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Most familiar in displays, liquid crystals behave in unusual ways that could lead to new developments in science and technology, points out Lisa Tran, a chemical engineer and a member of the Simons Society of Fellows
Lisa Tran, who received her Ph.D. in physics from the University of Pennsylvania, is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of chemical engineering at Columbia University. She examines complex fluid systems and focuses on driven self-assembly and the design of materials with potential applications in nanomedicine, energy harvesting and optical devices.
