News/Research
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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì at East Liverpool Researcher Receives NIH Chemistry Research Grant
April 13, 2022
Farid Fouad, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì East Liverpool, was awarded a three-year, $74,954 research grant as part of a subaward on a larger grant that his collaborators at Cleveland State University received.
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Chirality Research: Will This New Insight Help Make Better Materials or Pharmaceuticals?
March 16, 2022
Chirality, or the absence of mirror symmetry in a molecule, is a complex topic that Material Sciences Professor Torsten Hegmann is determined to know more about. Hegmann, director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, and other ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì collaborators led…
Read More »New Publication: Rogue ocean waves and the St. Petersburg paradox
Feb. 21, 2022
New publication by Paul Johns and Jake Fontana of U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Peter Palffy-Muhoray of Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
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Physics Professor Awarded NSF Grant that Provides Research Opportunities for Interdisciplinary and Minority Students
Feb. 15, 2022
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a $300,000 grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt, Ph.D., to develop molecular tools that allow researchers to study membrane proteins.
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Graduate and Undergraduate Research Mentorship Awards Announced
Feb. 14, 2022
Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
Feb. 10, 2022
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s place as an elite…
Read More »Hegmann Group Leads International Collaboration and Publishes Work on Chirality Transfer in Science Advances
Feb. 2, 2022
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer:…
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$850,000 in Funding Awarded for New Nursing School Technology from National Science Foundation
Feb. 1, 2022
Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology.
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