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    COLLOQUIUM OF THE LABORATORY FOR COMPUTER DESIGN OF MATERIALS
        Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics
	                      CSI 898-Sec 001  
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  Structural Studies of Partially Confined Smectic Liquid Crystal Films

        		   Luz J. Martinez-Miranda
    Dept. of Materials and Nuclear Engineering, Univerity of Maryland

	Liquid Crystal Display response depends in part on the 
 uniformity of the molecules' alignment with respect to the surface of
 the substrate used.  The materials are confined in cells which alter 
 their structural behavior from that found in the bulk.  In this 
 presentation, we present results of X-ray studies of the alignment 
 of partially confined smectic liquid crystal cells and discuss how 
 these results aid in understanding the response and reliability of 
 displays.

                         Monday, April 6 1998
                                 4:30 pm
                        Room 206, Science & Tech. I

Refreshments will be served.
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