{"682648":{"#nid":"682648","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Hsien Cheng Huang","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHsien Cheng Huang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAdvisor: Prof. Vladimir V. Tsukruk\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ewill propose a doctoral thesis entitled\u003C\/em\u003E,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering Nanoscale Chirality in Hybrid Branched Ionic Frameworks for Tunable Optical and Transport Properties\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOn\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThursday, June 19 at 10:00 a.m.\u003Cbr\u003EMolecular Science and Engineering Building (MoSE) \u0026nbsp;Room 1226\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eand\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVirtually via Zoom\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/97585295471?pwd=wfSPZpOvpy9t32Zozle7SmJt6WU3b2.1\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/97585295471?pwd=wfSPZpOvpy9t32Zozle7SmJt6WU3b2.1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Vladimir Tsukruk (Advisor), MSE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Blair Brettmann,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EChBE, MSE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Scott Danielsen, MSE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Antonio Facchetti, MSE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Shucong Li, MSE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChirality profoundly influences how molecules interact with light, ions, and biological systems, playing a pivotal role in fields ranging from asymmetric catalysis to ion transport and molecular recognition. While its importance is well-established at the molecular level, translating chirality into extended material systems remains a formidable challenge. This thesis addresses that gap by exploring how chiral elements\u2014such as enantiomerically pure ligands and amino acid-functionalized nodes\u2014can be integrated into Metal\u2013Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and branched Oligomeric Ionic Liquids (bOILs) to create materials with controlled handedness and nanoscale order. These architectures are constructed using bottom-up synthetic methods and characterized through a suite of analytical techniques, including circular dichroism spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and electrochemical impedance measurements. Early experimental efforts have focused on optimizing the interaction between amino acids and ionic scaffolds, resulting in homogeneous and reproducible assemblies that are promising for the emergence of long-range chiral order. By correlating nanoscale architecture with functional performance, this research aims to shed light on how chirality governs optical and ionic behaviors\u2014ultimately guiding the design of materials for chiral separation, photonic modulation, and bioelectronic integration.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEngineering Nanoscale Chirality in Hybrid Branched Ionic Frameworks for Tunable Optical and Transport Properties\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engineering Nanoscale Chirality in Hybrid Branched Ionic Frameworks for Tunable Optical and Transport Properties"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-06-04 15:34:22","changed_gmt":"2025-06-04 15:34:58","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-06-19T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-06-19T12:00:44-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-06-19T12:00:44-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-06-19 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-06-19 16:00:44","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-06-19 16:00:44","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Molecular Science and Engineering Building (MoSE)  Room 1226 and Virtually via Zoom","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}