The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute庐 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Student Center Kiva on the 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebration that will culminate with the International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC) at the 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Campus July 31-Aug. 5, 2016.
At the Sept. 25 event, 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State President Beverly Warren and James Blank, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State, will give opening remarks, which will be followed by tributes to former Liquid Crystal Institute directors Glenn Brown, Ph.D., Bill Doane, Ph.D., John West, Ph.D., and Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D. At 11:30 a.m., 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State alumnus Sung Tae Shin, Ph.D. 鈥94, physics, professor at Kyung Hee University and retired vice president of Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display Co., will present 鈥淭echnology Strategy for New Jump in the Display Industry.鈥 A lunch buffet and tours of the institute will follow from noon until 2:30 p.m.
Blank will present 鈥淭he Future of Liquid Crystals鈥 at 2:30 p.m. in the 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Student Center Kiva. Other afternoon speakers include Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., vice president and general manager of Perceptual Computing Group, Intel Corporation; 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State alumnus Cheng Chen, Ph.D. 鈥06, chemical physics, director, Panel, Process and Optics Engineering at Apple Inc.; Shin; and Noel Clark, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Colorado. Hiroshi Yokoyama, Ph.D., director of 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute, will provide the closing remarks at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is required by Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. at www.kent.edu/lci/50.
The 2015-2016 academic year also will mark the first year for the new Master of Science in liquid crystal engineering degree program, a first in the United States.
鈥淭hrough hands-on experience in liquid crystal device design and fabrication as well as fundamental studies of the science and technology, this new program will prepare the next generation of corporate engineers in the liquid crystal field,鈥 Yokoyama said.
Students also can pursue a Ph.D. in chemical physics, offered since 1994, and participate in basic and applied research with faculty through graduate assistantships. Many of the students publish in prestigious journals, present their research at international conferences and patent new technologies.
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The Liquid Crystal Institute at 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 is world-renowned for liquid crystal technology research, development and education that advance our everyday lives. Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, it is recognized for the invention of the twisted nematic cell, the heart of liquid crystal display, and it continues to lead liquid crystal research and discovery.
The Liquid Crystal Institute at 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State advances basic research by providing state-of-the-art facilities and research programs focused on liquid crystal science and display development. The institute focuses on research for a range of multidisciplinary topics from biomedical sciences to smart materials for new energy applications. Pivotal contributions include display tablets, optical shutters, variable transmission windows, projection display devices and flexible displays.
Alumni of 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute are employed in both academia and top technology companies across the globe, including Apple, Samsung and LG, and continue to make substantial technological advancements in their respective fields. The institute partners with major corporations and government agencies 鈥 ChemImage, 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Displays Inc., Hewlett-Packard, NASA Langley Research Center and more 鈥 to continue the advancement and application of liquid crystal technology.
From 1991 to 2002, a $25 million award from the National Science Foundation for a Science and Technology Center for Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials (ALCOM) allowed 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State researchers to partner with polymer scientists at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron. This collaboration catalyzed nearly $60 million in additional basic and applied research funding which also led to the creation of several new companies including 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Displays, AlphaMicron, FITOS, CoAdna Photonics, Hana Microdisplay Technologies and Crystal Diagnostics.
The Liquid Crystal Institute has recently received grant awards from the state of Ohio, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy and NASA, and it has formed research partnerships with liquid crystal display companies, such as LG and BOE.
For more information about the Liquid Crystal Institute at 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State, visit www.kent.edu/lci.
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Photo of Glenn H. Brown:
Glenn H. Brown, Ph.D., (1915-1995) established 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute, later named in his honor, on March 18, 1965, and served as its director from 1965-1983.
Photo of Bill Doane:
Bill Doane, Ph.D., joined 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看鈥檚 Department of Physics faculty in 1965 and served as director of the Liquid Crystal Institute from 1983-1996 and first director of the Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials (ALCOM) Center from 1991-1996. He co-founded 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 Displays Inc. in 1993.
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