Plenary Speakers(alphabetical order)

D. Evans, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Effects of Inorganic Functional Interfaces and Nano-Scale Components in Hybrid Systems

H. S. Kwok, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong

Nanostructured alignment surfaces and their applications

S.-D. Lee, Seoul National University, Korea

Control of Structural Self-Organization of Colloids and Lipids for Optical Applications

C. Umeton, University of Calabria, Italy

From Gratings to Metamaterials

Invited Speakers(alphabetical order)

G. Abbate, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

OLC: The Forum for 25 Years of Scientific Achievements. A Short Historic Overview

N. Abbott, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Optical Transduction of Endotoxin-Induced Structural Transformations in Liquid Crystalline Droplets

G. Assanto, University of Rome "Roma Tre", Italy

Power controlled transverse acceleration of Nematicons: can self-trapped beams change their own paths?

V. Belyakov, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russia

Localized Modes in Optics of Chiral Liquid Crystals

A. Bobrovsky, Moscow State University, Russia

Multifunctional photochromic LC polymer systems

T.J. Bunning, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Dynamic Coloration and Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

V. Chigrinov, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Fast switchable liquid crystal cells for field sequential color and 3D displays

G. Cipparronne, University of Calabria, Italy

Polarized optical tweezers and liquid crystal droplets: new insights on micromanipulation and hydrodynamics

H. Coles, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Ultrafast Switching Liquid Crystals for Electro-Optic Transmissive and Reflective Displays and Microscopic Lasers

C. Denz, University of Munster, Germany

Creation and Light Propagation in Complex Photonic Lattices Based on Nonlinear Photorefractive Materials

I. Dozov, University of Picardie Jules Verne, France

Creation and Light Propagation in Complex Photonic Lattices Based on Nonlinear Photorefractive Materials

A.Y.-G. Fuh, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Novel photo-alignment technique for fabricating liquid crystal cells and applications

R. Ramos Garcia, INAOE, Puebla, Mexico

Hybrid inorganic-liquid crystals devices

T. Ikeda,Chuo University, Japan, Japan

Photomobile Polymer Materials: Structures and Functions

M. Kazcmarek, University of Southampton, UK

Functionalising liquid crystals for enhanced optical response

I.C. Khoo, PennState University, USA

Nano-Plasmonic- Liquid-Crystals (NPLC) for Novel Optical Processing

B.R. Kimball, U.S. Army Natick R&D Center, USA

Advanced materials and concepts for optical switching

L. Komitov, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden

Sub-Milliseconds Light Shutters with Nematics

M. Kreuzer, Deimler, Germany

TBA

O.D. Lavrentovich, Kent State University, USA

Liquid Crystalline Structures for Transformation Optics

S. Lukishova, University of Rochester, USA

Liquid Crystals under Two Extremes: (1) High-Power Laser Irradiation, and (2) Single-Photon Level

L. Marrucci,University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Spin-to-orbital optical angular momentum conversion in liquid crystal "q-plates": classical and quantum applications

M. Mitov,CEMES, France

Going beyond the reflection limits of cholesteric liquid crystals: why and how?

H.-L. Ong,Kyoritsu Optronics, Taiwan

From 1st to 14th OLC, GGOA to 2x2, and Single-Domain to Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment LCDs

M. Ozaki, Osaka University,Osaka, Japan

Liquid Crystal Solar Cell for Green Photonics

J. Parka, Military University of Technology, Poland

High Birefringence and Low Losses Liquid Crystals – Applications for Tunable Devices in GHz and THz Range

N. Peyghambarian, University of Arizona, USA

Large area photorefractive polymers for updateable holographic 3D display

P. Palffy-Muhoray, Kent State University, USA

The Optical Properties of Liquid Crystalline Gold Nanocolloids

V. Reshetnyak, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Ukraine

Asymmetric Frederiks transition in liquid crystal doped with ferroelectric nano-particles

S. Residori, Institut Non Lineaire de Nice, France

Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystal Light-Valves and Applications

Yu. Reznikov, Institute of Physics, Kiev, Ukraine

Magnetically Supersensitive Nanocolloid based on Lyotropic Mineral Liquid Crystal

E. Serabyn, Jet Propulsion Lab., Caltech, USA

Detecting Exoplanets with a Liquid-Crystal-based Vortex Coronagraph

F. Simoni, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy

New Horizons for Nonlinear Optics in Liquid Crystals: from Micro-Manipulation to Optofluidics

M.J. Soileau, University of Central Florida, USA

Coupling the Academic Research Enterprise to the Innovation Economy

J. Stumpe, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Germany

Anisotropic and diffractive optical elements by photoorientation and photo-induced mass transport

M. Warenghem, University Lille Nord de France, France

Optical characterisation of Liquid crystal based nanocomposites by elliposometry and refractometry

R. Yamaguchi, Akita University, Akita, Japan

Relationship between liquid crystal materials and in-plane easy axes on rubbed polymer surfaces.

C. Zannoni, University of Bologna, Italy

Computer simulations of liquid crystals. Where do we stand now?

S. Zumer, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Confined colloidal blue phases with potential for photonics