Through a Modern Microscope
Description
The optical microscope is perhaps the most commonly used research instrument. Despite its popularity, the prevalence of sound operational skill and sound fundamental understanding is lacking, particularly among young researchers. This book offers an alternate approach to explaining optical microscopy through a series of experiments using a host of soft materials. The book starts by providing a simple physical rationale for understanding the principle and operation of a microscope. Following which each chapter is designed as a hands on experiment which enhances the readers knowledge on a wide range of soft materials including but not limited to liquid crystals, polymers and butterflies.
Key features:
- Introduction to fundamentals of optical microscopy
- Insights on the physical behaviour of several soft materials
- Easy experiments using optical microscopes
- Can be used as a textbook for a lab course
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Dr. Mohan Srinivasarao, is a professor in the school of Materials Science and Engineering as well as in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. He has a Ph. D in chemistry (from Carnegie Mellon University) and works on a variety of problems related to "soft materials" primarily using light microscopy as a tool. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dr. Jung Ok Park (Ph. D in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University) is retired from Georgia Institute of Technology, after having worked in School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and the Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Materials and Interfaces (STAMI). Prior to Georgia Tech, she worked at LG Chemical Research Park, in various areas of research and characterization, mostly focused on advanced materials, and holds over 45 patents.
Dr. Karthik Nayani, is a professor in the School of Chemical, University of Arkansas, holding the Louis Owen Professorship in Chemical Engineering. He obtained his Ph. D in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and is the recipient of the prestigious NSF CAREER award. His lab studies the thermodynamics and dynamic phenomena of liquid-liquid interfaces to design facile biosensors
