Handbook of Liquid Crystals. 7 Volume Set

Much more than a slight revision, this second edition of the successful "Handbook of Liquid Crystals" is completely restructured and streamlined, with updated as well as completely new topics, 100% more content and a new team of editors and authors. As such, it fills the gap for a definitive, single source reference for all those working in the field of organized fluids and will set the standard for the next decade.

The Handbook's new structure facilitates navigation and combines the presentation of the content by topic and by liquid-crystal type: A fundamentals volume sets the stage for an understanding of the liquid crystal state of matter, while individual volumes cover the main types and forms, with a final volume bringing together the diverse liquid crystal phases through their applications.

This unrivaled, all-embracing coverage represents the undiluted knowledge on liquid crystals, making the Handbook a must-have wherever liquid crystals are investigated, produced or used, and in institutions where their science and technology is taught.

Also available electronically on Wiley Online Library, http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/ref/holc

Volume 1: Fundamentals of Liquid Crystals
Volume 2: Physical Properties and Phase Behavior of Liquid Crystals
Volume 3: Nematic and Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals
Volume 4: Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals
Volume 5: Non-Conventional Liquid Crystals
Volume 6: Nanostructured and Amphiphilic Liquid Crystals
Volume 7: Supermolecular and Polymeric Liquid Crystals
Volume 8: Applications of Liquid Crystals

John W. Goodby is currently Chair of Materials Chemistry at the University of York, UK. He has published over 450 papers, given 170 plenary or invited lectures and holds 55 patents. John Goodby belongs to the top 5%-cited chemists in the world. His research in liquid crystals has been recognized by the George W. Gray Medal, the Tilden Lectureship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), an Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, and the Interdisciplinary Award of the RSC.

Peter Collings is Professor at the Department of Physics & Astronomy of Swarthmore College, USA. He has had research positions at the Kent State University, the universities of Paderborn and Berlin (Germany), the University of Pennsylvania and at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington. His research and teaching experience was recognized by several awards, including a Hewlett Packard foundation grant and the 'Professor of the Year' award by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Helen Gleeson is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester, UK, and Research Dean in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She has published more than 90 articles and five patents. After her PhD she took up post as Senior Development Scientist in the Wolfson Liquid Crystal Unit at the University of Manchester. Helen Gleeson has held visiting professor positions at the Universities of Sydney, Case Western Reserve University and Griffith University in Brisbane.

Takashi Kato is presently Full Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He has published about 300 papers including original papers, reviews and book chapters. His research focuses on supramolecular liquid crystals, stimuli-responsive materials, liquid-crystalline gels and organic/inorganic composites inspired by biomineralization. Takashi Kato received numerous prestigious honors, including the Young Chemists Award of the Chemical Society of Japan, the Wiley Polymer Science Award in Chemistry and the Award of Japanese Liquid Crystal Society.

Carsten Tschierske is Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Research in his group is centered around self-organization in liquid crystalline systems. Current efforts include bent-core mesogens, amphiphilic and amphotropic systems, multi-level segregating systems with complex superstructures as well as polar order and supramolecular chirality in soft matter. Carsten Tschierske has held visiting professor positions at the universities of Marburg, Würzburg and Fukuoka.

Peter Raynes FRS is Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York and Emeritus Professor of Optoelectronic Engineering at the University of Oxford. Previously he had been Deputy Chief Scientific Officer at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment at Malvern, and Director of Research at the Sharp Laboratories of Europe. He has published more than 130 research papers and authored more than 60 patents in the field of liquid crystals. His research has resulted in two Queen's Awards for Technological Achievement and he has received numerous other awards. These include the Rank Prize for Opto-electronics, the Paterson Medal of the Institute of Physics, the Jan Rajchman Prize of the Society for Information Display, and the G W Gray Medal of the British Liquid Crystal Society.

Volkmar Vill is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and head of the IT service of the chemistry department. He is author of over 160 papers including original papers, books and software products. His research is focused on liquid crystals, organic materials, chemical information technology and the management of hazardous substances. Volkmar Vill developed numerous databases and information systems such as the liquid crystal database LiqCryst and the SciDex system to store and organize scientific data, information and knowledge.