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Featured Liquid Crystal Picture Art of the Month
July 2025©Teresa Paskey Van Gogh DVD Collection
Description This photo captures the moment of crystallization during the heating cycle at 120.4 C. The sharp edges and melody of blues, yellows, and greens recreate the style of Vincent Van Gogh. The shards of crystal look like broken discs from what we would imagine Van Gogh's DVD collection to look like if he had one. Material: anew series of self-organized hybrid organic-inorganic clustomesogens Temperature: 120.4ºC heating Objective Magnification: 10x |
Author
Teresa Paskey is an undergraduate student researcher at Kent State University. She works with liquid crystal synthesis with the goal to help create a material that can be used to 3D templates for (bio-) sensory application.
Group Contact: https://www.kent.edu/amlci/marianne-prevot-0
Email id: tpaskey@kent.edu
Jury Comment
Radiant bursts of color bloom like sunflowers, their symmetry and vibrance echoing nature’s elegance. The interplay of green, gold, and red creates a shimmering dance of light and molecular order.
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