New paper on the validity of Winkler's mattress model for thin elastomeric layers is out in Proc. R. Soc. A. (Royal Society Publishing), with Dominic Vella (Maths Observatory): doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2… Poisson's ratio alone does not control the incompressibility of thin elastic foundations

Why does Winkler's 'mattress model' work so well for (close to) incompressible materials when it should break down? Find out more in this work with Thomas Chandler royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Working with brilliant postdocs and students at UW Math Department is the best part of my job. Prerna Gera has taught me a lot about multicomponent vesicles, and I am thrilled to welcome Thomas Chandler, fresh off his PhD at Oxford. Look for them at APS-DFD! #PostdocAppreciationWeek

We're gearing up for #APSMarch! The first speaker from our group will be the extraordinary Thomas Chandler, on Tuesday 4pm in Fluids VI. Tom has found beautiful links between liquid crystals and classic results (and paradoxes!) in fluid mechanics. arxiv.org/abs/2301.10924 APS DSOFT

OK #APSMarchMeeting, let's do this! UW Math Department UW-Madison Physics

"A nematic liquid crystal with an immersed body: equilibrium, stress and paradox," led by Thomas Chandler, just appeared in Journal of Fluid Mechanics! Among the techniques/analogies explored, my favorite is akin to the Kutta condition: topological defects prefer corners. doi.org/10.1017/jfm.20…

It turns out that sparkling water and raisins are *fascinating*. My daughter and I happened upon this effect playing together in the kitchen a long time ago, and I couldn't help but explore the system more deeply... 1/n arxiv.org/abs/2308.12927

I do not understand how the #apsmarch meeting is already upon us again. But... here we go! See you in Minneapolis!

Fresh on the arXiv today, with the illustrious Thomas Chandler: "Active nematic response to a deformable body or boundary: elastic deformations and anchoring-induced flow." 🧪⚛️ arxiv.org/abs/2409.15617 people.math.wisc.edu/~tgchandler/

Invited article: A review of 'Rigid and deformable bodies in nematic liquid crystals', with Saverio Spagnolie and Thomas Chandler! Read the article @ journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstr… More details on Saverio Spagnolie's Bluesky page: bsky.app/profile/sespag…