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Welcome to the world of soft matter! Soft matter is an umbrella term for a variety of seemingly
disparate materials, which, for example, include liquid crystals, colloids and polymers, yet
sharing certain common features.
The overarching theme of our research is optimal design of soft matter to inform fabrication
of functional materials as well as formulation of consumer products. The study of soft
matter is central to this research theme. Our current research is focused on designing
programmed self-assembly of a range of building blocks, from molecular to microscale, to
realise a variety of soft materials. We are particularly interested in designing novel photonic, phononic,
opto-electronic and viscoelastic materials.
To this end our research develops, adapts, and applies computational methods, largely
underpinned by the theory of statistical mechanics, to study systems of interest in close
connection with contemporary experimental research.
Please visit the Research section for more details.
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