second semester research project - swarthmore college · emeritus prof. of physics sc 118...
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Second Semester Research Project
Liquid Crystal: a stable state of matter between the solid and liquid states of some materials.
• Plays a crucial role in the emerging field of soft matter• Basis for a huge portion of the display industry (LCDs)
Peter CollingsEmeritus Prof. of PhysicsSC [email protected]
Project: Investigate a new water-based liquid crystal that spontaneously twists.
• Optical and thermodynamic measurements
• Interdisciplinary (physics and chemistry)
• Advanced physics not necessary• Very little chemistry needed• Second semester (can start slowly
now if interested)• Amount of time/credit up to student• Most of the work done at
Swarthmore, but some at Penn
Droplet of liquid crystal growing (notice the twist)
Regions of left-and right-handed twist