ILCS Membership Information

Since 1990, the ILCS has attracted nearly 900 members in 43 countries and territories on six continents. The Society also serves as an umbrella organization for regional societies established in recent years.

The Society unites scientists, engineers and students working in the broad field of fundamental and applied aspects of different liquid crystal systems, including thermotropic, lyotropic, polymer and polymer-modified liquid crystals. The Society fosters communication among members, establishes the venue of the biennial international conferences, and publishes Liquid Crystals Today , which appears under the sponsorship of Taylor&Francis. Please send any news or other items of interest you might wish to contribute to

Professor Alex Seed, Editor
Chemistry Dept
Kent State University
Kent Ohio 44242 USA
e-mail: aseed@kent.edu

Membership dues allow a discount on registration fees at the International Liquid Crystal Conferences, cover free substription to Liquid Crystals Today, encourage doctoral research activities through the Glenn Brown Awards and support our World-Wide-Web Internet server, http://www.ilcsoc.org.

We look forward to continued growth of the ILCS. We very much hope that the members of the Society will continue the active exchange of ideas and encourage their colleagues to join the Society. The Society welcomes specialists and students working in non-traditional fields such as liquid crystals of biological significance.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the ILCS, please complete the MEMBERSHIP FORM and send it with your payment to

The Treasurer, International Liquid Crystal Society,
Professor Samuel Sprunt
Kent State University, Department of Physics
Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA;
e-mail: sprunt@physics.kent.edu

Information about membership in the ILCS may be obtained from the membership secretary:

The Membership Secretary, International Liquid Crystal Society
Dr. Kattera Suresh
Raman Research Institute, Liquid Crystal Laboratory
Sadashivanagar, Bangalor 560 080, India
e-mail: suresh@rri.res.in