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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

General discussion
MacElroy, ME Cates, JHR Clarke, PB Warren, Tildesley, Klein, Hillman, I Rubinstein, GH Dibdin, Meares, Noble, Thomas, JH Petropoulos, A Hedley, G Eisenman, Vessal, G Dickel, Demi
– Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions
(1991)
87,
2111
(doi: 10.1039/FT9918702111)
Coulon et al. reply
C Coulon, D Roux, ME Cates
– Phys Rev Lett
(1991)
67,
3194
(doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.67.3194)
The isotropic (“Sponge”) to lamellar transition in dilute surfactant systems
ME Cates
– Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
(1991)
176,
187
(doi: 10.1016/0378-4371(91)90440-N)
Dynamic relaxation of rodlike micelles
ME Cates, CM Marques, J-P Bouchaud
– The Journal of Chemical Physics
(1991)
94,
8529
(doi: 10.1063/1.460086)
The effect of adsorbed polymer on the elastic moduli of surfactant bilayers
JT Brooks, CM Marques, ME Cates
– Journal de Physique II
(1991)
1,
673
(doi: 10.1051/jp2:1991198)
Nonlinear Thermodynamic Relaxation in Living Polymer Systems
CM Marques, ME Cates
– Journal de Physique II
(1991)
1,
489
(doi: 10.1051/jp2:1991182)
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
(link to publication)
Brownian motion of rod-like micelles under flow
MS Turner, ME Cates
– Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
(1991)
87,
2073
(doi: 10.1039/ft9918702073)
Phase equilibria of polymer-containing droplet microemulsions
JT Brooks, ME Cates
– Chemical Physics
(1990)
149,
97
(doi: 10.1016/0301-0104(90)80132-H)
Strong coupling in the Liouville theory: a heuristic approach
ME Cates
– Physics Letters B
(1990)
251,
553
(doi: 10.1016/0370-2693(90)90796-9)
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Research Group

Soft Matter

Room

G1.08

Telephone

01223 337912

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