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Shaw H. Chen
Professor and Chair; Senior Scientist LLE
Ph.D. 1981, University of Minnesota

251 Gavett Hall
(585)275-4040
shch@lle.rochester.edu

Website

http://www.che.rochester.edu/~shc/

Courses

ChE 286/486: Polymer Science & Engineering

Research Topics: Polymer science and engineering; glass-forming liquid crystals; mesomorphic conjugated polymers; optical, photonic, and optoelectronic materials; computational chemistry; self-assembled organic thin films; vapor deposition polymerization

Research Overview: Our research features molecular design, computational chemistry, material synthesis and processing, and device science. In particular, we have developed liquid crystals, including conjugated systems, capable of preserving molecular order in the solid state through vitrification. Various device concepts have been demonstrated using select materials, such as nonabsorbing polarizers, notch filters and reflectors, polarized fluorescence and electroluminescence, field-effect transistors, and solid-state lasers. Current activities are directed at hybrid host materials for phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, photoalignment coupled with solvent-vapor annealing for orientation of conjugated systems, and geometric surfactants for modulation of nanoscale phase separation for bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics. In addition, we are actively involved in the high throughput, precise production of polymer shells by microfluidics for use as laser fusion targets.


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