Presentations
Structure-property relationships and thixotropic properties of organogels based on amines and amides derivatives of (R)-12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid.
V. Ajay Mallia, D. L. Blair and R. G. Weiss
238th American chemical society national meeting, August 16-20, 2009, DC, US
Design of gelators based on amine and amide derivatives of (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid, a renewable feedstock obtained from castor oil.
V. Ajay Mallia, D. L. Blair and R. G. Weiss
13th Annual green chemistry and engineering conference, June 23-25, 2009, MD, US

Design of glass-forming liquid crystals for photonic applications and in-situ preparation of metal nanoparticles
V. Ajay Mallia
Naval Research Laboratory, DC, US

Design of nitrogen containing low molecular-mass organogelators based on (R)-12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid and the property of their organogels
V. Ajay Mallia and R. G. Weiss
40th American chemical society of mid atlantic regional meeting, May 17-21, 2008, NY, US

Synthesis and gelation studies of nitrogen-containing derivatives of (R)-12-hydroxy stearic acid
V. Ajay Mallia, M. George and R. G. Weiss
Summer school on polymeric and self assembled gels, August 5-17, 2007, UCSB, US

Design and studies of materials for electronic and photonic applications
V. Ajay Mallia
BEAMCO, Orlando, Florida, US

Chiral dimesogens for photonics applications: Novel light driven phase transitions and the effect smectic cybotactics domains in controlling the chiral reflections
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
11th International meeting on topical meeting on optics of liquid crystals, October 02-07, 2005, Sand key, Florida, US

Study of chiral dimesogens and their light driven phase transitions
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals, June 19-24, 2005, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, US

Characterstics of cholesteric pitch induced by the addition of photoresponsive oligomer
H. Akiyama, V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
Symposium on Liquid Crystal Chemistry, June 14, 2005, Osaka, Japan

Study of smectic inducers incorporated chiral dimesogens: Novel strategy for better tuning of cholesteric pitch and light driven phase transitions
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
International Symposium on molecular smart systems, March 16-17, 2005 Tsukuba, Japan

Photoresponsive azobenzene-functionalized polymeric materials for cholesteric reflection color recording and surface wettability control
H. Akiyama, V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
International Symposium on molecular smart systems, March 16-17, 2005 Tsukuba, Japan

Novel light driven phase transitions in chiral dimesogenic materials and the effect of smectic domains in controlling the chiral reflections
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
International Symposium on nano@micro; innovations for nanoarchitechtonics, March 03-05, 2005, Tsukuba, Japan

Photoswtichable glass-forming chiral dimesogens: photo-thermal modulation of microscopic disordering in helical super structure and optical properties
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki 
Eighth IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials,October 08 - 13, 2003, Yokohama, Japan

Photoresponsive vitrifiable chiral dimesogens: thermal, photooptical and glass forming properties
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
Sixth International Conference on Materials Chemistry, MC6: Frontiers and Interfaces (Organized by Royal Society of Chemistry) July 29 - August 1, 2003, University of Sheffield, UK

Design, synthesis, thermal and photochemical properties of some azobenzene-cholesterol containing dimesogens
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
Japanese Liquid Crystalline Society confererence,October 14- 17, 2003, Aomori, Japan

Study of smectic inducers incorporated chiral dimesogens and their light driven phase transitions
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
The 12th International Symposium on Advanced Materials-Strategic Membrane Assemblies and Supramolecular Systems, December 07-10, 2004, National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, Japan

Butadienes as novel chromophores for color tuning of cholesteric glasses: influence of microscopic molecular reorganization within the helical super structure
R. Davis, V. Ajay Mallia, S. Das and N. Tamaoki
Japanese Chemical Society Liquid crystalline symposium, 2004, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Photoresponsive carbohydrate amphiphiles
G. Narayan, P. K. S. Antharjanam, V. Ajay Mallia, Suresh Das, S. Paul, O. Srinivas and N. Jayaraman
Third Trivandrum International Symposium on Recent Trends in Photochemical Sciences, January 05-07, 2004, Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum, India

Design of Chiral dimesogens as tools for photonics
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
The sixth AIST international symposium on photoreaction control and photofunctional materials, October 29-31, 2003, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan

Control of Photoreaction of Amphiphilic Spiropyran Langmuir Film by Heat Treatment
T. Nakazawa, V. Ajay Mallia, R. Azumi, H. Sakai, M. Abe, N. Tamaoki and M. Matsumoto
The sixth AIST international symposium on photoreaction control and photofunctional materials, October 29-31, 2003, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan

Hysteresis in photoresponsivity of spiropyran langmuir film
T. Nakazawa, V. Ajay Mallia, R. Azumi, H. Sakai, M. Abe, N. Tamaoki and M. Matsumoto
Photochemical conference 2003, November 22-24, 2003, Shimane, Japan

Photoresponsive mesogens containing donor/acceptor-substituted butadienes
R. Davis, V. Ajay Mallia and S. Das
Fourth National Symposium in Chemistry, February, 01-03, 2002, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

Azopyridine containing photoactive liquid crystals
V. Ajay Mallia, P. K. S. Antharjanam and S. Das
Recent trends in photochemical sciences, January 08-11, 2001, Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum, India

Photoactive mesogenic sugars
P. K. S. Antharjanam, V. Ajay Mallia, Suresh Das, O. Srinivas and N. Jayaraman
Recent trends in photochemical sciences, January 08-11, 2001, Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum, India

Photoswitchable liquid crystals
V. Ajay Mallia, M. George and S. Das
Seminar on ultrafast processes in biology, chemistry and physics
March 11-13, 1999, National Centre for Ultrafast Processes
University of Madras, Chennai, India

                                      
                                         
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