Prof. Chris Breward
MA, MSc, DPhil
InFoMM CDT Co-Director
Status
Academic Faculty
Co-Director, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Industrially Focused Mathematical Modelling
Research groups
Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Highlighted publications
On the predictions and limitations of the Becker-Döring model for reaction kinetics in micellar surfactant solutions.
Griffiths, I Bain, C Breward, C Colegate, D Howell, P Waters, S J Colloid Interface Sci volume 360 issue 2 662-671 (15 Aug 2011) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21571292 The effect of polar lipids on tear film dynamics.
Aydemir, E Breward, C Witelski, T Bull Math Biol volume 73 issue 6 1171-1201 (Jun 2011) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20556530 An asymptotic theory for the reequilibration of a micellar surfactant solution
Breward, C Griffiths, I Bain, C Chapman, S Howell, P Waters, S SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics volume 72 201-215 (2011) A theoretical analysis of the surface tension profiles of strongly interacting polymer-surfactant systems.
Bell, C Breward, C Howell, P Penfold, J Thomas, R J Colloid Interface Sci volume 350 issue 2 486-493 (15 Oct 2010) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20688336 Long-wavelength stability of an unsupported multilayer liquid film falling under gravity
Dyson, R Brander, J Breward, C Howell, P Journal of Engineering Mathematics volume 64 issue 3 237-250 (09 Mar 2009) Teaching
I teach at Christ Church
Recent publications
A model for the lifetime of a reactive filter
Kiradjiev, K Breward, C Griffiths, I Journal of Engineering Mathematics volume 133 (08 Apr 2022) A simple model for the desulphurisation of flue gas using reactive filters
Breward, C Kiradjiev, K Journal of Engineering Mathematics volume 129 (21 Jul 2021) A homogenised model for a reactive filter
Kiradjiev, K Breward, C Griffiths, I Schwendeman, D SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics volume 81 issue 2 591-619 (29 Apr 2021) A heat and mass transfer problem for the dissolution of an alumina particle in a cryolite bath
Kovacs, A Breward, C Einarsrud, K Halvorsen, S Nordgard-Hansen, E Manger, E Muench, A Oliver, J International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer volume 162 (06 Sep 2020) A simple model for the hygroscopy of sulfuric acid
Kiradjiev, K Nikolakis, V Griffiths, I Beuscher, U Venkateshwaran, V Breward, C Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research volume 59 issue 10 4802-4808 (09 Feb 2020) Research interests
Fluid mechanics; Surfactants; Mathematical modelling for industry and the biosciences. I am working on modelling tear films at the moment, and polymer-surfactant mixtures