Quint

    • University of California Merced

  • Som Sarang

    • Univ of California - Merced
    • University of California Merced

  • David Quint

    • Stanford University

  • Kerwyn Huang

    • Stanford University

  • Ajay Gopinathan

    • UC Merced
    • Univ of California - Merced
    • University of California Merced

  • Linda Hirst

    • University of California Merced
    • University of California, Merced
    • Univ of California - Merced
    • University of California - Merced

  • Sayantani Ghosh

    • University of California Merced
    • Univ of California - Merced
    • University of California, Merced

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• Blue-Phases on Nano-Patterned Surfaces

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 1:15 PM – March 13, 2017, 1:27 PM

  Authors

  • Jose Martinez-Gonzalez

    • Univ of Chicago

  • Xiao Li

    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

  • Monirosadat Sadati

    • Univ of Chicago

  • Ye Zhou

    • Univ of Chicago

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

  • Paul Nealey

    • University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory
    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

  • Juan de Pablo

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • IME, The University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

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• Stabilizing Monodomain in Blue Phase Liquid Crystal by Chemically Patterned Surfaces.

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 1:27 PM – March 13, 2017, 1:39 PM

  Authors

  • Xiao Li

    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago

  • Jose A. Martinez-Gonzalez

    • University of Chicago

  • Monirosadat Sadati

    • University of Chicago

  • Ye Zhou

    • University of Chicago

  • Juan J. de Pablo

    • University of Chicago

  • Paul F. Nealey

    • University of Chicago

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• Resonant soft X-ray scattering study of twist bend nematic, cholesteric and blue phases.

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 1:39 PM – March 13, 2017, 1:51 PM

  Authors

  • Miroslaw Slamonczyk

    • Berkeley Lab, Kent State University

  • Ewa Grecka

    • University of Warsaw, Poland

  • Natasa Vaupotic

    • University of Maribor, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

  • Damian Pociecha

    • University of Warsaw, Poland

  • JIm Gleesom

    • .

  • Antal Jakli

    • .

  • Sam Sprunt

    • Kent State universeity

  • Cheng Wang

    • .

  • Alexander Hexemer

    • .

  • Chenhui Zhu

    • Berkeley Lab

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• Discussion on optical response of liquid-crystal BPIII driven by an inclined electric field.

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 1:51 PM – March 13, 2017, 2:03 PM

  Authors

  • Hui-Yu Chen

    • National Chung Hsing University

  • Yen-Wen Wang

    • National Chung Hsing University

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• Compatibility conditions for director fields in flat and curved 2D geometries

  ORAL

  March 13, 2017, 2:03 PM – March 13, 2017, 2:15 PM

  Authors

  • Efi Efrati

    • Weizmann Institute of Science

  • Idan Niv

    • Weizmann Institute of Science

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