The role of the supervisor. Although a dissertation is an opportunity for you to work independently, you will usually be allocated a member of academic staff as a supervisor. Supervisors are there to help you shape your ideas and give you advice on how to conduct the research for your dissertation.
The TN device consists of the twisted nematic liquid crystal confined between two glass substrates with homogeneous planar orientation: the orientation of the director n on one substrate is rotated by 90 o with respect to n on another substrate.
Root-knot nematode. Root-knot nematodes are plant-parasitic nematodes from the genus Meloidogyne. They exist in soil in areas with hot climates or short winters. About 2000 plants worldwide are susceptible to infection by root-knot nematodes and they cause approximately 5% of global crop loss.