Materials Science Graduate Program Fall 2022 Seminar Series

All seminars take place on Wednesdays at 3:20 pm, unless otherwise noted. 

Previous Seminars - Spring 2022, Fall 2021

Aug 31 

Dr. Biswarup Ash
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Department of Physics of Complex Systems
Title: Spatial Structure of Topological Defect Lines in 3D Nematic Liquid Crystals

In-person in AMLCI 00101

Sept 7

Dr. Buddhapriya Chakrabarti
The University of Sheffield
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Title:  Does Soft Matter, Matter? Predictive Design of Formulated Products

Sept 21

Yonit Maroudas-Sacks
The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Department of Physics 
Title:  Topological Defects in the Nematic Order of Actin Fibres as Organization Centres of Hydra Regeneration

Link to Seminar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81945062019?
Passcode: MSGP

Oct 19

Dr. Devesh Mistry
University of Leeds
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Title:  Hierarchies of Anisotropy and Mechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Link to Live Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/mrxymw89
Passcode: MSGP

Oct 26

Dr. Francesco Simoni
Polytechnic University of Marche
Faculty of Engineering
Title: Revival of Nonlinear Optics in Liquid Crystals with Heliconical Cholesterics 

In-person in AMLCI 00101 

Link to Live Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/2dpdtxf3
Passcode: MSGP

Nov 2

Jesse Frantz
National Research Lab
Optical Science Division
Title:  Analogue 2D Beam Steering with Liquid Crystal Clad Waveguides in the Midwave Infrared

In-person in AMLCI 00101 

Link to Live Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/567y7jjp
Passcode: MSGP

Nov 9

Erick Castellón
Univ of Costa Rica
Department of Chemistry
Title:  New Model for the Anisotropy of Polarizability and Thermal Expansion of Nematic Liquid Crystals and for the Prediction of Their Average Refractive Index

In-person in AMLCI 00101 

Link to Live Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/5cj3ysuv
Passcode: MSGP