Trirup Dutta Choudhury, featured ILCS liquid crystal artist, October 2016

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Trirup Dutta Choudhury has done his M.Sc. from Department of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar, India (2004) and joined Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Nandiraju V.S. Rao. His topic of research was Metallomesogens. He was selected for International ICAM Junior Exchange Award in 2009 and work under Prof. Ivan Smalyukh in Liquid Crystal Material Research Centre, University of Colorado. There he worked on alignment techniques of discotic liquid crystal. He got his doctorate degree in 2010 from Assam University and joined as Assistant professor of Chemistry in Karimganj College, Karimganj, India in 2012. Presently he is working on a project of synthesis and alignment of photovoltaic material funded by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
Email: trirupaus(at)gmail.com
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This image is the free standing film SmA phase of the Schiff base at 91 degree C. Schiff base was synthesized by condensation of 4-nonyloxy salicylaldehyde and 4-tetradecyl aniline. The film was prepared by heating sample on the metal plate having a pin hole in the center. When the temperature rises close to isotropic temperature the sample was drag over the hole by a cover slide and the film was form after several attempts. The pattern observed in the film is because of thickness of the film; with a very thin film no such pattern was formed. The photograph was taken with 20X objective by Polarize Optical Microscope (LV100POL) with cross polarizer.

Jury comment: The long range ordered beautiful yellow texture obtained from the free standing film of SmA phase reminds morning glow.