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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

  • 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

Brownian motion of rod-like micelles under flow
MS TURNER, ME CATES
– Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
(1991)
87,
2073
INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE FOR A COMPATIBLE POLYMER BLEND FOR SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE ANNEALING TIMES - DISCUSSION
RM LYDENBELL, LV WOODCOCK, JHR CLARKE, DJ TILDESLEY, J YARWOOD, RD NOBLE, KE GUBBINS, J WALTON, LA POZHAR, JH PETROPOULOS, GP MATTHEWS, DJ MORANTZ, JI SIEPMANN, ML KLEIN, RK THOMAS, B VESSAL, AR HILLMAN, ML FERNANDEZ, P MEARES, GB SUFFRITTI, F BAROS, ME CATES
– JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-FARADAY TRANSACTIONS
(1991)
87,
2063
Phase equilibria of polymer-containing droplet microemulsions
JT BROOKS, ME CATES
– Chemical Physics
(1990)
149,
97
Strong coupling in the Liouville theory: a heuristic approach
ME CATES
– Physics Letters B
(1990)
251,
553
Hexagonal and lamellar mesophases induced by shear
CM MARQUES, ME CATES
– Journal de Physique
(1990)
51,
1733
MICROEMULSIONS AND THE L3 PHASE
ME CATES
– JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE
(1990)
51,
C773
Hydrodynamic modes and topology in microemulsions and L3 phases
ST MILNER, ME CATES, D ROUX
– Journal de Physique
(1990)
51,
2629
Forces between asymmetric polymer brushes
DFK SHIM, ME CATES
– Journal de Physique
(1990)
51,
701
Growth of charged micelles
SA SAFRAN, PA PINCUS, ME CATES, FC MACKINTOSH
– Journal de Physique
(1990)
51,
503
The relaxation spectrum of polymer length distributions
MS TURNER, ME CATES
– Journal de Physique
(1990)
51,
307
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Research Group

Soft Matter

Room

G1.08

Telephone

01223 337912