Wim H. de Jeu, Advisor, DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials

Wim de Jeu dedicated most of his scientific life to studying soft matter, starting with liquid crystals at Philips Research (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) in the early days of liquid-crystal displays. At a later stage he established the group Order/Disorder in Soft Matter at the FOM Institute AMOLF in Amsterdam, in combination with a serving as a professor of Physical Characterization of Polymers at the Eindhoven University of Technology. At Eindhoven, he investigated problems in polymer and liquid-crystal physics, including phase transitions and ordering in films and at surfaces, using modern x-ray methods. He played an active role at various synchrotrons, in particular the ESRF (Grenoble, France), and was regularly invited as speaker.

"This book is very helpful to get a basic understanding of X-ray scattering in view of its most common applications to soft matter. It is written with the intention to help users of the technique enter the field, and should fulfil this intention very well." -- Contemporary Physics

"The stated aim is to provide a guide to the essential principles of X-ray scattering methods for new users such as graduate students who are interested in soft matter without any emphasis on either detailed theory or elaborate description of experimental methods. The book, in general, meets this goal admirably." -- Crystallography Reviews

"Beyond doubt, Wim de Jeu's attempt accomplished a short account with a well-balanced evaluation of theoretical foundations and experimental studies. ... [He] has written a useful account to introduce the field of X-ray scattering for soft matter, which avoids all unnecessary details and still succeeds in addressing a broad audience." -- Angewandte Chemie

"[I]t shows illustrative examples from a wide range of soft matter systems without being oversimplifying. ... It is an excellent source of information for researchers who wish to employ x-ray scattering once in a while as a method of structure determination, but who do not need to be familiar with every little aspect of the theory and methodology. And frankly, at this price, you cannot go wrong; it is definitely a very valuable addition to every researcher's bookshelf." -- Liquid Crystals Today