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ILCC 2006 Keystone, CO, USA

Laureate

Thesis Title and Citation

Thesis Advisor

Michi Nakata

2004: Chirality and Polarity in Bent-core Liquid Crystals
For beautiful elucidation of the roles chirality and polarity play in defining the physical properties of liquid crystalline phases formed by bent core molecules.

Hideo Takezoe

Tokyo Institute of

Technology

( Japan)

Christian Santangelo

2004: Fluctuations and Elasticity of Fluid Membranes and Lamellar Phases
For illuminating theories on the importance of fluctuations on the elasticity of liquid crystalline lamellar phases and fluid membranes.

Philip Pincus

 University of California Santa Barbara (USA)

Ivan Smalyukh

2003: Three-Dimensional Director Fields Studied by Fluorescence Confocal Polarizing Microscopy
For developing confocal polarizing microscopy for studies of liquid crystalline phases formed by key components of living systems. 

Oleg D Lavrentovich

Kent State University (USA)

Yusril Yusuf

2005: Swelling Dynamics and Electromechanical Effects of Liquid Crystal Elastomers as an Artificial Muscle
For novel research on the swelling dynamics of liquid crystalline elastomers resulting in the first demonstration of their application as low voltage driven artificial muscles. 

Shoichi Kai

Kyushu University (Japan)

ILCC 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Laureate

Thesis Title and Citation

Thesis Advisor

Alexey Eremin

2003: Physical characterization of smectic liquid crystals formed by bent-shaped molecules
For the discovery and elucidation of liquid crystalline phases formed by bent-core molecules.

Gerhard Pelzl
Martin-Luther University, Halle (Germany)

Michael Escuti

2003: Structured LC/Polymer Composites as Photonic Crystal Switches and LCD Innovations
For contributions to significant advances in photonic switches 
based on liquid crystal polymer dispersions.

Greg Crawford
Brown University (USA)

Linda Hirst

2001: An X-ray and electro-optic study of the liquid crystal smectic C* sub phases
For research on the x-ray and resonant x-ray measurements of smectic C* subphases in a liquid crystal device.

Helen Gleeson
University of Manchester (UK)

Jean-Christophe Loudet

2002: Behavior of Colloidal Inclusions in Liquid Crystal Solvents
For  research on the synthesis of novel colloidal inclusions in liquid crystals and the discovery and interpretation of new phase separation mechanisms, also in electric fields.

Philippe Poulin
University of Bordeaux (France)

ILCC 2002 Edinburgh, UK

Laureate

Thesis Title and Citation

Thesis Advisor

Eric Grelet

2001: Structural Study of Smectic Blue Phases
For  x-ray and optical experiments leading to the  discovery  and elucidation of double geometric frustration in smectic blue phases. 

 Brigitte Pansu
Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay (France)

Klemen Kocevar

2001: Study of Ordering and Forces in Liquid Crystal Solid Interfaces
For research on a new and original way, with potential for novel photonic devices, for studying the structure of liquid crystal interfaces using atomic force spectroscopy that resulted in the first observations of liquid crystalline capillary condensation in confined films of nanometer length scales. 

Igor Musevic, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).

Jean-Daniel Marty

2002: Study of Liquid Crystalline Networks and their Potential Uses in Molecular Imprinting Techniques
For research on the synthesis of novel liquid crystalline polymers and the demonstration of their exceptional  properties as more efficient templates for molecular imprinting techniques. 

Monique Mauzac, Paul Sabatier University (France)

Andrew Primak

2001: High Resolution x-ray scattering studies of critical behavior at the nematic to smectic-A transition in a strong magnetic field
For  research resulting in major advances in the quality and precision of x-ray measurements of the nematic-smectic A phase transition in a strong magnetic field raising the discussion of this important outstanding problem in condensed matter physics to a new plateau. 

Satyendra Kumar, Kent State University (USA)

ILCC 2000 Sendai, Japan
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Laureate

Thesis Title and Citation

Thesis Advisor

Peter Paul Mach

1999: Polarization-Analyzed Resonant X-ray Scattering Study of Chiral Smectic C Variant Phases in Freely Suspended Liquid Crystal Films
For succesfully observing, for the first time, the double layer periodicity of antiferroelectric liquid crystals by means of the resonant X-ray scattering technique.

 C-C. Huang, Physics, U.Minn./USA

Etsushi Nishikawa

1997: Smectic Liquid Single Crystal Elastomers
The synthesis and characterization of smectic A monodomain and smectic C elastomers,  liquid crystal gels with novel physical properties including macroscopic in-plane fluidity.

Heino Finkelmann, Macromolecular Chemistry, Freiburg U./Germany

Masahito Oh-e

1998. In-plane Switching Electro-optical Effect of Nematic Liquid Crystals
The development of the in-plane switching mode for LC nematic displays resulting in the production of marketable Super TFT LCDs  with an ultra-wide viewing angle and improved operating parameters.

Youkoh Kaizu, Physics, TIT/Japan

Anand Yethiraj

1999: The Nematic-Smectic A Phase Transition: High Resolution Optical Study
The invention of a new experimental technique that gave quantitative deviations from the Halperin-Lubensky-Ma theory away from the Landau tricritical.

John Bechhoefer, Physics, SFU/Canada

Laureate

Thesis Title and Citation

Advisor

Martin Alexander Bates

1996: Computer Simulation of Liquid Crystals
Computer simulations using the Gay-Berne potential to establish connections between molecular processes of a large variety of liquid crystalline states and their physical properties.

Geoffrey R. Luckhurst, Chemistry, U. Southampton (UK)

Eileen M. Korenic

1997: Colorimetry of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
New physical insights resulting in quantifiable ergonomic parameters for cholesteric liquid crystal paints and dyes.

Stephen D. Jacobs, Inst. Optics, U. Rochester (USA)

Koichi Miyachi

1996: Molecular Rotational Motion about its Long Axis and Antiferroelectricity in Liquid Crystals
Theoretical and materials strategies for CMOS compatible antiferroelectric liquid crystal displays.

K. Ishikawa and A. Fukuda, Physical Chemistry,  TIT (Japan).

Eduardo Arturo Soto Bustamante

1996: Synthesis and Characterization of New Organic Materials with Specific Electric and Magnetic Properties
Synthesis and physical characterization of novel banana-shaped liquid crystalline polymers resulting in high performance electrets.

W. Haase, Physical Chemistry, Darmstadt U.(Germany)

Year

Laureate

Thesis Title

Advisor

1996

Harald Bock

Switching Columns - Electrooptical effects with columnar liquid crystals

W. Helfrich, Free University, (Berlin)

Won Hee Han

Computational modelling of orientation and flow   instabilities, textures, rheology, and optics of shearing nematic  liquid crystalline materials

A. D. Rey, McGill  University (Canada)

Takashi Sugiyama

Study of the Electrooptical Characteristics of Amorphous and Multidomain TN-LCDs: A Computer Simulation, Designing, and Experimental Verifications

S. Kobayashi, Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology (Japan)

Bing Xu

Approaches to Spontaneously Polar Materials: Investigations of Bowlic Liquid Crystals Based on Calix[4]arenes

Timothy M. Swager, University of Pennsylvania (USA)

1994

Gregory P. Crawford

Nematic Liquid Crystals Confined to Cylindrical Cavities:  A 2H-NMR Study

J. W. Doane, Kent State University  (USA)

Igor Musevic

Elementary excitations and broken symmetries in a
ferroelectric liquid crystal

R. Blinc, University of Ljubljana  (Slovenia)

Laurence Navailles

Synthesis and structure of  new helicoidal smectic phases: TGBA and TGBC.

P. Barois and 
H. T.  Nguyen, Centre Paul Pascal (France)

Isa Nishiyama

The Effect of Chirality on Ferroelectric and Related Liquid Crystal Systems

J. W. Goodby, Hull University (UK)

1992

Jean-Baptiste Fournier

Volumic faceting of smectic liquid crystals germs

G. Durand, Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay (France)

1990

Christian Bahr

On ferroelectric liquid crystals with high spontaneous polarization. 

G. Heppke, Berlin Technical University (Berlin)

1988

Hui Hsiung

Optical Studies of Liquid Crystal Films:  Structures, Surface Ordering, and Dynamics

R. Shen, University of California at Berkeley (USA)

1986

Hiap L. Ong

Interaction of Liquid Crystals with Electromagnetic Fields, and with Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Surfaces

R. B. Meyer, Brandeis University (USA)

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