- 2015-date: Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
- 2007-2022: Royal Society Research Professor
- 1995-2015: Professor of Natural Philosophy, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
- 1992-1995: University Lecturer, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
- 1989-1992: University Assistant Lecturer, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
- 1988-1989: Royal Society University Research Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
- 1985-1995: Junior Research Fellow (1985-1989), Teaching Fellow (1990-1995), Trinity College Cambridge
Research
Mike is a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. He heads the Soft Matter research group. His current research interests include: flow of colloids, polymers, emulsions, gels and other soft materials; shear-thickening and rheology in dense suspensions; dynamics of soft glasses; flow of liquid crystals; general theories of active matter; cellular locomotion; phase ordering in active and passive systems; statistical mechanics of active particles; and numerous other topics. He recently completed an ERC Advanced Grant called ADNeSP: Active and Driven Systems, Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics.
Prizes and Awards
- 2021: International Member, US National Academy of Sciences
- 2019: International Member, US National Academy of Engineering
- 2016: Bingham Medal, US Society of Rheology
- 2013: Weissenberg Award, European Society of Rheology
- 2009: Dirac Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics
- 2009: Gold Medal, British Society of Rheology
- 2007: Fellow of the Royal Society (London)
- 2005: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1996: Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- 1994: Prix Franco-Britannique (Paris Academy of Sciences)
- 1991: Maxwell Prize and Medal, Institute of Physics
Publications
Mode Coupling and Dynamical Heterogeneity in Colloidal Gelation: A Simulation Study
– J Phys Chem B
(2005)
109,
6666
(doi: 10.1021/jp045595p)
Theory and simulation of gelation, arrest and yielding in attracting colloids
– Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
(2004)
16,
s4861
(doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/42/005)
Simulating colloid hydrodynamics with lattice Boltzmann methods
– Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
(2004)
16,
s3903
(doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/38/009)
Solvable senescence model with positive mutations.
– Physical Review E Statistical Physics Plasmas Fluids and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
(2004)
70,
4
(doi: 10.1103/physreve.70.021907)
Dynamical heterogeneities close to a colloidal gel.
– Journal of Chemical Physics
(2004)
121,
2813
(doi: 10.1063/1.1768936)
Schematic Mode Coupling Theories for Shear Thinning, Shear Thickening, and Jamming
(2004)
203
Mode coupling theories for jamming and gelation
– Aip Conference Proceedings
(2004)
708,
33
(doi: 10.1063/1.1764056)
Cluster Mode-Coupling Approach to Weak Gelation in Attractive Colloids
– Physical review letters
(2004)
92,
148302
The origin of network formation in colloid-liquid crystal composites
– Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
(2004)
16,
l227
(doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/15/l04)
Schematic mode coupling theories for shear thinning, shear thickening, and jamming
(2004)
203
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