Dr Matthew Butler

吃瓜tv Chancellor's Fellow

Mathematics and Statistics

Personal statement

I am a Chancellor's Fellow in Mathematical Modelling at the 吃瓜tv. 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)