John Lawton West
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`Trustee Professor of Chemistry
`Kent State University
`Kent, OH 44242
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`Office: (330) 672-2851 Mobile: (330) 409-3454
`E-mail: jlwest@kent.edu
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`Ph.D. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon-University, 1980
`M.S. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon-University, 1979
`B.S. Chemistry, College of William and Mary, 1976
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`Experience Summary
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`2012-present: University Trustee Professor
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`Administration:
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` Member of Organizing Committee to establish a Center for Study of Gender and
`Sexuality, 2015-present
` Member of Organizing Committee to establish an undergraduate program for
`Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2015-present
` Led a regional multi-institutional collaboration to establish a Technology
`Manufacturing Center for Electronic and Biomedical Devices (such as displays,
`solar cells and biosensors), 2012-2014
`o Builds on the FLEXMatters consortium I established in 2006 to support
`the emerging manufacturing base for the production of flexible electronics
`in Northeast Ohio.
`o Joins three universities, two economic development agencies and a
`regional group of companies.
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`Education
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`Instruction:
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`Developed a new graduate course: “Chemical Physics of Electro-Optic Polymers.”
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`Developed a new honors course “Be Smarter Than Your Phone” which overviews the
`technologies that make the smart phone possible and assesses the impact on business and
`communications.
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`Advising four doctoral students, two will defend in the fall of 2016.
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`Research:
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`Conducting three major research projects on liquid crystal materials and devices:
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`Developing a novel means of producing transparent conducting electrodes on plastic
`substrates required for displays and touch screens.
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`Developing responsive fibers that one day may be used to integrate displays and
`electronics in clothing and medical sensors.
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`Exploring the mechanism of chiral induction in liquid crystals.
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`Commercialization:
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`Established a new company, FITOS, to commercialize technology developed in my
`lab and patented by Kent State
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`June 2010-June 2012: Professor of Chemistry at Kent State and Consultant to President
`of Central Washington University
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`Administration:
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`Created the technology transfer policies and financial practices required to implement
`the Central Washington University Research Foundation.
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`Evaluated faculty research strengths and their potential to spin off technologies and
`companies for the economic benefit of the region and the state
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`Instruction:
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`Thesis advisor for 3 doctoral students
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`Research:
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`Investigated printed electrodes for flexible liquid crystal displays in collaboration
`with and funded by the Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials.
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`Developed high chirality additives for liquid crystal displays in collaboration with
`Kent Displays and supported by the State of Ohio
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`Invented and developed “Cracked ITO;” a simple technique to produce electrodes on
`flexible substrates
`Initial funding from the State of Ohio
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`Three Patent Applications
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`Established Flexible ITO Solutions to manufacture and sell these materials and
`secured $200,000 from Local Development Agency and the State
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`2003 – June 2010 Vice President for Research
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`Administration:
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`Research Coordination and Oversight: Responsible for all aspects for research administration
`at the University.
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`Engaged the College Deans to incentive programs that resulted in a 50% increase in
`research proposals and a 75% increase in total research funding as reported to NSF. This
`was achieved by:
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`Including the College Deans in the distribution of research overhead income and
`involving them directly in establishing research priorities and monitoring results.
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`Assuring faculty are appropriately recognized and rewarded for research
`productivity.
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`Established research related policies for engagement with government agencies,
`including meeting with state and federal legislators to advance the research priorities of
`the University.
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`Oversaw a highly effective technology transfer office that emphasized local economic
`development.
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`Envisioned, secured funding and established the University Centennial Research
`Park which supplies space and support for specialized companies to thrive and grow
`near the university.
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`Developed policies and procedures that fostered establishment of spin off companies.
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`Established and led university wide coordinated faculty hiring priorities that emphasized
`hiring teams of faculty to collaborate on specific research themes.
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`Established the regional FLEXmatters initiative as a means to build an industrial cluster
`for the development and manufacture of flexible electronic and biomedical devices. This
`has become the most identifiable cluster in the region (Silos of Small Beer “A Case Study
`of Efficacy of Federal Innovation Programs in a Key Midwestern Regional Economy”
`Feldman and Lanahan, Center for American Progress 2010).
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`Developed policies to manage potential conflict of interest issues of faculty. These
`policies supported faculty engagement outside the university while maintaining the
`university’s high ethical standards.
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`Oversaw research safety and oversight activities on campus including:
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`Research Safety and Protocol
`Human Subjects and Animal Care Oversight
`Chemical and Radiation Safety
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`Instruction:
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`Thesis advisor for 6 doctoral students
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`Research:
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`Maintained an active research program (see list of publication and patents below). This
`research was supported with funding from the National Science Foundation, The State of
`Ohio Third Frontier and Industry, including Samsung and Kent Displays
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`1997 – 2003 Director:
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`Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI)
`Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program (CPIP)
`NSF Science & Technology Center for Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials
`(ALCOM) (through 2002)
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`Administration:
`Responsible for the coordination, administration and reporting for all three programs:
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`The LCI is recognized as the world’s leading research center in the field. It includes
`over 50 faculty members from departments across campus including chemistry, physics,
`biology, mathematics and computer science.
`The CPIP is the only graduate academic program in the nation focusing on liquid crystal
`materials
`ALCOM was a consortium of Kent State University, the University of Akron and Case
`Western University and was one first cadre of National Science Foundation Science and
`Technology Centers.
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`During my tenure I:
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` Established and oversaw an effective industrial partnership program that engaged
`over 60 companies from across the nation and around the world. These include
`major domestic and international companies such as Xerox, Koday, Dupont, 3M,
`Samsung, DiaNippon Printing and Motorola along with regional start-ups such as
`Kent Displays and AlphaMicron.
` Fostered the transfer of technology from lab to market that led to the
`establishment or attraction of six companies in the region
` Supervised design of 65,000 sf state of the art research and educational facility
` Participated in state trade missions to Japan and Korea
` Established and grew an endowment for the LCI, including support to build an
`auditorium, equip a LCD prototyping facility, build research labs and establish an
`unrestricted $1M endowment.
` Received an NSF Pioneer Award in 2003 for my leadership of ALCOM
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`Other Relevant Experience
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`1997 – Present
`1990 - 1996
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`1984 - Present
`1981 - 1984
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`1980 - 1981
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`Professor, Chemistry, Kent State Univ.
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` Associate Director, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univ.
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`Senior Research Fellow, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univ.
` Director of Research, Digital Recording Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah
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`Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah
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`Professional Societies
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`American Chemical Society
`American Association for the Advancement of Science
`Society for Information Display
`SPIE - Society of Photoelectric and Optical Engineers
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`Sigma Xi
`International Liquid Crystal Society
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`Awards
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`Doolittle Prize of the American Chemical Society, 1989
`Goodyear Corporate Inventor Award, 1997
`Distinguished Service Award from Kent State University, 1998
`National Science Foundation Pioneer Award, 2003
`Kent State University Trustee Professor, 2012
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`Publications:
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`1. Wang, Junren, Antal Jákli, and John L. West. "Airbrush Formation of Liquid
`Crystal/Polymer Fibers." ChemPhysChem, 16, 1839, (2015).
`2. J. L. West, D. Lee, Cracked ITO on polyester film substrates for electro-optic applications,
`Applied Mechanical Materials, 526, 15, (2014).
`3. D. Kasyanyuk, K. Slyusarenko. J. West, M. Vasnetsov, Y Reznikov, Phys Rev. E, 89, 22503
`(2014).
`4. J. L. West ; Lei Zhao, “Conformation and chirality in liquid crystals,” Proc. SPIE 8828,
`Liquid Crystals XVII, 88280D (September 12, 2013); doi:10.1117/12.2024022.
`5. J. L. West, M. Cakmak, T.-M. Huang and D.-W. Lee (2013). “Uni-axial Cracking of ITO to
`Form Row and Column Electrodes for Roll to Roll Production of Flexible Displays and
`Electronics”. MRS Proceedings, 1529, mrsf12-1529-ww04-02 doi:10.1557/opl.2013.288.
`6. M. Varga, J. Morvan, N. Diorio, E. Buyuktanir, J. Harden, J. L. West, and A. Jakli, “Direct
`piezoelectric responses of soft composite fiber mats.” Appl. Phys. Lett., 102, 153903
`(2013).
`7. John L. West, Miko Cakmak, Tsang-Min Huang, Da-Wei Lee, “Uniaxially Craked ITO on
`PET Substrate and its Application in Flexible Displays, SID Digest of Technical Papers, 43,
`1368, (2012).
`8. J. Morvan, E. Buyuktanir, J. L. West, A. Jakli, “Highly piezoelectric biocompatible and soft
`composite fibers, Appl. Phys. Lett., 100, 63901 (2012).
`9. Ebru A. Buyuktanir, John L. West and Margaret W. Frey, “Optically responsive liquid
`crystal microfibers for display and nondisplay applications,” Proc. SPIE 7955, (2011).
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`10. Ebru A. Buyuktanira, Margaret W. Frey, and John L. West, “Self-assembled, Optically
`Responsive Nematic Liquid Crystal/Polymer Core-Shell”, Polymer, 51, 4823,( 2010).
`11. Hari Atkuri, G. Cook, D. R. Evans, A. Glushchenko, V. Reshetnyak, Yu. Reznikov, J. West
`and K. Zhang. “Preparation of Ferroelectric Nanoparticles for their use in Liquid Crystalline
`Colloids” , J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 11, 024006, 2009.
`12. Hari Atkuri, Ke Zhang, John West, Anatoliy Glushchenko, Victor Reshetnyak, “High
`Transmittance Stressed Liquid Crystals In Visible Spectral Range”, Eurodisplay, XXIX
`International Display Research Conference, 95-97,( 2009).
`13. J. L. West, E. A. Buyuktanir, M. W. Frey, “Properties of Responsive Liquid
`Crystal/Polymer Fibers”, LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 69, 2009.
`14. Hari M. Atkuri, Ke Zhang, and John L. West, “Fabrication of Paraelectric Nanocolloidal
`Liquid Crystals”, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 508, 183, 2009.
`15. J.L. West, F.H. Li, K. Zhang, and H.M. Atkuri, “Electro-Optic Properties of Ferroelectric
`Nanoparticle / Liquid Crystal Dispersions”, SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 38,
`1090, May, 2007
`16. F. H. Li, O. Buchnev, C. I. Cheon, A. Glushchenko, V.Y. Reshetnyak, Y. Reznikov, T. J.
`Sluckin, and J.L. West, Physical Review Letters 97, 147801 (2006)
`17. J.L. West, F.H. Li, Y. Reznikov, O. Buchnev, C. I. Cheon, A.V. Glushchenko, V. Y.
`Reshetnyak, and T.J. Sluckin, “ Ferroelectric Nanoparticle / Liquid Crystal Colloids:
`Nonsynthetic Method of Adjusting Physical Properties” Proceedings 21st International
`Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, CO, Jul 2-7, 2006.
`18. E.A. Buyuktanir, N. Gheorghiu, J.L. West, M. Mitrokin, B. Holter and A.V. Glushchenko,
`Applied Physics Letters. 89, 31101 (2006).
`19. E. A. Büyüktanir, M. Mitrokhin1, B. Holter, A.V. Glushchenko and J. L. West, “Flexible
`Bistable Smectic-A Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Display” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 45
`(2006)
`20. N. Gheorghiu, J.L. West, A.V. Glushchenko, and M. Mitrokhin, “Patterned Field induced
`Polymer Walls for Smectic A bistable flexible displays” Applied Physics Letters, 88,
`263511 (2006)
`21. J.L. West, K. Zhang, M. Zhang, E. Buyuktanir, and A.V. Glushchenko, “Stressed liquid
`crystals and their application” Proc. SPIE, 5936, 59360L, (2005)
`22. G. Zhang, J.L. West, A.Glushchenko, I. Smalyukh, and O. Lavrentovich, “Shearing effects
`of stressed liquid crystals with various liquid crystal domain sizes,” Proceedings of SID -
`The International Society for Informational Displays, (2005)
`23. C.I. Cheon, L. Li, A. Glushchenko and J.L. West, Y. Reznikov, J.S. Kim, and D.H. Kim,
`”Electro-optics of Liquid Crystals Doped with Ferroelectric Nano-powder,” Proceedings of
`SID - The International Society for Informational Displays, (2005).
`24. E. A. Büyüktanir, A. Glushchenko, B. Wall, J.L. West, M. Mitrokhin, B. Holter, “Flexible
`Bistable Smectic-A LCD Based on PDLC,” Proceedings of SID - The International Society
`for Informational Displays, (2005)
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`25. J.L. West, G. Zhang, Y. Reznikov, A. Glushchenko, “Fast Birefringent Mode of Stressed
`Liquid Crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 86, 031111,(2005)
`26. J.L. West, K. Zhang, M. Zhang, T. Aoki, A. Glushchenko, “Stressed Liquid Crystals,”
`Proc. SPIE, 5741, 10, (2005)
`27. J.L. West, K. Zhang, Y. Reznikov, D. Andrienko, A. Glushchenko, “Liquid crystals as a
`tool for forming photonic crystals, Proc. SPIE, 5733, 10, (2005).
`28. Yu. Reznikov, O. Buluy, O. Tereshchenko, A. Glushchenko, J.L. West, “Diluted
`suspensions of submicron ferroelectric particles in liquid crystals,” Proc. SPIE, 5741, p. 26,
`(2005).
`29. K. Ha, J.L. West, “Control of liquid crystal pretilt angles by chemical derivatization
`reaction of polyvinyl alcohol films,” Liquid Crystals, 31(6), 753-757, (2004)
`30. J.L. West, K. Zhang, A.V. Glushchenko, Y.Reznikov, D. Andrienko, “Drag of Micro-
`Particles by an Extended Nematic-Isotropic Interface, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 422, 73-82,
`(2004)
`31. K. Zhang, A.Glushchenko, J.L. West, “Ordered Micro-Particle Structures in a Liquid
`Crystal: Formation and Physical Properties” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 817 (New
`Materials for Microphotonics), (2004)
`32. J.E. Fulghum, L. Su, K. Artyushkova, J. L. West, Y. Reznikov, “Study of ion beam
`alignment of liquid crystals on polymer substrates”, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 412, 361-368,
`(2004)
`33. J L. West, K. Zhang, G. Liao, Y. Reznikov, D. Andrienko, M.P. Allen, and A.V.
`Glushchenko, “Mechanism of Formation of Three Dimensional Structures of Particles in a
`Liquid Crystal” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., in press, (2004)
`34. Y. Reznikov, O. Buchnev, O. Tereshchenko, V. Reshetnyak, A. Glushchenko and J. L.
`West, “Ferroelectric Nematic Suspension,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 82,1917-1919, (2003).
`35. J. L. West , G. Zhang, and A. Glushchenko, “Stressed Liquid Crystals for Electrically
`Controlled Fast Shift of Phase Retardation,” SID 03 Digest, 55, 1, 2003
`36. J.L. West, K. Zhang, A. Glushchenko, “Control of Morphology of Nanoparticles – Liquid
`Crystal Colloids,” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 776, 193-197 (2003).
`37. J.L. West, G.R. Novotny, M.R. Fisch, D. Heineman, “Flexible Plastic Liquid Crystal
`Displays,” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 709, 45-53 (2002).
`38. J.L. West, A. Glushchenko, G. Liao, Y. Reznikov, D. andrienko, M.P. Allen, “Drag on
`Particles in a Nematic Suspension by a Moving Nematic-Isotropic Interface,” Phys. Rev. E
`66, 012702-1 - 012702-4 (2002).
`39. N.J. Diorio, Jr., M.R. Fisch and J.L. West, “The Electro-optic Properties of Colloidal Silica
`Filled Nematics,” Liquid Crystals. 29, 589-596 (2002).
`40. D.W. Rafferty, J.L. Koenig, G. Magyar and J.L. West, “Fourier Transform Infrared
`Imagining of Nematic Liquid Crystals,” Appl. Spectroscopy 56, 284-287 (2002).
`41. L. Bugayova, L. Gerus, A. Glushchenko, A. Dyadyusha, Yu. Kurioz, V. Reshetnyak, Yu.
`Reznikov and J.L. West, “Non-monotonic Exposure Dependence of the Pretilt Angle and
`Surface Polarity of the Photo-orientant F-PVCN,” Liquid Crystals 29, 209-212 (2002).
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`42. N. Aryasova, A. Iljin, V. Reshetnyak, Yu. Reznikov, A. Glushchenko and J.L. West,
`“Orientation of Nematic Liquid Crystals on Random Anchoiring Surface,” Mol. Cryst. Liq.
`Cryst. 375, 165-173 (2002).
`43. Buluy, E.Ouskova, Yu. Reznikov,AG. Glushchenko, J.L. West and V. Reshetnyak,
`“Magnetically Induced Alignment of Ferro-Nmematic Suspension on PVCN-F Layer,” Mol.
`Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 375, 81-87 (2002).
`44. Buchnev, A. Glushchenko, G. Puchkovskaya, Yu. Reznikov, O. Tkachenko and J.L. West,
`“Electrically Controlled Transparency of Salted Liquid Crystal,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 375,
`73-79 (2002).
`45. N.J. Diorio, Jr., M.R. Fisch and J.L. West, “Filled Liquid Crystal Depolarizers,” J. Appl.
`Phys. 90, 3675-3678 (2001).
`46. J.L. West, L. Su and Y. Reznikov, “Photo-alignment Using Adsorbed Dichroic Molecules,”
`Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 364, 199-210 (2001).
`47. E. Ouskova, Yu. Reznikov, S.V. Shiyanovskii, L. Su, J.L. West, O.V. Kuksenok, O.
`Frances-angeli and F. Simoni, “Photo-orientation of Liquid Crystals due to Light-induced
`Desorption and Adsorption of Dye Molecules on an Aligning Surface,” Phys. Rev. E 64,
`051709 (Oct. 2001).
`48. J.L. West, G.R. Novotny, M.R. Fisch and D. Heineman, “New Techniques for Fabrication of
`Flexible Plastic LCDs,” Proc. IMID ’01, pp. 15-18 (2001).
`49. K. Ha, W.S. Kim, I. Kim, K.-C. Kim, S.-W. Kang and J.L. West, “Infrared Dichroism
`Studies on Polarized UV-Exposed Polyimide Alignment Layers for LCDs,” Proc. IMID ’01,
`pp. 79-82 (2001).
`50. L. Su, B. Wang, J.L. West and Yu. Reznikov, “Liquid Crystal Photoalignment on Azo-Dye
`Layers,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 359, 147-155 (2001).
`51. M.G. Kane, I.G. Hill, J. Campi, M.S. Hammond, B. Greening, C.D. Sheraw, J.A. Nicholds,
`D.J. Gundlach, J.R. Huang, C.C. Kuo, L. Jia, T.N. Jackson, J.L. West and J. Francl,
`“AMLCDs Using Organic Thin-Film Transistors on Polyester Substrates,” SID Intl. Digest
`Tech Papers, 32, 57-59 (2001).
`52. L. Su, J.L. West, Yu. Reznilov, K. Artyushkova and J.E. Fulghum, “XPS Characterization
`of Photo-alignment Using Adsorbed Dichroic Materials,” SID Intl. Digest Tech Papers, 32,
`1166-1169 (2001).
`53. E. Ouskova, D. Fedorenko, Yu. Reznikov, S.V. Shiyanovskii, L. Su, J.L. West, O.V.
`Kuksenok, O. Francesangeli and F. Simoni, “Hidden Photoalignment of Liquid Crystals in
`Isotropic Phase,” Phys. Rev. E 63, 021701 (Feb. 2001).
`54. S.V. Shiyanovskii, A. Glushchenko, Yu. Reznikov, O.D. Lavrentovich and J.L. West,
`“Tensor and Complex Anchoring in Liquid Crystals,” Phys. Rev. E 62, R1477-R1480
`(2000).
`55. Yu. Reznikov, O. Ostroverkhova, K.D. Singer, J.-H. Kim, S. Kumar, O. Lavrentovich, B.
`Wang and J.L. West, "Photoalignment of Liquid Crystals by Liquid Crystals," Phys. Rev.
`Lett. 84, 1930-1933 (2000).
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`56. D. Andrienko, Y. Kurioz, M. Nishikawa, Y. Reznikov and J.L. West, "Control of the
`Anchoring Energy of Rubbed Polyimide Layers by Irradiation with Depolarized UV-Light,"
`Jpn. J. App. Phys. 39, 1217-1220 (2000).
`57. J.L. West, B. Taheri, E.Y. Park, Y. Kim and P. Palffy-Muhoray, “Building Polymer
`Structures in Liquid Crystal Devices,” Nitto Technical Report 38(1), 3-10 (2000).
`58. K. Ha, J.L. West and G.R. Magyar, “Spectroscopic Studies on the Liquid Crystal Alignment
`Mechanism for Polarized UV-Exposed Organosoluble 6FDA-TFMB Polyimide Films,”
`Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 357, 263-280 (2000).
`59. K. Ha and J.L. West, "Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of the Thermal Stability of Alignment
`Layers of Polarized UV-Exposed Polyimide Films for Liquid Crystal Alignment," Mol.
`Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 339, 125-137 (2000).
`60. E.Y. Park, B. Taheri, J.L. West and P. Palffy-Muhoray, “Surface Induced Polymer Walls
`and Islands Using a Polymer/LC Mixture,” SID Digest , 31, 782-785 (2000).
`61. J.L. West, V.H. Bodnar, Y. Kim and H. Wonderly, "Multi-color, Cholesteric Displays Using
`Plastic Substrates," Proc. Intl. Display Works 99, pp. 235-238 (1999). Sendai, Japan.
`Invited.
`62. M. Nishikawa and J.L. West, "Effect of Chemical Structures of Polyimides on Photo-
`alignment of Liquid Crystals," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 333, 165-179 (1999).
`63. M. Nishikawa and J.L. West, " Generation of Pretilt Angles on Polyimides with a Single
`Exposure to Polarized Ultraviolet Light," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38, 5183-5188 (1999).
`64. M. Nishikawa and J.L. West, "Generation of Pretilt Angles on Polyimides with a Single
`Linearly Polarized UV Exposure," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 329, 579-587 (1999).
`65. V.H. Bodnar, Y. Kim, B. Taheri and J.L. West, "Formation of Polymer Walls by Phase
`Separa-tion of LC-Polymer Binary Mixtures in a Nonuniform Electric Field," Mol. Cryst.
`Liq. Cryst. 329, 405-412 (1999).
`66. G. Magyar, J. West, Yu. Reznikov and O. Yaroshchuk, "Light Induced LC Alignment on the
`Isotropic Non-photosensitive Surface," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 329, 71-79 (1999).
`67. M. Nishikawa, J.L. West, D. Andrienko, Yu. Kurioz, Yu. Reznikov, D.S. Kang, J.H. Kim,
`C. Rosenblatt, "Mechanically and Light Induced Anchoring of Liquid Crystal on Polyimide
`Film," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 329, 11-18 (1999).
`68. G.R. Magyar, J.L. West, B. Taheri, Y. Kim and V. Bodnar, "Patterned Field-Induced
`Polymer Wall Formation in Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays," SID Digest 30, 664-667
`(1999).
`69. M. Nishikawa, J.L. West and Y. Reznikov, "Effect of Chemical Structures of Polyimides on
`Photosensitivity of Liquid Crystal Alignment Using a Polarized UV Exposure," Liq. Cryst.
`26, 575-580 (1999).
`70. M. Nishikawa and J.L. West, "Order Parameter of Liquid Crystal on Polyimide with
`Polarized Ultraviolet-Light Exposure," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38, L331-L333 (1999).
`71. M. Nishikawa, T. Kosa and J.L. West, "Effect of Chemical Structures of Polyimides on
`Unidirectional Liquid Crystal Alignment Produced by a Polarized Ultraviolet Light-
`Exposure," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38, L334-L337 (1999).
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`72. J.L. West and V. Bodnar, "Optimization of Stacks of Reflective Cholesteric Films for Full
`Color Displays," Proc. 5th Asian Symposium on Information Display, pp. 29-32 (1999)
`Invited.
`73. M. Nishikawa and J.L. West, "Effect of Chemical Structures of Polyimides on
`Unidirectional LC Alignment Produced by Polarized UV Exposure," Proc. Int'l Display
`Works '98, pp. 327-330 (1998).
`74. M. Nishikawa, B. Taheri and J.W. Doane, "Effect of Chemical Structures of Polyimides on
`Unidirectional Liquid Crystal Alignment Using a Single Linearly Polarized UV Exposure,"
`Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 325, 63-78 (1998).
`75. K.R. Ha, J.L. West and G.R. Magyar, "Polarized Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Polarized
`UV-Exposed Polyimide Films for Liquid Crystal Alignment," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 325,
`13-32 (1998).
`76. M. Nishikawa, B. Taheri, J.L. West and Y. Reznikov, "New Photo-Aligned Multi-Domain
`Liquid Crystal Display Formed Utilizing a Liquid Crystal Polarizer," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37,
`L1391-L1395 (1998).
`77. K.R. Ha and J.L. West, "Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of the Mechanism of Orientation of
`Polarized UV-Exposed Polyimide Films for Liquid Crystal Alignment," Mol. Cryst. Liq.
`Cryst. 323, 129-143 (1998).
`78. M. Nishikawa, B. Taheri and J.L. West, "Polyimide Films Designed to Produce High Pretilt
`Angles with a Single Linearly Polarized UV Exposure," SID 98 Digest 29, 131-134 (1998).
`79. Y. Kim, J. Francl, B. Taheri and J.L. West, "A Novel Method for the Formation of Polymer
`Walls in LC/Polymer Displays," SID 98 Digest 29, 397-400 (1998).
`80. K. Ha, W. Ahn and J.L. West, "LC Alignment Mechanism for Polarized UV-Exposed
`Polyimide Films," SID 98 Digest 29, 726-729 (1998).
`81. M. Nishikawa, B. Taheri and J.L. West, "Mechanism of Unidirectional Liquid-Crystal
`Alignment on Polyimides with Linearly Polarized Ultraviolet Light Exposure," Appl. Phys.
`Lett. 72, 2403-2405 (1998).
`82. Y. Kim, J. Francl, B. Taheri and J.L. West, "A Method for the Formation of Polymer Walls
`in Liquid Crystal/Polymer Mixtures," Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2253-2255 (1998).
`83. B. Taheri, J.L. West and D.K Yang, "Recent Developments in Bistable Cholesteric
`Displays," SPIE 3297 (1998).
`84. J.L. West, "ALCOM, the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for
`Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials," EKISHO 2/1, 57-61 (1998). Invited.
`85. H. Yoshida, Y. Takizawa, T. Martin and J.L. West, "Reflective Display with
`Photoconductive Layer and Bistable Reflective Cholesteric Mixture," J. of SID 5/3, 269-274
`(1997).
`86. X. Wang, J.L. West, "The Mechanism of Pretilt Generation on Polarized Ultraviolet Light
`Aligned Polyimide Film," Proc. 1997 IDRC, pp. 5-8 (1997).
`87. Y. Ji, J. Francl, J.L. West, "The Mechanism for the Formation of Polymer Wall in Higher
`Poly-mer Content Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Mixture," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 299, 395-400
`(1997).
`88. Y. Ji, J. Francl, W.J. Fritz, P.J. Bos and J.L. West, "Polymer Walls in Higher-Polymer-
`Content Bistable Reflective Cholesteric Displays," SID Digest 27, 611-613 (1996).
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`89. J. Chen, D.L. Johnson, P.J. Bos, X. Wang and J.L. West, "Model of Liquid Crystal
`Alignment by Exposure to Linearly Polarized Ultraviolet Light," Phys. Rev. E 54, 1599-
`1603 (1996).
`90. J.L. West, G.R. Magyar and H. Yoshida, "Recent Advances in Bistable Reflective
`Cholesteric Displays: Relaxation from Homeotropic Texture in Pulsed Cells," AM-LCD 96
`Digest of Technical Papers, Kobe, Japan, pp. 321-324, November 29, 1996 (Invited).
`91. J.L. West, "Recent Research Related to High Definition LCDs at ALCOM and the Liquid
`Cry-stal Institute, "JALCS Symposium on Liquid Crystals, Osaka, Japan, pp. 1-6, November
`26, 1996.
`92. D.S. Seo, S.H. Lee, Y.K. Fung, J.L. West, E. Gelerinter, "A Study of Hysteresis and
`Bistability in a Polymer Stabilized Nematic Liquid Crystal Using Paramagnetic Resonance
`and Electro-Optical Studies," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 287, 101-107 (1996).
`93. X. Wang, D. Subacius, O. Lavrentovich, J.L. West, Y.A. Reznikov, "Four-Domain Liquid
`Crystal Display Using High Pretilt Photoaligned Polyimide Substrates," SID 96 Digest 27,
`654 (1996).
`94. J.L. West, "Liquid Crystal Displays," Information Display 11(2), 14 (1995). (Invited).
`95. J.W. Doane, J.L. West, "Trends in Liquid Crystal Research in the USA: Research
`Directions at the Liquid Crystal Institute and the Center for Advanced Liquid Crystalline
`Optical Materials," Proc. Japanese Assn. of Liquid Crystal Scientists, Sept. 1995 (Invited).
`96. J.L. West, "The Challenge of New Applications to Liquid Crystal Displays" in Liquid
`Crystals in Complex Geometries Formed by Polymer and Porous Networks, G. Crawford
`and S. Zumer, eds., Taylor and Francis: London (1996).
`97. J.L. West, M. Rouberol, J.J. Francl, Y. Ji, J.W. Doane, M. Pfeiffer, "Flexible Displays
`Utilizing Bistable, Reflective Cholesteric/Polymer Dispersions and Polyester Substrates,"
`Asia Display ‘95, Proc. 15th International Display Research Conference, p. 55, October
`1995.
`98. J.L. West, X. Wang, Y. Ji, J.R. Kelly, "Polarized UV-Exposed Polyimide Films for Liquid-
`Crystal Alignment, SID 95 Digest 26, 703 (1995).
`99. J.L. West, G.R. Magyar, J.R. Kelly, S. Kobayashi, Y. Iimura, N. Yoshida, "Dichroic Ultra-
`Violet Absorption of Thin Liquid Crystal Films," App. Phys. Lett., 67(2), 155 (1995).
`100. Y.C. Kim, S.H. Lee, J.L. West, E. Gelerinter, "Molecular Motions and Ordering of the
`Interfacial, Droplet and Binder Regions of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Displays: A
`Paramagnetic Resonance Spin Probe Study," J. App. Phys. 77(5), 1 (1995).
`101. J.L. West, G.R. Magyar, J.J. Francl, "Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture Materials for
`Black-on-White Displays," SID Intl. Digest Tech. Papers, 25, 608-610 (1994).
`102. P. Patel, D. Chu, J.L. West and S. Kumar, “Bistable Switching in Polymer-Dispersed Ferro-
`electric Smectic-C* Displays,” SID Intl. Digest Tech. Papers 25, 845-847 (1994).
`103. D.-K. Yang, J.L. West, L.-C. Chien, J.W. Doane, "Control of Reflectivity and Bistability in
`Displays Using Cholesteric Liquid Crystals," J. Appl. Phys. 76(2) 1331 (1994).
`104. J.L. West, "Liquid Crystal Dispersions," in Technological Applications of Dispersions, R.B.
`McKay, ed., Marcel Dekker: New York 1994. (Invited)
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`105. E.A. Thomas, T.A. Zupp, J.E. Fulghum, D.S. Fredley, J.L. West, "Investigation of Liquid
`Crystal Alignment on Polybutylmethacrylate Surfaces Using FTIR-ATR and XPS," Mol.
`Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 250, 193 (1994).
`106. J.L. West, "Cholesteric/Polymer Dispersed Light Shutters," Appl. Phys. Lett. 63 (11),
`(1993).
`107. J.L. West, "Liquid-Crystal Displays," Info. Display, 9(12) (1993). (Invited)
`108. Y. Ji, J.R. Kelly, J.L. West, "A Study of the Surface Anchoring at a Polymer/Liquid Crystal
`Interface in the Neighborhood of the Glass Transition," Liq. Cryst. 14(6), 1885 (1993).
`109. C.A. McFarland, J.L. Koenig, J.L. West, "Analysis of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals by
`Infrared Spectroscopy," App. Spectr. 47(3), 321 (1993).
`110. C.A. McFarland, J.L. Koenig, J.L. West, "Influence of the Polymer Matrix on the Bipolar
`and Radial Droplet Configurations within PDLC Films Examined by Infrared
`Spectroscopy," App. Spectr. 47(5), 598 (1993).
`111. K.L. Buchert, J.L. Koenig, S.Q. Wang, J.L. West, "Molecular Motion Analysis of 5CB in
`PDLCs Using Solid-State 13C NMR Relaxation Spectroscopy," App. Spectr. 47(7), 933
`(1993).
`112. K.L. Buchert, J.L. Koenig, S.Q. Wang, J.L. West, "Molecular Motion Analysis of E7 in
`PDLCs as a Function of Droplet Size Using Solid-State 13C NMR Relaxation
`Spectroscopy," App. Spectr. 47(7), 942 (1993).
`113. J.W. McCargar, R. Ondris-Crawford, J.L. West, "Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Infrared
`Light Shutters," J. Elec. Imag. 1(1) 22 (1992).
`114. J.L. West, J.R. Kelly, K. Jewell and Y. Ji, "Effect of Polymer Matrix Glass Transition Tem-
`perature on Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Electro-Optics," App. Phys. Lett. 60(26)
`(1992).
`115. J.L. West, D.S. Fredley, J.C. Carrell, "Haze-Free Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals
`Utilizing Linear Polarizers," App. Phys. Lett. 61(17), 2004 (1992).
`116. J.L. West, K. Jewell, J. Francl, Y. Ji and J.R. Kelly, "Surface Anchoring, Polymer Glass
`Transi-tion and Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Electro-Optics," Proceedings of SPIE
`1665, 8 (1992).
`117. R.B. Akins and J.L. West, "Effect of Thickness on PDLC Electro-Optics," Proc. SPIE 1665,
`280 (1992).
`118. G.W. Smith, G.M. Ventouris, J.L. West, "A Calorimetric Determination of Fundamental
`Properties of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 213, 11 (1992).
`119. J.L. West, R. Ondris-Crawford, "Characterization of Polymer Dispersed Liquid-Crystal
`Shutters by Ultraviolet/Visible and Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy," J. Appl. Phys. 70,
`3785 (1991).
`120. G.P. Montgomery, Jr., J.L. West and W. Tamura-Lis, "Droplet Size Effects in Light
`Scattering from Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films," Proc. SPIE 1455, 45 (1991).
`121. G.P. Montgomery, Jr., J.L. West and W. Tamura-Lis, "Light Scattering from Polymer-
`Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films: Droplet Size Effects," J. Appl. Phys. 69, 1605 (1991).
`122. J.W. McCargar, J.W. Doane, J.L. West, T.W. Anderson, "Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal
`Shutters for IR Applications," Proc. SPIE 1455, 54 (1991).
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`123. J.L. West, "Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals," ACS Symposium Series: Advances in
`Liquid Crystal Polymers, ed. Robert Weiss (1990) (Invited).
`124. J.L. West, R. Ondris and M. Erdmann, "Dichroic Dye-Containing Polymer Dispersed Liquid
`Crystal (PDLC) Films," Proc. SPIE: Liquid Crystal Displays and Applications 1257, 76-83
`(1990).
`125. J.W. Doane, J.L. West, J.B. Whitehead, Jr., D.S. Fredley, "Wide-Angle View PDLC
`Displays," SID Digest 21, 224 (1990).
`126. J.L. West, W. Tamura-Lis and R. Ondris, "Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals Incorporating
`Isotropic Dyes," Proc. SPIE: Liquid Crystal Chemistry, Physics and Applications 1080, 48
`(1989).
`127. Z. Yaniv, J.W. Doane, J.L. West and W. Tamura-Lis, "Active Matrix Polymer Dispersed
`Liquid Crystal Display," SID Digest, Japan Display '89, 572 (1989).
`128. J.W. Doane, J.L. West, J. Pirs, S. Zumer and R. Blinc, "High-Intensity Color Projection for
`Automotive Displays," Proc. SPIE: Automotive Displays and Industrial Illumination 958,
`94 (1989).
`129. P. Palffy-Muhoray, J.R. Kelly, M.A. Lee, J.L. West, B.J. Frisken, J.Y. Kim and H.J. Yuan,
`"Polymer Dispersed Liquid