Prof. Derek Moulton

Status

Academic Faculty

+44 1865 615153

Contact form

http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/moulton/

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-7973

Research groups

Address

Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Recent books

New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems Amar, M Bush, J Goriely, A Müller, M Cugliandolo, L Hohenegger, C Hosoi, A Jülicher, F Labouesse, M MacKintosh, F Moulton, D Preziosi, L Shelley, M Smith, R Tabor, M Vitale, G (26 May 2011)

New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems Ben Amar, M Goriely, A Müller, M Cugliandolo, L (26 May 2011)

Recent publications

Hierarchical mechanical patterns in morphogenesis: from mollusc shells to plants, fungi and animals

Moulton, D Goriely, A Chirat, R Journal of the Royal Society Interface volume 22 issue 227 (25 Jun 2025)

Ultra-fast physics-based modeling of the elephant trunk

Kaczmarski, B Moulton, D Goriely, Z Goriely, A Kuhl, E Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 106102-106102 (01 Mar 2025)

Uncovering the mechanical secrets of the squirting cucumber

Box, F Moulton, D Vella, D Lowe, T Goriely, A Thorogood, C Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences volume 121 issue 50 (25 Nov 2024)

Active shape control by plants in dynamic environments

Oliveri, H Moulton, D Harrington, H Goriely, A Physical Review E volume 110 (12 Jul 2024)

Minimal design of the elephant trunk as an active filament

Goriely, A Moulton, D Kaczmarski, B Leanza, S Zhao, R Kuhl, E Physical Review Letters volume 132 (14 Jun 2024)