Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2008 APS March Meeting

Volume 53, Number 2

Monday–Friday, March 10–14, 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana

Session Index

Session W8: Liquid Crystals II: Dynamics and Topology	Show Abstracts
Sponsoring Units: DFD Chair: Robin Selinger, Kent State University Room: Morial Convention Center RO6

Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:30PM - 2:42PM		W8.00001: Finite element studies of the soft elastic response in liquid crystal elastomers Badel Mbanga, Jonathan Selinger, Robin Selinger Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:42PM - 2:54PM		W8.00002: Fluctuating hydrodynamics of nematics for models of liquid-crystal based biosensors via lattice Boltzmann simulations Orlando Guzman, Jose Antonio Velez, David Casta\~neda Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:54PM - 3:06PM		W8.00003: Viscous properties of bent core nematic liquid crystals measured using a nanoliter viscometer Christopher Bailey, John Harden, Antal Jakli Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:06PM - 3:18PM		W8.00004: Electrically induced twist in smectic liquid-crystalline elastomers Jonathan Selinger, Robin Selinger, Christopher Spillmann, Jawad Naciri, B. R. Ratna Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:18PM - 3:30PM		W8.00005: Topography induced homeotropic alignment of nematic liquid crystals Youngwoo Yi, Noel Clark, Joseph Maclennan, Vaibhav Khire, Christopher Bowman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:30PM - 3:42PM		W8.00006: Flexoelectric effect in a bent-core liquid crystal measured by Dynamic Light Scattering Madhabi Majumdar, K. Neupane, James. T. Gleeson, Antal Jakli, Samuel Sprunt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:42PM - 3:54PM		W8.00007: Measurement of the Converse Flexoelectric Effect of a Bent-Core Nematic Liquid Crystal John Harden, Richelle Teeling, Samuel Sprunt, James Gleeson, Antal Jakli Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:54PM - 4:06PM		W8.00008: Envelope Dynamics of an Experimental Electroconvection Pattern G. Acharya, G. Dangelmayr, I. Oprea, J.T. Gleeson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:06PM - 4:18PM		W8.00009: Orientational order and topological defects on curved surfaces Robin Selinger, Jonathan Selinger, Alex Travesset Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:18PM - 4:30PM		W8.00010: Local photo-reorientation of a liquid crystal using a laser focused on an azo dye-based monolayer Yue Shi, Noel Clark Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:30PM - 4:42PM		W8.00011: Topology and Geometry of 1D Translational Order on Curved Surface Xiangjun Xing Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:42PM - 4:54PM		W8.00012: Coarsening of two-dimensional islands in freely suspended smectic A films Duong Nguyen, Cheol Park, Joseph Maclennan, Matthew Glaser, Noel Clark Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:54PM - 5:06PM		W8.00013: The Ground States of Nematic Order on a Sphere and Topological Defects Homin Shin, Mark Bowick, Xiangjun Xing Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:06PM - 5:18PM		W8.00014: Thermal-Cycle Memory Functions and Ising Dynamics Brad Johnson, David Patrick Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2008 APS March Meeting

Volume 53, Number 2

Monday–Friday, March 10–14, 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana

Session Index

Session W8: Liquid Crystals II: Dynamics and Topology

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