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Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D. (second from left), works in a microscopy lab with a colleague and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students.

NSF Awards ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies

Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.

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Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., talks to the crowd about some of the things he would like to accomplish as director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

New Director Named for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’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: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Introduce the New Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

WHAT: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’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), ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University to initiate and foster collaborations to address challenges to areas of applied mathematics ranging from modeling and analysis to scientific computing and machine l…

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President of Poznan University of Technology gives Dr. Jaroniec the DHC certificate

Professor Jaroniec receives doctor honoris causa from Poznan University of Technology

On November 29, 2018 Mietek Jaroniec, professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances

Chemistry Professor Named Associate Editor of Science Advances

Dr. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’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 …

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George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University alumnus, smiles with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì President Beverly J. Warren.

Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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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