Prof. Chris Breward | Mathematical Institute

Prof. Chris Breward

MA, MSc, DPhil

InFoMM CDT Co-Director

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/

+44 1865 270505

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, IM; Bain, CD; Breward, CJW; Colegate, DM; Howell, PD; Waters, SL;
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.
Aydemir, E; Breward, CJW; Witelski, TP;
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
Breward, CJ; Griffiths, IM; Bain, CD; Chapman, SJ; Howell, PD; Waters, SL;
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.
Bell, CG; Breward, CJW; Howell, PD; Penfold, J; Thomas, RK;
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
Dyson, RJ; Brander, J; Breward, CJW; Howell, PD;
Journal of Engineering Mathematics issue 3 volume 64 page 237-250 (9 March 2009)

Recent Publications:

Glass sheet redraw through a long heater zone
O’Kiely, D; Breward, CJW; Griffiths, IM; Howell, PD; Lange, U;
IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (31 May 2018)

The effect of ions on the motion of an oil slug through a charged capillary
Wilmott, ZM; Breward, CJW; Chapman, SJ;
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS volume 841 page 310-350 (25 April 2018) Full text available

Quantum mechanical effects in continuum charge flow models
Black, JP; Breward, CJW; Howell, PD;
IMA JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS issue 2 volume 82 page 251-279 (April 2017) Full text available

A TWO-PHASE MODEL FOR EVAPORATING SOLVENT-POLYMER MIXTURES
Hennessy, MG; Breward, CJW; Please, CP;
SIAM JOURNAL ON APPLIED MATHEMATICS issue 4 volume 76 page 1711-1736 (2016) Full text available

Edge behaviour in the glass sheet redraw process
O'Kiely, D; Breward, CJW; Griffiths, IM; Howell, PD; Lange, U;
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS volume 785 page 248-269 (December 2015) Full text available

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