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Victor Li Cui
EDUCATION
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PhD in Chemistry
Institute of Chemistry, the
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 1999
Advisor: Prof. Rongben Zhang and
Prof. Ping Xie
Dissertation: Liquid crystal alignment layers based on ladder-like polysilsesquioxanes
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MS in Chemistry
Shandong University, Jinan, China, July 1996
Advisor: Prof. Qizhen Zhang
Dissertation: The synthesis
and characterization of Schiff-base liquid crystals and
side-chain liquid crystalline polymers
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BS in Chemistry
Qingdao University, Qingdao, China, July 1993
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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06/2004 -- present
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Institute
of Materials Science, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, USA
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08/2002 -- 05/2004 Postdoctoral Research Assistant,
Department of Chemistry, University of Sherbrooke,
Sherbrooke, Canada
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Preparation and
characterization of photo-active liquid crystal block
copolymers
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Photo-active
elastomer material prepared by ATRP
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Development of an
efficient way to prepare photo-active liquid crystal
materials by self-assembly
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Multifunctional
materials by self-assembly of diblock copolymers with
azopyridine moiety
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10/1999 -- 07/2002 Postdoctoral Research Assistant,
Macromolecular Chemistry I, Bayreuth University, Bayreuth,
Germany
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Preparation and
characterization of liquid crystalline pyridinium salt
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Preparation and
morphology study of new block copolymer with pyridine unit
by ATRP
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Preparation of
polymeric liquid crystalline materials of pyridinium salt
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09/1996 -- 07/1999 Research Assistant,
Institute of Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, China
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Improvement of the response
of photo-driven liquid crystal cell
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Development of orientation
membrane with high stability for liquid crystal display
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Orientation membrane with
high pre-tilt angle by combination of rubbing and UV
illumination
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09/1993 -- 07/1996 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry,
Shandong University, Jinan,
China
AWARDS
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Liu Yongling Prize (Awarded
for excellent doctoral dissertation, the Chinese Academy
of Sciences, China, December 1999)
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Young Scientist Scholarship (Awarded for
excellent research work, Institute of Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1997 and 1998)
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Guanghua Award (Excellent graduate student award, Shandong University, China, 1993)
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University Award (Excellent undergraduate student award, Qingdao University, China, 1989-1993)
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