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Liang-Chy Chien
Professor, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program and
Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242
Ph: (330) 672-3827
Fax: (330) 672-2796
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
1983-1988 Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
1975-1979 B.S. in Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 -2016 Visiting Professor, College of Engineering, Stanford University
2010.1-2014.8 Interim Director, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, KSU
2003-2008 Graduate Coordinator, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, KSU
2004 Member of Ohio Governor’s Asia Trade Mission
2003.1-2003.4 Visiting Professor, Polymer Laboratories, Eindhoven University of
Technology and Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2000-present Professor, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program,
Kent State University
1995-2000 Associate Professor, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program,
Kent State University
1989-1995 Senior Research Fellow, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
1988-1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
1981-1983 Engineer, Nalco Chemical Company, Taiwan
1979-1981 Military Service, Taiwan, ROC
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS
2016 Associate Editor: Journal of Society of Information Display
2016 Associate Editor: Journal of Information Display Technology
2015 Associate Editor: Crystals
2015 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, Kent State University
2013-2014 Guest Editor: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
2014 Guest Editor: Applied Optics
2013 Nominated for Fellow, 2014, the Society of Information Display
2013 Co-Chair the 25th International Liquid Crystal Conference 2016 at Kent,
Ohio.
2012 Elected to Chair the 15th Optics of Liquid Crystals Conference 2013
2011-2012 SPIE Visiting Lecturer
2011-2014 Editorial Board, Crystals
2008 Fellow, SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
2007 Elected to Vice-Chair (2009) and Chair (2011) of Liquid Crystals
Symposium of Gordon Research Conference
2004-2011 Associate Editor: IEEE/LEOS Journal of Display Technology
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2017 Advisory Committee, 17th Optics of Liquid Crystal 2017, Sept. 24-29, 2017,
Guarujá, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Conference General Chair, 6th Symposium of Liquid Crystal Photonics, May
5-7, 2017, Tianjin, China.
Conference Chair, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XII”, 2015 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2017, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Chair, Advances in Display Technologies VII, 2015 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2017, San Francisco, CA.
2016 Program Committee, Display and Lighting Symposium of 29th Annual
Conference of the IEEE Photonics Society, Oct. 2-6, 2016, Waikoloa,
Hawaii.
Program Committee, 6th Workshop of Workshop on Liquid Crystal
Photonics, September 14-16, 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia
26th International Liquid Crystal Conference, July 31- August 5, 2016, Kent
State University, Kent, Ohio.
Advisory Committee, 5th Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics, April 22-
24, 2016, Beijing, China.
Conference Co-Chair, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting on Liquid
Crystal Materials, Displays and Beyond, March 28 – April 1, 2016, Phoenix,
AZ.
Conference Chair, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XI”, 2016 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2016, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Chair, Advances in Display Technologies VI, 2016 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2016, San Francisco, CA.
2015 Program Committee, 2015 IEEE Photonics Conference on Displays and
Lighting, Oct. 04 – 08, 2015, Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA.
Scientific/Advisory Board, 16th Optics of Liquid Crystals, Sept. 13-18, 2015,
Sopot, Poland.
Advisory Committee, 4th Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics, April 18-
22, 2015, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Conference Chair, Advances in Display Technologies V, 2015 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Feb. 7-12, 2015, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Chair, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies X”, 2015 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Feb. 7-12, 2015, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Advisory Committee, 3rd Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics, April 19-
23, 2014, Shanghai, China
Conference Chair, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies IX”, 2014 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Feb. 1-6, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Chair, Advances in Display Technologies IV, 2014 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Feb. 1-6, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
2013 Conference Chair, 15th Topic Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals
Conference, September 29 – October 4, 2013, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Conference Program Committee, Liquid Crystal Technology, 2013
International Meeting on Information Displays, August 26-29, 2013 Dague,
Korea.
Scientific Committee of I-CAMP Summer School on Liquid Crystals: from
mathematics and physical underpinnings to opto-mechanic, photonic and
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electro-optic applications, June 26 – July 6, 2013, Cambridge, United
Kingdom.
Advisory Committee, 2nd Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics & 3D
Forum, April 19-24, 2013, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VIII”, 2013
SPIE Photonics West Conference, Feb. 2-7, 2013, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Co-Chair, “Advances in Display Technologies III”, 2013 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Feb. 2-7, 2013, San Francisco, CA.
2012 Conference Program Committee, Liquid Crystal Technology, 2012
International Meeting on Information Displays, August 28-31, 2012 Dague,
Korea.
International Scientific Committee of I-CAMP Summer School on
Renewable and Sustainable Energy, July 16-August 11, 2012, University of
Colorado Boulder
Symposium General Co-Chair, 2012 SPIE Optoelectronics Conferences,
Jan. 22-27, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VII”, 2012 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 22-27, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Co-Chair, “Advances in Display Technologies II”, 2012 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 22-27, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
2011 Program Committee, 2011 International Meeting on Information Display,
LC Technolologies, October 11-15, 2011, Kintex, Seoul, South Korea.
Conference Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystal, June 14-
19, 2011, Mount Holyoke College, MA.
International Scientific Committee of I-CAMP Summer School, May 28 –
June 17, 2011, Montevideo, Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Iguazu Fall,
Argentina
Symposium General Chair, 2011 SPIE Optoelectronics Conferences, Jan.
24-29, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VI”, 2011 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 24-29, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Co-Chair, “Electronic Paper and Flexible Displays”, 2011 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 24-29, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Conference Co-Chair, “Advances in Display Technologies”, 2011 SPIE
Photonics West Conference, Jan. 24-29, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
2010 Symposium Program Chair, Liquid Crystal Technology, 2010 International
Meeting on Information Displays, October 11-15, Kintex, Seoul, Korea.
International Scientific Committee of I-CAMP Summer School, June 20 –
July 10, 2010, Sydney-Brisbane, Australia
Symposium Co-Chair, 2010 SPIE Optoelectronics Conferences, Jan. 24-29,
2010, Sang Jose, CA.
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies V”, Jan. 24-29,
2010, SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Jose, CA.
2009 Conference Co-Chair, “September 24-26, 2009, 5th International Liquid
Crystal Elastomers, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Conference Vice Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystal,
June 14-19, New London, New Hampshire.
International Scientific Committee of I-CAMP Summer School for
Photonics, June 28 – July 19, 2009, Shanghai/Hangzhou/Qingdao/Beijing,
China
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Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies IV”, Jan. 24-29,
2009 SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Jose, CA.
2002-
2007
Technical Advisor, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-Chu,
Taiwan
2008 Program Committee, 2007 International Displays Manufacturing
Conference, Taipei, Taiwan
Program Committee, 2008 International Meeting on Information Displays,
Seoul, Korea
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies III,” SPIE
Photonics West 2008, San Jose, CA
2007 Program Committee, International Symposium for Flexible Electronics and
Display (ISFED). Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Dec, 17-18, 2007
Program Committee, 2007 International Meeting on Information Displays,
Dague, Korea.
Seminar Moderator, Monday Seminar on Organic Light Emitting Displays,
2007 Society of Information Displays, Long Beach, CA
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies II,” SPIE
Photonics West 2007, San Jose, CA
2006 Program Committee, International Symposium for Flexible Electronics and
Display (ISFED). Hsinchu, Taiwan, Nov. 8-9, 2006
Conference Chair, “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications XI,”
SPIE Photonics West 2006, San Jose, CA
2005 Symposium Chair, 2nd Liquid Crystal Day at Kent State University
Program Committee, International Display Manufacturing Conference,
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Conference Chair, “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies”, 2005 Photonics
West Conference, San Jose, CA
2004 Symposium Chair, 1st Liquid Crystal Day at Kent State University
Conference Chair, “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications X,”
SPIE Photonics West 2004, San Jose, CA
Chaired Liquid Crystal Day Conference at Kent State University
Established and Chaired Liquid Crystal Day Conference at Kent State
University
2003- Advisor for Materials Research Society, KSU Student Chapter
Originator, Liquid Crystal Day Conference at Kent State University
Symposium Chair, “Nanostructured Liquid Crystal Materials and
Applications,” 2003 Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, ACS
Fall, New York City, N.Y.
Conference Chair, “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications
IX,” SPIE/IS&T Electronic Imaging Science and Technology 2002, San
Jose, CA
2002 Conference Chair, “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications
VIII,” SPIE/IS&T Electronic Imaging Science and Technology 2002, San
Jose, CA
Program Committee, “Organic Photonic Materials and Devices IV,“ SPIE
Photonic West 2002, San Jose, CA
2001 Program Committee, The 8th Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Conference,
Washington D.C.
Program Committee, “Organic Photonic Materials and Devices III,” SPIE
Photonic West 2001, San Jose, CA
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1999 Symposium Chair, “Liquid Crystal Materials and Devices,” MRS Spring
Meeting, San Francisco, CA
1998 Program Committee, “Display Conference: Display Technologies II,” SPIE
3421, Taipei, Taiwan
1996 Scientific and Local Organizing Committee, “16th International Liquid
Crystal Conference,” Kent, OH
1995 Symposium Chair, “Liquid Crystals and Polymers,” ACS Regional Meeting
and Akron Polymer Conference
Member of: The International Society for Optical Engineering, The Optical
Society of America, The Society of Information Displays, International
Liquid Crystal Society, American Physical Society, and Materials Research
Society
EDITED PROCEEDINGS
1. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XII,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering IV, Vol. 10125, 2017.
2. “Advances in Display Technologies VI,” L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee, M. H. Wu and T. H.
Yoon, The Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 10126,
2017.
3. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XI,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering IV, Vol. 9769, 2016.
4. “Advances in Display Technologies VI,” L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee and M. H. Wu, The
Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 9770, 2016.
5. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies X,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering IV, Vol. 9384, 2015.
6. “Advances in Display Technologies V,” L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee and M. H. Wu, The
Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 9385, 2015.
7. 15th Optics of Liquid Crystal Conference Proceedings, Molecular Crystals and Liquid
Crystals, Vol. 594-596, 2014.
8. “Advances in Display Technologies IV,” L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee and M. H. Wu, The
Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 9005, 2014.
9. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies IX,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering IV, Vol. 9004, 2014.
10. “Advances in Display Technologies III,” L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee and M. H. Wu, The
Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 8643, 2013.
11. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VIII,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 8642, 2013.
12. “Advances in Display Technologies II,” L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee and M. H. Wu, The
Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 8280, 2012.
13. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VII,” L. C. Chien and D. Broer, The
Proceeding of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 8279, 2012.
14. “Advances in Display Technologies; and E-papers and Flexible Displays,” K.
Blankenbach L. C. Chien, S. D. Lee and M. H. Wu, The Proceeding of International
Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7956, 2011.
15. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VI,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7955, 2011.
16. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies V,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7618, 2010.
17. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies IV,” L. C. Chien and M. Wu, The Proceeding
of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7232, 2009.
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18. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies III,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 6911, 2008.
19. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies II,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 6487, 2007.
20. “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications XI”, L. C. Chien and M. Wu,
SPIE Proceedings V.6135, 2006.
21. “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies I,” L. C. Chien, The Proceeding of International
Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 5741, 2005.
22. “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications X” L.C. Chien, The Proceeding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 5289A/B, 2004.
23. “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications IX” L.C. Chien, The Proceding of
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 5003, 2003.
24. “Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications VIII” L.C. Chien, The Proceding
of International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 4658, 2002.
25. “Liquid Crystal Materials and Devices,” T. J. Bunning, S.H. Chen, L.C. Chien, T.
Kajiyama, N. Koide, S.C. A. Lien, eds., Materials Research Society Symposium, Series,
Vol. 559, Warrendale, PA, 1999.
INVITED LECTURES
2017
1. “Ultrafast-switching Flexoelectric Liquid Crystal Displays with High Contrast,” Optics of
Liquid Crystal 2017 Conference, Guaruja, Brazil, September 24-29, 2017.
2. “Mysterious Cholesteric Blue Fog Phase and Display Applications,” Department of Electrical
Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea, September 1, 2017.
3. “Fast Flexoelectric Switching in Bimesogen-doped Polymer Stabilized Uniform Lying
Helix and Vertical Standing Helix of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals,” International Meeting on
information Displays 2017, Busan, Korea, August 28-August 31, 2017.
4. “Volumetric 3D based on multiplanar polymer-stabilized cholesteric light shutters,” Division
of Advanced Research, Apple Inc., Cupertino, California, June 23, 2017.
5. “Achromatic liquid crystal lenses with electrically tunable focal length,” Centre for Optical
and Electromagnetic Research, Zhejiang University, Changshu, Jiangsu, China, May 8, 2017.
6. “Achromatic liquid crystal lenses with electrically tunable focal length,” Institute of Smart
Liquid Crystal Technologies, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, Changshu,
Jiangsu, China, May 8, 2017.
7. “Fast flexoelectric-switching in bimesogen doped and polymer stabilized cholesteric ULH and
VSH modes,” 6th Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics, Tianjin, China, May 5-7, 2017.
2016
8. “Electro-optical memory of a nano-engineered amorphous blue phase III scaffold,” 6th
Workshop on Liquid Crystals for Photonics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Sept. 14 – 16, 2016.
9. “Recent advances in polymer and liquid crystal composites for display applications,”
Department of Chemical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, September 18, 2016.
10. “Fast-Switching Liquid Crystal Photonic Devices based on Polymer Stabilized Chiral Liquid
Crystals,” Center of Nano- and Bio-photonics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Sept. 12,
2016.
2015
11. “Topology-mediated electro-optical behavior of wide-temperature amorphous blue phase,”
Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, California, November 9, 2015.
12. “Fast Flexoelectro-optical Switching in Polymer Stabilized Uniform Lying Helix of a
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal,” Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking
University, Beijing, China, Oct. 12, 2015.
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13. “Fast flexoelectric liquid crystal switching based on polymer-stabilized uniform lying helix,”
2015 IEEE Photonics Conference on Displays and Lighting, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Reston,
VA, Oct. 04 – 08, 2015.
14. “Director imaging of polymer-stabilized wide-temperature blue fog phase by confocal laser
scanning and electronic microscopy,” 16th Optics of Liquid Crystals, Sopot, Poland, Sept. 13-
18, 2015.
15. “Recent advanced fast-switching liquid crystal display based on polymer stabilized
alignment,” Symposium P – Semiconductor Lighting and Displays of Combined 8th
International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), International
Union of the Materials Research Society of Singapore (IUMRS), Suntec, Singapore, June 28 –
July 3, 2015.
16. Plenary Talk, “Liquid crystal alignment on polymerized surface” 4th Symposium on Liquid
Crystal Photonics, South University of Science and Technology China, Shenzhen,
Guangdong, China, April 18th – 22th, 2015.
17. “Recent advances and next generation flexible displays,” Department of Chemical
Engineering, Stanford University, Plao Alto, April 13th, 2015.
18. “Science and Applications of polymer and liquid crystal composites,” Department of
Chemistry, Harvey Mudd and Pomona College, Claremont, CA, March 18-19, 2015.
19. “Liquid crystal alignment on polymerized and patterned surfaces,” 2nd Asian Conference on
Liquid Crystals, Busan, Korea, Jan. 19-21, 2015.
20. “Liquid crystal alignment on polymerized surfaces,” Hoseo University, Chungnam, Korea,
Jan. 17, 2015.
2014
21. “Liquid crystal alignment on polymerized surfaces,” 2014 Optics and Photonics Taiwan
International Conference, Taichung, Taiwan, Dec. 4-5, 2014.
22. “Electrically and photochemically switchable Bragg diffraction from self-assembled
cholesteric liquid crystal bubbles,” Institute of Optoelectronics and Department of Physics,
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Dec. 3, 2014
23. “Liquid crystal alignment on polymerized and patterned surfaces,” China Star Optoelectronics
Corporation, Shenzhen, China, Dec. 2, 2014.
24. “Field-induced Bragg diffraction in polymer-stabilized liquid crystal with vertical alignment,”
1st International Conference on Photoalignment and Photopatterning in Soft Materials,
HKUST, Hong Kong, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2014.
25. “Fast-switching LCDs based on polymerized surface alignment methods,” Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of
China, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, April 30, 2014. 26. “Self-assembled two-dimensional array of cholesteric bubbles and their photonic
applications,” Physics Department, Tsinghua University, Peking University, April 28,
2014.
27. “Recent advances in polymer stabilized liquid crystal displays,” Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China, April 25, 2014.
28. ““Recent advances in polymer stabilized liquid crystal displays,” Department of
Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, April 24, 2014.
2013
29. “Current trend of optically isotropic liquid crystals and device applications,” ICFO,
The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain, November 7-8, 2013
30. “Recent advances in polymer stabilized liquid crystals for photonic applications,” 11th
Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting, "Novel Optical Materials and
Applications," Cetraro, Italy, June 10-15, 2013.
31. “Polymer stabilized alignment of liquid crystals for fast-switching displays,” 2nd
Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics & 3D Forum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, April 19-
24, 2013.
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32. “Polymer stabilized liquid crystals for photonics applications,” College of Engineering and
Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, April 18, 2013.
33. “Nanoparticles mediated blue phase liquid crystals,” Department of Electric Engineering
and Materials Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, April 16, 2013.
34. “Polymer stabilized alignment of liquid crystals for fast-switching displays,” Department
of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, April 15,
2013.
35. “Polymer stabilized liquid crystal alignment,” Department of Chemistry and
Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March
15, 2013.
36. “Nanoparticles mediated blue phase liquid crystals,” Department of Electronic Engineering,
School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, March, 14, 2013.
37. “Nanoparticles mediated blue phase liquid crystals,” Department of Integrated Materials e
and Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan,
March, 13, 2013.
38. Plenary Talk: “Nanoparticles mediated blue phase liquid crystals,” 2nd International
Workshop on Green Innovation, Liquid Crystal Institute & Advanced Materials Institute,
Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, Japan, March 11, 2013.
2012
39. “Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystal Alignment,” College of Photonics, National Chiao
Tung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan, Dec. 27, 2012.
40. “Sensitive Materials: Colloids, Foams and Liquid Crystals," Dept. Materials Science &
Engineering, National Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan, Dec. 26, 2012.
41. Plenary Talk: “Nanoparticles mediated liquid crystal blue phases,” 2012 Taiwan Liquid
Crystal Conference, National Sun Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, December 21,
2012.
42. “Nanoparticles mediated liquid crystal blue phases,” 1st Asian Liquid Crystal Conference,
Fuji Mountain, Fuji-Yoshida, Japan, Dec. 16-18, 2013.
43. “Recent advances in polymer stabilized liquid crystals and device applications,” 9th SPSJ
International Polymer Conference, Kobe, Japan, Dec. 11- 14, 2012.
44. “Polymer stabilization alignment for fast-switching displays”4th Workshop on Liquid
Crystals for Photonics 2012, Hong Kong, 9-11 December, 2012.
45. “New display mode using polymer stabilization alignment of liquid crystals,” School of
Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, April 19, 2012.
46. “Fast-switching LCDs using surface-stabilized in-plane-switching mode,” LG Display,
Korea, April 19, 2012.
47. Plenary Talk: “Liquid Crystal Modes Using Polymer Stabilization Alignment,” 2012
Taiwan Display Conference, Taichung, Taiwan, April 16-18, 2012.
48. Workshop Seminar: “Applications of inkjet printing in displays,” 2012 Taiwan Display
Conference, Taichung, Taiwan, April 16-18, 2012.
2011
49. Plenary Talk: “Light embossed nano patterns for liquid crystal alignment,” 2011 Soft
Matter Chemistry Workshop, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India, November 9-11,
2011.
50. “Nanoparticles mediated liquid crystal blue phases,” Planer-Smoluchowski Soft Matter
Workshop on Liquid Crystal Colloids, Lviv, Ukraine, October 5-7, 2011.
51. “Chiral flexoelectro-optic effect in a surface-polymer assisted cholesterics with uniform
lying helix,” 13th International Conference on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals, Niagara Falls,
ON L2G 7Y6 Canada, August 29 - September 2, 2011.
52. “Recent Advances in Green Liquid Crystal Photonics and Displays,” Samsung Advanced
Institute of Technology, Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, August 10, 2011.
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53. “Light Embossed Nano Patterns for Liquid Crystal Alignment,” International Conference
on Physics Education and Frontier Physics and The 7th Chinese Physicists Worldwide
(OCPA7), National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, August 1-5, 2011.
54. “Future Trends in E-paper and Flexible Displays,” 2011 Gordon Research Conference on
Liquid Crystals, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, June 19-24, 2011.
55. “Liquid crystal and polymer nanocomposites for fast-switching display, Lecture IV,” 2011
Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer/Winter School, Montevideo,
Uruguay, Buenos Aires-Corrientes-Iguazú Falls, Argentina, May 28 - June 17, 2011.
56. “Liquid crystal and polymer nanocomposites for fast-switching displays, Lecture III,” 2011
Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer/Winter School, Montevideo,
Uruguay, Buenos Aires-Corrientes-Iguazú Falls, Argentina, May 28 - June 17, 2011.
57. “Optically isotropic liquid crystals for photonics and display applications, Lecture II,” 2011
Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer/Winter School, Montevideo,
Uruguay, Buenos Aires-Corrientes-Iguazú Falls, Argentina, May 28 - June 17, 2011.
58. “Optically isotropic liquid crystals for photonics and display applications, Lecture I,,” 2011
Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer/Winter School, Montevideo,
Uruguay, Buenos Aires-Corrientes-Iguazú Falls, Argentina, May 28 - June 17, 2011.
2010
59. “High Transmission Polymer-Stabilized Vertically-Aligned Nematic Displays,” Samsung
Electronic Company, AMLCD R&D division, Suwong, Korea, October 16, 2010.
60. “Recent Advances in Color e-Paper Displays,” Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea,
October 15, 2010.
61. “Fast Switching Surface-Polymer-Assisted Vertically Aligned Nematic Displays,” 10th
International Meeting on Information Display, Kintex, Seoul, Korea, October 11-15, 2010.
62. “Recent Advances in Electrically Switched Color for Reflective Displays,” April 29-30,
2010, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, April 29-30, 2010.
63. “Color e-Papers Based on Chiral Liquid Crystals and Polymer Composites,” Research
Frontiers of Green Photonics Workshop, Nangyan Technology University, Singapore,
March 30-April 1, 2010.
64. “High Transmission Polymer-Stabilized Vertically-Aligned Nematic Displays,” AU
Optronics, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, March 29, 2010.
65. “Recently Advances in Polymer-Stabilized Vertically-Aligned Liquid Crystal,” Daxin
Materials Corp., Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, March 26, 2010.
66. “Current Trend in Reflective Bistable Flexible Displays,” Chimei-Innolux Corporation,
Tainan, Taiwan, March 25, 2010.
67. “Electrically Tunable Liquid Crystal Color for e-Paper Displays,” Display Institute and
Department of Photonics, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, March 24,
2010.
68. “Recent Advances in Liquid Crystals and Polymer Composites for Flexible Displays,” State
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-Sen University,
Guangzhou, PRC, March 23, 2010.
2009
69. “Recent Advances in Fast Switching Liquid Crystal Displays,” Samsung Electronics Co.,
Suwon, Korea, Dec. 16, 2009.
70. “Polymer-Stabilized Vertically-Aligned Nematic Displays,” College of Advanced
Materials Engineering, Department of Polymer & Nano Science & Technology, National
Chonbuk University, Dec. 15, 2009.
71. “Recent Advances in Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Displays,” School of Electrical
Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, December 14, 2009.
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72. “Liquid Crystal Directed, Light Control Polymers and Liquid Crystal Composites,”
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul,
Korea, Dec. 14, 2009.
73. “Electrically-switchable liquid crystal color for e-Paper displays,” 2009 International
Display Workshop, Miyazaki, Japan. Dec. 9-11, 2009.
74. “Electrically-switched liquid crystal color for photonics and displays,” Plenary Lecture,
2009 International Liquid Crystal Science and Technology Conference, Qunming, China,
August 2-5, 2009.
75. “Cholesteric liquid crystal for photonics and displays,” Department of Physics, Bejing
Institute of Technology, July 13, 2009.
76. “Polymer stabilized liquid crystals for display and photonic applications,” Department of
Materials Physics and Chemistry, Bejing University of Science and Technology, Bejing,
China, July 10, 2009.
77. “Cholesteric liquid crystal for photonics and displays,” 2009 I-CAMP Summer School on
Optics and Photonics, Qingdao, China, July 5, 2009.
78. “Cholesteric liquid crystal for photonics and displays,” 2009 Planer-Smoluchowski Soft
Matter Workshop on Liquid Crystals and Colloidal Dispersions, Lviv, Ukrane, June 22,
2009.
79. “Controlling the pretilt angle of non-contact liquid crystal alignment using an inkjet printed
polyimide layers,” Graduate institute of Optomechatronics, National Chung Cheng
University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, May 21, 2009.
80. “Controlling the pretilt angle of non-contact liquid crystal alignment using an inkjet printed
polyimide layers,” Institute of Optoelectronics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan,
May 22, 2009.
81. “Controlling the pretilt angle of non-contact liquid crystal alignment using an inkjet printed
polyimide layers,” School of Electric Engineering and Institute of Optoelectronics, National
Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, May 25, 2009.
82. “Fast-switching Electro-Optical Films Based on Polymer Encapsulated Liquid Crystals and
Nanotubes,” “Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies IV”, Jan. 24-29, 2009 Photonics West
Conference, San Jose, CA.
2008
83. “Carbon Nanotube Doped LC for OCB Cells: Physical and Electro-Optical Properties,” The
15th International Display Workshops, Niigata, Japan, December 3-5, 2008.
84. Plenary Talk: “The Emergence of Color Reflective Flexible Liquid Crystal Displays,”
2008 Flexible Electronics and Display Conference, National Chung Cheng University, Chia
Yi, Taiwan, October 23-24, 2008.
85. Plenary Talk: “Flexible Liquid Crystal Displays Using Combined Polymers and Liquid
Crystals,” Polymers in Flat Panel Display Technologies Symposium, 236th ACS National
Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, August 17-21, 2008.
86. “Recent Advances in Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Technologies for E-paper Displays,”
Frontier Topology and Designe Concept for Neo-Mesomorphism Conference, Kumoh
National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Korea, July 4-7, 2008.
87. “Flexible Displays Using Combined Polymers and Liquid Crystals,” New Horizons of
Liquid Crystal Science and Application II Conference, Chungbuk National University,
Chungju, Korea, June 27-28, 2008.
88. “Ups and Downs of Flexible Displays,” Innolux, Inc., Chunang, Taiwan, Jun 23, 2008.
89. “A Photochromic Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer and Its Photo-stimulated
Actuating Properties,” M.-H. Lee, H.J. Choi, K.-U., Jeong, L.-C. Chien, Emerging Liquid
Crystal Technologies III Conference at SPIE 2008 Photonics West, Jan. 19-24, 2008.
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90. “The Combination of Phase-Separated Polymers and Liquid Crystals for Display and Photonic
Applications,” 2008 International symposium on Nano Structured Polymers (a sub-symposium of
2008 Annual Meeting of the Polymer Society, Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 18-20, 2008. 91. “Optical Compensation Films for Wide Viewing Angle LCDs,” Department of Applied
Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, Jan 17, 2008.
92. “Liquid Crystal Composites and Thin Optical Films,” Department of Physics, Chung Yuan
Christian Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan, Jan. 2, 2008.
2007
93. Plenary Talk: “Flexible Displays Using Polymer and Liquid Crystal Composites,” 2007
Taiwan Liquid Crystal Conference Annual Meeting, Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chung-
Li, Taiwan, Dec. 28, 2007.
94. “Polymer/Liquid Crystal Composites for Flexible Displays,” 2007 Flexible Displays and
Components Workshop, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Nov. 19-21,
2007.
95. “Flexible e-Paper Displays,” Department of Materials Science, Fudan University,
Shanghai, China, Oct. 19, 2007.
96. “Bistable Reflective Displays for Paper-like Displays,” Asia Optical Fiber
Communication & Optoelectronic Exposition & Conference (AOE), Shanghai, China,
Oct. 17-19, 2007.
97. “Single-Layer Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” S.-Y. Lu, Y.-H. Lin, and L.-C.
Chien, 2007 International Meeting on Information Displays, Daegu, Korea, Aug. 27-31,
2008.
98. “Dynamics and morphology of phase-separated polymers using liquid crystal
templates,” NSF Sponsored Ferroelectric Phenomena in Liquid Crystals Workshop,
LCI, Kent, June 19-28, 2007.
99. “Conductive Liquid Crystalline Elastomers for Aircraft Wing Structure Applications,”
2007 CRG Annual Technology Conference, Dayton, Ohio. May, 18 2007.
2006
100. Plenary Talk: “Recent Advance in Color Cholesteric Displays,” 2006 Taiwan Liquid
Crystal Society Annual Meeting, Tainan, Taiwan, December 22, 2006.
101. “Dynamic and Morphase Separation of Liquid Crystal Templated Polymers,” Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan,
December 23, 2006.
102. “Polymer and Liquid Crystal Composites for Optical and Electro-Optical Applications,”
Display Institute, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 23, 2006.
103. “Full Color Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” Technical Meeting on Flexible Displays,
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, October 16-18, 2006.
104. “Bistable Reflective Displays for Paper-Like Displays,” 2006 Moden Engineering and
Technology Seminar: Flat Panel Displays and Optoelectronics Technology, Taipei, Taiwan,
Sept. 22-27, 2006.
105. “High Birefringence Nematics for Spatial Light Modulators,” SPIE Great Lakes Photonics
Symposium, June 12-16, 2006.
106. “Fast-Switching Flexoelectric Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” SPIE Defense &
Security Symposium, Orlando, FL, April 17-21, 2006.
2005
107. “Liquid Crystal Templated Spatially Ordered Conductive Polymers,” Singapore
International Chemical Conference IV (SICC-4), Singapore, Dec. 8-10, 2005.
108. “Liquid Crystal Displays Using Continuous Fabrication Process”, Technical Meeting on
Flexible Displays Forum, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, November ,
23, 2005.
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109. “Polymer-Stabilized Dual-Frequency Switchable Flexoelectric Cholesteric Displays,”
Samsung Electronic Corporation, Suwon, Korea, August 27, 2005.
110. “Fast Switching Flexoelectric Cholesteric Devices”, 2005 International Meeting on
Information Displays, Seoul, Korea, July 19, 2005.
111. “Flexible Displays using Phase-Separted Polymer Columns”, 2005 Flat Panel Displays
Technical Meeting, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, Feburary, 23, 2005.
112. “Liquid Crystal Controlled Polymer Morphologies and Device Applications”, Department
of Physics, California State University, Sacramento, CA, January 28, 2005.
2004
113. “Fast-switching Liquid Crystal Displays from Banana-shaped Liquid Crytsals,” 2004
Taiwan Liquid Crystal Society Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, December 18, 2004.
114. “Liquid Crystal Templated Ordered Polymers and Device Applications”, Macro-2004,
Thiruvananthapuram, India, Dec. 15-17, 2004.
115. “Liquid Crystal Controlled Conductive Polymer Morphologies”, Materials Science and
Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Dec. 21, 2004.
116. “Fast-switching Liquid Crystal Displays from Banana-shaped Liquid Crytsals,” 2004
Taiwan Liquid Crystal Society Annual Meeting, December 18, 2004, Taipei, Taiwan.
117. “Liquid Crystal Templated Ordered Polymers and Device Applications”, Macro-2004,
Thiruvananthapuram, India, Dec. 15-17, 2004.
118. “Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals and Electro-optical Devices Containing
Them,” MRS Fall 2004, Boston, MA, Nov. 30, 2004.
119. “Fast-Switching Flexoelectric Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Devices,” 21st Centurary COE
International Symposium on LCDs and Reelated Materials, Tokyo Univ. of A&T, Tokyo.
Japan, Sept. 28, 2004.
120. “Polymer-Stabilized Bend Nematic Displays,” Samsung Electronic Corporation, Suwon,
Korea, August 27, 2004.
121. “Polymer Satbilized Liquid Crystal Displays: Recent Advances,” AU Optronics
Corporation, Hsinchu, Taiwan, August 12, 2004.
122. “Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Electro-Optical Devices,” Electronic
Research Service Organization, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan,
August, 11, 2004.
123. “Polymer-Stabilized Flexoelectric Liquid Crystal Devices,” HannStar Electronic
Corporation, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, August 9, 2004.
124. “Optical diffraction from polymer-stabilized liquid crystal phase gratings,” Great Lakes
Photonics Symposium, Cleveland, OH, June 7-11, 2004.
2003
125. “Polymer-Enhanced LCDs,” 2004 LEOS/IEEE Annual Meeting, Tuscon, Arizon, October
26-30, 2003.
126. “Liquid crystal controlled polymer morphlogy,” Polymeric Materials Science and
Engineering Symposium on “Nanostructured Liquid Crystal/Polymer Materials and
Applications,” ACS Fall 2003, New York City, New York.
127. “Liquid Crystal Templated Ordered Polymers and Applications,” Kongku Univresity, July
12, 2003, Seoul, South Korea.
128. “High Birefringence Liquid Crystals,” IMID 2003, Dague, South Korea, July 9-11, 2003.
129. “Liquid Crystal Controlled Ordered Polymer Architectures,” University of Siegen,
Siegen, Germany, April 29, 2003.
130. “Polymer-Enhanced Liquid Crystal Dispalys,” Techinsche University of Darmstadt,
Darmstadt, Germany, April 28, 2003.
131. “Liquid Crystal Controlled Ordered Polymer Architectures,” University of Paderborn,
Paderborn, Germany, April 25, 2003.
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132. “Polymer-Enhanced Liquid Crystal Dispalys,” Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Polymer
Research/Max Plank Institute of Colloidals and Interfaces, Golm (Potsdam), Germany,
April 24, 2003.
133. “Polymer-Enhanced Liquid Crystal Dispalys,” Samsung Electronic Corporation, TFT-
LCD Division, Suwong, Korea, March 20, 2003.
134. “Polymer-Enhanced Liquid Crystal Dispalys,” Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven,
Netherlands, March 14, 2003.
135. “Liquid Crystal-controlled Polymer Morphologies,” Eindhoven Polymer Laboratories,
Eindhoven, Netherlands, February 14, 2003.
136. “Polymer-Enhanced Liquid Crystal Dispalys,” Technical Conference, Electronic Research
Service Organization, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinch, Taiwan, February
24-26, 2003.
137. “Light shutters and electro-optical storage devices from antiferroelectric liquid crystals of
banana-shaped molecules,” Electronic Imaging 2003, Santar Clara, CA, January 21, 2003.
2002
138. or Display Applications,” 2002 Chinese Liquid Crystal Society Annual Meeting, Hsinchu,
Taiwan, December 20, 2002.
139. “Anisotropic Gels and Applications,” Symposium of “Liquid Crystal Elastomers and
Gels” of the 1st World Congress on Biomimetic and Artificial Muscles, December 14-18,
2002, Albuquerque, NM.
140. “Liquid Crystal Alignemnt and Optical Compensators,” Kodak Company, Rochester, NY,
November 18, 2002.
141. “Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystal Devices,” Avery Dennison, Pasadena, CA, September
18, 2002.
142. “Fast-Switching Polymer-Stabilized Bend Nematic Devices,” IMID ’02, Daegu, Korea,
August 21-23, 2002.
143. “Polymer-Stabilized Analog-Switching Ferroelectric Displays,” Seoul National
UniversitySeoul, Korea, August 20, 2002.
144. “Analogo Switching Ferroelectric Displays,” Samsung Corporation, SDI, August 19,
2002.
145. “Imaging Liquid Crystal Templates,” 2002 USA-Korea Scinene and Engineering
Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 10-13, 2002.
146. “Micro-Patterned Polymers on Liquid Crystal Templates,” 3rd Symposium on Liquid
Crystal Materials and LCDs,” LCI, Science University of Tokyo-Yamaguchi, Japan,
Feb.2-3, 2002.
147. “Imaging Liquid Crystal Templates,” 2002 USA-Korea Scinene and Engineering
Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 10-13, 2002.
148. “Micro-Patterned Polymers on Liquid Crystal Templates,” 3rd Symposium on Liquid
Crystal Materials and LCDs,” LCI, Science University of Tokyo-Yamaguchi, Japan,
Feb.2-3, 2002.
149. “Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Displays,” Nitto-Denko Incorporation, Onomichi,
Hiroshima, Japan, Feb 1, 2002.
150. “Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Displays,” Tosoh Corporation, Yokkaichi-Shi, Mie,
Japan, January 31, 2002.
2001
151. “Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings,“ International Conference on
Advanced Materials 2001, Cancun, Mexico, August 26-30, 2001.
152. “Micro-patterned polymers from cholesteric liquid crystals,” 2001 Gordon Research
Conference, New London, New Hampshire, June 24-29, 2001.
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153. “Ordered Polymer Microstructures formed by Photo-Polymerization on Liquid Crystal
Templates,” 84th Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 26-
30, 2001.
154. “Electrically Switchable, Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Gratings,” National Chiao-
Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, April 11-12, 2001.
155. “Optimization of the Nonlinear Optical Response in Chiral Media,” (presented by K.
Singer) Photonic West 2001, San Jose, CA, January 20-26, 2001.
156. “Electrically-Switchable and Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings,”
Photonic West 2001, San Jose, CA, January 20-26, 2001.
2000
157. “Advanced Liquid Crystal Photoalignment Materials,” 2000 International Chinese Liquid
Crystal Conference, Tainan, Taiwan, December 19-20, 2000.
158. “Photo-Polymerized Lyo-discotic Self-assemblies,” 2000 International Chemical
Congress of Pacific Basin Society, Honolulu, HI, December 14-19, 2000.
159. “Molecular Considerations for Optimizing the Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Response
in Chiral Media,” Fall 200 ACS National Meeting, Wanshington, DC, August 20-24,
2000.
160. “Electrically-Switchable and Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings,” 2000
SPIE Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA, August 1-3, 2000.
161. “Liquid Crystal Alignment Materials and Photoalignment,” Science Research Center,
Avery Dennison, Pasadena, CA, July 14, 2000.
162. “Supermolecular Structure, Chirality in Liquid Crystals and Polymers,” and “Polymer
Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Applications,” Department of Chemistry, University of
Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL, April 27-28, 2000.
163. “Super Structures Formed from Liquid Crystal Directed Polymers and Polymer Stabilized
Liquid Crystals,” Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 17, 2000.
164. “Discotic Films for LCDs,” Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea, February 15, 2000.
165. “Photoalignment of Liquid Crystals,” LG.Philips LCDs, Anyang, Korea, February 16,
2000.
1999
166. “Fabrication and Characterization of Discotic Films,” 1999 International Chinese Liquid
Crystal and Display Symposium, Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 28, 1999.
167. “Liquid Crystal Directed Polymers and Device Applications,” Optical Science Center,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, October 28, 1999.
168. “Holographic Formed Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films,” Retinal Displays,
Sunnyvale, CA, October 8, 1999.
169. “Anisotropic Photopolymerization and Fluorescence Study of Discotic Materials,”
Symposium of “Polymers in Display Applications,” 218th ACS, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Aug22-26, 1999.
170. “Spontaneous Formation of Double-Twisted Helix in a Banana-Shaped Liquid and
Isoregic Chiral Smectic C Polyesters,” Symposium of “Hydrogen Bonding for
Macromolecular Self-Assembly,” 218th ACS, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug22-26, 1999.
1998
171. “Chirality in Liquid Crystals, Polymers, Diffractive Optics and Liquid Crystal Displays,”
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, April 16, 1998.
172. “Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Displays,” 1998 International Chinese Liquid Crystal
Conference, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, December 28-29, 1998.
173. “Chirality in Liquid Crystals, Polymers, and Liquid Crystal Displays,” Department of
Chemistry, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, December 8, 1998.
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174. “Formation of Double Twisted Helical Structure from Achiral Liquid Crystals,”
November ALCOM Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystal Workshop, Kent State Univesity,
Kent, Ohio, November, 1998.
175. “Polymers for Thin Film Polarizers and Viewing Angle Improving Films,” Avery
Dennison, Research Center, Pasadena, CA, September 18, 1998.
176. “Effects of Polymer Network Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” Department of
Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, May 28, 1998.
177. “Effects of Low-Polymer Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, March 13, 1998.
178. “Effects of Low-Polymer Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, March 13, 1998.
179. “Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Displays,” Hughes Research Laboratories,
Malibu, CA, March 12, 1998.
1997
180. “Effects of Low-Polymer Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” Department of Chemical
Engineering, National Chin-Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, Nov. 27, 1997.
181. “Effects of Low-Polymer Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” 2nd Chinese Liquid
Crystal Society Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 28, 1997.
182. “Effects of Low-Polymer Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” BFGoodrich Aerospace,
Brecksville, OH, Oct. 28, 1997.
183. “Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals and Displays,” 213th ACS Symposium
on “Organic and Polymeric Materials for Display Applications, San Francisco, CA, April
12-16, 1997.
184. “Anisotropic Polymer Films for Liquid Crystal Displays,” OIS Optical Imaging Systems,
Inc., Detroit, MI, March 18, 1997.
1996
185. “Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” Wintek Corporation, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, January
12-16, 1996.
186. “Color Pixlation of Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” Institute of Optoelectronic and
Department of Electric Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 10,
1996.
187. “Color Pixlation of Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” 1st International Chinese LCD
Symposium, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, July 8-9, 1996.
188. "New Mesogenic Side-on Systems and Polymer Stabilized Broadband Reflective
Displays," 211th ACS Symposium on "Polymers for Special Optical Packing and
Displays, New Orleans, LA, March, 1996.
189. "Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crsytals: Color Patterning Method and Materials," 211th ACS
Symposium on "Liquid-Crystalline Polymers, New Orleans, LA, March, 1996.
190. "Smart Materials for Polymer-Stabilized Reflective Cholesteric Displays," SPIE
Symposium on "Smart Materials Technologies and Biomimetics, San Diego, California,
February 26, 1996,
191. "Photopolymerizations in Ordered Systems and Display Applications," Departments of
Physics and Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan,
January 5, 1996.
192. "Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Reflective Cholesteric Displays," Department of
Physics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, January 4, 1996.
193. "Photopolymerizations in Self-Ordered Systems," Institute of Chemistry, Academia
Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, January 3, 1996.
1995
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194. "Liquid Crystal Materials and Displays Workshop," National Chiao Tung University,
Hsingchu, Taiwan, December 26-28, 1995.
195. "Color Pixelization of Cholesteric Materials," L.-C. Chien, F. Vicéntini, Y. Lin and U.
Müller, 3rd Color Imaging Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, Nov. 7-10, 1995.
196. "Photopolymerizations in Self-Organizing Systems," L.-C. Chien, A.J. Walz, M.N.
Boyden, I.G. Shenouda and C.M. Citano, 209th ACS National Meetings, Anaheim, CA,
Spring Meeting, 1995.
197. "Recent Advances in materials for Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals," L.-C. Chien, M.-
F. Nabor, U. Muller, N. Leroux, M.N. Boyden, A.J. Walz and C.M. Citano, 209th ACS
National Meetings, Anaheim, CA, Spring Meeting, 1995.
198. "Photopolymerizations in Self-Organizing Systems," L.-C. Chien, 209th ACS National
Meetings, Anaheim, CA, 1995.
1994
199. "Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Displays," Department of Chemical Engineering,
National Ching-Hua University, Hsing-Chu, Taiwan, November 21, 1994.
200. "Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Displays," Department of Chemical Engineering,
Tai-Tung Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, November 23, 1994.
201. "Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Displays," Department of Apply Chemistry,
National Chiao-Tung University, Hsing-Chu, Taiwan, November 21, 1994.
202. "Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals and Displays," Department of Chemical Engineering,
National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, November 18, 1994.
203. "Recent Advances in Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals for Reflective Displays," IBM
Almaden Research Center, November 10, 1994.
204. "Anisotropic Polymer Binders Dispersed and Modified Liquid Crystals," Department of
Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, September 13, 1994.
205. "Polymer Stabilized and Modified Liquid Crystals and Displays," Department of
Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuchang, China, September 12, 1994
1993
206. "Recent Advances in Polymer Liquid Crystals for Display Application," Department of
Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, November 12, 1993.
207. "Recent Advances in Materials for Polymer Stabilized Displays," National Chung-Cheng
University, Chi-Yi, Taiwan, November 3, 1993.
208. "Current Advances in Polymer Liquid Crystal Dispersions," and "Ferroelectric Liquid
Crystal Materials," University of Philippines, Philippines, October 26-30, 1993.
1992
209. “Advances in Polymer/Liquid Crystal Dispersions,” Department of Physics, National
Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, December 11, 1992.
210. “Current Development of Polymer/Liquid Crystal Dispersions,” Industrial Technology
Research Laboratories, Hsing-Chu, Taiwan, December 4, 1992.
211. “The Science and Applications of Anisotropic Binders in Polymer/Liquid Crystal
Dispersions,” Ohio Research Colloquim: Excellence at Work, the Center for
Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio, October 23, 1992.
212. “Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals,” Office of Naval Research Polymer Program
Review,Charleston, South Carolina, April 29, 1992.
ISSUED PATENTS (29 issued, 24 pending)
1. 9,376,619 2016 Fast-switching surface-stabilized liquid crystal cells
2. 9.086,596 2015 Surface-stabilized IPS LCD
3. 9,085,730 2015 Liquid crystal composition and device thereof
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4. 8,964,161 2014 Electro-optical device and method for controlling color with
polymer stabilized liquid crystal
5. 8,580,144 2013 Blue phase liquid crystal nanocomposites and devices containing
the same, L-C. Chien; J. Y. Hwang; J.-M. Wong
6. 8,564,750 2013 Liquid crystal alignment using inkjet printed polymers, L-C.
Chien; J. Y. Hwang
7. 8,264, 639 2012 Polymer enhanced cholesteric electro-optical devices, L.-
C.Chien, L. Shi, S. H. Kim
8. WO
2011/102892
2011 Fast-switching surface-stabilized liquid crystal cells, L.-C. Chien,
Volodymyr Borshch, Jeoung-Yeon Huang
9. 8,081,272 2011 Method of fabricating electro-optical devices with polymer-
stabilized liquid crystal molecules, L. Komitov, L.-C. Chien, S.
H. Kim
10. 7,812,919 2010 Cholesteric liquid crystal light modulators, L.-C. Chien, S. Y. Lu
11. 7,777,850 2010 Method of plasma beam bombardment of aligning films for liquid
crystals, L.-C. Chien, A. Dobrovolskyy, O. Yaroshchuk, O.
Lavrentovich
12. 7,714,965 2010 Method of plasma beam bombardment of aligning films for liquid
crystals, L.-C. Chien, A. Dobrovolskyy, O. Yaroshchuk; O.
Lavrentovich
13. 7,652,731
2010 Polymer enhanced cholesteric electro-optical devices, L.-C.
Chien, L. Shi, S.H. Kim
14. 7,499,125 2009 Method of fabricating electro-optical devices with polymer-
stabilized liquid crystal molecules, L. Komitov, L.-C. Chien, S.
H. Kim
15. 7,351,506 2008 Polymerization-Encapsulated Cholesteric Liquid Crsytal for
Bistable Reflective Displays,” T. Schneider, F. Nicholson, L.-C.
Chien
16. 7,170,481 2007 “Single substrate liquid crystal display,” J. W. Doane, A. A.
Khan, I. Shiyanovskaya, T. Schneider, O. Pishnyak, S. E. Green,
F. N. Nicholson, L.-C. Chien
17. 7,038,743 2006 “Electro-optical devices from polymer-stabilized liquid crystal
molecules,” L. Komitov, L.-C. Chien, S. Kim
18. 7,090,901 2006 “Method of making optical compensation film using polymer
stablization technique,” L.-C. Chien, T. Doi.
19. 6,939,587 2005 “Fabrication of Aligned Liquid Crystal Cell/Film by Simulateous
Alignemnt and Phase Separation,” S. Kumar, L.-C. Chien, J.-H.
Kim
20. 6,924,009 2004 “Electro-Optical Devices from Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystals”,
A. Jakli, L.C. Chien, D. Kruerke, H. Swade, G. Heppke
21. 6,822,713 2004 “Optical compensation film for liquid crystal displays,” O.
Yaroschuk, J. Kelly, L. Chien, U. Reznikov
22. 6,656,384 2003 “Production of Filaments via Phase Separation and
Polymerization,” P. Palffy-Muhoray, L.-C. Chien, G. Hu
23. WO 02/34861
A2
2002 “Electro-optical Devices from Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystals,”
A. Jakli, L.C. Chien, D. Krueke, H. Sawade, G. Heppke
24. 6,104,448 2000 “Pressure Sensitive Liquid Crystalline Light Modulating Device
and Material,” J.W. Doane, D.K. Yang and L.-C. Chien
25. 5,695,682 1997 “Liquid Crystalline Light Modulating Devices,” J.W. Doane,
D.K. Yang and L.-C. Chien,
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26. 5,691,795 1997 “Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystalline Light Modulators,” J.W.
Doane, D.K. Yang and L.C. Chien
27. 5,668,614 1997 "Pixelized Liquid Crystal Displays Materials," L.C. Chien and
J.W. Doane. 28. 5,437,811 1995 “Liquid Crystalline Light Modulating Device and Material,” J.W.
Doane, D.K. Yang and L.C. Chien. 29. PCT/US/92-0354;
PCT/US/92-
09367;
CHINA/9221039
52.2;
ISRAEL/101766;
TAIWAN/80105
631
1995 "Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Display Light Shutter,"
J.W. Doane, L.C. Chien and D.K. Yang
BOOK CONTRACT
PanStanford Publication: “Liquid Crystal Alignment of Polymerized Surfaces,”
Manuscript due: August 31, 2018.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. L.-C. Chien, “Recent Advances in Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Displays,” Shoichi
Ishihara, Ed., The Institution Engineering and Technology, Michael Faraday House, Six
Hills Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2AY, UK. Due May 31, 2018.
2. L. Weng, Jeoung-Yeon Hwang, A. Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, “Reactive Monomers
And Polymerization Mechanisms,” Ingo Dierking, Ed., Wiley & Sons Publisher, New
York, Due December 31, 2017.
3. J.-Y. Hwang, V. Borshch and L.-C. Chien “Fast Switching Surface-Polymer-Assisted
Vertially Aligned Displays,” Chapter 14, in “Progress in Liquid Crystal (LC) Science and
Technology” H.-S. Kwok, S. Nemur, and H.-L. Ong, Eds., World Scientific, Singapore,
(2013).
4. “Spatially-ordered polymers self-assembled in ordered liquid crystal templates,” L.C.
Chien, C.O. Catanescu, L. Li, in “Crosslinked Liquid Crystalline Systems: From Rigid
Polymer Networks to Elastomers,” D. Broer, G.P. Crawford, and S. Zumer, Eds., Taylor
and Francis. (2011).
5. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Chiral Chromophores for Nonlinear Optical
Applications,” S. Wang, K.D. Singer, R.G. Petschek, S. Huang, L.C. Chien, in ACS
symposium series 795, “Optical Polymers: Fibers and Waveguides” J. P. Harmon and G.
K. Noren, Chapter 6, 77-89 (2001).
6. “Liquid Crsytals and Polymers,” L.C. Chien in “Liquid Crystals Interactive” CD-ROM
Eduaction Software, S. Abeygunatharaman ed., IO Graphics, Kent, OH (1998).
7. “Morphology of Composites of Low-Molar-Mass Liquid Crystals and Polymer
Networks,” C.V. Rajaram, S.D. Hudson, and L.C. Chien, in ACS symposium series 672,
“Photonic and Optoelectronic Polymers” S.A. Jenekhe and K.J. Wynne eds., Chapter 34,
507 (1997).
8. "Recent Advances in Materials for Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals," L.-C. Chien, M.N.
Boyden, A.J. Walz, and C.M. Citano, in ACS symposium series 632 "Recent Advances in
Liquid Crystalline Polymers," A.I. Isayev, eds., Chapter 11, p. 182 (1996).
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9. "Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Textures: Materials and Applications," D.K. Yang and
L.C. Chien, in "Liquid Crystals in Complex Geometries," G.P. Crawford and S. Zumer,
Eds., Taylor and Francis Publisher, London, Chapter 3, (1996).
REFERRED PUBLICATIONS
2017
1. A. Varanytsia, G. Posnjk, U. Mur, V. Joshi, K. Darrah, I. Musevic, S. Copar and L.-C. Chien,
“Topology-commanded optical properties of bistable electric-field-induced torons in cholesteric
bubble domains,” Sci. Rep. 7, 16149 (2017). 2. S. S. Gandhi and L.-C. Chien, “Unraveling the Mystery of the Blue Fog: Structure,
Properties, and Applications of Amorphous Blue Phase III,” Adv. Mater.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201704296,1704296 (1 to 13) (2017).
3. A. Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, “Command electro-optical switching of photoaligned
liquid crystal on photopatterned graphene,” Sci. Rep. 7, 11778 (2017).
4. K.-H. Chang, A. Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, “Electrically tunable liquid crystal lens
with suppressed axial chromatic aberration,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 033504 (2017).
5. K.-H. Chang, V. Josi and L.-C. Chien, “Fast-switching chiral nematic liquid-crystal mode
with polymer-sustained twisted vertical alignment,” Phys. Rev. E, 95, 042701 (2017).
6. E. Kemiklioglu and L.-C. Chien, “Effects of photoinitiator on electro-optical properties
of polymerization-induced phase separation blue-phase liquid crystals,” Eur. Phys. J. E.
40, 37 (2017).
7. A. Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, “Giant Flexoelectro-optic effect with liquid crystal dimer
CB7CB,” Sci. Rep. 7, 41333 (2017).
8. K.-H. Chang, C. Zhang, S. Song and L.-C. Chien, “Command splay-bend switching in an
optically-compensated bend cell with polymerized liquid crystal photoalignment layers,” J. Appl.
Phys. 121, 114901 (2017).
2016
9. S. S. Gandhi, M. S. Kim, J.-Y. Hwang, L.-C. Chien, “Electro-optical memory of a
nanoengineered amorphous blue-phase-III polymer scaffold,” Adv. Mater. 28, 8998
(2016).
10. A. Varanytsia, L. Weng, T.-C. Lin, J. Yang and L.-C. Chien, “High-performance and
low-cost aluminum zinc oxide and gallium zinc oxide electrodes for liquid crystal
displays,” IEEE J. Disp. Tech. 12, 1033 (2016).
11. L. Weng, A. Varanytsia, K.-H. Chang and L.-C. Chien, “Simulation and fabrication of a
fast fringe-field switching liquid crystal with enhanced surface anchoring enabled by
controlled polymer topology,” J. Soc. Info. Disp. 24, 621 (2016).
12. A. Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, “Bimesogen-enhanced flexoelectro-optic behavior of
polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal,” J. Appl. Phys. 119, 014502 (2016).
13. E. Kemiklioglu and L.C. Chien, “Electro-optical properties of carbon nanotubes doped
polymer stabilized blue phase liquid crystal,” Liq. Cryst. 43, 1067-1074 (2016).
14. L. Weng, A. Varanytsia, S. H. Lee and L.-C. Chien, “High-efficiency and fast-switching
field-induced tunable phase grating using polymer-stabilized in-plane switching liquid
crystals with vertical alignment,” J. Phys. D., Appl. Phys. 49, 125504 (2016).
2015
15. M. Kim and L.-C. Chien, “Topology-mediated electro-optical behaviour of a wide-
temperature liquid crystalline amorphous blue phase,” Soft Matter, 11, 8013-8018 (2015).
16. L. Weng, P.-C. Liao, C.-C. Lin, T.-L. Ting, W.-H. Hsu, J.-J. Su and L.-C. Chien,
“Anchoring energy enhancement and pretilt angle control of liquid crystal alignment on
polymerized surfaces,” AIP Advances, 5, 097218 (2015).
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17. T-C Lin, K-H Chang, Y Song, C Hsieh, C-C Lo, C Lee, S-C Alan Lien, H Hasebe, H
Takatsu and L-C Chien,” Electro-optic characteristics of fringe-field-switching mode with
controllable anchoring strength of liquid crystal alignment,” J. Phys. D., Appl. Phys. 48,
465505 (2015).
2014
18. E. Kemiklioglu and L.-C. Chien, “Polymer-encapsulated blue phase liquid crystal
droplets,” Appl. Phys. Ex. 7, 091701 (2014)
19. E. Kemiklioglu and L.-C. Chien, “Stabilization of cholesteric blue phases using
polymerized nanoparticles,” Phys. Rev. E 89, 042502 (2014).
2013
20. T. Nose, L.-C. Chien, O. Catanescu, A. Golvin, Y. Ito, T. Sasamori, Y. Isota, R. Ito and
M. Honma, “Improved high-freqency performance of microstrip-line-type liquid crystal
phase shifter, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 52, 091701-1-5 (2013).
21. X.-S. Qian1, S.-G. Lu, X. Li, H. Gu, L.-C. Chien, Q. Zhang, “Large electrocaloric effect
in a dielectric liquid possessing a large dielectric anisotropy near the isotropic–nematic
transition,” Adv. Fuct. Mater. 23, 2894-2898 (2013).
22. D.-Y. Kim, S.-A Lee, H.-J. Choi, L.-C. Chien, M.-H. Lee and K.-U. Jeong, “Reversible
actuating and writing behaviours of a head-to-side connected main-chain photochromic
liquid crystalline polymer,” J. Mater. Chem C, 1, 1375-1382 (2013).
2012
23. S.-H. Kim, L. Shi and L.-C. Chien, “Chiral Flexoelectro-Optic Effect in a Surface-
Polymer Assisted Cholesterics with Uniform Lying Helix,” Ferroelectrics, 431, 81-88
(2012).
2011
24. J.-M. Wong, J.-Y. Hwang and L.-C. Chien, “Electrically reconfigurable and thermally
sensitive optical properties of gold nanorods dispersed liquid crystal blue phase”
Soft Matter, 7, 7956-7959 (2011).
25. J.-Y. Hwang, D.-S. Seoa and L.-C. Chien, “Liquid crystal alignment on inorganic film by ion
beam irradiation for flexible display applications”, Liq. Cryst. 38, 877-883 (2011).
26. C. Braganza, L.C. Chien, M.R. Fisch, R.G. Petschek, Spectrographic ellipsometry study
of a liquid crystal display substrate consisting of thin films of SiO2, polyimide and indium
tin oxide glass, Thin solid Films, 519, 4384-4389 (2011).
2010
27. S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, “Electrically switched color with polymer-stabilized blue-phase
liquid crystals,” Optics Lett. 35, 562-564 (2010).
2009
28. H.-J. Choi, K.-U. Jeong, L.-C. Chien and M.-H. Lee, “Photochromic 3-dimensional
actuator based on an uncrosslinked liquid crystal elastomer,” J. Mater. Chem., 19, 7124–
7129 (2009).
29. S. H. Kim, L. Shi and L.-C. Chien, “Fast flexoelectric switching in a cholesteric liquid
crystal cell with surface-localized polymer network,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42, 195102
(2009).
30. J.-Y. Hwang and L.-C. Chien, “Liquid crystal alignment on inkjet printed and air-buffed
polyimide with nano-grove surface,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42, 055305 (2009).
2008
31. S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, “Carbon nanotube doped liquid crystal OCB cells: physical and
electro-optical properties,” Optics Express, 16, 12777-12785 (2008).
32. N. Kim, J. Choi, L.-C. Chien, T. Kyu, “Phase equilibrium of mixture of side-chain liquid
crystalline polymer and low molecular mass liquid crystal,” Macromolecules, 40, 9582-
9589 (2008).
2007
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33. S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, “A polymer-stabilized single layer color cholesteric liquid crystal
display with anisotropic reflection,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 131119-131119-3 (2007).
34. S.-W. Kang, L.-C. Chien, “Various Pattern-Forming States of Nematic Liquid Crystals
Based on the Sign Inversion of Dielectric Anisotropy,” Macromol. Res. 15, 396-402
(2007).
35. S.-W. Kang, L.-C. Chien, “Field-induced and polymer-stabilized two-dimensional
cholesteric liquid crystal gratings.” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 221110/1-221110/3 (2007).
36. S. Abeygunaratne, L-C. Chien, V. Vill, ”Tilted supramolecular structures of amphiphilic
glycolipids in straight-core smectic C liquid crystals,” Liq. Cryst., 34, 441-445 (2007).
2006
37. S. Gauza,Y. Zhao, T. Le Cor, S.-T. Wu, J. Dziaduszek, G. Sadnouski, R. Dabrowski, L.-
C. Chien, “Enhancing birefringence by doping fluorinated phenyltolanes.” J. Displ. Tech.,
2, 327-332 (2006).
38. S.-W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.-C. Chen, “Polymer-stabilized cholesteric diffraction gratings:
effects of UV wavelength on polymer morphology and electro-optic properties,” Chem.
Mater. 18, 4436-4441 (2006).
39. C. O. Catanescu, L.C. Chien, “High birefringence difluoroisothiocyanate biphenyl tolane
liquid crystals,” Liq. Cryst. 33, 115-120 (2006).
2005
40. I. Carlescu, D. Scutaru, N. Hurduc, O. Catanescu, L.-C. Chien, Monosubstituted Ferrocene-
Containing Liquid Crystals, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 439, 107-125 (2005).
41. O. Yaroshchuk, T. Bidna, O. Nadtoka, L. Olkhovyk, V. Syromyatnikov, L.C. Chien, “The
initial and photoinduced 3D orientation order in polymethacrylates with azobenzene side
groups,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 437, 1377-1390 (2005).
42. L.R. Manuel, L.G. Cada, L.C. Chien, “Synthesis and physical properties of
difluoroterphenyl ferroelectric liquid crystal with mixed alkenyloxy-ester terminal ends,”
Liq. Crystl. 32, 163-172 (2005).
43. S. H. Kim, L. Komitov, L. C. Chien, “Short pitch cholesteric electro-optical device
stabilized by nonuniform polymer network”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 86, 161118 (2005).
44. C. O. Catanescu, L.C. Chien, “Patterning a Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Thin Film
Using a Liquid Crystalline Network,” Adv. Mater. 17, 305 –309 (2005).
2004
45. S. H. Kim, L.C. Chien, “Electro-optical Characteristics and Morphology of a Bend Nematic
Liquid Crystal Device Having Templated Polymer Fibrils,” J. Jpn. Appl. Phys. 43, 7643-
7647 (2004).
46. O. Yaroshchuk,; Yu. Zakrevskyy, S. Kumar, J. Kelly, L.-C. Chien, J. Lindau, “Three-
dimensional orientational order in the bulk and on the surface of polymer films and its
effect on liquid-crystal alignment,” Phys. Rev. E: 69(1-1), 011702/1-011702/7 (2004).
47. S.W. Kang, S.H. Jin, L.C. Chien and S. Sprunt, “Spatial and Orientational Templating of
Semiconducting Polymers in a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal,” Adv. Funct. Matter. 14, 329-
334 (2004).
48. C. O Catanescu, S. T. Wu, L. C. Chien, “Tailoring the physical properties of some high
birefringence isothiocyanato-based liquid crystals,” Liquid Crystals, 31, 541-555 (2004).
49. S. H. Kim, L. C. Chien, “Liquid crystal blazed gratings formed in a single-step throught
photo-induced localization of polymer into a prismatic structure,” Optical Express, 12,
1238-1242 (2004).
50. S. N. Lee and L.-C. Chien, “The Effect of Polymer Networks on Ferroelectric Liquid
Crystals,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 410, 183-190 (2004).
51. C. O. Catanescu and L. C. Chien, “High Birefringence Nematic Liquid Crystals for
Display and Telecom Applications,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 411, 93-102 (2004).
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52. T. Sergan, J. Kelly, O. Yaroschuk, L. C. Chien, “Negative Birefringence Films from Non-
Traditional Materials,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst.409, 153-162 (2004).
53. E. J. Choi, J. C. Ahn, L.-C. Chien, C.-K. Lee, W.-C. Zin, D.-C. Kim and S.-T. Kim,
“Main Chain Polymers Containing Banana-Shaped Mesogens: Synthesis and
Mesomorphic Properties,” Macromolecules, 37¸71-78 (2004).
54. J. B. Baek and L.-C. Chien, “Synthesis and Photoluminescence of Linear and
Hyperbranched Polyethers Containing Phenylquinoxaline Units and Flexible Aliphatic
Spacers,” J. Polym. Sci. A, Polym. Chem. 42, 3587 (2004).
2003
55. Q. Wang, L.-C. Chien, S. Kumar, “Formation and localization of internal polymer
columnar structures in liquid crystal cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3698-3700 (2003).
56. R. Kaafarani, B. Wex, F. Wang, O. Catanescu, L. C. Chien, D. C. Neckers, “Synthesis of
highly fluorescent Y-Enyne dendrimers with Four and Six arms,” J. of Org. Chem.
68(13), 5377-5380 (2003).
57. S. Suresh, L. C. Chien, “Electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized ferroelectric
liquid crystal,” Ferroelectrics, 287, 1-6 (2003).
58. C.-K. Lee, S.-S. Kwon, T.-S. Kim, W.-C. Zin, D.-C. Kim, E.-S.-T. Shin, J.-H. Song, E.-J.
Choi, L.-C. Chien, “Mesomorphic properties of achiral halogen-substituted banana-
shaped compounds,“ Liquid Crystals, 30, 415-421 (2003).
59. S.-K. Kwon, T.-S. Kim, C.-K. Lee, S.-T. Shin, L.-T. Oh, E.-J. Choi, S.-Y. Kim, L.-C.
Chien. “Ferroelectric liquid crystals from bent-core molecules with vinyl end groups,”
Bull. of the Korean Chem. Soc., 24, 274-278 (2003)
60. O. V. Yaroshchuk, A. D. Kiselev, A. D.; Yu. Zakrevskyy, T. Bidna, J. Kelly, L.-C. Chien,
J. Lindau, “Photoinduced three-dimensional orientational order in side chain liquid
crystalline azopolymers,” Condensed Matter 1-28, (2003).
61. C.-K. Lee, S.-S. Kwon, T.-S. Kim, E.-J. Choi, S.-T. Shin, W.-C. Zin, D.-C. Kim, J.-H.
Kim, L.-C. Chien, “Synthesis and properties of new materials with banana-shaped achiral
cores and chiral end groups,” Liquid Crystals, 30(12), 1401-1406 (2003).
62. O. V. Yaroshchuk, A. D.; Kiselev, Yu. Zakrevskyy, T. Bidna, J. Kelly, L.-C. Chien, J.
Lindau, “Photoinduced three-dimensional orientational order in side chain liquid
crystalline azopolymers,” Physical Review E 68, 011803/1-011803/15 (2003).
63. D.A. Coleman, J. Fernsler, N. Chattham, M. Nakata, Y. Takanishi, D.R. Link, R.F. Shao,
W.G. Jang, J.E. Maclennan, E. Korblova, O. Mondain,C. Boyer, W. Weissflog, G. Pelzl,
L.-C. Chien, D.M. Walba, J. Zasadzinski, J. Watanabe, H. Takezoe and N.A.
Clark, ”Polarization-modulated smectic liquid crystal phases,” Science 301, 1204-1211
(2003).
2002
64. S.W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, “Photoinduced Localization of Orientationally Ordered
Polymer Networks at the Surface of a Liquid Crystal Host,” Macromolecules 35, 9372-
9376 (2002).
65. L.C. Chien, M. Boyden, A. Walz, I. Shenouda, C. Citano, “Polymerization in Self-
organizing Systems,” Macromol. Synthesis. 12, 23-34 (2002).
66. C.-K. Lee, S.-K. Kwon, S.-T. Shin, E.-J. Choi, S. Lee, L.-C. Chien, “Ferroelectric liquid
crystals from banana-shaped achiral molecules with vinyl end groups,” Liq. Cryst. 29,
1007 (2002).
67. C.Y. Li, S. Jin, X. Weng, J.J. Ge, D. Zhang, F. Bai, F.W. Harris, S.Z.D. Cheng, D. Yang,
T. He, L.-C. Chien and B. Lotz, “Liquid crystalline phases, microtwinning in crystals and
helical chirality transformations in a main-chain chiral liquid crystalline,”
Macromolecules, 35, 5475 (2002).
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68. K.G. Kang, L.C. Chien, S. Sprunt, “Polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal
microgratings: a comparison of polymer network formation and electro-optic properties
for mesogenic and non-mesogenic monomers,” Liq. Cryst. 29, 9-18 (2002).
69. A. Jakli, G.G. Nair, S. Abeygunarartna, R.P. Sun, C.K. Lee, L.-C. Chien, “Surface
effects on liquid crystals of bent-shaped molecules,” Ferroelectrics 276, 135 (2002).
70. A. Jakli, L.-C. Chien, D. Kruerke, H. Sawade, G. Heppke, “Light shutters from
antiferroelectric liquid crystals of bent-shaped molecules,” Liq. Cryst., 29, 377-381
(2002).
71. Y. Zakrevskyy, O. Yaroshchuk, J. Kelly, LC, Chien, J. Lindau, “3D orientational order in
the photoaligning polymer films and its correlation with LC alignment,” Mol. Cryst. Liq.
Cryst. 375, 769-783 (2002).
2001 72. “Liquid-crystal photoalignment using low-molecular-weight photo-cross-linkable
composites,” O. Yaroshchuk, L. G. Cada, M. Sonpatki, L.-C. Chien, Appl. Phys.
Lett., 79, 30-32 (2001). 73. M. Sonpatki, L. C. Chien, “Lyo-mesophases from self-assembled disk-shaped molecules”,
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 367, 3333-3341 (2001).
74. C.-K. Lee, J-H. Kim, E.-J. Choi, W.-C. Zin, L.-C. Chien, “Antiferroelectric liquid crystal
from a banana-shaped achiral molecule,” Liq. Cryst. 28, 1749 (2001).
75. S.T. Wu, T.S. Mo, A.Y.-G. Fuh, S.-T. Wu, L.-C. Chien, “Polymer-Dispersed Liquid
Crystal Holographic Gratings Doped with a High-Dielectric-Anisotropy Dopant,” Jpn. J.
Appl. Phys. 40, 6441 (2001).
76. S.W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, “Ordered polymer microstructures obtained using
pattern forming states of a cholesteric liquid crystal as templates,” Adv. Mater., 13, 1179
(2001).
77. S.W. Kang, Sprunt and L.C. Chien, “Switchable diffraction gratings based on inversion of
the dielectric anisotropy in nematic liquid crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 78, 3782 (2001).
78. O. Yaroschuk, D. M. G. Agra, Y. Zakrevskyy, L.C. Chien, J. Lindau and S. Kumar,
“Anisotropic Surface Morphology of Azopolymer Films Generated by Polarized UV
Light Irradiation,” Liq. Cryst. 28, 703 (2001).
79. A. Jakli, G.G. Nair, C.K. Lee, L.C. Chien, “Electro-clinc Effect in Tilted Smectic Phases
of Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystal Materials,” Liq. Cryst., 28, 489-494 (2001)
80. A. Jakli, G.G. Nair, C.K. Lee, R. Sun and L.C. Chien, “Macroscopic chirality of a liquid
crystal from nonchiral molecules,” Phys. Rev. E. 63, 061710 (2001).
81. D.A. Olson, M.Veum, M.V. D’Agostino, P.M. Johnson, H.T. Nguyen, L.C. Chien and
C.C. Huang, “Optical Studies of the Liquid Crystal B2 Phase Formed by Banana-Shaped
Molecules,” Phys. Rev. E., 63, 041702 (2001)
82. C.Y. Li, J.J. Ge, F. Bai, B.H. Calhoun, F.W. Harris, SZD Cheng, LC Chien, B Lotz,
HDKeith, “Early-stage formation of helical single crystals and their confined growth in
thin film,” Macaromolecules, 34, 3634-3641 (2001)
83. C.Y. Li, S.Z.D. Cheng, X. Weng, J. J. Ge, F. Bai, J.Z. Zhang, B.H. Calhoun, F. W. Harris,
L.-C. Chien and B. Lotz, “Left or Right, It is a Matter of One Methylene Unit,” J. Am.
Chem. Soc., 123, 2462 (2001).
84. S.N. Lee, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, “Morphology-dependent Switching of Polymer-
Stabilized Cholesteric Gratings,” Liq. Cryst., 28, 637-641 (2001).
85. “Electro-disclinc Effect in Tilted Smectic Phases of Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystal
Materials,” A. Jakli, G.G. Nair, C.K. Lee, L.C. Chien, Liq. Cryst., 28, 489-494 (2001).
86. O. Yaroschuk, T. Sergan, J. Lindau, S.N. Lee, J. Kelly and L.C. Chien, “Light Induced
Structures in Liquid Crystalline Side-Chain Polymers with Azobenzenee Functional
Groups,”, J. Chem. Phys., 114, 5330 (2001).
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87. T. Sergan, M. Sonpatki, J. Kelly and L.C. Chien, “Polarizing Microscopy of a Chiral
Discotic,” Mol.Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 359, 259 (2001).
88. T. Sergan, M. Sonpatki, J. Kelly, L.C. Chien, “Optical Characterization of Discotic Liquid
Crystalline Films,” Mol.Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 359, 245 (2001).
2000
89. CK Lee, SS Kwon, LC Chien, EJ Choi, “Effect of lateral substituents on the formation of
smectic phases in banana-shaped molecules,” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 21, 1155-1158
(2000).
90. L.C. Chien, A.J. Walz, I.G. Shenouda, Z.Z. Zhong, D.E. Schuele, and W.L. Gordon,
“Cyanohydrin-Containing Side-Chain Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Copolymers,”
Ferroelectrics, 243, 171-177 (2000).
91. C.K. Lee and L.C. Chien, “Helical Superstructure from an Achiral Banana-shaped Liquid
Crystal,” Ferroelectrics, 243, 231-237 (2000).
92. V. Ostroverkhov, R.G. Petschek, K.D. Singer, L. Sukhomlinova, R.J. Twieg, S.-X. Wang,
and L.C. Chien, “Measurements of the Hyperpolarizability Tensor Using Hyper-Rayleigh
Scattering” “J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 17, 1531-1542 (2000).
93. V. Ostroverkho, O. Ostroverkho, R.G. Petschek, K.D. Singer, L. Sukhomlinova, R.J.
Twieg, S.X. Wang, L.C. Chien, “Optimization of the molecular hyperpolarizability for
second harmonic generation in chiral media,” Chem. Phys., 257, 263-274 (2000).
94. S. W. Kang, S. Sprunt, and L.C. Chien, “Structure and Morphology of Polymer-Stabilized
Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 76, 3516-3518 (2000).
95. P.-Y. Liu, A.M. Jamieson, L.C. Chien, “Ensemble-Averaged Dynamic Light Scattering
from Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 348, 187 (2000).
96. C.D. Hoke, J.F. Li, Y.H. Lin, L.C. Chien, P.J. Bos, S. Hudson and J.L. Koenig,
“Polarizing Infrared Study of a Polymer Network Deformation in a Nematic Liquid
Crysta Host,” Liq. Cryst., 27, 359 (2000)
97. C.K. Lee and L.C. Chien, “Helical Superstructure from an Achiral Banana-shaped Liquid
Crystal,” Ferroelectrics, 243, 231 (2000).
98. V. Ostroverkhov, R.G. Petschek, K.D. Singer, L. Sukhomlinova, R.J. Twieg, S.-X. Wang,
and L.C. Chien, “Measurements of the Hyperpolarizability Tensor Using Hyper-Rayleigh
Scattering” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 17, 1531 (2000).
99. V. Ostroverkho, O. Ostroverkho, R.G. Petschek, K.D. Singer, L. Sukhomlinova, R.J.
Twieg, S.X. Wang, L.C. Chien, “Optimization of the molecular hyperpolarizability for
second harmonic generation in chiral media,” Chem. Phys., 257, 263 (2000).
100. M.N. Sonpatki, T. Sergan, J. Kelly, L.C. Chien, “Anisotropic Photo-polymerization and
fluorescence study of discotic materials,” Macaromolecular Symposia, 154, 83 (2000).
101. C.D. Hoke, J.F. Li, Y.H. Lin, L.C. Chien, P.J. Bos, “Polarized Infrared Study of a
Polymer Network Deformation in a Nematic Liquid Crystal Host,” Liquid Crystals, 27,
359 (2000).
102. T.H. Tong, L.C. Chien, “Photoluminescent properties of poly(p-phenylene vinylene
thiophene-co-siloxane)” J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem., 14450-1456 (2000).
103. Y.C. Chiang, A.M. Jamieson, S. Campbell, T.H. Tong, N.D. Sidocky, L.C. Chien, M.
Kawasumi, V. Percec, “Electro-rheological behavior of liquid crstal polymers dissolved
in a nematic solvent: dependence on temperature and LCP structure,” Polymer, 41, 4127-
4135 (2000).
104. C.Y. Li, D. Yang, S.Z.D. Cheng, F. Bai, J.J. Ge, B.H. Calhoun, T. He, L.C. Chien, F.
Harris, B. Lotz, “Molecular Orientations in Flat-Elongated and Helical Lamellar Crystals
of a Main-Chain Nonracemic Chiral Polyester,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 72-79 (2000).
105. S Wrobel, W Haase, D Kilian, LC Chien, CK Lee, “High temperature antiferroelectric
smectic phase composed of banana-shaped achiral molecules,” Ferroelectrics, 243, 277-
289 (2000).
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1999
106. C.Y. Li, D. Yang, S.Z.D. Cheng, F. Bai, J.J. Ge, B.H. Calhoun, T. He, L.C. Chien, F.
Harris, B. Lotz, “Double Twist in Helical Polymer “Soft” Crystals,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 83,
4558-4561 (1999).
107. C.Y. Li, D. Yang, S.Z.D. Cheng, F. Bai, J.J. Ge, B.H. Calhoun, T. He, L.C. Chien, F.
Harris, B. Lotz, “Helical single-lamellar crystals thermotropically formed in a synthetic
nonracemic chiral main-chain polyester,” Physical Review B., 60, 12675-12680 (1999).
108. C.K. Lee and L.-C. Chien, "First observation of double-twisted helical structure in a
banana-shaped achiral molecule," Liquid Crystals 26, 609-612 (1999).
109. F. Bai, L.C. Chien, C.Y. Li, S.Z.D. Cheng, R. Petschek, “Synthesis and Characterization
of Isoregic Chiral Smectic Polyesters,” Chem. Mat., 11, 1666-1671 (1999).
110. C.Y. Li, D. Yan, S.Z.D. Cheng, F.W. Harris, L.-C. Chien and B. Lotz, “Double-twisted
helical lamellar crystals in a synthetic main-chain chiral polyester similar to biological
polymers,” Macromolecules, 32, 524-527 (1999).
111. S. Blumstengel, I. Skokolik, R. Dorsinville, D. Voloschenko, M. He, O. Lavrentovich,
L.C. Chien, “Photo-, and electroluminescence studies of 2,5-bis[2’-(4”-(6-hexoxy
benzyl))-1’-ethenyl ]-3,4-dibutyl thiophenes,” Synthetic Metals, 99, 85 (1999).
1998
112. K.F.S., E. Szabo, A. Vajda, A. Jakli, L. Bata, G. Galli, S. Holly, E. Gacs-Baitz, K.
Ujzaszy, L.C. Chien, “Syntheisis and SmC* Properties of chiral Liquid Crystalline
Terephthalates,” Liq. Cryst. 24, 861 (1998).
113. L.C. Chien, M.N. Boyden, A.J. Walz, I.G. Shenouda, C.M. Citano, “Photo polymerization
in Self-Organizing Systems,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 317, 273 (1998).
114. C.V. Rajaram, S.D. Hudson, L.-C. Chien,"Morphology of Diacrylate Copolymer
Networks formed in Liquid Crystalline Media," Polymer, 39, 5315-5319 (1998).
115. A.Y.-G. Fuh, T.-C. Ko, M.-S. Tsai and C.-Y. Huang, L.-C. Chien, “Dynamical Studies of
Gratings Formed in Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films,” J. Appl. Phys. 83, 679-683
(1998).
116. D. Nwabunma, K.J. Kim, Y.Lin, L.C. Chien, and T. Kyu, “Phase diagram and
Photopolymerization Behavior of Mixtures of UV-curable Multifunctional Monomer and
Low Molar Mass Nematic Liquid Crystal,” Macromolecules, 31, 6806-6812 (1998).
117. A.Y.-G. Fuh, T.S. Ko, M.-S. Tsai, C.Y. Huang, L.-C, Chien, “Studies of Holographic
Gratings Formed in Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films and Their Dynamical
Behavior,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 321, 365 (1998).
118. T.-H. Tong, A. Primak, S. Kumar, and L.-C. Chien, "New Bilaterally Linked Mesogens in
Main-Chain Polymers with Exhibition of Biaxial Fluction in Nematic Phase,”
Macromolecules, 31, 3537 (1998).
119. S. Lee, L.C. Chien, S. Sprunt, “Polymer-Stabilized Diffraction Gratings from Cholesteric
Liquid Crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 72, 885, (1998).
120. S. Campbell, Y. Lin, U. Muller and L. C. Chien, “Photochemical Modification of a Side-
chain Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Polymers,” Chem. Mater. 10, 1652 (1998).
121. S F. Hubbard, R.G. Petschek, K.D. Singer, N.D’Sidocky, C. Hudson, L.C. Chien C.C.
Henderson and P.A. Cahill, “Measurements of Kleinman-Disallowed Hyperpolarizability
in Conjugated Chiral Molecules,” J. Opt. Sco. Am. B., 15, 289 (1998).
122. F. Vicéntini and L.-C. Chien,"Tunable Chiral Materials for Multicolor Reflective
Cholesteric Displays," Liquid Crystals, 24, 483 (1998).
123. Y. Lin and L.C. Chien, “Two Methods for the Resolution of 10,10’-Dihydroxy-9,9’-
biphenanthryl,” Tetrahedron Assymetry, 9, 63-70 (1998).
1997
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124. Andy Y. -G. Fuh; J. W. Doane; D. -K. Yang; L. -C. Chien; X. J. Gu, “Correlation of
Electrooptical and Raman Characteristics of Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Texture
Films,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 304, 65-70 (1997).
125. “Studies of Second Harmonic Generation in Liquid Crystal-Polymer Mixtures,” A.Y.-G.
Fuh, C.-Y. Huang, C.-W. Lau and L.C. Chien, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 36 6832 (1997).
126. M.-C. Chang, H.-W. Chiu, T. Kyu, N. Leroux and L.-C. Chien, “Miscibility Phase
Diagrams of the Mixtures of Side-on Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Low
Molar Mass Liquid Crystals,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 299, 253 (1997).
127. Y.-C. Chiang, A. M. Jamieson, S.Campbell, Y. Lin, N. D’Sidocky, L.-C. Chien, M.
Kawasumi and V. Percec, “Effect of Molecular Architecture on the Electrorheological
Behavior of Liquid Crystal Polymers in Nematic Solvents,” Rheol Acta, 36, 505 (1997).
128. A. Y.-G. Fuh, M.-S. Tsai, T.-C. Liu, L.-C. Chien, “Temperature Dependence of the
Dynamical Behavior of Holographic Gratings Formed in Polymer Dispersed Liquid
Crystal Films.” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1, 36, 6839 (1997).
129. Y. Lin and L. C. Chien, “Photoassymetric Synthesis of Helicenes in Liquid Crystals,”
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 301, 267 (1997).
130. A.Y.-G. Fuh, T.-C. Ko, M.-S. Tsai, C.-Y Huang and L. C. Chien, “Dynamic Studies of
Grating Formed in Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films,” J. Appl. Phys., 83, 679
(1997).
131. A. Y.-G. Fuh, C.Y. Huang, C.-W. Lau and L.C. Chien, “Studies of Second Harmonic
Generation in Liquid Crystal-Polymer Mixtures,” Jap. J. Appl. Phys., 36, 6839 (1997).
132. C. M. Hudson, L.-C. Chien and R. Clouda, “Optical Studies of Anisotropic Networks in
Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals,” J. Soc. Info. Disp., 5(3), 293 (1997).
133. S. Mora, A.M. Jamieson and L.C. Chien, “Frederic Transition Measurements on Polymer-
Stabilized Liquid Crsytals,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 292, 323 (1997).
134. T. Nose, S. Masuda, S. Sato, J. Li, L.-C. Chien and P. Bos, “Effects of Low Polymer
Content in a Liquid-Crystal Microlens,” Optics Letters, 22, 351 (1997).
135. C.-C. Chang, L.-C. Chien and R. B. Meyer, “Electro-Optical Study of Nematic Elastomer
Gels,” Phys. Rev. E., 56, 595 (1997).
136. C.-C. Chang, L.-C. Chien and R. B. Meyer, “Piezoelectric Effects in Cholesteric
Elastomer Gels,” Phys. Rev. E., 55, 534 (1997).
1996
137. D.S. Muzic, C.V. Rajaram, S.D. Hudson and L.C. Chien, "Morphology of Polymer
Networks Polymerized in Highly-Ordered Liquid Crystalline Phases," Polymers for
Advanced Technologies, 7, 737 (1996).
138. A. Y.-G. Fuh, M.-S. Tsai, C.-Y. Huang, T.-C. Ko and L.-C. Chien, “Polymer-Dispersed
Liquid Crystal Films for Storing Optical Holographic Images,” Optical and Quantum
Electronics, 28, 1535, (1996).
139. C. V. Rajaram, S. Hudson and L.C. Chien, “Effect of Polymerization Temperature on the
Morphology and Electrooptic Properties of Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals,” Chem.
Mater., 8, 2451 (1996).
140. N. Leroux and L.-C. Chien, "Synthesis and Properties of New Mesomorphic Side-on
Systems," Liquid Crystals, 21, 189 (1996).
141. A.Y.-G. Fuh, C.-Y. Huang, M.S. Tsai, J.-M. Chen and L.-C. Chien, "Polymer-Dispersed
Liquid Crystal Films: Interference Pattern Recording and Its Application," Jap. J. Appl.
Phys.,35, 630 (1996).
142. H.-W. Chiu, Z. L. Zhou, T. Kyu, L.G. Cada and L.-C. Chien, "Phase Diagrams and Phase
Separation Dynamics in Mixtures of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Low
Molar Mass Liquid Crystals," Macromolecules, 29, 1051(1996).
143. L.C. Chien, A.J. Walz and I.G. Shenouda, "Synthesis and Characterizations of Chiral
Smectic C Liquid-Crystalline Terpolymers," Liq. Cryst., 20(6), 681 (1996).
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144. D.F. Cu, A. M. Jamieson and L.C. Chien, "Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Polymer-
Stabilized liquid Crystal Monodomain," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 287, 295 (1996)
145. D.S. Muzic, C. V. Rajaram, L.C. Chien, S. D. Hudson, “Morphology of Polymer
Networks Polymerized in Highly Ordered Liquid Crystalline Phases,” Polym. Adv Tech.,
7, 734 (1995).
1995
146. A.Y.-G. Fuh, C.-Y. Huang, M.S. Tsai, J.-M. Chen and L.-C. Chien, "Degenerate Four-
Wave Mixing Process and Switchable Grating/Hologram Formation in Polymer-
Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films," Chinese J. of Phys., 33, 645 (1995).
147. Y.K. Fung, S. Ying, D.K. Yang, L.-C. Chien, S. Zumer and J.W. Doane, "Polymer
Networks formed in Liquid Crystals," Liq. Cryst., 19, 797 (1995).
148. C. Lin and L.-C. Chien, "Liquid-Crystalline Epoxies Dispersed Liquid Crystals,"
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 16, 869 (1995).
149. C.V. Rajaram, S.D. Hudson and L.-C. Chien, "Morphology of Polymer Stabilized Liquid
Crystals," Chem. Mat., 7, 2300 (1995).
150. N. Leroux, W.J. Fritz, J.W. Doane and L.-C. Chien, "New Chiral Monomers for Polymer
Stabilized Cholesteric Textures," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 261, 1105 (1995).
1994
151. D.K. Yang, J.L. West, L.-C. Chien and J.W. Doane, Control of Reflectivity and
Bistability in Displays using Cholesteric Liquid Crystals,” J. Appl. Phys. 76, 1331 (1994).
152. L.-C. Chien and L.G. Cada,"Photocrosslinkable and Optical Active Side-Chain Liquid-
Crystalline Polymers," Macromolecules, 27, 3721 (1994).
153. D.-K. Yang, L.-C. Chien and J.W. Doane, “Control of Reflectivity and Bistability in
Displays using Cholesteric Liquid Crystals,” J. Appl. Phys., 76, 1331 (1994).
154. L.G. Cada and L.-C. Chien, "Anisotropic Binders for Polymer/Liquid Crystal Dispersions
and Devices," Macromol.Chem. Phys., 195, 1733 (1994).
155. G.P. Crawford, R.D. Park, A. Sharkowski, L.C. Chien, J.W. Doane and S. Zumer,
"Nematic Director Fields Captured in Polymer Networks Confined to Spherical Droplets,"
J. Appl. Phys., 75(4), 1968 (1994).
1993
156. L.-C. Chien, I.G. Shenouda, A. Saupe and A. Jakli, “Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline
Polysiloxanes Containing A Cyanohydrin Chiral Center,” Liquid Crystals, 15, 497-511
(1993).
157. I.G. Shenouda and L.-C. Chien,”New Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes
Containing A Cyanohydrin Chiral Center: L-Norleucine Series,” Macromolecules, 25,
5020 (1993).
1992
158. A. Jakli, D.R. Kim, L.-C. Chien and A. Saupe, “Effect of a Polymer Network on the
Alignment and Rotational Viscosity of a Nematic Liquid Crystal,” J. Appl. Phys., 72(7),
3161 (1992).
159. L.-C. Chien, L.G. Cada and L. Xie, “Liquid-Crystalline Behavior of 4-(w-
aminoalkyloxy)-4’-cyanobiphenyls and Their Side Chain Epoxy Polymers,” Liquid
Crystals, 12(5), 853 (1992).
160. D.K. Yang, L.-C. Chien and J.W. Doane, “Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Gel
Dispersion for Haze-Free Light Shutters,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 60, 3102 (1992).
161. L.-C.Chien, C. Lin, D. S. Fredley, DJ. W. McCargar, "Side-Chain Liquid Crystal Epoxy
Polymer Binders for Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals," Macromolecules, 25, 133-137
(1992).
1991
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162. R. Stannarius, G.P. Crawford, L.-C. Chien and J.W. Doane, "Nematic Director
Orientation in a Liquid-Crystal-Dispersed-Polymer: A Derterium Nuclear-Magnetic-
Resonance Approach," J. Appl. Phys., 70(1), 135 (1991).
1988
163. N. C. Fawcett, J.A. Evans, L.-C. Chien, N. Flowers, “Nuelic-Acid Hybridization Detected
by Piezoelectric Resonance” Anal. Lett., 21, 1099 (1988).
JURIED PROCEEDINGS, DIGESTS, AND PREPRINTS
2017
1. “V. Joshi, M. Groom and L.-C. Chien, “Topology-enhanced Electro-optical Performance
of Reverse-mode Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Shutters for Volumetric 3D Devices,”
SID 17 Digest, 48, 1830-1833 (2017).
2. V. Joshi1, K.-H. Chang, D. A. Paterson, J. M.D. Storey, C. T. Imrie and L.-C. Chien,
“Fast Flexoelectro-optic Response of Bimesogen-doped Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric
Liquid Crystals in Vertical Standing Helix Mode,” SID 17 Digest, 48, 1849-1852
(2017).
3. K.-H. Chang, P.-Y. Hsieh, Y.-P. Huang and L.-C. Chien, “Wavelength-independent
Electrically Tunable Microlens Array with a Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal,” SID 17
Digest, 48, 1077-1080 (2017).
4. K.-H. Chang, Y.-Shiraishi, N. Toshima, S. Kobayshi, H. Furue and L.-C. Chien, “Laser
Speckle Reduction using Nanoparticle-Embedded Liquid Crystals,” SID 17 Digest, 48,
804-807 (2017).
2016
5. K.-H. Chang, V. Joshi, and L.-C. Chien, “Defect-free Fast Switching Polymer-Stabilized
Chiral Homeotropic Mode,” SID 16 Digest, 47, Page 1595-1598 (2016).
6. L. Weng and L.-C. Chien, “Fast Response Fringe-Field Switching Mode Liquid Crystals
based on Polymer Stabilized Alignment,” SID 16 Digest, 47, Page 1599-1602 (2016).
7. S. S. Gandhi and L.-C. Chien, “Brightness Enhancement Films Based on Quantum Dot
Doped Nanoscale Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals,” SID 16 Digest, 47, Page 1662-
1665 (2016).
8. A. Varanytsia, N. Liu, Z. Bao, and L.-C. Chien, “Graphene-Based Polymer Stabilized
Liquid Crystal Electro-Optic Device,” SID 16 Digest, 47, Page 1666-1669 (2016).
2015
9. E. Kemiklioglu and L.-C. Chien, “Polymer Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystal
Dispersions,” SID EuroDisplay Page 22 (2015).
10. T.-C. Lin, K.-H. Chang, Y. J. Song, C. C. Hsieh, C.-C. Lo, C. Y. Lee, S.-C. A. Lien, H.
Hasebe, H. Takatsu and L.-C. Chien, “The Application of Photoalignment on Fringe
Field Switching Cells,” SID 15 Digest, 46, Page 1599-1601 (2015).
11. A. Varanytsia, K.-J. Kim, J.-I. Hwang, J.-H. Baek, M. Jun and L.-C. Chien, “Fast
Flexoelectro-Optic Liquid Crystal Device Operating at Room Temperature,” SID 15
Digest, 46, Page 1567-1569 (2015).
12. L. Weng, S. H. Lee and L.-C. Chien, “Field-induced Diffraction in Polymer-stabilized
In-plane Switching Liquid Crystals with Vertical Alignment,” SID 15 Digest, 46, Page
1552-1554 (2015).
13. M. Kim and L.-C. Chien, “Enhanced Stability, Hysteresis, and Dark State of Polymer-
Stabilized Blue Phase III,” SID 15 Digest, 46, Page 1524-1526 (2015).
14. E. J. Shin, S. C. Noh, T. H. Kim, J. H. Kim, P. Nayek, M.-H. Lee, M. S. Kim, L.-C.
Chien, J. H Lee, B. K. Kim and S. H. Lee, “Enhancement of Electro-Optic Properties of
Optically Isotropic Liquid Crystal Device for Flexible Display,” SID 15 Digest, 46, Page
1483-1486 (2015).
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15. L. Weng, P.-C. Liao, C.-C. Lin, T.-L. Ting, W.-H. Hsu, J.-J. Su and L.-C. Chien,
“Anchoring Energy Enhancement and Pre-tilt Angle Control of Liquid Crystal
Alignment on Polymerized Surfaces,” SID 15 Digest, 46, Page 1514-1516 (2015).
2014
16. E. Kemiklioglu, Y. Haseba, L.C. Chien, Polymer Effect on Polymer-Stabilized Blue
Phase Liquid Crystals, SID 14 Digest, 45, Page 1399-1403 (2014).
17. L. Weng, P.C. Liao, L.C. Chien, “Surface Anchoring of Vertical Alignment Liquid
Crystal Displays Enhanced by Surface Polymer Stabilization,” SID 14 Digest, 45, Page
1478-1481 (2014).
18. A. Varanytsia, L.C. Chien, “A Spatial Light Modulator with a Two-Dimensional Array
of Liquid Crystal Bubbles,” SID 14 Digest, 45, Page 1492-1495 (2014).
2013
19. E. Kemiklioglu and L.-C. Chien, “Polymer Dispersed Blue Phase Liquid Crystals,” SID
‘12 Digest, 43, 1297-1299 (2013).
2012
20. J.-Y. Hwang, L.-C. Chien, “Aerosil Gels-Dispersed Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals: A New
Technique to Control the Electro-Optical Behavior of a Fast-Switching Display”, SID
‘12 Digest, 43, 109-112 (2012).
2011
21. M.-F. Wang, J.-Y. Hwang, and L.-C. Chien, “Colloidal particles doping effect on a blue-
phase liquid crystal medium,” SID ‘11 Digest, 42, 1654-1657 (2011).
22. J.-Y. Hwang, L.-C. Chien, “Fast switching surface-polymer-assisted IPS liquid crystal
displays”, SID ‘11 Digest, 42, 945-947 (2011).
23. J.-Y. Hwang, J. Xiang, S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, “Wide temperature range blue phase liquid
crystals for displays,” Proceeding of SPIE Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies VI,
Vol. 7955, 79550H (2011).
2010
24. J.-Y. Hwang, V. Borshch, and L.-C. Chien, “Fast Switching Surface-Polymer-Assisted
Vertically Aligned Nematic,” IMID/IDMC/ASIA DISPLAY 2010 DIGEST, 187-193
(2010).
25. J. Xiang, S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, “Wide-temperature blue phase liquid crystal for Kerr
devices,” SID ‘10 Digest, 41, 80-83 (2010).
2009
26. S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, “Electrically inducd color with polymer-stabilized blue phase”
SID 09 Digest, 1193-1195 (2009).
27. L. Lu, S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, “Fast-switching electro-optical films based on polymer
encapsulated liquid crystal, carbon nanotube, and dye,” SPIE 7232, 23204-723204-9
(2009).
28. “Effect of IPS cell structure on the electro-optical property of a room temperature blue
phase liquid crystal,” L. Lu, J.-Y. Hwang and L.-C. Chien, SID 09 Digest, 40, 1608-1610
(2009).
2008
29. S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, “Carbon nanotubes doped liquid crystal OCB cells: dielectric and
electro-optical properties,” IDW 08 Digest, 13-16 (2008).
30. “Photomechanical deformation of liquid crystalline polymer based on photochromic
reactive mesogen,” M.-H. Lee, H.J. Choi, K.-U., Jeong, L.-C. Chien, IDRC proceeding,
33-34 (2008).
31. “Carbon Nanotube Doped LC for OCB Cells: Physical and Electro-Optical Properties,”
30
S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, IDW 08 Digest, 13-16 (2008).
32. “A Photochromic Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer and Its Photo-stimulated
Actuating Properties,” M.-H. Lee, H.J. Choi, K.-U., Jeong, L.-C. Chien, SPIE 6911,
69110B-1-4 (2008).
33. “Dynamics of Phas Separation and Morphology of Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals,”
SPIE 6911, 69110L-1-8 (2008).
34. “Alignment of Liquid Crystal with Inkjet Printed Polyimide for Flexible Liquid Crystal
Displays,” J.-Y. Hwang and L.-C. Chien, SID 08 Digest, 39, 1801-1803 (2008).
35. “Carbon Nanotube Doped Liquid Crystal OCB Cells: Dielectric and Electro-Optical
Properties” S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, SID 08 Digest, 39, 1853-1856 (2008).
2007
36. “Single-Layer Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” S.-Y. Lu, Y.-H. Lin, L.-C.
Chien, IMID 07 Digest, 982-985 (2007).
37. “Liquid crystal alignment on the inkjet printed polyimide by using new alignment
method,” J.Y. Hwang, H. Wonderly and L. C. Chien, IMID 07 Digest, 506-508 (2007).
38. “Single-Layer MultiColor Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, SID
07 Digest, 38, 599-602 (2007).
39. “Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal with Electrically-Switchable Spectral
Wavelength,” S.Y. Lu, L.C. Chien, Proc. SPIE, 6487, 648722/1-8 (2007).
2006
40. “Motion Picture Driven by Active-Matrix Bi-stable Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display,”
C.-C. Lu, P.-L. Liu, T.-A. Chen, H.-L. Wang, C.-Y. Chang, B.-C. Chen, W.-T. Hsu, C.-
C., Liao, L.-C. Chien, IDW 06 Digest, 581-584 (2006).
41. “A New Approach to Full Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” T. Schneider, J.
Harden, L.C. Chien, Asad Kahn, and J. W. Doane, IDRC 06 Digest, 35-38 (2006).
42. “Synthesis and Mesomorphism of Polymer with Banana-shaped Mesogens in the Main-
Chain,” E.-J. Choi, W.-C. Zin, Y. C. Kim, s.-H. Paek, L.-C. Chien, E. T. Samulski,
IMID/IDMC ’06 Digest, 171-174 (2006).
43. “Polymer-stabilized black and white reflective cholesteric displays,” L.C. Chien, N.
Leroux, SID 06 Digest, 37, 891-894 (2006).
44. “Fast-switching cholesteric liquid crystal displays,” S.H. Kim, L. Shi, L.C. Chien, Proc.
SPIE, 6225, 622501/1-7 (2006).
2005
45. “High Birefringence Liquid Crystals,” S. Gauza, C.H. Wen, S.T. Wu, R. Dabroski, C.S.
Hsu, C.O. Catanescu, L.C. Chien, Proc. SPIE, 5947, 594706/1-14 (2005).
46. “Dual-frequency switchable flexoelectric cholesteric devices,” S.H. Kim, L. Shi, L.C.
Chien, IMID 05 Digest, 105-108 (2005).
47. “Flexible encapsulated cholesteric LCDs by polymerization induced phase separation,”
T. Schneider, F. Nicholson, A. Khan, J.W. Doane, L.C. Chien, SID 05 Digest, 36, 1568-
1571 (2005).
2004
48. “Electro-Optical Devices from Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals with Molecular Shape
Polarity”, S.H. Kim, L.C. Chien, and L. Komitov, IMID’04 Digest, 35, 839-842 (2004).
49. “Electro-optical Devices from Polymer-stabilized Molecular Shape Polarity of a
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal”, S.H. Kim, L.C. Chien, and L. Komitov, SID ’04 Digest, 35,
622-625 (2004).
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50. “Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystal Light Modulators,” S. Kim and L.C. Chien, SPIE,
5289, 86-93 (2004).
2003
51. “Twist Nematic LCDs with Internal Polymer Columns Formed by Phase Separation,” Q.
Wang, S. Kumar, H. Wonderly, L. Qiu and L.C. Chien, IDRC 2003.
52. “Optical Anisotropic Compensator by Polymer Stabilization Technique,” T. Doi and
L.C. Chien, SID Digest, 34, 688-691 (2003).
53. “Light induced contraction in freely-suspended smectic films,” P. Chu, L. C. Chien,
Polym. Mater. Sci. and Eng. 89, 44-45(2003).
54. “Polymer-Enhanced LCDs,” S. H. Kim, L. C. Chien, Proceeding of IEEE, (2003).
55. “Liquid crystal-controlled polymer architectures,” S. W. Kang, D. W. Rafferty, J. L.
Koenig, S. Sprunt, L. C. Chien, Polym. Mater. Sci. and Eng. 89, 92-93 (2003).
56. “Synthesis and characterization of banana-shaped achiral molecules,” C. K. Lee, L. C.
Chien, IMID ‘03 Digest, 3, 505-508 (2003).
57. “Conjugation effects on high birefringence liquid crystals,” C. O. Catanescu, S. N. Lee,
L. C. Chien, IMID ‘03 Digest, 3, 260-262 (2003).
58. “Bistable polymer dispersed cholesteric reflective diplay,” D.K. Yang, Z. J. Lu, L. C.
Chien, J. W. Doane, SID Digest, 34, 959-961 (2003).
59. “Optical anisotropic compensator by polymer stabilization technique,” T. Doi, L. C.
Chien, SID Digest, 34, 688-691 (2003).
60. “Light shutters and electro-optical storage devices from antiferroelectric liquid crystals
of bent-shape molecules,” A. Jakli, L. C. Chien, Proc. SPIE, 5003, 73-80 (2003).
61. “Polymer-enhanced bend-mode nematic displays,” S. H. Kim, L. C. Chien, Proc. SPIE,
5003, 45-50 (2003).
2002
62. “Polymer Enhanced Liquid Crystal Devices with a Bend Nematic Structure,” S. H. Kim,
L. C. Chien, Polymer preprints 43(2), 536-537 (2002).
63. “Fast Switching Polymer-Stabilized Bend Nematic Devices,” S.H. Kim, L.-C. Chien,
IMID ’02 Digest, 2, 194-195 (2002).
64. “Synthesis and Properties of Non-chiral Liquid Crystalline Molecules with Semi-
fluorinated Alkyl chains,” E.-J. Choi, H.S. Kim, W.-C. Zin, D.-C. Kim, C.-K. Lee, L.-C.
Chien, IMID ’02 Digest, 933-935 (2002).
65. “Polar Smectic Phases of Bent-Core Liquid Crsytals with Vinyl End Groups,” C.-K. Lee,
S.-K. Kwon, T.-S. Kim, S.-T. Shin, L.-T. Oh, E.-J. Choi, W.-C. Zin, L.-C. Chien,
IMID ’02 Digest, 445-448 (2002).
66. “Polymer Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals,” S.N. Lee, S. Suresh and L.C. Chien,
Proc. SPIE, 4658, 119-126 (2002).
67. “Side Chain Effects on High Birefringence Liquid Crystals,” C.H. Wen, Y.H. Fan, S.T.
Wu, R. Dabrowski, C.O. Cartanescu and L.C. Chien, Proc. SPIE, 4658, 28-32 (2002).
68. “A Bistable Reflective Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display with Pixelated Colors,” J.
Cho, U. Muller, F. Vicentini, Y.H. Lin and L.C. Chien, Proc. SPIE, 4658, 14-19 (2002).
2001
69. “Multi-Dimensional polymer Microstructures Obtained Using Pattern Forming States of
Liquid Crystals as Templates,” S.W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 42(2),
581-582 (2001).
70. “A Novel Polymer Patterning Method based on Patterning Forming States of Liquid
Crystals as Templates,” S. W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.-C. Chien, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.
709, cc6.3, (2001).
71. “Electrically Switchable Polymer-stabilized Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings,” S.W.
Kang, Sprunt and L.C. Chien, Proc. SPIE, 4279, 78-81 (2001).
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72. “Synthesis and Characteristics of New Banana-Shaped Achiral Molecules,” C.K. Lee,
S.S. Kwon, D.C. Kim, W.C. Zin, E.J. Choi, and L.C. Chien, IMID ’01 Digest, 347-350
(2001).
73. “Electro-Optical Devices from Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystals,” A. Jakli, L.-C. Chien,
D. Kruerke, H. Sawade, G. Heppke, SID 01 Digest, 32, 124-127 (2001).
2000
74. “Effect of Lateral Substituents on the Formation of Smectic Phases in Banana-Shaped
Molecules,” C.K. Lee, S.-K. Kwon, L.-C. Chien, E.-J. Choi, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc.,
21, 1155 (2000).
75. “Molecular Considerations for Optimizing the Second-Order Nonlinear Optical
Response in Chiral Media,” K. Singer, L.C. Chien, et al., Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 83, 216-
217 (2000).
76. “The structure of Polymer Networks Formed by Nematogenic Molecules,” W.
Sophanowong, S.D. Hudson, J.L. Koenig, L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on
Optical Beam Steering, 11, 231 (2000).
77. “Chirality and Electro-optics of Banana-Shaped Materials,” A. Jakli, G.G> Nair, Y.
Huang, W. Cao, L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Optical Beam Steering, 11,
35 (2000).
78. “Light Induced Birefringence in Azopolymer Films,” O. Yarschuk, T. Sergan, J. Lindus,
S.N. Lee, J. Kelly, L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Optical Beam Steering, 11,
183 (2000).
79. “Lyo-mesophases Formed from Self-assembled Disk-shaped Molecules,” M. Sonpatki,
L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Optical Beam Steering, 11, 177 (2000).
80. “Stabilization of Smectic Thin Films by Photopolymerization,” P. Chu, D. Kruerke, L.C.
Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Optical Beam Steering, 11, 171 (2000).
81. “Left or Right, Its, a Matter of a Methylene Unit,” C.Y. Li, S.Z. D. Cheng, F. Bai, J.Z.
Zhang, J. Ge, F.W. Harris, L.-C. Chien and B. Lotz, ALCOM Technical Report on
Optical Beam Steering, 11, 143 (2000).
82. Advanced Materials for Liquid Crystal Alignment: Low-Molecular-Weight
Photocrosslinkable Composites,” O. Yaroschuk, L.G. Cada, M. Sonpatki and L.-C.
Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Optical Beam Steering, 11, 131 (2000)
83. “Structure and Morphology of Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings,” L.-
C. Chien, S.W. Kang and S. Sprunt, ALCOM Technical Report on Optical Beam
Steering, 11, 23 (2000).
84. “Photopolymerized Discotic Films for Viewing Quality Improvement of Liquid Crystal
Displays,” T. Sergan, M. Sonpatki, J. Kelly and L.C. Chien, SID 00 Digest, 1091-1093
(2000).
85. “Low-Molecular-Weight Photocrosslinkable Composites: Advanced Materials for Liquid
Crystal Alignemnt,” O. Yaroschuk, L.G. Cada, M Sonpatki, L.C. Chien, SID 00 Digest,
443-445 (2000).
86. “Ferroelectric Lyo-mesophase of banana-shaped molecules showing electro-optical
switching at room temperature,” A. Jakli, W. Cao, Y. Huang, C.K. Lee, L.C. Chien, SID
00 Digest, 234-237 (2000).
1999
87. “HPDLC color reflective displays,” H. Yuan, J. Colegrove, G. Hu, T. G. Fiske, A. Lewis,
J. Gunther, L. Silverstein, C. Bowley, G. Crawford, L.-C. Chien and J. Kelly, Proc. SPIE
3690, 196-206 (1999).
88. “Fluorescent Properties of Linear and Branched Polyphenylquinoxalines” J.B. Baek and
L.C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 607-608, (1999).
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89. “Design and synthesis of Novel Conjugated Chiral Materials for Nonlinear Optics” S.
Wang, K.D. Singer, R. Petschek, S. Huang, L.C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 1298-
1299 (1999).
90. “Synthesis and Characterization of Optically active, main-chain, liquid-crystalline
polyesters,” Z.H. Zhang, J.J. Ge, F. Bai, Y. Li, L.C. Chien, S. Z. D. Cheng, F. W. Harris,
Polymer Prints, 40(2), 232-233 (1999).
91. “Anisotropic Photopolymerization and Fluorescence Study of Discotic Materials,”
Symposium of “Polymers in Display Applications,” M. Sonpatki, T. Sergan, J. Kelly,
L.C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 1165-1166, (1999).
92. “Spontaneous Formation of Double-Twisted Helix in a Banana-Shaped Liquid and
Isoregic Chiral Smectic C Polyesters,” C.K. Lee, F. Bai, Y. Li, S.Z.D. Cheng, L.C.
Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 1121-1122, (1999).
93. "HPDLC color reflective displays," H. Yuan, J. Colegrove, G. Hu, T. Fiske, A. Lewis,
J. Gunther, L. Silverstein, C. Bowley, G. Crawford, L.C. Chien and J. Kelly, Proc. SPIE
3690, 42-45 (1999).
94. “Fluorescent Properties of Linear and Branched Polyphenylquinoxalines” J.B. Baek and
L.C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 607-608, (1999).
95. "HPDLC color reflective displays," H. Yuan, J. Colegrove, G. Hu, T. Fiske, A. Lewis,
J. Gunther, L. Silverstein, C. Bowley, G. Crawford, L.C. Chien and J. Kelly, Proc. SPIE
3690, 42-45 (1999).
96. “Design and synthesis of Novel Conjugated Chiral Materials for Nonlinear Optics” S.
Wang, K.D. Singer, R. Petschek, S. Huang, L.C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 1298-
1299 (1999).
97. “Spontaneous Formation of Double-Twisted Helix in a Banana-Shaped Liquid and
Isoregic Chiral Smectic C Polyesters,” C.K. Lee, F. Bai, Y. Li, S.Z.D. Cheng, L.C.
Chien, Polymer Prints, 40(2), 1121-1122, (1999).
1998
98. “High Efficiency Color Reflective Displays with Extended Viewing Angle,” H. Yuan,
G. Hu, T. Fiske, A. Lewis, J.E. Gunther, L.D. Silverstein, C. Bowley, G.P. Crawford, L.-
C. Chien, J. Kelly, Asia Display, 1136 (1998).
99. “Photochemical Modification of a Cholesteric Side-Chain Copolysiloxane,” S.
Campbell, Y. Lin, U. Muller and L-C. Chien, Polymer Prints, 39(1), 633-634 (1998).
100. “New Bilaterally Linked Mesogens in Main-Chain Polymers with Exhibition of Biaxial
Fluction in Nematic Phase,” T.-H. Tong, A. Primak, S. Kumar, L.-C. Chien, Polymer
Prints, 39(1), 252-253 (1998).
1997
101. “Dynamical Studies of Holographic Grating Formed in Polymer-Dispersed Liquid
Crystal Films,” A.Y.-G. Fuh, T.C. Ko, M.S. Tsai, C.Y. Huang, L.C. Chien, 1997 SID,
128-131 (1997).
102. “Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals and Display Applications,” L.-C. Chien,
F. Vicentini, Y. Lin and U. Muller, Polymer Preprints, 38(1), 359-360 (1997).
103. “New Polymid Alignment Films for LCDs,” L.C. Chien, C. M. Hudson, D. Davis, B.
Taheri, R. Klouda, Y.-M. Zhu, SID Digest, 28, 319 (1997).
1996
104. “Color Pixelation of Reflective Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” L.C. Chien,
Technical Report of First International Chinese LCD Symposium, pp. 32, (1996).
105. “Optical Studies of Anisotropic Networks in Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals,” C.
Hudson and L.-C. Chien, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 75, 238-239 (1996).
106. “New Mesogenic Side-on Systems and Polymer-Stabilized Broband Reflective
Displays,” N. Leroux and L.-C. Chien, Polymer Preprints, 37(1), 195-196 (1996).
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107. "Smart Materials for Polymer-Stabilized Reflective Cholesteric Displays," L.-C. Chien,
Mary N. Boyden and U. Müller, SPIE , 2716, 20 (1996).
108. “Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crsytals: Color Patterning Method and Materials,” U.
Muller, M.-F. Nabor, L.-C. Chien, Polymer Preprints, 37(1), 66-67 (1996).
1995
109. “Morphology and Aggregration Behavior of a Diacrylate Polymer Network in Liquid
Crystal Solvent.” ALCOM Technical Report on Dynamics and Defects in Liquid
Crystals, 7, 97 (1995).
110. "Color Pixelization of Cholesteric Materials," L.-C. Chien, F. Vicéntini, Y. Lin and U.
Müller, 3rd Color Imaging Conference Proc., 58 (1995).
111. "White Reflective Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Displays," N. Leroux and L.-C. Chien,
Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 72, 285-286 (1995).
112. "Photopolymerizations in Self-Organizing Systems," L.-C. Chien, A.J. Walz, M.N.
Boyden, I.G. Shenouda and C.M. Citano, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 72, 518-519 (1995).
113. "Recent Advances in Materials for Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals," L.-C. Chien, M.-
F. Nabor, U. Muller, N. Leroux, M.N. Boyden, A.J. Walz and C.M. Citano, Polym. Mat.
Sci. Eng., 72, 492-493 (1995).
114. "Design and Regioselective Synthesis of Chiral Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters," F. Bai,
L.-C. Chien and R.G. Petschek, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 72, 350-351 (1995).
115. “Multicolor Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” L.C. Chien, U. Muller, M.-F. Nabor, J.W.
Doane, SID Digest, 26, 169 (1995).
1994
116. "Captured Liquid Crystalline Order in Polymer Network," G.P. Crawford, A.
Scharkowski, L.C. Chien, S. Zumer and J. W. Doane, SPIE vol. 2175, 34 (1994).
117. “Optical Active Binders Stabilized Cholesteric Reflectors,” N. Leroux and L.C. Chien,
ALCOM Technical Report on Stabilized and Modified Liquid Crystals, 6, 130 (1994).
118. “Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystal Monodomain,”
D.F. Gu, A.M. Jamieson and L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Stabilized and
Modified Liquid Crystals, 6, 101 (1994).
119. “Phase Equilibria in a Mixture of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer and Liquid
Crystal,” H.W. Chiu, C.S. Shen, Z.L. Zhou, T. Kyu, L.G. Cada and L.C. Chien, ALCOM
Technical Report on Stabilized and Modified Liquid Crystals, 6, 90 (1994).
120. “A Ferroelectric Polymer Liquid Crystal,” Z.Z. Zhong, D.E. Shuele, W.L. Gordon, L.C.
Chien and A.J. Walz, ALCOM Technical Report on Stabilized and Modified Liquid
Crystals, 6, 75 (1994).
121. “Polymer Network Formed in Liquid Crystals,” Y.K. Fung, D.K. Yang, S. Ying, L.C.
Chien, S. Zumer and J.W. Doane, ALCOM Technical Report on Stabilized and Modified
Liquid Crystals, 6, 11 (1994).
122. “Pixelized Cholesteric Display Materials and Methods,” L.C. Chien, U. Muller, M.-F.
Nabor and J.W. Doane, ALCOM Technical Report on Stabilized and Modified Liquid
Crystals, 6, 7 (1994).
123. “A Study of Polymer Gel Evolution in Liuqid Crystalline Solvent,” C.V. Rajaram, S.D.
Hudson and L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Liquid Crystal Display Optics, 5,
100 (1994).
124. “Multicolor Reflective Cholesteric Displays and Switchable Color Filters,” L.C. Chien,
M.F. Nabor, M. Pfeiffer, U. Muller, J.W. Doane, F. Bai and M.N. Boyden, ALCOM
Technical Report on Liquid Crystal Display Optics, 5, 77 (1994).
125. “White Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” N. Leroux, B. Fritz, J.W. Doane and L.C.
Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Liquid Crystal Display Optics, 5, 31 (1994).
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126. “Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes as Potential Electro-Optic Polymers,” L.C. Chien and
I.G. Shenouda, ALCOM Technical Report on Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystals,
Polymers and Order Fluids, 4, 18 (1994).
1993
127. “Photocrosslinkable and Optically Active Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers,” L.-
C. Chien and L.G. Cada, Polymer Preprints 34(2), 700-701 (1993).
128. “New Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes Containing Cyanohydrin Chiral
Mesogens, “ I.G. Shenouda and L.-C. Chien, Polymer Preprints, 34(1), 741-742 (1993).
1992
129. “Current Trends of Polymer/Liquid-Crystal Dispersions,” L.-C. Chien, SPIE, 1815, 220
(1992).
130. “Anisotropic Binders for Polymer/Liquid-Crystal Dispersions,” L.-C. Chien and L.G.
Cada, SID 1992 International Symposium Proceedings, p. 587 (1992).
131. “Synthesis and Properties of Diacetylenic Liquid Crystalline Monomers and Polymers,”
L.-C. Chien, I.G. Shenouda and L. Li, SPIE Confer. on “Nonlinear and Electro-Optic
Materials or Optical Switching,” SPIE 1692, 159 (1992).
132. “Synthesis and Properties of Diacetylenic Liquid Crystals,” I.G. Shenouda and L.C.
Chien, Polymer Preprints, 33(1), 1048-1049 (1992).
133. Polymers, “Synthesis and Properties of Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Epoxy ”Leonorina
G. Cada, L.Xie and L.-C. Chien, Polymer Preprints, 33(1), 918-919 (1992).
1991
134. “Synthesis and Properties of Diacetylene Liquid Crystalline Monomers,” I. Shenouda
and L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Novel Liquid Crystal Materials and
Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, 2, 241 (1991).
135. “Synthesis and properties of Amine-Containing Liquid Crsytals,” L.G. Cada, L. Xie and
L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Novel Liquid Crystal Materials and
Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, 2,234 (1991)
136. “Reactive Liquid Crystals,” L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Novel Liquid
Crystal Materials and Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, 2, 56 (1991).
137. “Liquid Crystalline Epoxies for PDLC Applications,” L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical
Report on Dispersions of Liquid Crystal and Polymers, 1, 74 (1991).
138. “Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Gel Dispersion Normal-Mode and Reverse-Mode
Haze-Free Light Shutters,” D.Yang, J.W. Doane and L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical
Report on Dispersions of Liquid Crystal and Polymers, 1, 67 (1991).
139. “Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Gel Dispersion Bistable at Zero Field,” D.Yang,
J.W. Doane and L.C. Chien, ALCOM Technical Report on Dispersions of Liquid Crystal
and Polymers, 1, 57 (1991).
140. "Current Trends in Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals," IDRC Digest, J.W. Doane, D.K.
Yang and L.-C. Chien, 175-178 (1991).
141. "Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Gel Dispersion Bistable at Zero Field,"
International Display Research Conference Digest, D.K. Yang, L.-C. Chien and J.W.
Doane, 49-52 (1991).
1990
142. "Side-Chain Liquid Crystal Epoxy Polymers," C. Lin and L.-C. Chien, Polymer
Preprints, 31, 665-666 (1990).
Contributed Presentations (Oral/Poster)
1. “Bimesogen-mediated flexoelectro-optical behavior of cholesteric liquid crystals, A.
Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, 2016 MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Mar28-April 1,
2016.
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2. “Bistable and photoswitchable diffraction grating based on electric-field-induced
cholesteric bubbles,” A. Varanytsia and L.-C. Chien, 2016 MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix,
AZ, Mar28-April 1, 2016. (P)
3. “Structure-performance relation of liquid crystal photoalignment with in situ formation of
protection layers, K.-H. Chang and L.-C. Chien, 2016 MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ,
Mar28-April 1, 2016. (P)
4. “Brightness enhancement films based on quantum dot-doped nanoscale polymer dispersed
liquid crystals, S. S. Gandhi and L.-C. Chien, 2016 MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ,
Mar28-April 1, 2016. (P)
5. “Field-induced diffraction in polymer-stabilized in-plane switching liquid crystals with
vertical alignment,” L. Weng and L.-C. Chien, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XI
Conference of 2016 SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 16-17, 2016.
6. “Visualization of topological defects in wide-temperature amorphous blue phase enabled
by polymer molding,” M. Kim and L.-C. Chien, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies
XI Conference of 2016 SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 16-17, 2016.
7. “Polymer Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Dispersions,” E. Kemiklioglu and L.-C.
Chien, 2015 European Display, Ghent, Belgium, Sept. 21-23, 2015.
8. “Control of pretilt angle of liquid crystal alignment by polymerized surfaces,” L. Weng
and L.-C. Chien, Advances in Display Technologies V Conference of 2015 SPIE Photonics
West, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 9-11, 2015.
9. “Electro-optical behavior of polymer dispersed blue phase liquid crystals,” E. Kemiklioglu
and L.-C. Chien, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies X Conference of 2015 SPIE
Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 9-11, 2015..
10. “Wide-Temperature-Range Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals for Display Applications,” Jie
Xiang, Liang-Chy Chien, Society of Information Display 2010 Annual Meeting, Seattle,
Washington, May 23-28, 2010.
11. “Liquid Crystal-Directed Polymer Nanostructure for vertically aligned nematic devices,”
V. Borshch, J.-Y. Hwang and L.-C. Chien, 2010 SPIE Photonic West Conference on
Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies V, 7618, San Francisco, Jan. 23-28, 2010.
12. S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, “Electrically switched color using a polymer-stabilized blue phase
liquid crystal,” 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystal, New London, NH,
June 14-19, 2009. (P)
13. Lu Lu, J.-Y. Hwang, L.-C. Chien, “Effect of IPS cell structure on the electro-optical
property of a room temperature blue phase liquid crystal,” 2009 Society of Information
Display Conference, San Antonio, TX, May 18-23, 2009. (P)
14. S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, “Electrically-induced color with polymer-stabilized blue phase,”
2009 Society of Information Display Conference , San Antonio, TX, May 18-23, 2009. (P)
15. Lu, Lu, S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, “Fast-switching electro-optical films based on polymer
encapsulated liquid crystal and carbon nanotubes,” Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies
Conference VI at SPIE Photonics West 2009, San Jose, CA Jan. 19-24, 2009.
16. Lu, Lu, S.-Y. Lu and L.-C. Chien, “Fast-switching electro-optical films based on polymer
encapsulated liquid crystal and carbon nanotubes,” LC2CAM08, I-CAMP Summer
School, Boulder, Colorado, Aug. 6-10, 2008.
17. Andrii Golovin, L.C. Chien, “Energy storage based on liquid crystal complex fluids and
composites,” 22st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Jeiju, Korea, July 2-7, 2008.
18. “Alignment of Liquid Crystal With Inkjet Printed Polyimide for Flexible LCDs,” J-Y.
Hwang, L.-C. Chien, 2008 Society of Information Display Conference, Los Angeles, CA,
May 18-23, 2008. (P)
19. “Carbon-Nanotube Doped Liquid Crystal OCB Cells: Dielectric and Electro-Optical
Properties,” S.-Y. Lu, L.-C. Chien, 2008 Society of Information Display Conference , Los
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Angeles, CA, May 18-23, 2008. (P)
20. “Dynamics and Morphology of Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals,” L. Li, O. C.
Catanescu, L.-C. Chien, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies Conference III at SPIE
Photonics West 2008, San Jose, CA Jan. 19-24, 2008.
21. “Liquid Crystal Fresnel Lens using a Surface Relief Structure,” L.C. Chien, Dong Wang,
21st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, CO, July 2-7, 2006.
22. “A Single Layer Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” S.-Y. Lu, L.C. Chien, Colby-
Sawyer College New London, NH, June 10-15, 2007. (P)
23. “Self-assembled High Dielectric Lyotropic Composites for Energy Storage,” A. Golovin,
L.C. Chien, Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH, June 10-15, 2007. (P)
24. “High dielectric liquid crystal complex fluids for energy storage,” C. Braganza, L. Chien,
M. Fisch, R. G. Petschek, L. Guo, Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH, June 10-15,
2007. (P)
25. “Single-Layern Multicolor Cholesteric Displays,” S.-Y. Lu, L.C. Chien, 2007 Society of
Information Display Conference, Long Beach, CA, May 19-23, 2007.
26. “Electrically Switchable Mirrors based on Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid
Crystals,” S.-Y. Lu, L.C. Chien, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies Conference II at
SPIE Photonics West 2007, San Jose, CA Jan. 20-25, 2007.
27. “Dielectric constants and energy storage in liquid crystal emulsions,” C. Braganza, L.
Chien, M. Fisch, R. G. Petschek, L. Guo, 21st International Liquid Crystal Conference,
Keystone, CO, July 2-7, 2006.
28. “Electrically tunable chiral materials for spatial light modulators,” S. Y. Lu, L. C. Chien,
21st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, CO, July 2-7, 2006 (P)
29. “Dual-frequency addressable cholesteric based flexoelectric devices,” L. C. Chien, L. Shi,
S. H. Kim, 21st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, CO, July 2-7, 2006.
(P)
30. “Patterning conductive polythiophenes using anisotropic polymer networks,” C. O.
Catanescu, L. C. Chien, 21st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, CO, July
2-7, 2006. (P)
31. “A New Approach to Full Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays,” T. Schneider, J.
Harden, L.C. Chein, Asad Kahn, and J. W. Doane, 2006 International Displary Research
Conference, Kent, Ohio. Sept. 18-21, 2006.
32. “Polymer-stabilized black and white reflective cholesteric displays,” L.C. Chien, N.
Leroux, 2006 Society of Information Display Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 4-9,
2006. (P)
33. “Synthesis and Mesomorphism of Polymer with Banana-shaped Mesogens in the Main-
Chain,” E.-J. Choi, W.-C. Zin, Y. C. Kim, S.-H. Paek, L.-C. Chien, E. T. Samulski, 2006
International Meeting on Information Displays, Daegu, Korea, Aug. 22-25, 2006.
34. “Electrically Tunable Chiral Materials for Spatial Light Modulators,” S.-Y. Lu, L.C.
Chien, APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 13-17, 2006. (P)
35. “Liquid Crystal Fresnel Lens using a Surface Relief Structure”, D. Wang, L. C. Chien,
Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications XII, Photonics West 2008, San Jose,
Jan. 21-26, 2006.
36. “Dual-frequency switchable flexoelectric cholesteric devices,” S.H. Kim, L. Shi, L.C.
Chien, 2005 International Meeting on Information Displays, Seoul, Korea, July 19-23,
2005.
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37. “The Effect of Molecular Orientational Order on the Polymerization of 3,4-
Ethylenedioxythiophene”, C. Otilia Catanescu, X. Zhou, L. C. Chien, 2004 MRS Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov.29-Dec.3, 2004.
38. ”Liquid Crystal Controlled Polymer Morphologies”, X. Zhou, L. C. Chien, D. Broer,
2004 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov.29-Dec.3, 2004.
39. “Surfaced Modified Liquid Crystal Lens”, D. Wang, L. C. Chien, 2004 MRS Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov.29-Dec.3, 2004.
40. ”Electro-optical Devices from Surface-Stabilized Cholesteric ULH Structure with Dual
Mode Switching”, S. H. Kim, L.C. Chien and L. Komitov,2004 MRS Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA, Nov.29-Dec.3, 2004.
41. “Electro-optical Devices from Polymer-stabilized Molecular Shape Polarity of a
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal”, S.H. Kim, L.C. Chien, and L. Komitov, 2004 Society of
Information Display Conference, SID Digest, 35, 622-625 (2004). (P)
42. “Polymer-stabilized liquid crystal light modulators,” S.H. Kim and L.C. Chien,
Electronic Imaging 2004, San Jose, CA, Jan. 19-21, 2004.
43. “Polymer-enhanced bend nematic displays,” S.H. Kim and L.C. Chien, Electronic
Imaging 2003, Santa Clara, CA, Jan. 21-22, 2003.
44. “Polymer Enhanced Bend Nematic Cells,” American Chemical Society, Fall Meeting,
Aug 21-24, 2002, Boston, MA. (P)
45. “Light Scattering Study of Director Fluctions in a Polymer-stabilized Fingerprint State of
a cholesteric Liquid Crystal,” K. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, pp.1159, American
Physics Society, March Meeting, march 20-22, (2002).
46. “IR imaging of liquid crystal optical patent forming states,” S.W. Kang, D.W. Rafferty,
J. Koneig, L.C. Chien, 19th International Liquid Crystal Conference, July 1-5, 2002,
Edinburg, Scottland.
47. “New banana-shaped liquid crystals with a chiral terminal group,” C.K. Lee and L.C.
Chien, IMID’02, August, 2002, Daegu, Korea.
48. “Bent-core liquid crystal polymers,” E.J. Choi and L.C. Chien, 19th International Liquid
Crystal Conference July, 2002. (P)
49. “New banana-shaped liquid crystals with a vinyl terminal group,” C.K. Lee and L. C.
Chien, 19th International Liquid Crystal Conference July, 2002. (P)
50. “High birefringence liquid crystals and mixtures,” O. Catanescu and L. C. Chien, 19th
International Liquid Crystal Conference July, 2002. (P)
51. “Effect of polymer networks on ferroelectric liquid crystals,” S.N. Lee and L. C. Chien,
19th International Liquid Crystal Conference, July, 2002. (P)
52. “A Novel Polymer Patterning Method based on Patterning Forming States of Liquid
Crystals as Templates,” S. W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.-C. Chien, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.
709, cc6.3, (2002).
53. “Light Scattering Study of Director Fluctions in a Polymer-stabilized Fingerprint State of
a cholesteric Liquid Crystal,” K. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, pp.1159, American
Physics Society, March Meeting, march 20-22, (2002). (P)
54. “Photopolymerization on Freely-Suspended Smectic Films,” P. Chu, L.C. Chien, Pacific
Polymer Conference 2001, Kona, Hawaii, December 9-13, 2000.
55. “Polymer Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals,” S. Suresh, S. Kim, L.C. Chien, 8th FLC
Conference, Washington DC, August, 5-10, 2001.
56. “Morphology-Dependent Switching of Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Gratings,”
L.C. Chien, S.N. Lee, Sprunt, Fall 2000 ACS 220th National Meeting, Washington, DC,
August 20-24, 2000.
57. “Ferrelectric Smectic Mesophase Formed by Banana-Shaped Achiral Liquid Crystal,”
L.C. Chien, J.H. Kim, C. Lee, 18th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Sendai, Japan,
July 24-28, 2000. (P)
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58. “Field-Induced Director Tilt Angle Change in Smectic Phases of Banana-Shaped
Materials,” G. Nair, A. Jakli, C. Lee and L. C. Chien, 18th International Liquid Crystal
Conference, Sendai, Japan, July 24-28, 2000. (P)
59. “Self-assembly of Disk-Shaped Molecules to Form Lyo-Mesophases with Tunable
Chirality,” M. Sonpatki, L.C. Chien, 18th International Liquid Crystal Conference,
Sendai, Japan, July 24-28, 2000. (P)
60. “ Advanced Liquid Crystal Alignment Mataerials: Low-Molecular-Weight Photo-
Crosslinkable Composites,” O. Yaroshchuk, L.Cada, M. Sonpatki, L.C. Chien, 18th
International Liquid Crystal Conference, Sendai, Japan, July 24-28, 2000. (P)
61. “Ferroelectric Lyo-mesophase of Banana-shaped Molecules Showing Electro-Optical
Switching at Room Temperature,” A. Lakli, Y. Huang, C. Wenyi, S. Wang, C. Lee and
L.C. Chien, 18th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Sendai, Japan, July 24-28,
2000. (P)
62. “Chirality Induced by Polymer Network on Non-Chiral Banana-Shaped Molecules,” A.
Jakli, G. Nair, C. Lee, L.C. Chien, 18th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Sendai,
Japan, July 24-28, 2000. (P)
63. “Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Directed and Polymerstabilized Square-Lattice Pattern and
Its Diffraction Properties,” S.W. Kang, S. Sprunt, L.C. Chien, 18th International Liquid
Crystal Conference, Sendai, Japan, July 24-28, 2000.
64. “Light Induced 3D Structures in the Liquid Crystalline Side-Chain Polymers with
Azobenzene Functional Groups,” O. Yaroschuk, T. Sergan, J. Lindu, S.N. Lee, J. Kelly,
and L.C. Chien, Optics of Liquid Crystal, Puerto Rico, September 28-October 1, 1999.
65. “Polarizing Microscopy of a Chiral Discotic,” T. Sergan, M. Sonpatki, J. Kelly, L.C.
Chien, Optics of Liquid Crystal, Puerto Rico, September 28-October 1, 1999
66. “Optical Characterization of Discotic Liquid Crystalline Films,” T. Sergan, M. Sonpatki,
J. Kelly, L.C. Chien, Optics of Liquid Crystal, Puerto Rico, September 28-October 1,
1999.
67. “High Temperature antiferroelectric smectic phase composed of banana-shaped achiral
molecules,” S. Wrobel, W. Haase, D. Kilian, L.C. Chien, C.K. Lee, 7th FLC Conference,
Darmstadt, Germany, August 29-Sept 3, 1999.
68. “Formation of double-twisted helix in isoregic chiral smectic polyesters,” L.C. Chien, F.
Bai, Y.Li, S.Z.D. Cheng, R. Petschek, 7th FLC Conference, Darmstadt, Germany, August
29-Sept 3, 1999.
69. “Cyanohydrin-containing side-chain ferroelectric liquid crystalline copolymers,” L.C.
Chien, A.J. Walz, I.G. Shenouda, 7th FLC Conference, Darmstadt, Germany, August 29-
Sept 3, 1999. (P)
70. “Spontaneous Formation of Double-twisted helix in a banana-shaped liquid crystal,”
C.K. Lee and L.C. Chien, 7th FLC Conference, Darmstadt, Germany, August 29-Sept 3,
1999. (P)
71. “Fluorescent Properties of Linear and Branched Polyphenylquinoxalines” J.B. Baek and
L.C. Chien, Aug22-26, 1999, 218th ACS, New Orleans, LA. (P)
72. “Design and synthesis of Novel Conjugated Chiral Materials for Nonlinear Optics” S.
Wang, and L.C. Chien, Aug22-26, 1999, 218th ACS, New Orleans, LA. (P)
73. “Anisotropic Photopolymerization and Fluorescence Study of Discotic Materials,”
Symposium of “Polymers in Display Applications,” M. Sonpatki and L.C. Chien,
Aug22-26, 1999, 218th ACS, New Orleans, Louisiana. (P)
74. “Spontaneous Formation of Double-Twisted Helix in a Banana-Shaped Liquid and
Isoregic Chiral Smectic C Polyesters,” Symposium of “Hydrogen Bonding for
Macromolecular Self-Assembly,” C.K. Lee and L.C. Chien, Aug22-26, 1999, 218th ACS,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
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75. “HPDLC color reflective displays,” H. Yuan, J. Colegrove, G. Hu, T. Fiske, A. Lewis, J.
Gunther, L. Silverstein, C. Bowley, G. Crawford, L.C. Chien and J. Kelly, SPIE
symposium, Orlando FL, April 7, 1999.
76. “Light Absorption Properties of Anthraquinone and Guest Host Liquid Crystal
Displays.” Shungxi Wang, Sugat Abeygunaratanath, L.-C. Chien, Materials Research
Society Spring 1999, “Liquid Crystal Materials and Devices Symposium,” San
Francisco, CA.
77. “Morphology and Electro-optic Properties of Polymer Stabilized Diffractive Gratings
from Cholesteric Liquid Crystals,” S.N. Lee, S.Sprunt and L.C. Chien, 17th International
Liquid Crystal Conference, 1998, Strasbourg, France. (P)
78. “White Reflective Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Displays with Chiral Polymer
Network Formed in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals,”T.H. Tong, L.A. Borkowski, T.M. Kim
and L.C. Chien, 17th International Liquid Crystal Conference, 1998, Strasbourg, France.
(P)
79. “Bistable Polymer Stabilized Reflective Liquid Crystal Displays,” L.-C. Chien, J. Cho,
N. Leroux, 17th International Liquid Crystal Conference, 1998, Strasbourg, France.
80. “Photochemical Modification of a Choleteric Side-Chain Copolysiloxane,” S. Campbell,
Y. Lin, U. Muller, and L.-C. Chien, ACS 1998 Spring Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas.
81. “Polymer Stablized Diffraction Gratings from Cholesteric Liquids,” S. Lee, L.-C. Chien
and S. Sprunt, 1998 Society of Information Display Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
(P)
82. “White Reflective Displays from Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals,” L.-C.
Chien, J. Cho, N. Leroux, 1998 Society of Information Display Annual Conference,
Anaheim, CA. (P)
83. “New Bilaterally Linked Mesogens in Main-Chain Polymers with Exhibition of Biaxial
Fluctuation in Nematic Phase,” T.-T. Tong, A. Primak, S. Kumar and L.-C. Chien, ACS
1998 Spring Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas.
84. “Aggregation Model for Phase Separated Polymer Networks,” S. Hudson, W.
Sophanowong, J.F. Boyle, L.C. Chien, American Physical Society 1998 March Meeting,
Los Angeles, CA. (P)
85. “Concentration Dependence of Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence in BHDT,”
S. Blumstengel, I. Sokolik, D. Voloschenko, M. He and L.-C. Chien, Materials Research
Society Meetings Fall ’97, December 1-5, 1997, Bonston, MA.
86. “Effects of Low-Polymer Content in a Liquid Crystal Display,” L.-C. Chien, 5th
Chemical Congress of North America, November 11-15, 1997, Cancun, Mexico.
87. “New Main-Chain Side-On Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters,” T. Tong and L.C. Chien,
1997 Gordon Conference on Liquid Crystals, June, 1997, Tilton, New Hampshire. (P)
88. “New Polyimide Alignment Films for LCDs,” L.-C. Chien, C.M. Hudson, D. Davis, B.
Taheri, R. Klouda, Y.-M. Zhu, 1997 Society of Information Display International
Symposium, May 1997, Boston, MA.
89. “Photochemical Modification of Cholesteric Side-Chain Copolysiloxane,” Sandi
Campbell and L.-C. Chien, 1997 Waldo Semon Undergraduate Research Award in
Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, April 18, 1997, The Unviersity of Akron,
Akron, OH.
90. “Chiral Resolution of 10,10’-dihydroxy-9,9’-biphenanthryl and Its application in the
Color Patterning of Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” Y. Lin and L.-C. Chien,
Symposium of Photochemistry, Optics, Sensors, and Switches, 213 ACS Meeting, April
13-17, 1997, San Francisco, CA. (P)
91. “Electroluminescent Materials Based on bis-alkoxy phenylene thiophenes,” M.He, D.
Voloschenko and L.C. Chien, Third International Conference on Organic Nonlinear
Optics, Marco Island, FL, Dec. 16-20, 1996.
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92. “Liquid Crsytalline Model Compounds Based on 2,5-Bis(4-Alkoxy Phenylene
vinylene)thiophenes as Electroluminacent Materials,” M. He and L.C. Chien, 16th
International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28. (P)
93. “Photoasymmetric Synthesis of Helicenes in Liquid Crystals, Y. Lin and L.C. Chien,
16th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28. (P)
94. “High-Birefringence Mesomorphic Side-On Systems for Polymer Stabilized Broadband
Reflective Displays, N. Leroux, J. Cho and L.C. Chien, 16th International Liquid Crystal
Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28. (P)
95. “Correlation of Electrooptical and Ramman Characteristics, of Polymer-Stabilized
Cholesteric Texture Films, A..Y.G. Fuh, J.W. Doane, D.K. Yang and L.C. Chien, 16th
International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28. (P)
96. “Miscibility Phase Diagrams of the Mixtures of Side-on Side-chain Liquid Crystalline
Polymer and Low Molar Mass Liquid Crystals, M.C. Chang, H.W. Chiu, T.Kyu, N.
Leroux and L.C. Chien, 16th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June
24-28. (P)
97. “Photopolymerization in Ordered Systems,” L.C. Chien, M.N. Boyden and I.G.
Shenouda, 16th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28.(P)
98. “Color Piexlation of Reflective Cholesteric Displays,” L.C. Chien, U. Muller, F.
Vicentini, and Y. Lin, 16th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June
24-28.
99. “Optical Studies of Anisotropic Networks in Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystals, 16th
International Liquid Crystal Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28.
100. “Synthesis and Properties of Regiocontrolled Chiral Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters,” F.
Bai, L.C. Chien, R. Petschek, J. Ge and S.Z.D. Cheng, 16th International Liquid Crystal
Conference, Kent, Ohio, June 24-28. (P)
101. "Regiocontrolloed Chiral Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters: Synthesis and Properties," F.
Bai, L.-C. Chien and S.Z.D. Cheng, Pacifichem '95, Honolulu, Hawaii (1995).
102. "Photopolymerizations in Ordered Systems and Applications," L.-C. Chien and M. N,
Boyden, Pacifichem '95, Honolulu, Hawaii (1995). (P)
103. "Synthesis and Mesogenic Properties of New Sid-on Systems," N. Leroux and L.C.
Chien, 27th ACS CRM and 26th Akron Polymer Conference, Akron, OH, June 1995.
104. "Design and Regioselective Synthesis of Chiral Liquid-Crystalline Polyesters," F. Bai,
L.-C. Chien and R.G. Petschek, 209th ACS National Meetings, Anaheim, CA, 1995. (P)
105. "White Reflective Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Displays," N. Leroux and L.-C. Chien,
209th ACS National Meetings, Anaheim, CA, 1995. (P)
106. "Multicolor Reflective Cholesteric Displays and Switchable Color Filters," L.-C. Chien,
IUPAC International Symposium on "Functional and High Performance Polymers,"
November 14-16, 1994, Taipei, Taiwan.
107. "Optically Active binders Stabilized Cholesteric Reflectors," N. Leroux, L.-C. Chien,
ALCOM Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified Liquid Crsytals 94, October 26-27,
1994, Kent, Ohio. (P)
108. "Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crsytal Monodomain,"
D.F. Gu, A.M. Jamieson, L-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified
Liquid Crsytals 94, October 26-27, 1994, Kent, Ohio. (P)
109. "Phase Equilibria in a Mixture of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer and Liquid
Crsytal," H.W. Chiu, C.S. Shen, Z.L. zhou, T. Kyu, L.G. Cada, L.-C. Chien, ALCOM
Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified Liquid Crsytals 94, October 26-27, 1994, Kent,
Ohio. (P)
110. "A Ferroelectric Polymeric Liquid Crsytal," Z.Z. Zhong, D.E. Schuele, W.L. Gordon, L.-
C. Chien and A.J. Walz, ALCOM Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified Liquid
Crsytals 94, October 26-27, 1994, Kent, Ohio. (P)
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111. "Polymer Network Formed in Liquid Crystals," Y.K. Fung, D.-K. Yang, S. Ying, L.-C.
Chien, S. Zumer, J.W. Doane, ALCOM Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified Liquid
Crsytals 94, October 26-27, 1994, Kent, Ohio. (P)
112. "Pixelized Cholesteric Display Materials and Methods," L.-C. Chien, U. Muller, M.-F.
Nabor, J.W. Doane, ALCOM Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified Liquid Crsytals
94, October 26-27, 1994, Kent, Ohio. (P)
113. "Pixelized Cholesteric Display Materials and Methods," L.-C. Chien, ALCOM
Symposium on Stabililzed and Modified Liquid Crsytals 94, October 26-27, 1994, Kent,
Ohio.
114. "Polymerization in Liquid Crystal Environments and Aligning Effect of Polymer
Network," D.K. Yang, Y. Sun, Y. Fung, L.-C. Chien and J.W. Doane, IUPAC
International Conference on Liquid Crystal Polymers, September 1994, Beijing, China.
115. "Tailor Made Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Containing Cyanohydrin Chiral
Mesogens," L.C. Chien, I.G. Shenouda and A.J. Walz, IUPAC International Conference
on Liquid Crystal Polymers, September 1994, Beijing, China.
116. "Photocrosslinkable and Optically Active Side-Chain Liquid-Crystaline Copolymers,"
L.G. Cada and L.C. Chien, IUPAC International Conference on Liquid Crystal Polymers,
September 1994, Beijing, China. (P)
117. "Ferroelectricity in a Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer," Z.Z. Zhong, D.E. Schuele,
W.L. Gordon, L.C. Chien and A.J. Walz, Gordon Conference on Dielectric Phenomena,
July 1994, Plymouth, NH. (P)
118. "Phase Equilibria in a Mixture of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymer and Liquid
Crystal," H.W. Chiu, C.S. Shen, Z.L. Zhou, T. Kyu, L.G. Cada and L.C. Chien,
Macroakron'94 IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecules, July 1994, Akron,
Ohio.
119. "Tailor Made Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Containing Cyanohydrin Chiral
Mesogens," L.C. Chien, I.G. Shenouda and A.J. Walz, Macroakron'94 IUPAC
International Symposium on Macromolecules, July 1994, Akron, Ohio. (P)
120. "Morphology of a Polymer Gel in Liquid Crystalline Solvent," C. Rajaram, S. D. Hudson
and L.C. Chien, Macroakron'94 IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecules,
July 1994, Akron, Ohio.
121. "New Ferroelectric Side-Chain Terpolymers," L.C. Chien, A.J. Walz and I.G. Shenouda,
15th International Liquid Crystal Conference, July, 1994, Budapest, Hungary.
122. "New Chiral Monomers for Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Textures," N. Leroux, W.J.
Fritz and L.C. Chien, 15th International Liquid Crystal Conference, July, 1994,
Budapest, Hungary. (P)
123. "Photocrosslinkable Chiral Smectic C Side-Chain Polymers," L.C. Chien and L.G. Cada,
15th International Liquid Crystal Conference, July, 1994, Budapest, Hungary. (P)
124. "Synthesis of Molecules for Liquid Crystal Display and Optical Storage Applications,"
John E. Bender, J.W. McCargar and L.C. Chien, ACS Cleveland Section, March, 1994,
Cleveland, Ohio. (P)
125. "Synthesis and Characterization of Low Molecular Weight Chiral Liquid Crystals,"
Shelly K. Landis, L.C. Chien and M.N. Boyden, ACS Cleveland Section, March, 1994,
Cleveland, Ohio. (P)
126. "Multicolor Reflective Displays and Switchable Color Filters," L.C. Chien, M.-F. Nabor,
M.Pfeiffer, U. Müller, J.W. Doane, F. Bai and M.N. Boyden, ALCOM Symposium on
Liquid Crystal Display Optics 94, May 18-19, 1994, Akron, Ohio. (P)
127. "White Reflective Cholesteric Displays," N. Leroux, W.J. Fritz, J.W. Doane and L.C.
Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Liquid Crystal Display Optics 94, May 18-19, 1994,
Akron, Ohio. (P)
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128. "Development of Crispy White and Multicolor Reflective Displays," L.C. Chien,
ALCOM Symposium on Liquid Crystal Display Optics 94, May 18-19, 1994, Akron,
Ohio. (P)
129. "A study of Polymer Gel Evolution in a Liquid Crystalline Solvent," C.V. Rajaram, S.D.
Hudson and L.C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Liquid Crystal Display Optics 94, May
18-19, 1994, Akron, Ohio. (P)
130. "Oriented Polymer Networks Obtained by Photopolymerization of Diacrylate Molecules
Dissolved in Nematic Liquid Crystal Solvent," Scharkowski, G.P. Crawford, S. Zumer,
L.C. Chien and J.W. Doane, APS meeting of Ohio Section, May 1993. (P)
131. "Ordered Polymer Networks Formed Inside Spherical Liquid Crystal Droplets," G.P.
Crawford, R.D. Polak, A. Scharkowski, S. Zumer, L.C. Chien and J.W. Doane, APS
meeting of Ohio Section, May 1993. (P)
132. "Optical Properties of a Liquid Crystal/Oriented Polymer Network System,"
Scharkowski, G.P. Crawford, S. Zumer, L.C. Chien and J.W. Doane, APS Annual
Meeting, March 1993. (P)
133. “Photocrosslinkable and Optically Active Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers” L.-C.
Chien and L.G. Cada, Polymer Chemistry Division, Chicago, ACS Meeting, August,
1993.
134. “Photoinitiated Free Radical Polymerization of Liquid Crystal Filaments,” L.C. Chien,
L.G. Cada and T.-I. Lo, 1993 International Polymer Conference, Cambridge, UK July
20, 1993.
135. “Photopolymerizatin of Liquid Crystal Filaments” L.-C. Chien, Gordon Conference on
Liquid Crystals, June, 1993, New Hampshire. (P)
“New Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes Containing Cyanohydrin Chiral
Mesogens,” L.C. Chien and I.G. Shenouda, Polymer Chemistry Division,Polymer
Preprints, 34(1), 741, Denver, ACS Meeting, April, 1993.
136. “New Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Polysiloxanes Containing Cyanohydrin Chiral
Mesogens,” L.-C. Chien and I.G. Shenouda, Symposium on “Creation of Macroscopic
Order in Polymeric Systems” at ACS National Meetings in Denver, March 28, 1993. (P)
137. “Current Development of Polymer/Liquid-Crystal Dispersions,” L.-C. Chien, SPIE
Conference Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals, Hsinch, Taiwan, ROC, December 18,
1992.
138. “Developments in Wide Viewing Angle PDLCs,” D.S. Fredley, J.L. West, L.G. Cada
and L.-C. Chien, 14th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Pisa, Italy, June, 1992.
139. “Side-chain Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes Containing Optically Active Cyanohydrin
Esters,” L.-C. Chien and I.G. Shenouda, 14th International Liquid Crystal Conferenc,
Pisa, Italy, June, 1992.
140. “Liquid Crystalline Behavior of 4-(-Aminoalkoxy)-4’-cyanobiphenyls and Their Side
Chain Epoxy Polymers,” L.-C. Chien, L.G. Cada and L. Xie, 14th International Liquid
Crystal Conference, Pisa, Italy, June, 1992. (P)
141. “Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes as Potential Electro-Optical and NLO Materials,” L.-
C. Chien and I.G. Shenouda, ALCOM Symposium on Nonlinear Optics of Liquid
Crystals, Polymers and Ordered Fluids, May 27, 1992. (P)
142. “Anisotropic Binders for Polymer/Liquid Crystal dispersions and Devices,” L.C. Chien
and L.G. Cada, 1992 International Symposium of the Society for Information Display on
“Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) materials and Devices, Boston,
Massachusetts, May 20, 1992.
143. “Synthesis and NLO Properties of Diacetylenic Liquid Crystalline Monomers and
Polymers,” L.-C. Chien, I.G. Shenouda and L.Li, SPIE on Nonlinear and Electro-Optic
Materials for Optical Switching, Orlando, Florida April 20, 1992. (P)
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144. “Synthesis and Properties of Diacetylenic Liquid Crystalline Monomers and Polymers,”
I.G. Shenouda and L.C. Chien, Polymer Chemistry Division, San Francisco, CA, ACS
Meeting, April 5-10, 1992. (P)
145. “Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Polymers,” L.G. Cada, L. Xie and L.C. Chien,
Symposium on “Functionalized polymers and Reactive Oligomers,” San Francisco, CA,
ACS Meeting, April, 1992. (P)
146. “Reactive Solute/Liquid Crystal Systems in Device Applications,” L.C. Chien, I.G.
Shenouda, L.G. Cada, D.-K. Yang and J.W. Doane, Optical Engineering Midwest 1992,
Chicago March 1992.
147. "Liquid Crystal Epoxies for PDLC Applications," L.-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on
Dispersioons of Liquid Crystals and Polymers, June 1991. (P)
148. Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Gel Dispersion Normal- and Reversed-Mode Haze-
Free Light Shutters," D. Yang, J. Doane and L.-C. Chien, "ALCOM Symposium on
Dispersioons of Liquid Crystals and Polymers, June 1991. (P)
149. "Cholesteric Liquid Crystal/Polymer Gel Dispersion Bistable at Zero Field," D. Yang, J.
Doane and L.-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Dispersions of Liquid Crystals and
Polymers, June 1991. (P)
150. "Synthesis and Properties of Diacetylenic Liquid Crystalline Monomers," I.G. Shenouda,
P. Pike and L.-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Novel Liquid Crystal Materials and
Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, November 1991. (P)
151. “Reactive Liquid Crystal Monomers,” L.-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Novel
Liquid Crystal Materials and Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, November, 1991. (P)
152. “Synthesis and Properties of Diacetylenic Liquid Crystalline Monomers,” I.G. Shenouda,
P. Pike and L.-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Novel Liquid Crystal Materials and
Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, November, 1991. (P)
153. “Synthesis and Properties of Amine-Containing Liquid Crystals,” L.G. Cada, L. Xie and
L.-C. Chien, ALCOM Symposium on Novel Liquid Crystal Materials and
Optical/Electro-Optical Effects, November, 1991. (P)
AWARDED CONTRACTS
1. 2015 MRS Spring Meeting : Symposium on
Liquid Crystal Display and Beyond
NSF-ICAMP Financial support through
MRS, $10,000, 01/31/2016-06/30/2016
2. Photalignment for advanced fringe-field switching
and vertically-aligned LCDs
TCL Corporation, China, Phase 1,
$300,000, 1/1/2015-12/30/2016.
3. Environmental Stability Analyses for TN cells Landis-Gyr, $8,000, 04/1/2016-
05/31/2016
4. Stability improvement for liquid crystal
photoalignment
Thorlabs China, $50,000, 11/01-
05/31/2016
5. Advanced photoalignment materials for fringe-
field-switching mode LCDs
TCL Corporation, China, Phase II,
$150,000, 7/1/2015-6/36/2016
6. Bistable light modulator for light extraction in
OLED Device applications
Ohio Third Frontier Venture Startup
Fund, $100,000, 2/1/2015-1/31/2016
7. Transparent Conductive Metal-doped Zinc Oxide
Films for LCDs
SCI Engineered Materials, Columbus,
OH 43228, $50,000, 10/1/2014-
9/30/2015
8. Advanced Fringe-Field Switching Mode LCDs
with Photoalignment Method
TCL Corporation, China, Phase 1,
$150,000, 12/1/2014-11/30/2015.
9. Film-Based Switchable Half Wave Plate by PSC-
LC
LG Display, Phase I: $5115,416/Yr,
10/1/2013-9/30/2014.
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10. Active Retarder Films for Glass-Free 3D TV
Technology
Ohio Development Services Agency,
$38,590, 1/28/2013-4/30/2014
11. 15th Optics of Liquid Crystal Conference ICAM, $10,000, 1/1/2013-12/31/2013
12. “Color Shift Reduction and Fast Response Time
of PSA VA and FFS Modes
AU Optronics, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
$95,000/Yr. 6/4/2012-6/3/2014
AU Optronics, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
$190,000,. 6/4/2012-6/3/2014
13. Development of Surface-Stabilized In-Plane-
Switching LCDs
LG Display, Phase I: $50,000/Yr,
10/15/2011-10/14/2012.
14. “Development of Fast-Switching Light Modulator
for TFT-Array Checker”
Orbotech, Inc., Phase I: $50,000/Yr,
10/15/2010-3/14/2011.
15. “TN Cells Analyses” Landis-Gyr, $14,000, 11/1/2009-
2/28/2010.
16. “Development of Color Cholesteric Liquid
Crystal Displays and Their Electro-Optics”
Samsung Electronic Corporation,
$130,000/Yr, 1/1/2008-12/31/2010
17. “Conductive Liquid Crystalline Elastomers for
Aircraft Wing Structures,”
AFOSR/STTR, Phase II $225,000,
5/14/05-5/13/07.
18. “High Birefringence Liquid Crystal Materials for
Infrarded Spatial Light Modulators”
AFOSR/STTR, Phase I, $40,000,
9/1/05-5/1/06.
19. “High Dielectric Elastomer Actuators” AFOSR/STTR, Phase I $76,000,
5/14/04-5/13/05.
20. “Polymer-Stabilized Optical Controlled
Birefringence Displays for LCD-TVs,”
Samsung Electronic Corporation,
Phase I, $20,000, 2/1/04-4/30/2004.
21. “Samsung Research Scholarship,” Samsung Electronic Corporation, Co-
PI with 4 colleagues, $200,000, 2004-
2008
22. “Foveat, Wide Field-of-View Imaging Sensors for
Missle Warning and Tracking Systems,”
DARPA (UCF sub. contr.), Phase I,
$150,000, 2/1/04-1/31/07.
23. “Nanostructured Liquid Crystal and Polymeric
Materials and Applications,”
ACS Petroleum Research Fund SE
type, $3,600, 8/1/03-12/31/03.
24. “Optical Beam Steering,” DARPA/BNL, Faculty associate, $40,000, 8/1/03-
12/31/03.
25. “Steered Agile Beam Devices,” DARPA/Ratheon (subcontract),
$70,000, 7/1/02-6/30/03.
26. “Fast Switching Liquid Crystal Displays for Field-
Sequential Color Reflective Displays,”
Samsung SDI, Co-PI (PI: Jack Kelly),
$55,000, 9/1/01-1/31/02.
27. “Polymer-Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal
Devices for Optical Beam Steering,”
AFOSR (BNL subcontract), $156,369,
3/1/01-2/28/03.
28. “Carbon Nanotubes-Reinforced Liquid Crystal
Structural Composites,”
W/PAFRL-Univ. Dayton (subcontract),
$100,000, 7/01/01-6/30/03.
29. “Electro-Optic Devices from Banana-shaped
Liquid Crystals,” Ohio Board of Reagent, Co-PI, (PI,
A. Jakli), $70,000, 1/1/01-6/30/02. 30. “Liquid Crystals and Devices for Agiled Beam
Steering,”
DARPA/Hughes, $105,000, 10/1/00-
9/30/03.
31. “Development of Liquid Crystal Materials for
Directed Energy Control,”
AFOSR, $33,000, 3/00-12/00.
32. “Photo-Induced Anisotropy and Liquid Crystal
Alignment Properties of Low Molecular Weight
Crosslinkable Materials,”
National Science Foundation,
International Travel Supplement:
$14,600, 1999-2001.
33. “Electrically Switchable Polymer-Stabilized
Diffraction Gratings from Cholesteric Liquid
Crystals,”
Office of Naval Research, Co-PI (PI:S.
Sprunt), $260,000, 1999-2002.
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34. “Transparent Conductive Coatings,” Garland Floor Company, Cleveland,
Ohio, $13,000, 1999.
35. “Alignment and Defects of Lyotropic Liquid
Crystals,”
3M Center, St. Paul, MN, J. R. Kelly
and O.D. Lavrentovich, L.C. Chien,
Co-PI, $89,000, 1998-1999.
36. “Viewing-Angle Improving Films for LCDs,” Ohio Research Challenge Fund, Jack
Kelly, Co-PI, $64,000, 1998-1999.
37. “Photo-curable Liquid-Crystalline Monomers,” Optical Imaging Systems, Inc.,
Northville, Michigan, July 1997-
December 1997, $32,975.
38. “Optical Study of Structure and Dynamics in Advanced
Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals,” Office of Naval Research, Samuel Sprunt
and L.-C. Chien, Co-PI, $50,000, 12/1996-
11/1997 39. “Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals for
Holographic Data Storage,”
Ministry of Education, Taiwan,
Republic of China, L.-C. Chien,
$14,000, 8/1/96-7/31/98.
40. “Molecular Modeling Facilities in Separation and
Surface Science, Liquid Crystals, and
Biomolecular Recoginition,”
Ohio Board of Regents, Co-PI with 10
other Co-PI’s, $ 50,000, 6/96-5/98.
41. “Reactive Chiral Liquid Crystals for Thin Optical
Films,”
Rockwell International, Science
Ceneter, Thousand Oaks, California,
$ 119,700, 7/96-6/97
42. "Thin Film Polarizers," J. Kelly and L.C. Chien, Co-PI, Hewlett-
Packard, $30,374, 1993-1994, 43. "Reflective Polymer Stabilized Liquid Crystal
Displays," ARPA, J.W. Doane (P.D.), D.K. Yang,
L.C. Chien, P. Bos, and J. West,
$1,928,794, 7/94-6/97. 44. "High Resolution PSCT Reflective Display on Large
Thin Plastic Substrate," ARPA, J.W. Doane (P.D.), Z. Yaniv, L.-
C. Chien and D.-K. Yang, $725, 838,
10/93-9/95 45. “Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals for High
Definition Display Technology,”
DARPA, DARPA; J.W. Doane (P.D.),
J.R. Kelly, J.L. West and L.-C. Chien,
$1,347,000, 9/91-8/94.
46. Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials
(ALCOM)
NSF Sci. & Tech. Center, Co-PI,
$~18M, 1991-2001
47. "The Science and Application of Polymer Liquid
Crystals and Related Materials,"
DARPA URI/ONR, J.W. Doane (P.D.),
J.L. West and L.-C. Chien (Fac.
Assoc.) $350,000, 10/89-6/92.
48. "Polymer Liquid Crystals," Ohio Bordard of Regents, $100,000,
1989-1991.
49. “Optical Power Limiting Liquid Crystal
Composites,”
U.S. Army Center for Night Vision and
Electro-Optics, M. Lee (P.D.), P.
Palffy-Muhoray, J.W. Doane, J.L.
West and L.-C. Chien, 8/88-7/92,
$1,050,000.
50. Other Research Contracts
1. Thermodisc, Inc., Mansfield, OH,
$900, 2/1998.
Development of liquid crystal materials
and displays
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2. Crystalloid LC Display, Hudson, OH,
$14,600, 3/1998.
3. LXD, Inc., Cleveland, OH, $1,760,
4/1998
4. IBM Watson Center, Yorktown, NY,
$6,188, 4-11/1998.
5. Wintek LCD Corporation, Taiwan,
$250,000 1997-2002.
Students Supervised
A. Undergraduate Students Supervised or Honor Thesis Directed
1. Shelly Landis, won the ACS Cleveland Section 1994 Lubrizol Undergraduate
Research Award on her summer '93 work “Synthesis of LCPs”at LCI. (Northwestern
U.)
2. Andrew Walz (KSU), Honors Thesis, May '94: “Tailor Made Ferroelectric Liquid
Crystal Polymers.” (U. Virginia)
3. Sam Rubens (KSU), July 93-95, “Synthesis of LCPs.”
4. Julie Cho, Spring 94-96, “Synthesis of LCPs.”
5. Keith Obermeier (KSU), Sep. 91-Aug. 92, “Synthesis of gel monomers.”
6. John Bender (Baldwin-Wallace C., OH), June 92-August 92, “Synthesisof Monomers
for PSCT displays.” (Brown U.)
7. Paul Pike (KSU), Sept. 92-Sept. 94, “Synthesis of LCs."
8. Karen K. Winely (KSU), Sept. 92-Sept. 94, “Synthesis of LCs."
9. Tom Perkowski (KSU), Jan. 93-Jan 94, “Synthesis of LCPs."
10. Mark Keener, (KSU), Sept 94-May 95, “Synthesis of LCPs.”
11. Sandi Campbell, (KSU), Honors Thesis: December 96, "Synthesis and
Characterization of Cholesteric Polymer Liquid Crystals."
12. Neal D'Sidoky, (KSU), Jan. 94-May 96, "Synthesis of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
and Elastomers."
13. Stella Souers, (KSU), August. 95-Aug. 97. (Crystaloid Inc.)
14. Mike Waxter, (KSU), Jan. 96-June 97, (B.F. Goodrich)
15. Lauren Borkowski, (KSU), Fall 96-98, Honors Thesis: “High Birefringence LC
Monomers for Broad Band Cholesteric Displays.”
16. Kate Allender, (Wooster College), Summers 97,98, “Chiral Lyortropic LCs.”
17. Bart Heldreth, (KSU), Summer 97, “Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals.”
18. Brian Blake, (Miami U., OH) Summer 98, “Emulsion Polymerization of LCPs.”
19. Brian Macauley, (KSU) 97-99, Honor Thesis, “Synthesis of reactive liquid crystalline
monomers and Mesomorphic properties.” (Nanomaterials, OH)
20. Amy Raber (KSU, MS/Chemistry) 1999-2000.
21. Julie Stile, (KSU) 2003-2004.
22. Aaron Sisek, (KSU) 2009-2011, Honor Thesis, “Surface Patterned Polymer Films for
IR Shielding.” August 2011.
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B. Graduate Students Directed
1. Leonorina. G. Cada, Ph.D. 1993; "Synthesis and Properties of Epoxy- and Siloxane-
Based Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers." (Assistant Professor, U.
Phillippines)
2. Bai Feng, M.S, 1996 Synthesis and Properties of Regiocontrolled Liquid-Crystalline
Polyesters with Main-Chain Chirality."
3. Jennifer Colegrove, M.S. 1997, polymer-dispersed liquid crystals.
4. Jaehyuck Choi, M.S, 1999, Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals.
5. Keshav S. Gavtam, M.S. 1999, Organic Light Emitting Polymers.
6. Larry Manuel, Ph.D., 2002, Synthesis and characterization of ferroelectric liquid
crystals.
7. Shinwoong Kang, Ph.D, 2003, Polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals for
electrically-switchable diffraction gratings”. 2001 Materials Research Society Silver
Medal Award Winner.
8. Sang Hwa Kim, Ph.D. 2004, Morphology and electro-optics of polymer-modified
liquid crystal devices
9. Dong Wang, 2003-present, Switchable liquid crystal optical elements.
10. Clington Braganza, 2005-present, High Dielectric Liquid Crystal Composites.
11. Shin-Ying Lu, 2006-present, Electro-Optical and Photonics Applications of Polymer-
Stabilized Liquid Crystal Devices.
12. Lu Lu, 2007-2009, Polymer Stabilized/Dispersed Liquid Crystal and Nanoparticle
Composites.
13. Jie Xiang, 2009-2011, Blue phase LCs for photonic crystal fibers.
14. Volodymir Borsch, 2009-2010 – Surface polymer stabilization assisted LC alignment
15. Emine Kimilioglu, Ph.D. 2014- Polymer stabilized blue phase liquid crsytals
16. Pedro Cutino Soto 2012 –2013 Morphological and dielectric studies of polymer
stabilizaiton alignment for new LC modes
17. MinSu Kim Ph.D, 2015 – Topology-mediated electro-optical behavior of amorphous
blue phase assisted by polymer casting
18. Libo Weng Ph.D, 2016 – Polymer stabilized liquid crsytals for fast switching liquid
crystal displays
19. Andrii Varanytsia 2013- – Polymer stabilized liquid crystals for fast flexoelectric
switching displays, spatial light modulators and diffraction gratings
20. Kai-Han Chang 2015 - - Polarization rotators and liquid crystal lenses based on
polymer-stabilized chiral liquid crystal with homeotropic alignment
21. Sahil Sandesh Ghandi 2015- - Light extraction films based on liquid crystal and
polymer nanocomposites on micrograting patterned substrates
22. Vinay Joshi 2016- - Fast flexoelectro-optical effect in polymer-stabilized cholesteric
liquid crystal with a vertical standing helix.
C. Postdoctoral Fellows Directed
1. Cui-Lien Lin (1990-91)
2. Ibrahim G. Shenouda (1991-93)
3. V. Surendrath (1992)
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4. Nathalie Leroux (1993- 95)
5. Uwe Müller (1993-94)
6. Marie-Flore Nabor (1993-94)
7. Frédric Vicentini (1994-95)
8. Mingqian He (1995-96 )
9. Chris Hudson (1995-96)
10.Yuhui. Lin (1994-97)
11.Tony Ta-Hong Tong (1996-98)
12.Soonnam Lee (1997-99)
13.Milind Sonpatki (1997-99)
14.Shungxi Wang (1998-00)
15.Jong-Beom Baek (1998-99)
16.Peihwei Chu (2000-01)
17.S. Suresh (2000-01)
18.Toru Doi (2001-02)
19.Soon Nam Lee (2001-03),
20.Otilia Catanescu (2001-05)
21. Kin Nam Chang (2005-06)
22.Andrii Golovin (2005-07)
23.Jong Chan Won (2006-07)
24. Jeong-Yeon Hwang (2006-08)
25. John Harden (2010-11)
26. Tzu-Chieh Lin (2014-2015)
D. Technicians Supervised
1. Carla M. Citano, Feb. 91-Dec. 91, (Miles Inc., Indiana)
2. William C. Jones, June 92-Dec. 92, (Lomac Inc., Michigan)
3. Mary N. Boyden, March 93-Aug. 95, (Ph.D., Chemistry, U.of Pittsburg).
4. Julie Cho, 96- 99. (Chemist, LCI/KSU)
5. Neal D’Sidoky, 95-97. (Quantum Materials, San Diego, CA)
6. Sandi Campbell, 95-97, (Research Scientist, NASA Lewis Center)
E. Visiting Professors/Scientists
1. Professor Andy Y.-G. Fuh, Department of Physics, National Cheng-Kung University,
Tainan, Taiwan, ROC, July-August, 1997.
2. Dr. Chun-Ming Huang, Wintek Corporation, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, Feburary, 1999.
3. Chong Kwan Lee, Departmentn of Chemistry, Geoysan National University, Chinju,
Korea, 1997-1999. 4. Professor Ru-Ping Pan, Department of Electro Physics, National Chiao Tung University,
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, ROC, August 2001.
5. Dr. Toru Doi, Tosoh Corporation, Yokaichi, Japan, 2001-2002.
6. Professor Lachzar Komitov, University of Gotherberg, Gotherberg, Sweeden, May,
2002.
7. E-Jong Choi, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh Institute of
Technology, Kumi, Korea, summer 2004.
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8. Dirk Broer, Philips Research Laboratory, Eindohoven, Netherland, June 2005.
9. Kinam Chun, SK Corporation Dajeon, Korea, 2005-2006.
10. Ming Hyoon Lee, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, National
Chongbuk University, Cheongju Chungbuk, Korea, 2004-2006
11. Jae Hoon Kim, Division of Communication and Electronic Engineering, College of
Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea 2009-2011.
12. Gi-Dong Lee, Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea, 2011-
2013.
13. Professor Lachzar Komitov, University of Gotherberg, Gotherberg, Sweeden, June,
2012. 14. Leo PC Liao, R&D Manager, Cell Technology Development Div., AU Optronics, Hsin-Chu,
Taiwan, Republic of China, 2012-2014.
15. Professor Jae-Hoon Kim, Department of Electronic Engineering, HanYang University;
Seoul, Korea.
16. Professor Gi-Dong Lee, Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-A University, Pusan,
Korea.
17. Professor Jing song, Institute of Optoelectronics and Mechanics, Chang Chun University of
Science and Technology, Chang Chun, Jilin Province, China.
18. Mr. Kim Choongawan, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu
University, Kyushu, Japan, 2013.10-2013.12.
19. Gongjin Lee, LG Display, Gumi, Korea, 2014.
20. Professor Seung-Hee Lee, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National
University, Jeonju, Korea, 2014.8-2015.7.
F. Visiting Students
1. Choonghwan Kim, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyushu
University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2013.10-2014.1.
2. Yuta Kitajima, Department of Apply Chemistry, Ritsumeikan University, Biwako
Kustatsu Campus, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, 2015.8-2015.10.