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Soft Matter Physics
Liquids, colloids, polymers, foams, gels, membranes, biological materials and therefore life itself are just a handful of examples of soft matter. Soft matter can be found throughout industrial and technological applications. Whether it’s packaging, adhesives, detergents, cosmetics, medicines, fuels, rubber tyres, or paints, soft matter physics is essential to understanding, designing and optimising these products.
PhD Opportunities
Research within the Soft Matter Group at Leeds is primarily experimental with an equal focus on fundamental and applied aspects. We are interested in a wide range of different soft matter materials including liquid crystals, polymers and biopolymers, glasses, and colloids.
SMP Priority Project: The physics of polymer glasses in confined geometries and in the bulk
Supervisors: Dr Johan Mattsson and Dr Simon Connell
SMP Priority Project: High performance liquid crystals and liquid crystal polymers for organic electronics devices
Supervisors: Dr Mamatha Nagaraj and Dr Richard Mandle
SMP Priority Project: The physics of polymer glasses in confined geometries and in the bulk
Supervisors: Dr Johan Mattsson and Dr Simon Connell
SMP Priority Project: High performance liquid crystals and liquid crystal polymers for organic electronics devices
Supervisors: Dr Mamatha Nagaraj and Dr Richard Mandle