Result Announcement



It is our pleasure to announce the winner of the contest: Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2022. Among the pictures that won each month in 2021, so from the pool of 12 amazing images, you chose the best one. We sincerely thanks for all votes cast.

The winning picture of the contest: Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2022 is the entry by Andrea F. M. Santos, entitled "Flying Colibri", from October 2022. Congratulations!

The winning picture will be displayed on the cover of the next issue of Liquid Crystals Today. Additionally, a short article about the author of the winning picture will be published on Liquid Crystals Today.

October 2022

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Andreia F. M. Santos,
Flying Colibri

Contest: Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2022



We are pleased to announce the contest: Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2022. Among the pictures that won each month in 2022, so from the pool of 12 amazing images, you will choose the best one. The winning picture will be displayed on the cover of the next issue of Liquid Crystals Today. Additionally, a short article about the author of the winning picture will be published on Liquid Crystals Today.

The rules are simple:
(i) choose a photo from the ones below,
(ii) press the 'start voting' button and fill out the form,
(iii) each person can cast only one vote for a picture of their choice (ONE PERSON = ONE VOTE),
(iv) voting runs from 1 to 21 February 2023,
(v) the results will be announced on the ILCS website (https://www.ilcsoc.org/) on 24 February 2023.

The general rules of the Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2022 contest can be found here.

We cordially invite you to vote!
January 2022
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Maciej Czajkowski,
Waiting for spring
February 2022
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Nazma Begum,
Layered smectic A phase
March 2022
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Varsha Jain,
Nematic cybotactic phase to smectic A phase transformation point
April 2022
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Jiao Liu,
Helical nanofilament phase
May 2022
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Asmita Shah,
Dendritic morphology of discotic liquid crystal
June 2022
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Efi-Maria Papia,
Liquid crystals: reimagined
July 2022
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Qing Zhang,
Keeping an eye on drying liquid crystals
August 2022
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Deepak Verma,
Colorful flower petals
September 2022
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Baris Sezgin,
Columnar phase formed by bent-core containing azobenzene unit
October 2022
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Andreia F. M. Santos,
Flying Colibri
November 2022
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Wen Chen,
Gold coast
December 2022
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Supreet Kaur,
Flamboyance of Nematics

Result Announcement



It is our pleasure to announce the winner of the contest: Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2021. Among the pictures that won each month in 2021, so from the pool of 12 amazing images, you chose the best one. We sincerely thanks for all votes cast.

The winning picture of the contest: Liquid Crystal Art Image of the Year 2021 is the entry by Luciano De Sio, entitled "Plasmonic assisted smectic-like liquid crystal phase", from January 2021. Congratulations!

The winning picture will be displayed on the cover of the next issue of Liquid Crystals Today. Additionally, a short article about the author of the winning picture will be published on Liquid Crystals Today.