Dr. Jorge Pelaez
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Dr. Jorge Pelaez
Jorge was a graduate student in the group between Jan. 2004 – Apr. 2007. He joined us from the Complutense in Madrid.
Jorge worked on the simulation of liquid crystals using atomistic methods. These include the first atomistic simulations of a low molecular weight biaxial liquid crystal (showing the detailed structure of the molecules in this phase); the simulation of liquid crystal mixtures and the calculation of material properties; and the devlopment of improved force fields to model liquid crystalline materials.
Jorge was the first researcher to “grow” liquid crystal phases from an isotropic liquid using all-atom models.
Jorge’s work was sponsored by the UK research council EPSRC through a grant.
Jorge’s publications in the group can be found on the publications page
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