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    Antal I. Jakli

    Antal Jakli

    Materials Science
    Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    ajakli@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-4886
    Fax:
    330-672-2796
    Personal Website:
    https://www.jakligroup.lci.kent.edu/

    Biography

    Dr. Antal Jakli is a professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute. He received his Ph.D. (1986) in Statistical Physics from Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary. He joined the Liquid Crystal Institute staff in 1999. His research centers on electro-optical, electro-mechanical and rheological properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals.

    The activity of his group is described here (https://jakligroup.lci.kent.edu).

    Research Areas

    • Study of structures of bent core smectic liquid crystals
    • Fluid phases of bent-core molecules – Novel physics and applications
    • Electric field-induced spinning, translation and circling of solid particles in liquid crystals
    • Piezoelectricity of cell membranes

    Education

    Ph.D. in Statistical Physics, Eotvos University, 1986

    Expertise

    Chemical Physics
    Liquid Crystal Physics
    Biomaterials
    ferroelectricity
    piezoelectricity
    Soft Matter
    Natural and Physical Sciences
    Mathematics and Technology
    Chemical Sciences
    Materials Science
    sensing (responsive) and flexible materials
    fabric research

    Research Institutes and Initiatives

    Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute Brain Health Research Institute
    Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science

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    1425 Lefton Esplanade, Kent, OH 44242


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