18th Course
Liquid crystal nanostructures and self-assembling:
from organic electronics to metamaterials
2nd School of the Italian Liquid Crystal Society
Directors of the School: A. d'Alessandro, P. Pasini, C. Zannoni
Schedule (download PDF)
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July 3 |
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Afternoon: Arrival |
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21.15: Welcome Reception at the Marsala Lecture Hall (S. Rocco) |
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July 4 |
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9.00-9.20 |
C. Zannoni
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d'Alessandro |
Welcome |
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9.20 - 10.20 |
C. Zannoni |
Description of molecular organizations in Liquid Crystals. Orders Parameters, Distributions and All That. |
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10.20 - 11.20 |
G. Mehl |
Introduction to synthesis of LC and novel biaxial compounds |
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11.20 - 11.50 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 1-19 |
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11.50 - 12.50 |
G. Strangi |
Optical metamaterials: from basic physics to applications I |
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lunch break |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
J. Emsley |
Traditional and novel NMR techniques for LC systems |
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17.00 - 18.00 |
P. Barois |
X-ray techniques for LC investigations |
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18.00 - 18.20 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 1-19 |
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18.20 - 19.20 |
A. Golemme |
Introduction to liquid crystals as semiconductors and determination of their transport properties I |
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July 5 |
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9.00 - 10.00 |
E. Virga |
Differential geometry and topology of defects |
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10.00 - 11.00 |
G. Strangi |
Optical metamaterials: from basic physics to applications II |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 1-19 |
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11.30 - 12.30 |
G. Mehl |
Chemistry of self-organized nanocomposites for negative refractive index materials |
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lunch break |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
V. Domenici |
Physical properties and characterisation of biaxial LC |
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17.00 - 18.00 |
A. Golemme |
Introduction to liquid crystals as semiconductors and determination of their transport properties II |
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18.00 - 19.20 |
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Coffee Break and POSTERS 1-19 |
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July 6 |
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9.00 - 10.00 |
R. Kamien |
Introduction to LC defects I |
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10.00 - 11.00 |
M. O'Neal |
Liquid crystal semiconductors and applications I |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 1-19 |
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11.30 - 12.30 |
P. Barois |
Self-Assembly Routes to Metamaterials for Visible Light |
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lunch break |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
S. Zumer |
Introduction to nematic colloids |
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17.00 - 18.00 |
J. Emsley |
NMR studies of solutes in liquid crystalline phases |
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18.00 - 18.20 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 20-38 |
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18.20 - 19.20 |
R. Kamien |
Introduction to LC defects II |
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July 7 |
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9.00 - 19.00 |
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Excursion |
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July 8 |
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9.00 - 10.00 |
I. C. Khoo |
Introduction to LC Optics and Photonics |
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10.00 - 11.00 |
M. O'Neal |
Liquid crystal semiconductors and applications II |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 20-38 |
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11.30 - 12.30 |
B. Donnio |
Dendritic materials: synthesis, theory, properties and applications |
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lunch break |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
B. Donnio |
Nanostructured LC assemblies of nanoparticles |
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17.00 - 18.00 |
R. Kamien |
Self-assembly and molecular packing properties |
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18.00 - 18.20 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 20-38 |
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18.20 - 19.20 |
D. Finotello |
Emerging Scientific Research and International Collaborations at NSF |
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July 9 |
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9.00 - 10.00 |
C. Zannoni |
Computer simulations of Liquid Crystals. An Introduction |
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10.00 - 11.00 |
S. Zumer |
Chiral nematic colloidal superstructures |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
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Coffee Break and Posters 20-38 |
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11.30 - 12.30 |
D. Evans |
Three Dimensionally Stressed Ferroelectric Nanoparticles and Their Use in Disparate Liquid Crystal Systems |
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lunch break |
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15.30 - 16.30 |
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POSTERS 20-38 |
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16.30 - 17.30 |
I. C. Khoo |
Liquid-crystals-plasmonic metamaterials for advanced optical processing |
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17.30 - 18.00 |
P. Pasini, A. d'Alessandro |
Concluding remarks |
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20.30 |
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Social Dinner |
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July 10 Departure |
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