New Frontiers in Characterization, Ordering and Functionality of Liquid Crystals

June 17 - 18, 2017

Chair

Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Liquid Crystals is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The seminar will focus on the latest developments in the experimental and theoretical characterizations of liquid crystals, liquid crystal applications, and liquid crystal ordering - from the various phases OF liquid crystals to the self-assembly of materials IN liquid crystal.

A panel discussion at the end of the GRS will include participants from the GRC to discuss both career prospects and scientific future in the field of liquid crystals.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Liquid Crystals" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Progress in Probing Molecular Ordering Discussion Leader:
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm	"Hidden Constellations and Polyvalent Topological Charges in Chiral Nematic Droplets"
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm	Discussion
4:05 pm - 4:20 pm	"Phases Without a Positional Order: Mysterious Nematics"
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm	Discussion
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm	General Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Spherical Cholesterics / Innovating Liquid Crystals for New Materials Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm	"Spherical Cholesterics"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm	"Homeotropic-Aligned, Near-1-nm, Nanoporous Polymer Membranes Based on Discotic Liquid Crystals"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm	"Electrospun Mats of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Core Fibers for Tensile Sensing"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm	Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm	"Homochiral Nanofilament Phases"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Advances in Liquid Crystal Theory Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:25 am	"Modeling Intra-Domain Textures and Chirality Transfer in Block Copolymer Melts with Polar and Nematic Segment Ordering"
9:25 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:55 am	"Studying Lyotropic Phase Behaviour, from a Molecular Point of View, with Dissipative Particle Dynamics"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am	"Stripe Distortions Connect Boojums and Focal Conic Domains Across the Nematic-Smectic A Phase Transition"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am	"Modelling of Interacting Active-Passive Nematic Emulsions"
10:55 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Career Panel Discussion Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Panel Discussion Advice for Careers in Liquid Crystals Research
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes

Contributors






The conference also gratefully acknowledges a contribution from Thomas and Van Truskett.

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