Speaker:
Prof. Linda Cummings, Mathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Title:
Modeling and large-scale simulations of dewetting thin films of nematic liquid crystal
Abstract:
Thin film flows of nematic liquid crystal will be considered, using the Leslie-Ericksen formulation for nematics. Our model can account for variations in substrate anchoring, which may exert a strong influence on patterns that arise in the flow. A number of simulations will be presented using an in house code, developed to run on a GPU. Current modeling directions involving flow over interlaced electrodes, so-called dielectrowetting, will be briefly highlighted.