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Prof. Ivan I. SMALYUKH Asst. Professor of Physics, Founding Fellow of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, and Senior Investigator of the NSF Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center Gamow Tower, F-527 (office) Affiliations: Spring 2012 Teaching: Physics of Liquid Crystals and Colloids, Phys 7810-004
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Dr. Clayton LAPOINTE Postdoctoral Research Associate Research Project "Interactions and self-assembly of colloidal lithoparticles in liquid crystals." This project is performed in collaboration with Prof. Tom Mason, UCLA Phone: 303-492-6530 Fax:
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Dr. Taewoo LEE Postdoctoral Research Associate Research Project "Nonlinear optical microscopy of orientational order in soft matter and biological systems." Phone: 303-492-6530 Fax:
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Dr. Bohdan SENYUK Postdoctoral Research Associate Research Project "Colloidal interactions in liquid crystals." Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab) |
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Ph.D. Students |
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Rahul P. TRIVEDI Ph.D. student Research Project "CARS polarizing microscopy imaging of ordered structures in biological membranes and liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab), 720.837.2485 (Google
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Julian S. EVANS Ph.D. student Research Project "Self-assembley of liquid crystalline bioploymers and colloidal nanoparticles into electrically- and optically-controlled structures." Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Zhiyuan QI Ph.D. student Research Project "Non-linear optical properties
of liquid crystals." Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Angel MARTINEZ Ph.D. student Research Project "Optical patterning of director structures in liquid crystals via control of light-sensitive surface monolayers" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab) ; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Paul ACKERMAN ECEE Graduate Student Research Project "Optical generation of structures in liquid crystals and CARS Microscopy of Liquid Crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab G-335);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Michael VARNEY Ph.D. student Research Project "Surface plasmon resonance and liquid crystal alignment based detection of molecules for bio-sensor applications." Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab), 302.827.6530 (Google
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Visiting Scientists |
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Jianqiang ZHAO Ph.D. student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Yanlei Yu, Fudan University, Shanghai, China) Research project "Light-directed assembly of gold nanorods and photodeformable elastomeric colloidal microparticles in liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Dr. Manoj Bhushan Pandey Visiting scientist from the Department of Physics, VSSD PG College, Kanpur, India Research project "Self-assembly of photo-polymerized and plasmonic colloidal particles in liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Qingkun LIU Ph.D. student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Sailing He) Research Project "Tunable negative refraction and plasmonic effects in nanoparticle-doped liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Núria PETIT GARRIDO Ph.D. student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Jordi Ignes, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), supported by the Programa Nacional De Formacion De Profesorado Universitario, Spain Research Project "Advanced optical microscopy of surface monolayers and liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Budhadipta DAN Ph.D. student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Matteo Pasquali, Rice University). Research Project "Carbon nanotube dispersions in strong acids and their liquid crystalline phase behavior" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Yaoran SUN Visiting PhD student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Sailing He, Zheijiang Univ., Hangzhou, China) Collaborative Research Project "Self-assembly and switching of liquid crystals infiltrated into 2D and 3D photonic crystals" Phone: 303-492-6530; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Christopher TWOMBLY Student, supported by the CU UROP program Research Project "Optical patterning of three-dimensional structures in liquid crystals" Phone: 303-350-0141; 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Jin-young PARK Student Research Project "Three dimensional imaging of helical nanofilaments structure of bent-core liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Thomas Abel MANCHEGO Student Research Project "Colloidal interactions of microparticles obtained by means of two-photon polymerization" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Benjamin Gutierrez PACHECO Student Research Project "Liquid Crystalline Phase behavior of exhibited by dispersions of Carbon Nanotubes and flakes of Grephene and Graphene Oxide" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Kristina CALLAGHAN Student Research Project "Structured self-organization of biopolymers and bacteria probed by means of plasmonic nanoparticles" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Michael George CAMPBELL Student Research Project "Plasmonic polarizers" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab) |
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Cassady RUPERT Student Research Project "Nonlinear optical imaging of self-assembled structures of plasmonic nanoparticles in liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Julian GILLER Summer 2011 REU student supported through the LCMRC REU program Research Project "Optical manipulation of liquid crystalline elastomeric colloidal particles" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Brice LUCERO Student Research Project "Elasticity-mediated colloidal interactions of polymer particles in cholesteric liquid crystalss" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Heather LODEN Student, supported by CU-NIST PREP program Research Project "Alignment of fd virus-based liquid crystals using GaN nanorods" (project conducted in collaboration with Kris Bertness, NIST)
Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab G-335);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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David GLUGLA Engineering Physics Student, co-supported by the CU Discovery Learning Apprenticeship program Research Project "Self-Aligned Gold Nanorods in Anisotropic Fluids for Meta-material applications" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Brett GEDVILAS Undergraduate research assistant supported by UROP Research Project "Organic Photovoltaics for flexible solar cells" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Dan LI Summer REU student Research Project "Self-assembly of colloids in cholesteric liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Past Group Members & Alumnai |
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Corinne BEIER Student, supported by the CU UROP program Research Project "Self-assembly of nanoparticles in thin smectic films" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab G-335);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Tyler WINGFIELD Student, co-supported by the CU Discovery Learning Apprenticeship program Research Project "Colloidal self-assembly at surfaces of liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab G-335);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Mauricio JUANES LAVIADA Exchange student from Mexico (Technological University of Monterey) Research Project "Light-Induced Localized Twisted Structures in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals" Phone: 303-492-1366; Fax:
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Dennis GARDNER Ph.D. Student, supported through the NSF AGEP grant and SMART program at CU Research Project "Patterning and alignment of nanoparticles in liquid crystals using defects and periodic structures for optical metamaterial applications." Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Dr. Dong Ki YOON Postdoctoral Research Associate Research Project "Novel self-assembly phenomena in lamellar liquid crystals." This collaborative project was performed jointly by Noel Clark's and Ivan Smalyukh's research groups. Currently an Assistant Professor at KAIST, South Korea, Email: nandk@kaist.ac.kr |
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Dr. Ramarao PRATIBHA Visiting Scientist from the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India Collaborative Research Project (conducted jointly with Prof. Won Park from the ECE department at CU) "Self-assembly of nanoparticles in smectic and columnar liquid crystals for optical metamaterials applications" Phone: 303-492-6530; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Prof. Ruwang SUNG Visiting Professor from the University of Northern Colorado (on sabbatical leave in our group at CU) Research Project "Organic Photovoltaics" Phone: 303-492-6530; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Yi-Ting SONG Student, supported by the CU UROP program Research Project "Elasticity-mediated colloidal interactions in liquid crystals" Office F-611, Lab G-335 |
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Bethany WILCOX Student, supported by the CU UROP program Research Project "Stabilization of Cholesteric Blue Phase Using Nanoparticles" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Rajdeep DEB Ph.D. student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Rao, India) Research Project "Characterization of novel light-sensitive and luminescent azo- or ester- based liquid crystals by optical techniques" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Yiheng LIN Ph.D. student (Fall 2009-Summer 2010), currently at NIST Research Project "Time-shared laser trapping and manipulation of colloidal particles" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Trirup DUTTA Ph.D. student (Visiting from the group of Prof. Rao, India) Research Project "Organic Photovoltaic Liquid Crystalline Materials" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Sabrina THOMPSON REU student, Summer 2010 Research Project "Multiphoton excitation fluorescence and 2nd harmonic generation microscopy of liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Ryan YOUNG Student, supported by the CU UROP program Research Project "Colloidal self-assembly at the interfaces of anisotropic and isotropic fluids studied using magnetic and optical tweezers"
Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab);
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Dr. David ENGSTROM Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, supported by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education Research Project "Liquid Crystal SLM optimization for polarization controlled holographic optical trapping and manipulation" Phone: 303-492-6530 Fax:
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Ivan KLEVETS Ph.D. student (Visiting from the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Lviv, Ukraine), supported by a joint grant from the US Civil Research Development Foundation and Ukrainian Ministry of Education Research Project "Defect formations and structures in complex colloids nematic liquid crystals: theoretical modeling versus experimental observations" Phone: 303-492-1366; Fax:
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Dr. Suman ANAND Visiting scientist from India Research Project "Optical trapping and manipulation of liquid crystal defects" Phone: 303.492.6530; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Sharla HOPKINS REU student, Summer 2009 Research Project "Field-induced rotational dynamics of platelet particles in liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Dr. Andrij TROKHYMCHUK Visiting Professor from the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Lviv, Ukraine Collaborative Research Project (conducted jointly with Prof. Arthi JAYARAMAN from the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at CU) "Elasticity-Mediated Colloidal Interactions in liquid crystals" Phone: 303-492-1366; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Gabriel STOCKDALE REU student, Summer 2008 Research Project "Holographic laser trapping and manipulation" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Dr. Oksana TRUSHKEVYCH Visiting Scientist from Cambridge University, UK Research Project "Nonlinear optics and novel optical properties of dye-doped and nanoparticle-doped liquid crystals" Phone: 303-492-6530; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Pegah NAEIMI Student, supported by a grant from CRDF Research Project "Colloidal interactions in liquid crystals" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Tracy BABB Engineering Physics Student, co-supported by the CU Discovery Learning Apprenticeship program Research Project "Computer simulations and experimental characterization of photopolymerized cholesteric fingers and torons for diffraction grating applications" Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab G-335);
Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Hector CORDOVA MIRELES Visiting Professor from CSU Pomona, supported by ICAM senior fellowship (on sabbatical leave in our group at CU) Collaborative Research Project "3D imaging of molecular orientation patterns in liquid crystals" Phone: 303-492-6530; Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Jiaqi LI Ph.D. student Research Project "Plasmonic enhancement of photoconversion efficienciy in organic photovoltaics", a colaborative research project co-directed with Jao van de Lagemaat and Justin Johnson from NREL Phone: 303.492.6530 (lab); Fax: 303.492.2998 |
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Administrative Support |
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Sally JOHNSON Accounting Tech, Department of Physics Gamow Tower, office E1B32 |
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Annett BAUMGARTNER LCMRC Administrator Gamow Tower, office F-611 |
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Barbara BOWMAN Administrative Assistant Gamow Tower, office F-611 |
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Nikki KILBRIDE Administrative Assistant Gamow Tower, office F-611 |
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Last update - Sep, 2011