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Professor Suzanne Fielding is a faculty member at the Department of Physics, Durham University. She holds a Professor academic rank and has been actively contributing to the field of soft condensed matter physics since 2009. Her research focuses on flow instabilities, shear banding, viscoelastic turbulence, soft glassy rheology, and biologically active suspensions.
Education:
- BSc in Physics, University of Oxford (1997)
- PhD in Physics, University of Edinburgh (2000)
Her research explores how complex fluids and soft solids deform and fail under stress, with particular emphasis on shear banding phenomena, flow-induced phase transitions, and mechanical properties of biological tissues. Recent work investigates delayed material failure, recoverable strain mechanisms, and nonmonotonic stress relaxation patterns.
Key trends in her 15 most recent publications (2025–2022) include: shear banding across amorphous materials and granular flows; mechanical cloaking in auxetic systems; rheological behavior of biological tissues; and theoretical models of friction aging. These studies span journals like Physical Review and Soft Matter, often combining computational simulations with analytical physics.
Scientific Awards:
- Arthur B. Metzner Award, Society of Rheology
Her funding history includes prestigious fellowships: EPSRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2003–2006), EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship (2007–2012), and ERC Starting/Consolidating Grant (2012–2017). She has supervised PhD student Sam Walker and collaborates extensively with researchers in soft matter physics and rheology.
