▁for ▁basic ▁theoretical ▁and ▁experimental ▁studies ▁of ▁liquid ▁cry st als , ▁in ▁particular ▁their ▁ferro elect ric ▁and ▁ch iral ▁properties ▁( la ud ation ). ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Franklin ▁Institute . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : B ran de is ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁term ▁Ser ind ia ▁comb ines ▁Ser es ▁( Ch ina ) ▁and ▁India ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Asia ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁S ink i ang , ▁Chinese ▁Turk est an ▁or ▁High ▁Asia . ▁See ▁main ▁entry ▁under ▁X in ji ang . ▁ ▁The ▁art ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Ser ind ian . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ch ind ia ▁ ▁References ▁Hop k irk , ▁Peter ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁Foreign ▁Dev ils ▁on ▁the ▁Sil k ▁Road : ▁The ▁Search ▁for ▁the ▁Lost ▁C ities ▁and ▁Tre asures ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁Am her st : ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Press . ▁. ▁ ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Asia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Brown