Prof. Chris Breward | Mathematical Institute

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

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Personal website:

https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/~breward/

ORCID iD:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-5261

Research groups:

Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

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.

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 issue 2 volume 360 page 662-671 (15 August 2011) Full text available

The effect of polar lipids on tear film dynamics.

The effect of polar lipids on tear film dynamics.
Aydemir, E; Breward, C; Witelski, T
Bull Math Biol issue 6 volume 73 page 1171-1201 (June 2011) Full text available

An asymptotic theory for the reequilibration of a micellar surfactant solution

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 page 201-215 (2011)

A theoretical analysis of the surface tension profiles of strongly interacting polymer-surfactant systems.

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 issue 2 volume 350 page 486-493 (15 October 2010) Full text available

Long-wavelength stability of an unsupported multilayer liquid film falling under gravity

Long-wavelength stability of an unsupported multilayer liquid film falling under gravity
Dyson, R; Brander, J; Breward, C; Howell, P
Journal of Engineering Mathematics issue 3 volume 64 page 237-250 (9 March 2009)

Recent Publications:

A dynamic network model for the action of low salinity on two-phase flow

A dynamic network model for the action of low salinity on two-phase flow
Wilmott, Z; Breward, C; Chapman, S
Advances in Water Resources issue March 2020 volume 137 page 103520-103520 (1 March 2020)

Simple model for the hygroscopy of sulfuric acid

Simple model for the hygroscopy of sulfuric acid
Kiradjiev, K; Nikolakis, V; Griffiths, I; Beuscher, U; Venkateshwaran, V; Breward, C
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research issue 10 volume 59 page 4802–4808- (9 February 2020)

Homogenisation problems in reactive decontamination

Homogenisation problems in reactive decontamination
Luckins, E; Breward, C; Griffiths, I; Wilmott, Z
European Journal of Applied Mathematics (30 September 2019)

Modelling surfactant systems out of thermodynamic equlibrium

Modelling surfactant systems out of thermodynamic equlibrium
Breward, C; Howell, P
SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics issue 3 volume 79 page 1098–1123- (20 June 2019)

Out-of-plane buckling in two-dimensional glass drawing

Out-of-plane buckling in two-dimensional glass drawing
O'Kiely, D; Breward, C; Griffiths, I; Howell, P; Lange, U
Journal of Fluid Mechanics volume 869 page 587-609 (29 April 2019)

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

Teaching:

I teach at Christ Church

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