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| For all order enquiries, and requests for information please contact Kingston Chemicals Limited on:- Tel: +44(0)1482 466486 Fax: +44(0)1482 466411 E-mail: queries@kingston-chemicals.co.uk |
Affiliated with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hull, Kingston Chemicals has world-renowned scientists working together to supply your needs.
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Professor George W Gray CBE FRS FRSE is a Kyoto Laureate (the Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize) awarded for his work on liquid crystals. He has spent 40 years of his life on research into liquid crystals at the University of Hull. Regarded as the father of liquid crystals, George was the inventor of the nematogenic cyanobiphenyls. |
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John W Goodby leads the Liquid Crystal Group at York University. He
was formerley Professor of Organic Chemistry at Hull University and
previously worked at the world renowned AT & T
Bell Laboratories. He is a past President of the International
Liquid Crystal
Society and acknowledged as an authority on physico-chemical aspects of
low molar mass and polymeric liquid crystals and related self-organising
systems.
He has published over 330 papers in refereed journals and is presently an advisor to the ERATO programme on nano-scale structuring in liquid crystals at Tskuba in Japan. |
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Initially Professor Toyne's work involved the synthesis and properties of cyclohexane, bicyclo[2,2,2]octane and related systems; this work with linear molecules extended naturally into the synthesis of novel low molar mass and polymeric liquid crystals. Particular interest is in those molecules in which conformation, chirality and general spatial issues play an important role. Professor Ken J Toyne, has over 40 years experience in liquid crystals. He has published more than 250 papers in refereed journals and holds numerous patents. |
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| Dr Michael
Hird is a Senior lecturer at the University of Hull, where he has been a
member of the Liquid Crystal Group for 15 years. Recently appointed
as the Regional Editor of the Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Journal, he also is responsible for the British Liquid Crystal Society
Annual Workshop for new researchers in the field of liquid crystals.
Mike has published over 80 papers in refereed journals and is a named author on numerous patents. |
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Dr John Stanford has over 15 years experience in the chemical industry. Much of this time has been spent in product and process development, leading teams responsible for the introduction of new catalogue items and innovative manufacturing processes. He has also worked in manufacturing and has taken part in the design, construction and installation of manufacturing plant. |
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| Dr Robert
Lewis is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Liquid Crystal Group at
the University of Hull.
Rob's research centres on the design and synthesis of novel liquid crystalline materials. The device applications range from ferroelectric liquid crystal displays and photonic devices to nematic and flexoelectric liquid crystal technology. He and Mike Hird have developed the scale up of many materials which first saw the light of day in The Hull LC Group and have now reached the market. |
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Members of our Company are also involved with academic work - research programmes and publications and projects can be found on The Hull University Liquid Crystal Group website.
