University Associate Professor
My research group includes people in the Dept of Chemistry and in the Dept of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). We investigate questions from physics, chemistry and mathematics, using the theory of statistical mechanics to understand the behaviour of complex systems including biomolecules, glassy liquids, and soft matter. I am particularly interested in co-operative dynamics: for example, how do molecules move in crowded environments? What are the co-operative mechanisms for colloidal self-assembly, and the folding of biomolecules?
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Publications
Avalanche-like intercalation and intraparticle correlations in graphite.
Nature
(2026)
(doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10862-4)
Spontaneous Ratchet Currents and Transition Dynamics in Active Wetting.
Physical review letters
(2026)
136
257101
(doi: 10.1103/sq25-hfsb)
Hydrodynamic theory of wetting by active particles.
Physical Review E
(2026)
113
065423
(doi: 10.1103/rdc2-gsqc)
Observing the mechanism of delayed collapse in colloidal gels: Yielding while becoming stronger.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(2026)
123
e2528499123
(doi: 10.1073/pnas.2528499123)
Exact large deviations and emergent long-range correlations in sequential quantum East circuits
Physical Review B
(2026)
113
l100305
(doi: 10.1103/72KX-56LT)
Weak unitary symmetries of open quantum dynamics: beyond quantum master equations
New Journal of Physics
(2026)
28
024505
(doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ae34da)
Cyclically sheared colloidal gels: structural change and delayed failure time.
Soft matter
(2025)
21
8555
(doi: 10.1039/d5sm00647c)
Entropy production rate in thermodynamically consistent flocks
New Journal of Physics
(2025)
27
104602
(doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ae0c2e)
Learning strategies for optimised fitness in a model of cyclic dominance
New Journal of Physics
(2025)
27
084604
(doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/adfd05)
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