Gerald R. Van Hecke
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Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Harvey Mudd College
PhD, Princeton University
Thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics of liquids, particularly liquid crystals. Preparation of new liquid crystalline materials. Light-scattering methods for determination of thermodynamic properties.