US-India Cooperative Research: Study of Molecular Motions and Phase Transformations in Atomic-Scale Structures and Liquid Crystals, Award in Indian Currency

描述：该奖项支持美印合作研究：原子尺度结构和液晶中的分子运动和相变研究。该项目由德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校（UTA）的S.C. Sharma和德里大学的P.C. Jain指导。研究人员将研究分子结构对液晶材料相变的影响，并研究表面排列液晶薄膜的缺陷与光学性能之间的关系。利用对相变敏感的技术，他们将测量表面排列的液晶薄膜的光学特性。结果将是更好地理解发生在表面和体中的过程，以及它们对更广泛的层状材料光学性质的影响。范围：此次合作将启动德克萨斯大学和德里大学之间的一个新的联合研究项目。pi是发表了通过实验技术获得的重要结果的知名研究人员。犹他大学和特拉华大学的专业知识和设施都是互补的。该项目在解决重要科学问题和提高液晶薄膜和其他材料的质量方面具有极好的潜力。这项研究是互利的，所要求的支助主要是旅费和每日津贴。＊＊＊

9714110 Jain Description: This award supports the US-India Cooperative Research: Study of Molecular Motions and Phase Transformations in Atomic-Scale Structures and Liquid Crystals. The project is under the direction of S.C. Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and P.C. Jain, University of Delhi (UD). The researchers will study the effects of molecular structure on phase transition in liquid crystalline materials and will investigate relationships between defects and optical properties of surface- aligned liquid crystalline films. Using techniques sensitive to phase transition, they will measure optical properties of surface-aligned liquid crystalline thin films. The outcome will be a better understanding of the processes occurring at the surface and in the bulk, and their effects on the optical properties of a much broader class of layered materials. Scope: This collaboration will initiate a new joint research program between the University of Texas and the University of Delhi. The PIs are established researchers who have published important results obtained from their experimental techniques. Both the expertise and facilities available at UTA and UD are complementary. This project has excellent potential for addressing important scientific questions and improving the quality of liquid crystalline films and other materials. The research is mutually beneficial and the support requested is primarily for travel and per diem. ***