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Featured Liquid Crystal Picture Art of the Month
August 2025©Youssef M. Golestani Peacock
Description POM simulation of nematic LC using Nemaktis. The director field is a combination of a defect and a sigmoidal dependency of spatial angle. The image is obtained under cross polarizers, setting ordinary and extraordinary refractive indices to 1.5 and 1.7, respectively. While the dark brushes resemble peacock wing, the birefringence resemble its color. |
Author
Youssef perused his PhD degree with theorist Prof. Robin Selinger at Kent State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute. He is currently a postdoc at Technical University of Eindhoven to advance integration of machine for liquid crystal polymers.
Email id: ymosadde@kent.edu
Jury Comment
A stunning interplay of science and art. This nematic LC image blends intricate defect topology with vivid birefringence, evoking peacock feathers and showcasing the elegance of molecular order revealed by simulation using Nematics.
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