Dr Matthew Butler
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Mathematics and Statistics
Personal statement
Personal statement
I am a Chancellor's Fellow in Mathematical Modelling at the University of Strathclyde. 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 François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics and the IMA's Lighthill-Thwaites Prize for my research.
My research interests include:
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Poro-elasticity, hydrogel dynamics and swelling
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Biomechanics of tissues and biofilms
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Surface tension, elasticity and elasto-capillarity
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Artificial microswimmers, micro-components and microfluidics
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Fluid dynamics, particularly viscous flows and lubrication theory
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Mathematical modelling, mechanics and asymptotic methods
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Publications
- Elastohydrodynamics of three-dimensional chemically active filaments
- Butler Matthew D, Walker Benjamin J, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas D, Katsamba Panayiota
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol 1029 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2026.11208
- Elasto-capillary adhesion : effect of deformability on adhesion strength and detachment
- Butler Matthew, Box Finn, Robert Thomas, Vella Dominic
- Physical Review Fluids Vol 4 (2019)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.033601
- Liquid bridge splitting enhances normal capillary adhesion and resistance to shear on rough surfaces
- Butler Matthew D, Vella Dominic
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Vol 607, pp. 514-529 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.133
- The swelling and shrinking of spherical thermo-responsive hydrogels
- Butler Matthew D, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas D
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol 947 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.641
- Slender phoretic loops and knots
- Katsamba Panayiota, Butler Matthew D, Koens Lyndon, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas D
- Physical Review Fluids Vol 9 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.9.054201
- A new class of single-material, non-reciprocal microactuators
- Maslen Charlie, Gholamipour-Shirazi Azarmidokht, Butler Matthew D, Kropacek Jindrich, Rehor Ivan, Montenegro-Johnson Thomas
- Macromolecular Rapid Communications Vol 44 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202200842
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Professional Activities
- Scottish Soft Matter Meeting
- Speaker
- 18/6/2026
- Nikhil Desai
- Host
- 6/2026
- 39th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting
- Speaker
- 27/5/2026
- Applied Mathematics Seminar, University of Durham
- Speaker
- 27/4/2026
- Applied Mathematics Seminar, University of Dundee
- Speaker
- 9/3/2026
- Emergent mechanics from material replacement in biological systems
- Speaker
- 3/2026
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Contact
Dr
Matthew
Butler
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Mathematics and Statistics
Email: matthew.butler@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3804