Presentations


2014

  • A. Stelson, E.K. Riley, K. Muangnapoh, C. M. Liddell Watson. "Slab Photonic Band Gaps in Square Bilayer of Three-Fourths Cut-Spheres." MRS Symposium TT: Mesoscale Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles&ndashManufacturing, Functionalization, Assembly and Integration. Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, April 22–25, 2014. (Nominated for Best in Session)
  • K. Lyons, Jr., C. M. Liddell Watson. "PMMA Building Blocks for Nonspherical Colloid-Based Photonic Crystals." Academic and Research Leadership Symposium (ARLS), Nashville, TN, Mar. 29, 2014.
2012

  • E. K. Riley, C. M. Liddell Watson. "Negative Refraction in Asymmetric Dimer-based Photonic Crystals." MRS Symposium BB: Recent Advances in Optical, Acoustic, and Other Emerging Metamaterials. Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, November 25–30, 2012.
  • K. Muangnapoh, C. Avendano, F. A. Escobedo, C. M. Liddell Watson. "Quasi–2D Assembly of Peanut–shaped Colloids in Wedge Confinement." MRS Symposium U: Colloidal Crystals, Quasicrystals, Assemblies, Jammings, and Packings. Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, November 25–30, 2012.
  • E. K. Riley, C. M. Liddell Watson. "Optical Characterization of Slab Photonic Crystals with Asymmetric Dimer Bases." MRS Symposium AAA: Synthesis, Fabrication, and Assembly of Functional Particles and Capsules. Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, April 12, 2012.
2011

  • C. M. Liddell. "Sea Urchin Inspired Photonic Solids." MRS Symposium JJ: Biological Hybrid Materials for Life Sciences. Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Apr. 25–29, 2011.
  • C. M. Liddell Watson. "Assembly of Dimer-Based Photonic Crystals." American Physical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX, Mar. 21–25, 2011.
2010

  • E. K. Riley and C. M. Liddell. "Confinement-Controlled Ordering of Mushroom Caps: Colloids with Simultaneous Isotropic & Anisotropic Cross-section." 10th New York Complex Matter Workshop, Ithaca, NY, Jul. 18, 2010.
  • I. D. Hosein, R. Fischer and C. M. Liddell. "Self-Assembled Structures from Nonspherical C–60 Hexagonal Discs and Rods." Materials Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 7, 2010.
  • I. D. Hosein and C. M. Liddell. "Convective Assembly of Three-Dimensional Dimer- and Spherocylinder Based Colloidal Crystals." Materials Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 7, 2010.
  • E. K. Riley and C. M. Liddell. "Confinement-Controlled Ordering of Colloids with Simultaneous Isotropic & Anisotropic Cross-section." Materials Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 6, 2010.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Anisotropic Soft Materials Structures for Photonics." North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Raleigh, NC, Feb. 8, 2010.
2009

  • C. M. Liddell. "Photonic Crystals via Confinement of Anisotropic Colloids." Norfolk State University, Center of Materials Research Seminar Series, Norfolk, VA, Nov. 20, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Anisotropic Colloids as Bases for Structural Diversity in Photonics." 7th Composites at Lake Louise (CALL) Conference, Chateau Lake Louise, Canada, Oct. 25–30, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Phase Behavior of Colloidal Mushroom Caps Under 2D and Quasi–2D Confinement." Department of Energy, Synthesis and Processing ContractorsÕ Meeting, Arlie Conference Center, Warrrenton, VA, Oct. 25–28, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Structural Transitions of Nonspherical Colloids in the Quasi 2D Limit." The City College of New York, New York, NY, Oct. 19, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Confinement-Induced Self-Assembly of Mushroom Cap-Shaped Colloids." Dow Distinguished Lecture University of California (UCSB), Santa Barbara, CA, Sept. 28, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "2D and Quasi–2D Confinement of Colloidal ‘Mushroom Caps’ for Photonics." University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Aug. 24-25, 2009.
  • S. Gerbode, S. H. Lee, D. Ong, C. M. Liddell, I. Cohen. "Dislocation Interactions in Crystals of Colloidal Dimers." 83rd American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Columbia University, NY, Jun. 14-19, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Confinement Induced Photonic Structures of Nonspherical Colloidal Building Blocks." 83rd American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Keynote for session "Fabrication of Colloidal Assemblies and Devices", Columbia University, NY, Jun. 14-19, 2009.
  • E. Riley, E. Fung, S. H. Lee, I. Cohen, C. Liddell. "Quasi– Two–Dimensional (2D) Ordering of Nonspherical Colloids Under Confinement." Materials Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 15, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Quasi 2D Structures of Non-Spherical Colloids for Light Control." Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Mar. 4, 2009.
  • C. M. Liddell. "Non-Spherical Colloids Under Confinement: A Structural Diversity Approach to Photonic Materials." Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 27, 2009.
2008

  • C. M. Liddell. "Atypical Ordered Colloidal Solids for Light Control." Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, Nov. 18, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. "Unconventional Colloidal Structures Self–Assembled from Shape–Aniostropic Building Blocks." University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, Nov. 10, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Oct. 29, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. "Photonic Structuring with Complex Colloids." University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 10, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. "Nonspherical Colloid Self–Assembly Approaches to Diverse Symmetry Structures." Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 26, 2008
  • S. Gerbode, S. H. Lee, B. John, A. Wolfgang, C. Liddell, F. Escobedo, I. Cohen. "Restricted defect dynamics in sheared colloidal peanut crystals." XVth International Congress on Rheology, Suspensions and Colloids Session, Monterey, CA, Aug. 3–8, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. "Photonic Structures via Non–Spherical Particle Self–Assembly." Institute of Technology Distinguished Women Scientists and Engineers Speakers Program, University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry, the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), Minneapolis, MN, Apr. 28, 2008. (honorarium)
  • C. M. Liddell. "Reduced Symmetry Colloidal Structures for Light Control." University of Pennsylvania, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, Apr. 17, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. "Non–Spherical Particle Self–Assembly for Light Control." National Organization for the Professional Development of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE), 35th Annual NOBCChE Meeting, Plenary Nanotechnology in Chemistry Session, Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 16 – 21, 2008
  • S. H. Lee, S. J. Gerbode, I. Cohen, and C. M. Liddell. "Degenerate Crystal Phases in Nonspherical Silica Colloids." Material Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Mar. 24–28, 2008
  • C. M. Liddell. "Diverse Structural Control of Light via Non–Spherical Particle Self–Assembly." The First Indo–US Advanced Studies Institute on Nanoscale Science and Engineering (USINSEI), co–sponsored by National Science Foundation, USA and Department of Science and Technology, India, Chennai, India, Jan 9–18, 2008
2007

  • C. M. Liddell. "Self–Assembly of Non–Spherical Particles: Symmetry Reduction Approach to Enhancing Interactions of Light and Matter." U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 10th Annual Japanese–American Frontiers of Science Symposium, Shonan Village Center in Kanagawa, Japan, Dec. 1–3, 2007
  • S. H. Lee, I. Cohen, C. M. Liddell. "Magnetically–Ordered Monolayers of 'Dumbbell'–shaped Colloids." Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Thin Films & Crystal Growth Mechanisms, Mount Holyoke College, Jun. 24–29, 2007
  • I. D. Hosein, C. M. Liddell. "Crystalline Monolayers from Convectively Self–Assembled Non–Spherical Colloids." 81st American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Colloidal Assembly I: Particles Session, Newark, DE, Jun. 24–27, 2007
  • T. G. Dastidar, I. D. Hosein, P. Rajendran, U. Wiesner and C. M. Liddell. "Co–Assembly of Non–Spherical Colloids and Nanoparticle Depletants." 81st American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Colloidal Assembly I: Particles Session, Newark, DE, Jun. 24–27, 2007
  • C. M. Liddell. "Self–Assembly of Non–Spherical Colloids: Theory and Experiment." 4th New York Complex Matter Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Jun. 15, 2007
  • C. M. Liddell. "Synthesis, Assembly, and Photonic Properties of Colloidal Crystals" 2007 Polymer Outreach Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 22, 2007
  • I. D. Hosein, S. H. Lee, C. M. Liddell. "Mesocrystals from Peanut– and Mushroom Cap–Shaped Colloids." Material Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 9–13, 2007, [poster presentation award nominee at MRS]; Second Place Award, Cornell MSE Advisory Board Meeting 2007
  • S. H. Lee, I. Cohen, C. M. Liddell. "Phase Behavior of Non–Spherical Silica Hollow Shell Colloids Under Confinement." Ceramics Seminar Series. University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL, Apr. 12, 2007
  • S. Gerbode, A. Wolfgang S. H. Lee, B. S. John, C. M. Liddell, F. A. Escobedo, I. Cohen. "Two–Dimensional Phase Behavior of Colloidal Peanuts." 2007 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Denver, CO, Mar. 5–9, 2007
2006

  • C. M. Liddell. "Complex Colloid Self–Assembly for Photonic Crystal Applications." Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Graduate seminar series, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Nov. 2006
  • I. D. Hosein, S. H. Lee, P. R. Rajendran, C. M. Liddell. "Functional Composites Self–Assembled from Non–Spherical Colloids." Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Solid State Studies in Ceramics, Andover, NH, Aug. 13–18, 2006
  • C. M. Liddell. "Self–Assembled 2D and 3D Photonic Crystals from Nonspherical Building Blocks." Eastman Kodak Company, Research and Development, Rochester, NY, Jul. 14, 2006
  • I. D. Hosein, S. H. Lee, M. Ghebrebrhan, B. S. John, F. A. Escobedo, J. D. Joannopoulos, C. M. Liddell. "Mushroom–Cap and Snowman–Shaped Colloid–Based Mesocrystals for Light Control." 80th American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Colloidal Nanoscience and Technology Session, Boulder, CO, Jun. 18–21, 2006
  • C. M. Liddell. "Self–Assembly of Snowman–Type (Doublet) and Mushroom Cap–Shaped Polymer Colloids." 2006 Polymer Outreach Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 23, 2006
  • P. P. Rajendran and C. M. Liddell. "Emission of TRITC Dye Encapsulated Silica–Nanoparticles in Non–Closepacked Photonic Crystals," Material Research Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 16–20, 2006
  • S. H. Lee, M. R. Buckley, I. D. Hosein, I. Cohen and C. M. Liddell. "Synthesis & Assembly of Nonspherical Iron Oxide–Silica Colloidal Building Blocks." Material Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA Apr. 16–20, 2006
  • I. D. Hosein and C. M. Liddell. "Optical Properties of ZnS Based Solid and Core–shell Colloidal Crystals." Material Research Society Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr. 16–20, 2006
  • I. Watson, S. H. Lee, I. D. Hosein, C.M. Liddell. "Metal–Polymer and Metal–Ceramic Colloidal Building Blocks for 3D Photonic Crystals." NOBCChE Annual Meeting, Undergraduate Research Competition, Los Angeles, CA, Apr. 9–15, 2006 (1st place award sponsored by Rohm and Haas)
  • S. F. Jones and C. M. Liddell. "New Building Blocks for Colloid–Based Materials by Imprinting Peanut Shape." 20th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 20), University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, April 6–8, 2006
  • I. Watson, S. H. Lee, I. D. Hosein, C.M. Liddell. "Metal–Polymer and Metal–Ceramic Colloidal Building Blocks for 3D Photonic Crystals." AAAS Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, Feb. 16–20, 2006
2005

  • P. P. Rajendran and C. M. Liddell. "Drude–like Silver in Titania–Air Matrix." Material Research Society Symposium (MRS), Boston, MA, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2005
  • J. Kim, W. Ni, I. D. Hosein, Y. Song, C. Liddell and E. C. Kan, "On–Chip Planar Solenoid Inductors Using Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanorod Cores For High Frequency Applications." Material Research Society Symposium (MRS), Boston, MA, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2005
  • J. Kim, W. Ni, I. D. Hosein, Y. Song, C. Liddell and E. C. Kan. "Magnetic Property Characterization Of Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanorod Cores For Integrated Solenoid RF Inductors." 50th MMM (Magnetism and Magnetic Materials) Conference, San Jose, CA, Oct. 30 – Nov. 3, 2005
  • I. Watson, S. H. Lee, I. D. Hosein, C.M. Liddell. "Metal–Polymer and Metal–Ceramic Colloidal Building Blocks for 3D Photonic Crystals." EMERGE Workshop and Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Sep. 22 – 25, 2005. (2nd place in the category of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
  • S. H. Lee, I. D. Hosein, V. L. Anderson, V. Crockett, W. W. Webb, U. B. Wiesner and C. M. Liddell. "Preparation and Properties of 'Raspberry'–type Colloidal Building Blocks of ZnS and Fluorescent Core–Shell Silica Nanoparticles." 79th American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, Jun. 12–15, 2005
  • C. M. Liddell. "Tailoring Colloidal Assemblies for Photonic Applications." Nanobiotechnology Center Seminar Series, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 26, 2005
2004

  • Y. Song and C. M. Liddell. "Supernatant Controlled Synthesis of Monodispersed Zinc Sulfide Spheres and Multimers." Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposium DD, Organic and Nanocomposite Optical Materials, 2004 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 28–Dec.3, 2004
  • C. M. Liddell. "Advanced Colloidal Materials for Photonic Crystals." Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) Photonics Seminar Series, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Nov. 17, 2004
  • C. M. Liddell. "Photonic Crystals from Uniform Colloidal Materials." Chemistry Department Seminar Series, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 11, 2004
  • C. M. Liddell. "Engineering Colloid–Based Photonic Crystals." Duffield Hall Dedication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Oct. 7, 2004
  • P. P. Rajendran and C. M. Liddell. "Hollow Zinc Sulfide Multimers for Inverse Diamond–Analog Photonic Crystals." 78th American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Jun. 20–23, 2004
  • C. M. Liddell. "ZnS Shell Facilitated Clustering of Colloids." 2004 NSF Inorganic Chemistry Workshop, Sedona, AZ, Jun. 8–11, 2004
  • C. M. Liddell. "Nonspherical Colloid Based Solutions for Three–Dimensional Photonic Crystals." Air Force Research Laboratory Polymer Science and Technology Colloquium Series, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, May 3, 2004
  • C. M. Liddell. "Nonspherical Nano– and Meso– Scale Multimers as Functional Photonic Crystal Building Blocks." Cornell Center for Materials Research Executive Committee Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Feb. 3, 2004