29th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2024)
The Organizing Committee of the 29th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2024) invites the worldwide community of liquid crystals to attend the ILCC2024, which will be held for the first time in South America, at the city of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. This traditional forum will be dedicated to recent advances and perspectives in the field of liquid crystals.
Tribute to Prof. Hugo Gallardo Closing CeremonyKey dates
ILCC 2024 will take place in Rio de Janeiro, in person only. Below are the important dates for registering and abstract submission.
January 20, 2024
OPEN until May 31, 2024. POSTER ONLY
March 25, 2024
April 10, 2024
June 20, 2024
June 24, 2024
July 21 - July 26, 2024
Local Organizing Committee
Chair
Hugo Gallardo
Chemistry Department - UFSC
Chair
Ivan H. Bechtold
Physics Department - UFSC
International Advisory Board
Alberta Ferrarini (University of Padua - Italy)
Alexandros Vanakaras (University of Patras - Greece)
Alexei Khokhlov (Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia)
Andy Fuh (National Cheng Kung University - Taiwan)
Antal Jakli (Kent State University - USA)
Antonio Figueiredo Neto (University of São Paulo - Brazil)
Atsushi Yoshizawa (Hirosaki University - Japan)
Blanca Ros (Universidade de Zaragoza - Spain)
Casten Tschierske (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - Germany)
Channabasaveshwar Yelamaggad (Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences – India)
Claudio Zannoni (University of Bologna - Italy)
Cliff Jones (University of Leeds - England)
Dirk J. Broer (Eindhoven University of Technology - Netherlands)
Eduardo Soto (University of Chile - Chile)
Emmanuelle Lacaze (CNRS – Institut des Nano-Sciences de Paris - France)
Epifanio Virga (Pavia University - Italy)
Ewa Górecka (University of Warsaw - Poland)
Gabriella Cipparrone (University of Calabria - Italy)
Georg Mehl (University of Hull - England)
Giusy Scalia (University of Luxembourg - Luxembourg)
Guoqiang Li (Fudan University – China)
Harald Bock (CRPP, University of Bordeaux - France)
Harald Pleiner (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz - Germany)
Heinz-Siegfried Kitzerow (Paderborn University - Germany)
Helen Gleeson (University of Leeds - England)
Hiroshi Yokoyama (Kent State University - USA)
Ingo Dierking (University of Manchester - England)
Irena Drevensek-Olenik (University of Ljubljana - Slovenia)
Jagdish Vij (Trinity College Dublin - Ireland)
Jan Lagerwall (University of Luxembourg - Luxembourg)
Janusz Parka (Institute of Applied Physics MUT - Poland)
Javier Diez (Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires - Argentina)
John Ball (Heriot-Watt University - Scotland)
Jon Fossum (Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Norway)
José Luis Serrano (University of Zaragoza - Spain)
Liang-Chy Chien (Kent State University - USA)
Luis Evangelista (State University of Maringá - Brazil)
Luz J. Martínez-Miranda (University of Maryland, College Park - USA)
Maria Helena Godinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Portugal)
Matthias Lehmann (University of Wurzburg - Germany)
Nathalie Katsonis (Stratingh Institute of Chemistry of the University of Groningen - Netherlands)
Oleg Lavrentovich (Kent State University - USA)
Oleg V. Yaroshchuk (Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine - Ukraine)
Patrick Davidson (Paris-Sud University - France)
Pawel Pieranski (Paris-Sud University - France)
Peter J. Collings (Swarthmore College - USA)
Peter Palffy-Muhoray (Kent State University - USA)
Robert P. Lemieux (University of Waterloo - Canada)
Robin Selinger (Kent State University - USA)
Rudolf Zentel (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz - Germany)
Sandeep Kumar (Raman Research Institute - India)
Satyendra Kumar (University at Albany, SUNY - USA)
Shin-Tson Wu (University of Central Florida - USA)
Slobodan Žumer (University of Ljubljana and Jožef Stefan Institute - Slovenia)
(Jan/2024) Sofia Torgova P. N. Lebedev (Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Russia) - With deepest sympathies from the ILCC 2024.
Takashi Kato (University of Tokyo - Japan)
Timothy Bunning (US Air Force - USA
Tom Lubensky (University of Pennsylvania - USA)
Tomiki Ikeda (Chuo University - Japan)
Valery P. Shibaev (Moscow State University - Russia)
Vladimir G. Chigrinov (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - China)
Vladimíra Novotná (Institute of Physics of the Czech Acad. of Sciences - Czech Republic)
Wei Lee (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University - Taiwan)
Yanlei Yu (Fudan University - China)
Yuka Tabe (Waseda University - Japan)
Tribute to brazilian women in science
The ILCC2024 local organizing committee is honored to pay tribute to three outstanding scientific women in the field of liquid crystals and crystallography, who vibrate significantly for the study and applications of liquid crystals, boosting the development of their research area in Brazil with international visibility.
Their scientific impact on science inspired researchers in this area having an important role for women in science.
Alaide Pellegrini Mammana
Lia Queiroz do Amaral
Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas
Invited speakers ILCC 2024 (including Plenarists, Tutorials and Keynotes). 31 countries represented
Plenary Speakers
Julia Yeomans
Richard Mandle
Takashi Kato
Tutorials
Tutorials
Luiz Roberto Evangelista
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá - Brazil
Ingo Dierking
- University of Manchester - UK
Keynote speakers
Antônio M Figueiredo Neto
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Channabasaveshwar Yelamaggad
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, India
Danqing Liu
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Francesca Serra
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Harald Bock
Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, Bordeaux, France
Jan Lagerwall
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Katarzyna Merkel
University of Silesia, Poland
Liana Lucchetti
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Linda S. Hirst
University of California, USA
Malgosia Kaczmarek
University of Southampton, UK
Maria Helena Godinho
NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
Matthias Lehmann
University of Wurzburg, Germany
Mikhail Osipov
University of Strathclyde, UK
Per Rudquist
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Satyendra Kumar
University at Albany, USA
Stephen M. Morris
University of Oxford, UK
Takeo Sasaki
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Yanlei Yu
Fudan University, China
Invited speakers
Alexander Emelyanenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Andreja Lesac
Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia
Dong Ki Yoon
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Emre Bukusoglu
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Guoqiang Li
Fudan University, China
Inge Nys
Ghent Unversity, Belgium
Italo Marcos de Oliveira
Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil
Johanna R. Bruckner
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Lia Queiroz do Amaral
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Marcel G. Clerc Gavilan
University of Chile, Chile
Martin Cigl
Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Michel Mitov
CNRS at Institut de Physique de Nice, France
Miha Ravnik
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mingjun Huang
South China University of Technology, China
Mohamed Alaasar
Cairo University, Egypt
Philip Bos
Kent State University, USA
Rebecca Walker
University of Aberdeen, UK
Rolando Castillo
National University of Mexico, Mexico
Sara Nocentini
National Institute of Metrological Research, Italy
Teresa Sierra Travieso
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Vance Williams
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Victor Reshetnyak
Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine
Yue Zhao
Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Yuki Arakawa
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Venue ILCC 2024
Windsor Convention & Expo Center
Avenida Lúcio Costa, 2630 - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - RJ
The Windsor Convention & Expo Center is located at the beach of Barra da Tijuca, in the south part of the Rio de Janeiro city, with a complete infrastructure of hotels, restaurants and shopping area at walking distances and just in front to the sea. More details can be found at: https://windsorexpocenter.com.br/en/.
Rio de Janeiro is easily accessible from different parts of the world, to the International Airport Galeão (GIG), and Rio is a major air traffic hub, so many connections to other parts of Brazil are available. Information about transfer are available in "Transfer & Tours".
Weather is pleasant year-round and very popular sandy beaches are available at Rio’s coastline. Rio is also well-known for several natural, architectonical and cultural attractions. For touristic information about Rio de Janeiro: https://rcvb.com.br/.