Publications

 

18) “Self-assembled monolayers for liquid crystal alignment: simple preparation on glass  using alkyltrialkoxysilanes  David M. Walba, Charles A. Liberko, Eva Korblova, Matthew Farrow, Thomas E. Furtak, Bruce C. Chow, Daniel K Schwartz, Adam S. Freeman, Kenneth Douglas, Scott D. Williams, Aurthur F. Klittnick and Noel A.Clark.  Liquid Crystals, 2004, 31, 481-489. 

 

17) “Using Science Fiction to Teach Thermodynamics: Vonnegut, Ice-9 and Global Warming  Charles A. Liberko; J. Chem. Ed. 2004, 81, 509-512.

 

16) “Smectic liquid crystal alignment using mechanically rubbed n-octadecylsiloxane self assembled monolayers  David M. Walba, Charles A. Liberko, Renfan Shao, Noel A.Clark.  Liquid Crystals, 2002, 29, 1015-1024.

 

15)  “Second-harmonic Generation from Rubbed Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Mesogenic Monolayer Surfaces  C.S. Park, T.E. Furtak, N.A. Clark, C.A. Liberko, D.M. Walba.  Physical Review E, 2003, 67, 051707.

 

14)  “Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Alignment Using Self-Assembled Monolayers  David M. Walba, Charles A Liberko, Renfan Shao and Noel Clark.  Liquid Crystals, 2002, 29 1015-1024.

 

13) "A Simplified Method for Measuring the Entropy of Urea Dissolution.  An Experiment for the Introductory Chemistry Lab."  Charles A. Liberko and Stephanie Terry; J. Chem. Ed. 2001, 78, 1087. 

 

12) “Preparation of a Surface Oriented Liquid Crystal.  An Experiment for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory.”  Charles A. Liberko and Jonathan Shearer; J. Chem. Ed. 2000, 77, 1204. 

 

11) “Fostering Creativity in Students: A Short Synthesis Project For The Organic Chemistry Laboratory. ”Mary M. Mader and Charles A. Liberko; Resonance, 1997, 2, 53-59. 

 

10) "Self Assembled Monolayers for:  Liquid Crystal Alignment"  David M. Walba and Charles A. Liberko; United States Patent   No. 08125,909, Issued January 27, 1997.

 

 9) “Patterning of Functional Antibodies and Other Proteins by Photolithography of Silane Monolayers  J.F. Mooney, A.J. Hunt, J.R.Mcintosh, C.A. Liberko, D.M. Walba, C.T. Rogers  Proc. Nat.Acad. Sci., USA 1996, 93, 12287-12291.

 

8) "Design and Synthesis of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals. 22.  Side-By-Side Dimers For Nonlinear Optics”

David M. Walba, Daniel J. Dyer, Peter L. Cobben, Teresa Siera, James A. Rego, Charles A. Liberko, Renfan Shao, and Noel A. Clark  Ferroelectrics, 1996, 179. 211-220.

 

7) “Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals for Nonlinear Optics Applications:  Can We Really Do It?  David M. Walba, Danial J. Dyer, Peter L. Cobben, Teresa Siera, James A. Rego, Charles A. Liberko, Renfan Shao, and Noel A. Clark   Thin Films for Integrated Optics Applications,  B.W.Wessels, S.R. Marder, D.M. Walba, editors.   Materials Research Society: Pitsburg, PA, 1995, 157-162, 392.

 

6) "Electron Delocalization in Helical Bis (quinone) Anion Radicals"  Andrew L. Sargent, Jan Almlof, and Charles A. Liberko;  J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98, 6114.

 

5) "The Electronic Structure of Helicene-Bis-Quinone Anion Radicals"  Charles A. Liberko, Larry L. Miller, Thomas J. Katz and Longbin Liu; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 2478.

 

4) "PPP-MO Calculations Predict Spectra of Quinone and Imide Anion Radicals"  Charles A. Liberko, Stanton F. Rak and Larry L. Miller; J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57,1397.

 

3) "Electron Delocalization in Helical Quinone Anion Radicals"  Bingwei Yang, Longbin Liu, Thomas J.

Katz, Charles A. Liberko and Larry L. Miller; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 8993.

 

2) "Mixed Valence in Conjugated Anion Radicals. Solution and Solid State Studies"  Stanton F. Rak, Charles A Liberko and Larry L. Miller;  Synthetic Metals, 1991, 42, 2365.

 

1) "Near Infrared Dyes.  An Air Stable Radical Anion"  Larry L. Miller and Charles A. Liberko; Chem. Mater.  1990, 2, 339.

 

 

 

Presentations:

 

“Misleading Molecules: The Multiple Lives of  5-[2,4-Dinitrophenylamino]-2,4-dienal.”  Carissa Nelson, Paul Searing, and Charles Liberko.  Poster Presented at the Sixth Annual Cornell College Student Symposium, April 13, 2002.

 

"Synthesis of Simple Sandwich Dyes"  Stephanie Terry and Charles Liberko, Poster Presented at the Fifth annual Cornell College Student Symposium, April 21, 2001

 

"Re-examining the Shroud of Turin; Bad Science or Misplaced Devotion"  Charles A. Liberko, Science Interest Group Lecture, Cornell College, October 17, 2000.

 

"We Like MOED" Tim Strovas, Betsy Campbell, Charley Liberko, Poster presented at Student Symposium, Cornell College, April, 10, 1999. 

 

"Command Surfaces; Monolayers and liquid crystal alignment"  Charles A. Liberko, Science Interest Group Lecture, Cornell College, February 17, 1998.

 

“Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Dyes”, Invited Lecture, Coe College, March 14, 1997.

 

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