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.
Congratulations to the Recipients of the Graduate Program and Admissions Committee (GPAC) Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards 2021
May 7, 2021
Congratulations to Babak Kasmaei and Corinne Callison for being selected by GPAC to receive this year's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards for their work in College Physics. Babak's nomination cites his consistent flexibility and self-reliance in teaching College Physics I…
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2021 AMLCI Fellowship Awards Recipients
April 30, 2021
AMLCI is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 AMLCI Fellowship Scholarship Awards. Awardees were selected based on the criteria set forth by our donors. Our winners gave a TED Talk at the Materials Day 2021 on Friday, April 9, 2021, which were based on their…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Receives More Than $3 Million In Grants From National Science Foundation
April 27, 2021
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Chemistry Professor Continues ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ Streak
April 20, 2021
There are just a handful of chemists worldwide with h-indices above 200. The h-indices of chemists awarded the Nobel Prize during the last five years range from about 30 to 160. Mietek Jaroniec, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an h-index of 125,…
Read More »Professional Student Seminar, Thursday 25th March at 1:00 pm
March 24, 2021
Our next speaker for the professional student seminars series is Dr. Seyyed Muhammad Salili from Wacker Chemical Corporation and Rowan University, this Thursday at 1:00 pm. Please find the details of the talk in the attached flyer and Zoom meeting link below.
Read More »Professional Student Seminar, Thursday 25th March at 1:00 pm
March 24, 2021
Our next speaker for the professional student seminars series is Dr. Seyyed Muhammad Salili from Wacker Chemical Corporation and Rowan University, this Thursday at 1:00 pm. Please find the details of the talk in the attached flyer and Zoom meeting link below.
Read More »Article by AMLCI Members selected as Royal Society of Chemistry 2021 HOT PCCP article
March 4, 2021
The Royal Society of Chemistry has recently selected an article by AMLCI Members, Antal Jakli and Samuel Sprunt as a 2021 HOT PCCP article. The article is titled: 'The interplay between spatial and heliconical orientational order in twist-bend nematic materials'. You can…
Read More »Obituary for Maurice Kleman
Feb. 1, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that one of the great figures in our field, Maurice Kleman, recently passed away. His work on defects in various branches of materials science, liquid crystals, quasicrystals, magnetic systems among others, have shaped many…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Challenge the Growing Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Problem With New Compound
Jan. 29, 2021
“The pessimistic estimate is that by 2050, antibiotics could be obsolete,'' said Songping Huang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Huang and his ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì team, including Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Use Liquid Crystal to Control Bacteria Movement
Jan. 18, 2021
A liquid crystal research group at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì led by Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., is knocking on the doors of the biomedical industry with its current project. The recent publication of research explains a technique of controlling bacteria movement with liquid crystal structures…
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