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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Professor Michael Cates

  • 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

Phase equilibria in solutions of associating telechelic polymers: rings vs reversible network
AN Semenov, IA Nyrkova, ME Cates
– Macromolecules
(2002)
28,
7879
(doi: 10.1021/ma00127a039)
Diblock copolymers: comicellization and coadsorption
DFK Shim, C Marques, ME Cates
– Macromolecules
(2002)
24,
5309
(doi: 10.1021/ma00019a015)
Hydrodynamic Modes of Soluble Surfactant Films
C-YD Lu, ME Cates
– Langmuir
(2002)
11,
4225
(doi: 10.1021/la00011a012)
Linear viscoelasticity of living polymers: a quantitative probe of chemical relaxation times
MS Turner, ME Cates
– Langmuir
(2002)
7,
1590
(doi: 10.1021/la00056a009)
Effects of polydispersity in the end-grafted polymer brush
ST Milner, TA Witten, ME Cates
– Macromolecules
(2002)
22,
853
(doi: 10.1021/ma00192a057)
Uniaxial Elastic Modulus of Concentrated Emulsions
DMA Buzza, ME Cates
– Langmuir
(2002)
10,
4503
(doi: 10.1021/la00024a019)
Mixtures of Colloids and Wormlike Micelles: Phase Behavior and Kinetics
G Petekidis, LA Galloway, SU Egelhaaf, ME Cates, WCK Poon
– Langmuir
(2002)
18,
4248
(doi: 10.1021/la011751x)
Multiple Glassy States in a Simple Model System
KN Pham, AM Puertas, J Bergenholtz, SU Egelhaaf, A Moussaïd, PN Pusey, AB Schofield, ME Cates, M Fuchs, WCK Poon
– Science (New York, N.Y.)
(2002)
296,
104
(doi: 10.1126/science.1068238)
Rheological and light scattering studies of cationic fluorocarbon surfactant solutions at low ionic strength
C Oelschlaeger, G Waton, E Buhler, SJ Candau, ME Cates
– Langmuir
(2002)
18,
3076
(doi: 10.1021/la015687v)
Comparative Simulation Study of Colloidal Gels And Glasses
AM Puertas, M Fuchs, ME Cates
– Phys Rev Lett
(2002)
88,
983011
(doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.098301)
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Research Group

Soft Matter

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G1.08

Telephone

01223 337912

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