| Sunday, June 24 |
| 7:30-9:00 pm: | Keynote Session |
| Discussion Leader - Ron Pindak |
| 7:30 pm: | Anne-Marie Levelut, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Univ. de Paris-Sud
X-ray scattering from Liquid Crystals |
| Monday, June 25 |
| 9:00-12:00 am: | Elastomers |
| Discussion Leader - Peter Palffy |
| 9:00-9:35: | R. Ratna, Naval Research Labs
Liquid crystal elastomer - an abiotic muscle |
| 9:35-9:45: | Discussion |
| 9:45-10:20: | Mark Warner, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge University
The optical and mechanical properties of cholesteric elastomers |
| 10:20-10:30: | Discussion |
| 10:30-11:00: | Break - Group Photo |
| 11:00-11:35: | Rudolf Zentel, Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Mainz
Ferroelectric phases and network structures |
| 11:35-11:45: | Discussion |
| 11:45-12:20: | Robert Meyer, Brandeis University
Electro-optics of thin layers of nematic gels |
| 12:20-12:30: | Discussion |
| 7:30-9:00 pm: | Liquid Crystals in Aerogels and Aerosils |
| Discussion Leader - Carl Garland |
| 7:30-8:05: | Leo Radzihovsky, Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado
Liquid crystals in random environments |
| 8:05-8:15: | Discussion |
| 8:15-8:50: | Robert Leheny, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University
Liquid crystals in aerosils: the fate of the smectic-A transition |
| 8:50-9:00: | Discussion |
| 9:00: | Poster Reviews |
| Tuesday, June 26 |
| 9:00-12:00 am: | Colloidal Liquid Crystals and Supramolecular Assembly |
| Discussion Leader - Oleg Lavrentovich |
| 9:00-9:35: | Seth Fraden, Dept. of Physics, Brandeis University
Kinetics of the isotropic-smectic transition in colloidal crystals |
| 9:35-9:45: | Discussion |
| 9:45-10:20: | Philippe Poulin, CRPP, Bordeaux
Colloidal ordering in liquid crystals |
| 10:20-10:30: | Discussion |
| 10:30-11:00: | Break |
| 11:00-11:35: | M. Dijkstra, Debye Institute, University of Utrecht
Phase behavior, orientational wetting, and capillary nematization of hard-rod fluids |
| 11:35-11:45: | Discussion |
| 11:45-12:20: | Primoz Ziherl, University of Pennsylvania
Maximizing entropy by minimizing area: towards a new principle of self-organization |
| 12:20-12:30: | Discussion |
| 7:30-9:00 pm: | Liquid Crystals in Biology |
| Discussion Leader - Rudi Podgornik |
| 7:30-8:05: | Gerard Wong, Dept. of Materials Science, University of Illinois
Self-assembled liquid crystalline phases of actin |
| 8:05-8:15: | Discussion |
| 8:15-8:50: | Amalie le Forestier, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Univ. de Paris-Sud
Liquid-crystal phase of nucleosomes |
| 8:50-9:00: | Discussion |
| Wednesday, June 27 |
| 9:00-12:00 am: | New Mesophases and Self-Assembly |
| Discussion Leader - Heinz-S. Kitzerow |
| 9:00-9:35: | Carsten Tschierske, Dept. of Chemistry, Martin-Luther Univ.
Unusual mesophase morphologies by competitive combination of micro-segregation and rigidity |
| 9:35-9:45: | Discussion |
| 9:45-10:20: | Peter Collings, Dept. of Physics, Swarthmore College
Supramolecular Assembly and Liquid Crystals |
| 10:20-10:30: | Discussion |
| 10:30-11:00: | Break |
| Bent Core Phases |
| Discussion Leader - Dave Walba |
| 11:00-11:35: | N. Madhusudana, Raman Institute, Bangalore
New liquid crystalline phases in mixtures of rod-like bent-core molecules |
| 11:35-11:45: | Discussion |
| 11:45-12:20: | Hideo Takezoe, Dept. of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Inst. of Tech.
Chirality and polarity in bent-core mesogens |
| 12:20-12:30: | Discussion |
| 7:30-9:00 pm: | Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals |
| Discussion Leader - Raganathan Shashidhar |
| 7:30-8:05: | C.C. Huang, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Minnesota
Structures of the smectic-C* variant phases as determined by optical investigations |
| 8:05-8:15: | Discussion |
| 8:15-8:50: | Ewa Gorecka, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Warsaw
Reentrant ferroelectricity (tentative) |
| 8:50-9:00: | Discussion |
| Thursday, June 28 |
| 9:00-12:00 am: | Defects and Nanostructures |
| Discussion Leader - Noel Clark |
| 9:00-9:35: | Darren Link, Dept. of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Inst. of Technology
Disclinations in liquid crystal films |
| 9:35-9:45: | Discussion |
| 9:45-10:20: | Hiroshi Yokoyama, Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba
Making tailored nanostructures in liquid crystals |
| 10:20-10:30: | Discussion |
| 10:30-11:00: | Break |
| Applications |
| Discussion Leader - Sam Sprunt |
| 11:00-11:35: | Greg Crawford, Div. Of Engineering, Brown University
Holography, liquid crystals and displays |
| 11:35-11:45: | Discussion |
| 11:45-12:20: | L.C. Chien, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
Micro-patterned polymers on cholesteric liquid crystals |
| 12:20-12:30: | Discussion |
| 7:30-9:00: | Polymers and Gels |
| Discussion Leader - Mark Green |
| 7:30-8:05: | Yue Zhao, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Sherbrooke
Liquid-crystalline gels containing covalent and self-assembled azobenzene networks |
| 8:05-8:15: | Discussion |
| 8:15-8:50: | Almeria Natansohn, Dept. of Chemistry, Queen's University
Photoinduced chirality and switching in azobenzene liquid crystalline polymers |
| 8:50-9:00: | Discussion |