Shivaraja S J, featured ILCS liquid crystal artist, August 2023
He mainly works in experimental soft matter physics, especially nanocomposites of liquid crystals for display and switchable smart window applications. His PhD thesis work mainly focussed on studying the effect of functionalized nanomaterials on switching properties of nematic liquid crystals.
Currently, he works as an IOE-Post doctoral research fellow at School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, under the guidance of Prof. Surajit Dhara.
Contact Details:
Email: shivarajk90(at)gmail.com
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shivaraja-S-J
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivaraja-sj-16ab1b68/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UL11cLoAAAAJ&hl=en
Jury comment: The photo shows once again how liquid crystals combine science and artistic aspects, so the picture is very attractive from an aesthetic and artistic point of view.