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Biography
- 1989-1992: BA in Mathematics at the University of Oxford (Keble College).
- 1992-1996: PhD in the Department of Engineering Mathematics at the University of Bristol. Boundary effects in nematic liquid crystal cells, supervised by Prof. S. J. Hogan (external link)
- 1995-1997: Post Doctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Mathematics at the University of Bristol. Working on nematic liquid crystal theory with Prof. Hogan.
- 1997-1999: Post Doctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. Working on smectic liquid crystal theory with Dr S. J. Elston (external link).
- 1999-2004: Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Strathclyde.
- 2001-2006: EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow
- 2004-2007: Reader in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Strathclyde.
- 2007-present: Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde.
Selected publications
- Asymptotic and numerical analysis of a simple model for blade coating
- Quintans Carou J, Wilson SK, Mottram NJ and Duffy BR
J. Eng. Math., 2009, 63(2-4), 155-176 - A mathematical model for blade coating of a nematic liquid crystal
- QuintansCarou J, Mottram NJ, Wilson SK and Duffy BR
University of Strathclyde Mathematics Research Report, 2007, #4 - Theoretical analysis of the magnetic Freedericksz transition in the presence of flexoelectricity and ionic contamination
- Smith AAT, Brown CV and Mottram NJ
Phys. Rev. E, 2007, 75, Art. No. 041704 - Multistable alignment states in nematic liquid crystal filled wells
- Tsakonas C, Davidson AJ, Brown CV and Mottram NJ
Appl. Phys. Lett., 2007, 90, Art. No. 111913 - Uniqueness in the Freedericksz transition with weak anchoring
- daCosta FP, Grinfeld M, Mottram NJ and Pinto JT
2007, #19 - Flexoelectric instability and a spontaneous chiral-symmetry breaking in a nematic liquid crystal cell with asymmetric boundary conditions
- Palto SP, Mottram NJ and Osipov MA
Phys. Rev. E, 2007, 75, Art. No. 61707 - A mathematical study of a bistable nematic liquid crystal device
- daCosta FP, Grinfeld M, Mottram NJ and Pinto JT
University of Strathclyde Mathematics Research Report, 2006, #9 - Towards a Model of Atherosclerosis
- McKay C, McKee S, Mottram N, Mulholland T, Wilson S, Kennedy S and Wadsworth R
University of Strathclyde Mathematics Research Report, 2005, #4 - Introduction to Q-tensor theory
- Mottram N and Newton C
University of Strathclyde Mathematics Research Report, 2004, #10 - Flexoelectric enhancement above the Freedericksz transition
- Brown CV and Mottram NJ
Phys Rev E, 2003, 68, 031702-1-031702-5 - Influence of flexoelectricity above the nematic Freedericksz transition
- Brown CV and Mottram NJ
Phys. Rev. E, 2003, 68, Art no. 31702 - Flexoelectric switching in a bistable nematic device
- Davidson AJ and Mottram NJ
Phys Rev E, 2002, 65(5), art. no. 051710 Part 1 - Defect-induced melting in nematic liquid crystals
- Mottram NJ and Sluckin TJ
Liq. Cryst., 2000, 27, 1301-1304 - Biaxial ordering at the chevron interface in smectic liquid crystals
- Mottram NJ, Islam NU and Elston SJ
Phys. Rev. E, 1999, 60, 613-619 - Theoretical model of the transition between C1 and C2 chevron structures in smectic liquid crystals
- Diaz A, Mottram NJ and McKay G
Eur. Phys. J. E, 2005, 18, 231-237 - Pulsed addressing of a dual-frequency nematic liquid crystal
- Mottram NJ and Brown CV
Phys. Rev. E, 2006, 74, Art no. 31703
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