Lab Overview

We are a theoretical physics research lab at the University of Bath. We are interested in modelling the mechanics of soft materials and designing new states of matter. Our interests include flow and patterns in active materials, topological states of soft matter, viscoelastic aerosols, and photonic crystal fibre. In addition to modelling naturally occurring soft matter, we design new structures called mechanical metamaterials using patterns on scales from nanometers to the macroscopic.

Team

Current members

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Guido Baardink

PhD Student

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Jack Binysh

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Jamie Mclauchlan

PhD Student

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Nathan Roberts

PhD Student

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Anton Souslov

Associate Professor (Reader)

Alumni

Benjamin Hilton

MPhys Student

Christopher Short

MPhys Student

Gino Cassella

MPhys Student

Luke Neville

MPhys Student

Achilles Bergne

MPhys Student

Annabel Biggs

MSci Student

Christopher Alden

MPhys Student

Ewan Davies

MPhys Student

Henry de Libero

MPhys Student

Isaac Chidlow

MPhys Student

Jack Fulls

MPhys Student

James Farrar

MPhys Student

M. Sohaib Khalid

BSc Student

Matthew Parry

BSc Student

Nicholas Liu

BSc Student

Pravek Patel

BSc Student

Simon Garnett

MPhys Student

Toby Gibson

MSci Student

Research

Active elasto-capillarity

We consider what happens when an active surface is wrapped around a soft solid, which leads to a universal description of the resulting shapes.

Absorption of topological waves

At the point where two different boundaries meet, topological waves can disappear.

Topological Fibre Optics

We designed and created the first optical fibre which propagates light using a topological state.

Recent Talks

Between materials and robots

Odd elasticity in soft active solids

Topological waves and odd viscosity in chiral active fluids

Active Fluids as Topological Metamaterials

Chiral Active Metamaterials

Teaching

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Vacancies

If you are interested in joining the Souslov lab, please email a.souslov@bath.ac.uk

Prospective PhD students can apply for funding through the Bath CDTs and through the China Scholarship Council:

Early-career PhD holders can apply for funding to work in the group through

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