Dr Matthew Butler

黑料正能量 Chancellor's Fellow

Mathematics and Statistics

Personal statement

I am a Chancellor's Fellow in Mathematical Modelling at the University of 黑料正能量. My work focuses on using mathematical modelling to answer questions involving the interaction of fluid flows and solid structures at the microscale. I have been awarded the APS's Fran莽ois Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics and the IMA's Lighthill-Thwaites Prize for my research.

My research interests include:

Poro-elasticity, hydrogel dynamics and swelling
Biomechanics of tissues and biofilms
Surface tension, elasticity and elasto-capillarity
Artificial microswimmers, micro-components and microfluidics
Fluid dynamics, particularly viscous flows and lubrication theory
Mathematical modelling, mechanics and asymptotic methods

Publications

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Publications

: , Walker Benjamin J, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas D, Katsamba Panayiota; Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol 1029 (2026)
: , Box Finn, Robert Thomas, Vella Dominic; Physical Review Fluids Vol 4 (2019)
: , Vella Dominic; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Vol 607, pp. 514-529 (2022)
: , Montenegro-Johnson Thomas D; Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol 947 (2022)
: , Walker Benjamin J, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas, Katsamba Panayiota; (2025)
: Katsamba Panayiota, , Koens Lyndon, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas D; Physical Review Fluids Vol 9 (2024)