A star-studded lineup of scientists returned to 做厙輦⑹ April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI).
Director Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., said the anniversary celebrated the institutes illustrious past and showcased the current technology scientists are researching.
做厙輦⑹ is the worlds leading institution in the area of liquid crystal not in Ohio, not in the U.S. in the world, Hegmann told 做厙輦⑹ Today.
The weekend celebration was marked by numerous presentations of ongoing research at the institute and by its alumni operating in some of the highest industry positions across the country.
While its founding director, Glenn H. Brown, Ph.D., died in 1995, all the institutes subsequent directors returned for the anniversary events.
做厙輦⑹ is regarded as the place where modern research in the field of liquid crystals began due to the efforts of Brown, a 做厙輦⑹ chemistry professor. The Liquid Crystal Institute was formed in 1965, the same year Brown organized the first international conference on liquid crystals at 做厙輦⑹, which is regarded as the beginning of the worldwide effort to conduct modern research in the field.
Browns efforts led to the practical applications of liquid crystals in devices such as watches and television screens. In 1986, the trustees renamed the institute the Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute in his honor. The institutes most recent renaming to the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute came in 2018 to recognize the wide range of advanced materials research at 做厙輦⑹.
At the celebration, four graduate students, all working on doctorate degrees in Materials Science, were awarded the following fellowships by the institute:
- Ashley Gilmor, MS 24, from Wooster, Ohio, the Glenn H. Brown Fellowship for outstanding graduate students who are engaged in research on biological or biology-related topics of liquid crystals.
- Vanessa Jir籀n, MS 24, from Montes De Oca, Costa Rica, the Glenn H. Brown Fellowship for outstanding graduate students who are engaged in research on biological or biology-related topics of liquid crystals.
- Matthew Deutsch, MS 22, originally from North Canton, Ohio, the Alfred Saupe Fellowship for an outstanding graduate student working on physics or material sciences of liquid crystals.
- Ryan Williams, BS 21, MS 24, from Galion, Ohio, the James Fergason Fellowship, for an outstanding graduate student working on applied research using liquid crystals.
Also presented during the anniversary weekend were 11 Distinguished Alumni Awards and four Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Learn more about the anniversary celebration and this years award winners.
Photos submitted by the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.