Sarah Hicks, Ph.D.
Independent Researcher of Electro-Optics of liquid crystal and polymer materials.
Research Expertise
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Publications
Polymer Stabilized VA Mode Liquid Crystal Display
Journal of Display Technology / Nov 01, 2011
Hicks, S. E., Hurley, S. P., Zola, R. S., & Yang, D.-K. (2011). Polymer Stabilized VA Mode Liquid Crystal Display. Journal of Display Technology, 7(11), 619–623. https://doi.org/10.1109/jdt.2011.2150410
Electric polarization frozen by a polymer network in nematic liquid crystals
Soft Matter / Jan 01, 2013
Hicks, S. E., Hurley, S. P., Yang, Y. C., & Yang, D.-K. (2013). Electric polarization frozen by a polymer network in nematic liquid crystals. Soft Matter, 9(14), 3834. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3sm27594a
Water-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized by Non-Amphiphilic Interactions: Polymer-Dispersed Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Water-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized by Non-Amphiphilic Interactions: Polymer-Dispersed Lyotropic Liquid Crystals. (n.d.). American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/la062203s.s002
P‐111: Effect of Pressure on Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture Light Shutter
SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers / Jun 01, 2009
Ma, J., Hicks, S., Hurley, S., & Yang, D. (2009). P‐111: Effect of Pressure on Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture Light Shutter. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 40(1), 1532–1535. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1889/1.3256605
Effects of thiol monomers on the electro-optical properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films prepared by nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene click reaction
Liquid Crystals / Jun 11, 2018
Shi, Z., Wang, Y., & Wang, Y. (2018). Effects of thiol monomers on the electro-optical properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films prepared by nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene click reaction. Liquid Crystals, 45(12), 1746–1752. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2018.1483037
Creation and control of twist in nematic liquid crystal director via bulk photoalignment
Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XVII / Mar 09, 2022
Hicks, S., Lee, K., McConney, M. E., Godman, N. P., Tabiryan, N. V., & Bunning, T. J. (2022). Creation and control of twist in nematic liquid crystal director via bulk photoalignment. In I. Muševič, L.-C. Chien, & N. V. Tabiryan (Eds.), Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XVII. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2608200
Rewriting bulk photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals in a two-step exposure system
Liquid Crystals XXV / Aug 02, 2021
Hicks, S., Lee, K. M., McConney, M. E., Tabiryan, N. V., & Bunning, T. J. (2021). Rewriting bulk photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals in a two-step exposure system. In I. C. Khoo (Ed.), Liquid Crystals XXV. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594786
Bulk photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals by addition of azobenzene components
Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XVI / Mar 05, 2021
Hicks, S., McConney, M. E., Lee, K. M., Tabirian, N. V., Bunning, T. J., & Bernhardt, E. (2021). Bulk photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals by addition of azobenzene components. In I. Muševič, L.-C. Chien, & N. V. Tabiryan (Eds.), Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XVI. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577673
A NIR light-triggered pyroelectric-dominated generator based on a liquid crystal elastomer composite actuator for photoelectric conversion and self-powered sensing
RSC Advances / Jan 01, 2018
Wei, W., Gao, J., Yang, J., Wei, J., & Guo, J. (2018). A NIR light-triggered pyroelectric-dominated generator based on a liquid crystal elastomer composite actuator for photoelectric conversion and self-powered sensing. RSC Advances, 8(71), 40856–40865. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra08491b
AMS/DOE Graduate Fellowship
Jun 15, 2011
None None. (2011). AMS/DOE Graduate Fellowship. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). https://doi.org/10.2172/1061501
Education
Kent State University
PhD Chemical Physics, Liquid Crystal Institute / May, 2012
University of Southern Mississippi
MS Physics, Physics / July, 2006
Experience
Compound Photonics
Liquid Crystal Engineer / April, 2015 — May, 2017
DigiLens (United States)
Electro-Optics Physicist / April, 2012 — February, 2015
Serious Energy
Materials Engineer / August, 2011 — March, 2012
Air Force Research Laboratory
Diffractive Optics Materials Researcher / February, 2020 — July, 2022
• Distinguished as a senior research scientist within the Agile Soft Materials group at the Air Force Research Lab's RXAP (Photonic Materials) branch.
G&H Photonics
Application Engineer, Electro-Optics / September, 2022 — February, 2024
• Served in product line management for electro-optical components and photonic crystals at G&H's Cleveland site.
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