Single Interdisciplinary Research Group @ University of Colorado
Research Fields: | Soft Materials, Colloids |
The LC MRC is a Single Interdisciplinary Research Group that unites the fields of physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and electrical engineering toward the creation, understanding, development and application of novel chiral/polar liquid crystal (LC) materials. The Center conducts basic and applied research on the phases, structures and electro-optics of liquid crystals focusing on the roles of chirality and polarization in LC behavior, and collaborates with the rapidly developing US ferroelectric display industry. The Center is organized along three main themes: discovery of novel LC phases and materials; study of LC-solid interfaces and its use to control molecular orientation in LC devices; and development of polymer-liquid crystal composite materials.