Dr Dominic Vella

Dr Dominic Vella

Dr Dominic Vella

BA, MMath, PhD (Cantab)

  • University Lecturer in Applied Mathematics
  • Tutorial Fellow at Lincoln College

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eMail: Dominic [dot] Vella [-at-] maths [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk
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Phone Number(s):

Reception/Secretary: +44 1865 273525
Direct: +44 1865 615150

Office: RI.2.15b

Departmental Address:

Mathematical Institute
24-29 St Giles'
Oxford
OX1 3LB
England

Research Interests: 

Surface tension, adhesion and the interaction with elasticity (Elasto-capillarity)

Mechanics of wrinkling (of thin elastic sheets)

Prizes, Awards and Scholarships: 

Leverhulme Research Fellowship (April 2013 – March 2015)

Major/Recent Publications: 

The most reliable source of information on my publications is my ResearcherID Profile. Otherwise, some recent papers are:

D. Vella, A. Ajdari, A. Vaziri and A. Boudaoud Indentation of ellipsoidal and cylindrical elastic shellsPhys. Rev. Lett. 109, 144302 (2012).

T. J. W. Wagner and D. Vella,  The sensitivity of Graphene `Snap-through' to substrate geometry,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 233111 (2012).

D. Vella, A. Ajdari, A. Vaziri and A. Boudaoud, The indentation of pressurized elastic shells: From polymeric capsules to yeast cellsJ. R. Soc. Interface 448 (2012).

B. Davidovitch, R. D. Schroll, D. Vella, M. Adda-Bedia and E. Cerda, Prototypical model for tensional wrinkling in thin sheetsProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108, 18227 (2011).

D. Vella, A. Ajdari, A. Vaziri and A. Boudaoud, Wrinkling of pressurized elastic shellsPhys. Rev. Lett. 107, 174301 (2011).

T. J. W. Wagner and D. VellaFloating carpets and the delamination of elastic sheetsPhys. Rev. Lett. 107, 044301 (2011).

D. Vella, M. Adda-Bedia and E. Cerda, Capillary wrinkling of elastic membranesSoft Matter 6, 5778 (2010).

D. Vella and J. Li, The impulsive motion of a small cylinder at an interfacePhys. Fluids 22, 052104 (2010).

D. Vella, A. Boudaoud and M. Adda-Bedia, Statics and Inertial Dynamics of a Ruck in a RugPhys. Rev. Lett. 103, 174301 (2009).

D. Vella, J. Bico, A. Boudaoud, B. Roman and P. M. Reis, The Macroscopic Delamination of Thin Films from Elastic SubstratesProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106, 10901 (2009).

P. Cicuta and D. VellaGranular Character of Particle RaftsPhys. Rev. Lett. 102, 138302 (2009)