ALCOM salutes the National Science Foundation on its 50th Anniversary
Anniversary Symposium in honor of 50th anniversary of the National Science Foundation
35th anniversary of the Liquid Crystal Institute
10th anniversary of the NSF ALCOM CenterLiquid Crystals and Polymers: Past, Present and Future 
October 30-31, 2000
Sheraton Suites, Cuyahoga Falls, OhioInvited speakers
Dirk J. Broer, Philips Research Labs, The Netherlands
Noel A. Clark, University of Colorado at Boulder
Heino Finkelmann, University of Freiburg, Germany
John W. Goodby, University of Hull, UK
Tomiki Ikeda, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Robert B. Meyer, Brandeis University
Tom C. Lubensky, University of Pennsylvania
Symposium co-chairs
Jack L. Koenig, Case Western Reserve University (jlk6@po.cwru.edu)
Frank W. Harris, The University of Akron (harris@polymer.uakron.edu)
John L. West, Kent State University (johnwest@lci.kent.edu)
| 8:00 | Registration, Ballroom Lobby | |
| 9:00 | Welcome, John L. West, ALCOM Director | |
| 9:10 | Robert B. Meyer,
Brandeis University Textures in Islands on Free-Standing Smectic C* Films |
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| 9:50 | Oleg D. Lavrentovich,
Kent State University Focal Conic Domains: Elasticity, Facets and Grain Boundaries |
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| 10:15 | Kenneth D. Singer,
Case Western Reserve University Surface Mediated Photorefraction in Nematic Liquid Crystals |
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| 10:40 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Noel A. Clark,
University of Colorado, Boulder Bananas: Progress, Mysteries and the Discovery of the Smectic CG Phase |
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| 11:40 | Antal I. Jákli,
Kent State University Surface-induced Chirality and New Display Modes in "Banana Liquid Crystals" |
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| 12:05 | Lunch, Cascade Overlook | |
| 1:30 | Dirk J. Broer,
Philips Research Labs, The Netherlands Liquid Crystal Networks: The Art of Morphology and Properties Control |
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| 2:10 | Jack L. Koenig,
Case Western Reserve University Fast FTIR Imaging of Dynamic Processes of Polymers and Liquid Crystals |
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| 2:35 | Frank W. Harris,
The University of Akron Title |
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| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:20 | Heino Finkelmann,
University of Freiburg, Germany Liquid Single Crystalline Elastomers (LSCE) |
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| 4:00 | Stephen Z.D. Cheng,
The University of Akron Polymer Helical Assembly: From Asymmetric Chemistry to Asymmetric Physics |
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| 4:25 | Samuel N. Sprunt,
Kent State University Electrically-switchable, Polymer-stabilized Cholesteric Diffraction Gratings |
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| 5:00 | Poster Session, Ballroom Lobby (continues until 6:30) | |
| 5:30 | Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres, Ballroom Lobby & Cuyahoga Room | |
| 6:30 | Banquet, Cuyahoga Room, (lower level) | |
| 7:30 | Banquet Speaker J. William Doane, Kent Displays, Inc. Coupling Science and Technology |
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| Tuesday, October 31, Riverfront Ballroom | ||
| 8:30 | John W. Goodby,
University of Hull, UK Supermolecular Liquid Crystal Multipodes Based on Octasilsesquioxane Core |
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| 9:10 | Robert J. Twieg,
Kent State University Charge Mobility in Smectic Liquid Crystals |
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| 9:35 | Tomiki Ikeda,
Tokyo Institute of Technology Change in Alignment of Liquid Crystals by Means of Photosensitive Liquid Crystals |
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| 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:35 | Tom C. Lubensky,
University of Pennsylvania Sliding Phases in Layered Structures |
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| 11:15 | Daniele Finotello,
Kent State University Aerosil Dispersions in Liquid Crystals: Magnetic Order and Silica Random Disorder |
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| 11:40 | Peter Palffy-Muhoray,
Kent State University Lasing in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals |
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| 12:05 | John L. West,
Kent State University ALCOM Retrospective |
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| 12:30 | Wrap-up, John L. West | |
| Optical Beam Steering June 29-30, 2000 |
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