Dr. Philip J. Bos is Associate Director of the Liquid Crystal Institute and an Professor in the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program at Kent State University. He is also the fellow of SID 2002.He is the inventor of the pi-cell and an alignment method for SmC* devices. His research interests include novel liquid crystal devices and applications.

Education

• Ph.D. Physics Kent State University May, 1978 (Deuterium Magnetic Resonance Studies of Orientational Order in the Liquid Crystalline Phases)
• M.A. Physics Kent State University, Sept., 1974
• .A. Physics Hope College, June, 1973
• Dr. Philip J. Bos' web page at Liquid Crystal Institute of Kent State University can be found here, and his lab webpage can be found here.

Advisor: Dr. Deng-Ke Yang
Degrees:
B.S. Ohio University, Engineering Physics
B.S. Ohio University, Electrical Engineering
Research:
My research is involved in the design and implementation of unique sunglasses using liquid crystal technology to selectively block obstructive glare and still leave an otherwise unrestricted field of view. I am currently constructing, testing, and modeling various liquid crystal displays for this application.

Advisors: L. C. Chien, M. Fisch, and R. Petschek
Degree:
B.A. Physics, College of Wooster 2003
Research:
High dielectric constant materials for storage capacitors, containing liquid crystals and cholesteric liquid crystal displays.
Hobbies and other interests:
Watching movies and documentaries, Road Trips, Tinkering, Adult religious formation and social issues.

Advisor: Peter Palffy-Muhoray
Degrees:
M.S. Miami University (Ohio), Physics
B.S. Mount Union College, Physics & Math
Research:
Synthesis and properties of liquid crystalline elastomers and theory and simulation of negative index metamaterials.
Hobbies:
Urban biking and dirt jumping.

Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Advisor: Prof. John West

Degrees: B.Sc. Math, Physics&Chemistry - 2000. Andhra University
M.Sc. Physics.2002 Madras University, India.

Research: Working on Electro-Optical and Physical Properties of Ferroelectric Nanopartilces & Liquid Crystal Suspensions.

Hobbies and other interests: Numismatics, Philately and property documents, World music (not rock), book reading!

     Chris recieved his undergraduate degree from University of Central Oklahoma in Engineering Physics and is currently persuing his Doctorate at Kent State University in Chemical Physics specializing in the Properties of Liquid Crystals. His research experience ranges from writing simulations of laser absorption of metastatic tumors, measurements and simulations of cholesteric liquid crystal lasers hopping, to experimental and theoretical measurements of bent core liquid crystal fibers. He is married to Shereen and father to Allison. He hopes to persue an acedemic career in physics and hopes to someday become a professor.

Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Advisor: Prof. John L.West
Degrees:
M.S. Middle East Technical University (Turkey), Chemistry
B.S. Middle East Technical University (Turkey), Chemistry
Expected graduation date: May 2007
Research:
Research interests include the study of flexible bistable liquid crystal displays, polymer dispersed liquid crystal displays, ferroelectric particles in liquid crystals, as well as confocal Raman microscopy imaging of liquid crystal defects.

Personal Website
http://www.lci.kent.edu/westlab/personnel/Ebru.htm

      John earned a Masters degree in Physics and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree many years ago. After working many years teaching high school physics, John decided to earn his Phd. He hopes one day to become a full time professor somewhere. His research experience varies from making displays on a fabric substrate, measuring giant flexoelectricity and studing magnetoreception and mechanoreceptors. John in his spare time loves to fish for bass and trout.

Advisor: Dr. Phil Bos
Degree:
M.S. Korea University, (South Korea), Physics
Expected graduation date: Aug. 2007
Research:
Optical properties of the Liquid Crystal Devices
Optimization of the Liquid crystal and Optical compensation films
Design of the LCDs (transmissive mode, reflective mode, transflective mode)
Optical modeling and calculation

Advisor: Dr. Phil Bos
Degree:
M.S. Korea University, (South Korea), Physics
Expected graduation date: Aug. 2007
Research:
Optical properties of the Liquid Crystal Devices
Optimization of the Liquid crystal and Optical compensation films
Design of the LCDs (transmissive mode, reflective mode, transflective mode)
Optical modeling and calculation

Advisor: Oleg D. Lavrentovich
Degrees: M.A. Korea University, 1998, Chemistry B.A. Korea University, 1996, Chemistry
Research: Chromonic liquid crystals

Advisor: Dr.Quan Li
Degree: B.S. Sichuan University (China ), Chemistry Expected graduation date: Phd 2008
Research: My current research is focus on the synthesis and characterization of novel photovoltaic material that is a kind of discotic liquid crystal. We are trying to optimize it to get good alignment which is directly related to the efficiency.