Liquid Crystal Institute
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The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI) at Kent State University
is a center of study for liquid crystal
technology and education, blending basic and applied research on liquid crystals. This approach has resulted in technological advances and new applications such as display tablets, optical shutters, variable transmission windows, projection display devices, and flexible displays. Established in 1965, the institute is now directed by Dr.Hiroshi Yokoyama and is housed at KSU's Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences building, completed in 1996.
The LCI is home to the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, which offers masters and Ph.D. studies in the physics and chemistry of liquid crystals and their applications. The program is open to incoming students with degrees in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science.
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
is a center of study for liquid crystal
Liquid crystal
Liquid crystals are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal. For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its molecules may be oriented in a crystal-like way. There are many different types of LC phases, which can be...
technology and education, blending basic and applied research on liquid crystals. This approach has resulted in technological advances and new applications such as display tablets, optical shutters, variable transmission windows, projection display devices, and flexible displays. Established in 1965, the institute is now directed by Dr.Hiroshi Yokoyama and is housed at KSU's Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences building, completed in 1996.
The LCI is home to the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, which offers masters and Ph.D. studies in the physics and chemistry of liquid crystals and their applications. The program is open to incoming students with degrees in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science.
Directors
There have been four directors of the Liquid Crystal Institute.- Glenn H. Brown (1965 - 1983)
- Dr. Glenn H. Brown founded the Liquid Crystal Institute in 1965. In 1986 the Kent State University Board of Trustees honored him by naming the institute after him.
- J. William Doane (1983 - 1996)
- John L. West (1996 - 2003)
- Oleg D. Lavrentovich (2003 - 2011)
- Hiroshi Yokoyama (2011 - present)