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Ronald Dong (Physics and Astronomy)

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Thesis Defenses (July 29/10)

Adrian Weber
(Chemistry, UBC) July 2010
Supervisor: Elliott Burnell
External examiner: Rod Wasylishen attended
PhD thesis "Chemical Physics and the Condensed Phase: NMR Studies in a Liquid-Crystal Testing Ground"

Canadian job University of British Columbia (June 29/10)

The Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) and the Centre for High-throughput Biology (CHiBi) at the University of British Columbia are jointly launching a major recruiting initiative and invite applications for six new faculty positions. These full-time tenure-track positions will be filled primarily at the Assistant Professor level but exceptional candidates at a higher rank may be considered. The six new faculty will be located in exceptional research space at the centre of campus within a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment that includes biological and physical scientists and engineers, as well as proteomics and bioinformatics experts. The closing date for all applications is September 14, 2010.

For more information see the PDF poster (76 kB).


Review in Progress in NMR Spectroscopy (March 10/10)

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P.T. Eles, C.A. Michal, "Two-photon excitation in nuclear magnetic and quadrupole resonance," Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 56 (2010) 232-246. (Invited Review) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnmrs.2009.12.002


NMR Books (Oct 28/09)

NMR in Liquid Crystals

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Liquid Crystals

edited by Ronald Dong (University of British Columbia)
Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: World Scientific; September 2009
Language: English
ISBN: 978-981-4273-66-4
http://www.amazon.com/dp/981427366X/

World Scientific: "This edited volume provides an extensive overview of how nuclear magnetic resonance can be an indispensable tool to investigate molecular ordering, phase structure, and dynamics in complex anisotropic phases formed by liquid crystalline materials. The chapters, written by prominent scientists in their field of expertise, provide a state-of-the-art scene of developments in liquid crystal research. The fantastic assortment of shape anisotropy in organic molecules leads to the discoveries of interesting new soft materials made at a rapid rate which not only inject impetus to address the fundamental physical and chemical phenomena, but also the potential applications in memory, sensor and display devices. The review volume also covers topics ranging from solute studies of molecules in nematics and biologically ordered fluids to theoretical approaches in treating elastic and viscous properties of liquid crystals. This volume is aimed at graduate students, novices and experts alike, and provides an excellent reference material for readers interested in the liquid crystal research. It is, indeed, a reference book for every science library to have."