Electrooptic Materials Based On Molecular Compasses And Gyroscopes: Effects Of Symmetry, Conjugation, And Correlated Dipolar Rotation Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay, University of California, Los Angeles, DMR Goals and Accomplishments: Prepare and characterize a new class of materials with functions based on controllable dynamic processes: Molecular compassess and gyroscopes —Crystalline assemblies have been designed with components that respond in the MHz to THz regimes. —Their rotary dynamics and interaction with external electric fields have been analyzed — Dielectric, electronic and photonic properties will be determined. —14 peer reviewed articles and 3 reviews published and over 40 invited lectures given. Rotary dynamics are determined by variable temperature solid-state NMR, inelastic neutron scattering, X-ray diffraction, etc. Determine dielectric properties directly (dielectric measurements) and spectroscopically (polarized optical measurements) Control rotary dynamics and orientation by changing the symmetry of the rotators

Education, Broad Impacts and Outreach Electrooptic Materials Based On Molecular Compasses And Gyroscopes: Effects Of Symmetry, Conjugation, And Correlated Dipolar Rotation Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay, University of California, Los Angeles, DMR T. Alfredo V. Khuong Assistant Professor Southwest College UCLA, Current Graduate Students: Miguel Jimenez Zach Obrien Cortnie Vogelsberg Paul Reeve Carlos Godinez Cal State LA (postdoc) UCLA, Education & Training Jose Nuñez U. Texas (postdoc) UCLA, Luis Campos UCSB (postdoc) UCLA, Steve Karlen Grad Student UCLA, Outreach Dr. Stephanie Gould, NSF Discovery Corps fellow and group member Service University Service —Department of Chemistry, Vice-Chair for Education —Faculty Adviser, Culture and Diversity Group —Center for Academic & Research Excellence Faculty Committee —Academic Advancement Program Faculty Advisory Committee —Committee on Gender Equity Advisory Board Member —Journal of Organic Chemistry —Journal of the American Chemical Society —Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society 2005-date Guest Editor —Mol. Cryst. Liquid. Cryst., 2006, 456. National and International Service and Leadership —XVII International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State, UCLA, 2005 —Summer School on Stereochemical Aspects of Materials Sciences UCSB, 2005 —Symposium on Organic Solid State Chemistry Pacifichem 2005 —NSF Workshop on Physical Organic Chemistry Lake Arrowhead, CA, Oct 27-31, 2006 —Symposium in Honor of Prof. F. Wudl UCLA, January —NSF Division of Chemistry Committee of Visitors Wahsington, February 2007 Current Undergraduates Rich Rodriguez (2008) Melissa Padilla (2008) David Ang (2007) —Stephanie leads our group’s activities on the expansion of the GK-12 Program at UCLA by organizing a lesson showcase to teach local high school teachers how to use the available lessons. —Give a yearly lecture at Los Angeles Trade- Technical Community College —Host students from Cerritors Community College for a day visit to our labs at UCLA —With Luis Campos and Jose Nuñez co-organized the Procter&Gamble Organization for Culture and Diversity in the Sciences