The LC MRC aggressively pursues its role as the principal US academic center providing research services, advice and information supporting the industrial development of ferroelectric liquid crystals and related technologies. The Center currently has ongoing interactions with nearly every US company with an interest in this field. Industrially supported research at the Center focuses on critical issues and problems of direct relevance to commercialization of FLCs, such as alignment, response speed and development techniques for achieving analog gray scale. For further information, contact Dave Walba.