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

9605178夏尔马描述：该奖项支持美国-印度合作研究：原子级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(UD)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，并将调查表面取向液晶薄膜的缺陷与光学性质之间的关系。利用对相变敏感的技术，他们将测量表面取向液晶薄膜的光学性质。其结果将是更好地了解在表面和整体中发生的过程，以及它们对更广泛类别的层状材料的光学性质的影响。合作范围：这项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是公认的研究人员，他们发表了从他们的实验技术中获得的重要结果。UTA和UD现有的专业知识和设施都是互补的。该项目在解决重要的科学问题和提高液晶薄膜和其他材料的质量方面具有极大的潜力。这项研究是互惠互利的，所要求的支持主要用于旅行和每日津贴。***

9605178 Sharma 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. ***