Dr Peter Henderson
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- p.henderson@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272903
- Office Address
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055 (south entrance, lower ground) Meston Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
Meston Walk
AB24 3UE
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
External Memberships
Treasurer of Royal Society of Chemistry Aberdeen and North East Scotland Local Section
Latest Publications
Spontaneous chirality through mixing achiral components: A twist-bend nematic phase driven by hydrogen-bonding between unlike components
Chemical Communications, vol. 54, no. 27, pp. 3383-3386Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStructure–property relationships in twist-bend nematogens: the influence of terminal groups
Liquid Crystals, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 68-83Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2016.1275303
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Liquid crystal dimers and the twist-bend nematic phase. The preparation and characterisation of the alpha,omega-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4 '-yl) alkanedioates
Liquid Crystals, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 471-483Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2014.888803
Synthesis and characterisation of side chain liquid crystal copolymers containing sulfonic acid groups
Polymer, vol. 53, no. 13, pp. 2604-2612Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2012.02.029
Cholesteryl-based liquid crystal dimers containing a sulfur-sulfur link in the flexible spacer
Liquid Crystals, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 259-268Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2011.641753
- Research
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Research Overview
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9334-538X
SCOPUS Author ID: 7202609020
Liquid Crystals
Synthesis and characterisation
Structure-property relationships in dimers and oligomers
New molecular architectures and mesophases
Ferro- and anti-ferroelectric materials for display applications
Biaxial nematic phase
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
Director of Undergraduate Pathways
Oversee recruitment and teaching, learning & assessment on undergraduate degree programmes.
I teach (lectures, labs, tutorials) on a variety of courses at all levels from Summer School through to taught postgraduate masters.
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
School Senior Personal Tutor