ALCOM Symposium
Optical Beam Steering

 June 29-30, 2000

Liquid Crystal Institute
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

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L.C. Chien (KSU) speaks on structure and morphology of polymer
stabilized cholesteric diffraction gratings


Chuck Rosenblatt (CWRU) speaks on liquid crystal gratings and
images based on atomic force microscopy writing techniques


Tony Jakli answers questions following his talk on chirality and
electro-optics of banana-shaped materials


John West, ALCOM and LCI Director, presents
an overview of ALCOM


Panel discussion with guest speakers


Guest speakers (l-r): Dong-Feng Gu (Rockwell), T.J. Bunning (WP AFB)
P. McManamon (WP AFB), and S.T. Wu (HRL Labs)



S.T. Wu listens to a question from the audience during
the panel discussion


Audience listen as Dr. Wu responds to a question.


(far right): M. Fisch and N. Clark


(l-r): D. Allender, J. West, G. Crawford (guest speaker from Brown University)


(center and right): E.C. Gartland (KSU) and T. Kyu (Univ. Akron)


(left): T. Bunning and (far right) Chuck Rosenblatt


40 posters were presented on all areas of ALCOM research


R. Ennis (center) explains his poster to Dr. Juergen Pohlmann from the Pentagon


A BBQ lunch was held on Friday in the LCI plaza
for symposium participants