Research
Current projects include:
• lyotropic chromonic lquid crystals • twist-bend nematics • heliconical cholesterics • electrophoresis and electro-osmosis enabled by liquid crystals • nanosecond electro-optics • living liquid crystals • topological defects • chirality and confinement • materials for transformation optic
Recent Highlights
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Runa Koizumi receives the first place for her poster presentation entitled "Active Nematics Formed by Bacteria in Patterned Chromonics" at the 62nd Annual SAS / MSNO / ACS / AVS May Conference at the John Carroll University.
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Dr. Chenhui PengĀ is one of the top ten recipients of “The 2017 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad”, the award ceremony was at the Chinese Consulate in NYC, Saturday, April 28, 2018.
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President Warren of Kent State University with Greta Babakhanova who received the 2017 Graduate Research Award for her research on "Programmable stimuli responsive dynamic 'skin' that controls particle transport".
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Group photo after Chenhui Peng's Ph.D. defense at the Liquid Crystal Institute. Click here to watch the video of his Ph.D. defense on "Active colloids in isotropic and anisotropic elektrolytes."
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