Bio：Professor Chigrinov graduated from Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Moscow ElectronicsInstitute, the Diploma of Engineer - Mathematician (MPhil) in 1973. In 1978, he obtained PhD degree in Solid State Physics (Liquid Crystals) in the Institute of Crystallography, USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1988, he becomes a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Science and obtained a degree of a Professor in 1998. Since 1973, he was a Senior, Leading Researcher, and then Chief of Department in OrganicIntermediates & Dyes Institute (NIOPIK). Since 1996, he was working as a Leading Scientist in the Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences and join HKUST in 1999, as an Associate Professor.
Abstract：Liquid crystal (LC)devices for displays and photonics are dominating in the market and will be the basic technology for advanced display and electronics in the nearest 10 years. Photoalignment materials can be effectively used in LC alignment and patterning for new generations of LC devices that provide extremely high resolution and optical quality of alignment both in glass and plastic substrates, photonicsholes etc. New liquid crystal devices include ORW E-paper, field sequentialcolor ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) projectors, photo-patterned quantum rods and 100%polarizers, q-plates, sensors, switchable lenses, windows with voltagecontrollable transparency, security films, switchable antennas.
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