Thomas C. Sykes
Assistant Professor
University of Warwick
I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, leading a lab within the Fluid Dynamics Research Centre. I also have several roles at the University of Oxford, with positions in the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Wadham College, Oxford.
I previously completed an undergraduate Mathematics degree (BSc, Leeds, 2016) and an integrated PhD/MSc in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics at the University of Leeds in 2020. I then spent 3.5 years as a postdoc and lecturer at the University of Oxford, before joining Warwick in April 2024.
My research focuses on the small scale free surface phenomena, especially of droplets, interfaces, and complex fluids. I adopt a highly-interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to research, utilising a range of techniques including numerical simulations, laboratory (usually high-speed imaging) experiments, and mathematical modelling, often in combination.
Please feel free to contact me about any aspect of my work.
Interests
- Fluid dynamics.
- Droplets (coalescence, splashing, mixing, breakup, collisions, etc.).
- Interfaces.
- Complex fluids (colloids, molecules, surfactants, polymers).
Education
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PhD & MSc in Fluid Dynamics, 2020
University of Leeds (EPSRC CDT in Fluid Dynamics)
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BSc in Mathematics, 2016
University of Leeds (School of Mathematics)
