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

Hydrodynamic theory of wetting by active particles
N Grodzinski, ME Cates, RL Jack
Physical Review E
(2026)
113
Spontaneous Ratchet Currents and Transition Dynamics in Active Wetting
N Grodzinski, RL Jack, ME Cates
Physical Review Letters
(2026)
136
Observing the mechanism of delayed collapse in colloidal gels: Yielding while becoming stronger.
R Cheng, MA Faers, F Turci, A Mauleon-Amieva, TB Liverpool, RL Jack, CP Royall
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(2026)
123
Exact large deviations and emergent long-range correlations in sequential quantum East circuits
J Li, B Bertini, JP Garrahan, RL Jack
Physical Review B
(2026)
113
Weak unitary symmetries of open quantum dynamics: beyond quantum master equations
CA Brown, RL Jack, K Macieszczak
New Journal of Physics
(2026)
28
Cyclically sheared colloidal gels: structural change and delayed failure time.
H Bhaumik, JE Hallett, TB Liverpool, RL Jack, CP Royall
Soft Matter
(2025)
21
Entropy production rate in thermodynamically consistent flocks
T Agranov, RL Jack, ME Cates, É Fodor
New Journal of Physics
(2025)
27
Learning strategies for optimised fitness in a model of cyclic dominance
H Yu, RL Jack
New Journal of Physics
(2025)
27
Gauge freedoms in unravelled quantum dynamics: When do different continuous measurements yield identical quantum trajectories?
CA Brown, K Macieszczak, RL Jack
(2025)
Dynamical patterns and nonreciprocal effective interactions in an active-passive mixture through exact hydrodynamic analysis.
J Mason, RL Jack, M Bruna
Nat Commun
(2025)
16

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