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Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, and collaborators publish an article in Science.

Chiral ground states of ferroelectric liquid crystals

Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, and collaborators publish an article in Science.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Assistant Professor Marianne Prevot shows a safety senor she is developing.

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

 

Four men are holding a large check from Ohio History Connection

The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University - is an important part of the region’s and university’s legacies and ongoing global impact.

Image of professor Fouad and a student working in the lab

Farid Fouad, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State East Liverpool, was awarded a three-year, $74,954 research grant as part of a subaward on a larger grant that his collaborators at Cleveland State University received. 

Image showing models related to research on Chirality

Chirality, or the absence of mirror symmetry in a molecule, is a complex topic that Material Sciences Professor Torsten Hegmann is determined to know more about. Hegmann, director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, and other Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State collaborators led an international collaborative research project with contributions from a global team whose paper about the efficacy of chirality transfer in Science Advances may provide insights to make better materials or pharmaceuticals.