Professor Denis Weaire
Fellow Emeritus, Physics
CRANN Board Member, CRANN
Biography
Denis Lawrence WEAIRE recently retired as Erasmus Smith Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in the School of Physics of Trinity College Dublin. He is a an honorary Doctor of the Technical University of Lisbon, Member (and former VP) of the Royal Irish Academy, Member (and current VP) of the Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
He served on the interim Board of Science Foundation Ireland and as a member of the Scientific Council of the (EC)JRC, Editor-in-Chief of J Phys (Condensed Matter), a founder member and first Secretary/Treasurer of the European Association of Deans of Science, Chairman of the EU TMR Physics Networks Panel, and President of the European Physical Society. In TCD he has served as Dean of Science, and he has conducted numerous evaluations and reviews for the EU and governmental agencies.
In 2002 he was awarded the Cecil Powell Memorial Medal of the EPS. His work has also been recognized by prizes from Shell Amsterdam, the Japanese Society for Science on Form, and special public lectures. In February 2005 he is to be conferred with the Cunningham Medal, the most distinguished award of the Royal Irish Academy. In 2008 he received the Hollingweck Medal and prize, jointly awarded by the Intitute of Physics and the French Physical Society.
He was a director and co-founder of a successful spin-off technology company (Magnetic Solutions Ltd) engaged since 1994 in the manufacture and design of magnetic instrumentation and of magnetic annealing systems for the semiconductor industry.
He has acted as an advisor on science policy and evaluation to science agencies in France, Portugal, Brazil and Australia and is currently reviewing plans for major research centres in Australia.
Research interests have included computational physics, electronic structure, amorphous materials, magnetic devices, soft condensed matter (particularly foams), microfluidics, and the history of science. He has delivered many keynote and plenary lectures on these topics to leading international conferences in a variety of disciplines.
In addition he has strong interests in history of science (and has been chairman of the relevant boards of EPS and IOP) and arts-science interactions. He has assisted in the design of the Science Centre at Birr, organised the Quatercentenary Science Exhibition of TCD and other lesser exhibitions, and produced the play "Calculus". He is Chairman of the Library Committee of the Royal Society.
He is the author over three hundred and fifty publications and several books, most notably Physics of Foams (OUPP) and Pursuit of Perfect Packing (Taylor anf Francis,Second Edition 2008). His most notable research achievement was the 1994 paper, which overthrew a century-old conjecture of Lord Kelvin, regarding the structure of foam. The "Weaire-Phelan" structure, announced at that time, is to be the basis for the construction of one of the main buildings of the Beijing Olympics- the "Water Cube".
He has an extensive record of research grants in the USA, UK, the EU and Ireland.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Höhler, R. and Weaire, D., Can liquid foams and emulsions be modeled as packings of soft elastic particles?, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 263, 2019, p19-37
J Winkelmann, A Mughal, D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Equilibrium configurations of hard spheres in a cylindrical harmonic potential., EPL Europhysics Letters, 127, 2019, p44002 - (7 pages)
F.F. Dunne , J. Winkelmann, D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Implementation of Morse-Witten theory for a polydisperse wet 2D foam simulation, Philosophical Magazine, 99, (18), 2019, p2303 - 2320
J Winkelmann, A Mughal, DB Williams, D Weaire and S Hutzler, Theory of rotational columnar structures of soft spheres, Physical Review E (Rapid Communication), 99, 2019, p020602-
A. Mughal, S.J. Cox, D. Weaire, S.R. Burke and S. Hutzler, Demonstration and interpretation of 'scutoid' cells formed in a quasi-2D soap froth, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 98, 2018, p358 - 364
Boland, C.S. and Khan, U. and Binions, M. and Barwich, S. and Boland, J.B. and Weaire, D. and Coleman, J.N., Graphene-coated polymer foams as tuneable impact sensors, Nanoscale, 10, (11), 2018, p5366-5375
A. Mughal, J. Winkelmann, D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Columnar structures of soft spheres: Metastability and hysteresis, Physical Review E, 98, 2018, p043303 - (6 pages)
Hutzler, S. and Ryan-Purcell, J.C.F. and Dunne, F.F. and Weaire, D., A simple formula for the estimation of surface tension from two length measurements for a sessile or pendant drop, Philosophical Magazine Letters, (98), 2018, p9 - 16
Cox, S. J. and Kraynik, A. M. and Weaire, D. and Hutzler, S., Ideal wet two-dimensional foams and emulsions with finite contact angle, Soft Matter, 14, 2018, p5922 - 5929
J Winkelmann, FF Dunne, VJ Langlois, ME Moebius, D Weaire, S Hutzler, 2D foams above the jamming transition: Deformation matters, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 534, 2017, p52 - 57
Mughal, A. and Weaire, D., Phyllotaxis, disk packing, and Fibonacci numbers, Physical Review E, 95, (2), 2017, p022401-
F. F. Dunne and F. Bolton and D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Statistics and topological changes in 2D foam from the dry to the wet limit, Philosophical Magazine, 97, (21), 2017, p1768 - 1781
J. Winkelmann, B. Haffner, D. Weaire, A. Mughal, and S. Hutzler, Simulation and observation of line-slip structures in columnar structures of soft spheres, Physical Review E, 96, 2017, p012610-1 - 012610-6
D Weaire, R Hoehler and S Hutzler, Bubble-bubble interactions in a 2D foam, close to the wet limit, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 247, 2017, p491 - 495
Emilie Forel, Emmanuelle Rio, Maxime Schneider, Sebastien Beguin, Denis Weaire, Stefan Hutzler and Wiebke Drenckhan, The surface tells it all: relationship between volume and surface fraction of liquid dispersions, Soft Matter, 12, 2016, p8025 - 8029
Heitkam S, Drenckhan W, Titscher T, Weaire D, Kreuter D.C, Hajnal D, Piechon F, Fröhlich J, Elastic properties of solid material with various arrangements of spherical voids, European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids, 59, 2016, p252 - 264
Heitkam S, Drenckhan W, Weaire D, Fröhlich J, Beam model for the elastic properties of material with spherical voids, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 86, (1-2), 2016, p165 - 176
Whyte, David S. , Murtagh, Robert P., Weaire, Denis L., Hutzler, Stefan, Applications and extensions of the Z-cone model for the energy of a foam, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 473, 2015, p115 - 122
Foams and analogous cellular systems in, E. Terentiev , The Oxford Handbook of Soft Condensed Matter, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 2015, pp147 - 166, [Denis Weaire and Stefan Hutzler]
Foams in, editor(s)N.J. Higham , Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2015, pp737 - 740, [D. Weaire and S. Hutzler]
R Murtagh, D Whyte, D Weaire and S Hutzler, Adaptation of the Z-cone model to the estimation of the energy of a bcc foam, Philosophical Magazine, 95, 2015, p4023 - 4034
D Whyte, D Weaire, W Drenckhan and S Hutzler, The relative energy of fcc and hcp foams, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 95, 2015, p319 - 323
AJ Meagher, D Whyte, J. Banhart, S. Hutzler and F Garcıa-Moreno, Slow crystallisation of a monodisperse foam stabilised against coarsening, Soft Matter, 11, 2015, p4710 - 4716
Weaire, Denis, "Albert and Erwin: decline and fall", 2015, - 42-43
Drenckhan, W., Hutzler, S., Structure and energy of liquid foams, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 224, 2015, p1 - 16
Hutzler S, Murtagh R.P, Whyte D, Tobin S.T, Weaire D, Z-cone model for the energy of an ordered foam, Soft Matter, 10, (36), 2014, p7103 - 7108
S.T. Tobin, D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Theoretical analysis of the performance of a foam fractionation column, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 470, 2014, p20130625 - (18 pages)
A. Mughal and D. Weaire, Theory of cylindrical dense packings of disks, Physical Review E, 89, 2014, p042307-
S. Hutzler , R.P. Murtagh, D. Whyte, S.T. Tobin, D. Weaire, Z-Cone model for the energy of an ordered foam, Soft Matter, 10, 2014, p7103 - 7108
Bergin, S.D., Hutzler, S., Weaire, D. , The drop heard round the world, Physics World, 27, (5), 2014, p26-29
Weaire D and O'Connor S , False starts and dead ends: the Irish contribution to late 19th century spectroscopy, The roots of physics in Europe - echophysics, Poellau, Austria, edited by P.M. Schuster, , Living Edition, 2013, pp113-123
A.J. Meagher, S. Hutzler and D. Weaire, Building the pyramids: perfect bubble crystals, Philosophical Magazine, 93, 2013, p4138 - 4150
S. Hutzler, S. T. Tobin, A. J. Meagher, A. Marguerite and D. Weaire, A model system for foam fractionation, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 469, 2013, p20120727 - (15 pages)
Adil Mughal, Ho-Kei Chan, Denis Weaire & Stefan Hutzler, Dense packings of spheres in cylinders: Simulations, Physical Review E, 85, (5), 2012, p051305-1 - 051305-17
R. Gabbrielli, A.J. Meagher, D. Weaire, K.A. Brakke and S. Hutzler, An experimental realisation of the Weaire-Phelan structure in monodisperse liquid foam, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 92, 2012, p1 - 6
Foam Morphology in, editor(s)Paul Stevenson , Foam Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications, Wiley, 2012, pp7 - 26, [D. Weaire, S.T. Tobin, A.J. Meagher and S. Hutzler]
Hutchie in, Donegan JF, Weaire D, Florides P , Hutchie - The life and works of Edward Hutchinson Synge, Poellauberg, Austria , Living Edition, 2012, pp147 , [Denis Weaire]
Denis Weaire, John F Donegan and Petros S Florides, Unknown Genius, Physics World, December, 2012, p26-30
Edward Hutchinson Synge (1890-1957) - a fragmentary life in, editor(s)Donegan JF, Weaire D, Florides P , Hutchie - The life and works of Edward Hutchinson Synge, Poellauberg, Austria, Living Edition, 2012, pp1-49 , [Petros S Florides, Denis Weaire and John F Donegan]
Denis Weaire, Hutchie - The life and works of Edward Hutchinson Synge, Poellauberg, Austria, Living Edition, 2012, 1-155pp
Barry JD, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Nonlocal effects in the continuum theory of shear localisation in 2d foams, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 91, (6), 2011, p432 - 440
Hutzler S, Loesch D, Carey E, Weaire D, Hloucha M and Stubenrauch C, Evaluation of a steady-state test of foam stability, Philosophical Magazine, 91, (4), 2011, p537 - 552
A.J. Meagher, M. Mukherjee, D. Weaire, S.Hutzler, J. Banhart and F. Garcia-Moreno, `Analysis of the internal structure of a monodisperse liquid foam by X-ray tomography, Soft Matter, 7, 2011, p9881 - 9885
Adil Mughal, Ho-Kei Chan & Denis Weaire, Phyllotactic Description of Hard Sphere Packing in Cylindrical Channels, Physical Review Letters, 106, (11), 2011, p115704-1 - 115704-4
S. Hutzler and D. Weaire, The mechanics of liquid foams: history and new developments, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 382, (1-3), 2011, p3 - 7
N Vandewalle, H Caps, G Delon, A Saint-Jalmes , E Rio , L Saulnier, M Adler, A L Biance, O Pitois, S Cohen Addad, R Hohler, D Weaire, S Hutzler, D Langevin, Foam Stability in Microgravity, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, International Symposium on Physical Sciences in Space, Bonn, Germany, July 11-15, 2011, edited by Andreas Meyer and Ivan Egry , 327, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2011, pp012024-
Weaire D, Barry JD and Hutzler S, The continuum theory of shear localization in two-dimensional foam, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 22, 2010, p193101 - (22pp)
Barry JD, Weaire D and Hutzler, Shear localisation with 2D Viscous Froth and its relation to the Continuum Model, Rheologica Acta, 49, 2010, p687 - 698
A Mughal, D Weaire, Curvature in conformal mappings of two-dimensional lattices and foam structure, Proc. R. Soc. A, 465, 2009, p219 - 238
Weaire D and Rivier N, Soap, cells and statistics - random patterns in two dimensions (Reprinted from Contemporary Physics, vol 25, pg 59, 1984), Contemporary Physics, 50, (1), 2009, p199 - 239
Weaire D, Kelvin's ideal foam structure, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 158, 2009, p012005-
Van der Net A, Weaire D and Hutzler, Rearrangement and elimination of ordered surface layers of crystalline bubble structures due to gas diffusion, Soft Matter, 5, 2009, p318 - 324
Weaire D, Clancy RJ and Hutzler S, A simple analytical theory of localisation in 2D foam rheology, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 89, (4), 2009, p294 - 299
SJ Cox , D. Wearie , G. Mishuris, The viscous froth model: steady states and the high-velocity limit, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 465, (2108 ), 2009, p2391 - 2405
Hutzler S, Barry J, Grasland-Mongrain P, Smyth D and Weaire D, Ordered packings of bubbles in columns of square cross-section, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 344, 2009, p37 - 41
Denis Weaire and Stefan Hutzler, Foam as a complex system, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21, 2009, p474227 - 474231
Saadatfar M, Garcia-Moreno F, Hutzler S, Sheppard AP, Knackstedt MA, Banhart J and Weaire, Imaging of metallic foams using X-ray micro-CT, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 344, 2009, p107 - 112
Barrett D, Daly EJ, Dolan M, Kelly S, Drenckhan W, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Taking Plateau into micro-gravity: the formation of an eight-fold vertex in a system of soap films, Microgravity - Science and Technology, 20, 2008, p17 - 22
Aste T and Weaire D, Pursuit of Perfect Packing, 2nd Edition, London, Taylor and Francis, 2008
Saadatfar M, Barry J, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Ordered cylindrical foam structures with internal bubbles, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 88, 2008, p661 - 668
Weaire D, Kelvin's foam structure: a commentary, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 88, (2), 2008, p91 - 102
Weaire D, Special issue dedicated to the memory of Professor Manuel Amaral Fortes - Foreword, 2008, -
Kelvin and Fitzgerald: Great Irish Physicists in, editor(s)Flood R, McCarthy M and Whitaker A , Kelvin: life, labours and legacy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008, pp86 - 93, [Weaire D]
Hutzler S, Saadatfar M, van der Net A, Weaire D and Cox SJ, The dynamics of a topological change in a system of soap films, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 323, 2008, p123 - 131
D Weaire and W Drenckhan, Structure and dynamics of confined foams: A review of recent progress, Advances in colloid and interface science, 137, 2008, p20 - 26
Carrier V, Hutzler S and Weaire D, Observations of a variety of drainage patterns in bamboo foams, Europhysics Letters, 83, 2008, p54005 - (5 pages)
Weaire D, Hutzler S, Langlois VJ and Clancy RJ, Velocity dependence of shear localisation in a 2D foam, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 88, 2008, p387 - 396
Langlois VJ, Hutzler S and Weaire D, Rheological properties of the soft disk model of 2D foams, Physical Review E, 78, 2008, p021401 - 021408
van der Net A, Delaney GW, Drenckhan W, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Crystalline arrangements of microbubbles in monodisperse foams, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 309, 2007, p117 - 124
Weaire D, Time for a rethink of research proposal evaluation?, European Review, 15, 2007, p275 - 282
N. Péron, S.J. Cox, S. Hutzler and D. Weaire, Steady drainage in emulsions: corrections for surface Plateau borders and a model for high aqueous volume fraction, European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter, 22, 2007, p341 - 351
Janiaud E, Weaire D and Hutzler, A simple continuum model for the dynamcis of a a quasi two-dimensional foam, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 309, 2007, p125 - 131
Weaire D and Coey JMD, Mentor and Constant Friend: the Life of George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901), European Review, 15, 2007, p513 - 521
D. L. Weaire and J. M. D. Coey, Mentor and constant friend: the life of George Francis Fitzgerald (1851 - 1901), The European Review , 15, (4), 2007, p513-521
Weaire D, Vaz MF, Teixeira PIC, Fortes MA, Instabilities in liquid foams, Soft Matter, 3, 2007, p47 - 57
Hutzler S, Saadatfar M, van der Net A, Weaire D and Cox SJ, The dynamics of a topological change in a system of soap films, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2007
Carrier V, Hutzler S and Weaire D, Drainage of foams with regularly spaced parallel soap films, Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 309, 2007, p13 - 19
Carrier V, Hutzler S and Weaire, Drainage of bamboo foams, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 309, 2007, p13 - 19
Hutzler S, Drainage induced convection rolls in foams, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 309, 2007, p33 - 37
S. Hutzler, D. Weaire, S. J. Cox, A. van der Net and E. Janiaud, Pre-empting Plateau: The nature of topological transitions in foam, Europhysics Letters, 77, 2007, p28002-p1 - 28002-p5
Saint-Jalmes A, Cox SJ, Marze S, Safouane M, Langevin D, Weaire D, Experiments and Simulations of Liquid Imbibition in Aqueous Foams under Microgravity, Microgravity: Science and Technology, 18 , (3-4), 2006, p108 - 111
Weaire D, A story of silicon, soap and serendipity, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 8 (6), 2006, p2011 - 2014
Weaire D, Janiaud E and Hutzler S, Two-dimensional foam rheology with viscous drag, Physical Review Letters, 97, 2006, p038302-
Weaire D and Brakke K, CS Smith's development of a viewpoint, Resonance, 11, (6), 2006, p31 - 41
Clancy RJ, Janiaud E, Weaire D and Hutzler S, The response of 2d foams to continuous applied shear in a Couette rheometer, European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter, 21, 2006, p123 - 132
A. van der Net, W. Drenckhan, D. Weaire, S. Hutzler , The Crystal Structure of Bubbles in the Wet Foam Limit, Soft Matter, 2, (2), 2006, p129 - 134
A. Saugey, W. Drenckhan, D. Weaire, Wall slip of bubbles in foams, Physics of Fluids, 18, (5), 2006, p053101
Cox SJ, Alonso MD, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Drainage induced convection rolls in foams I: Convective bubble motion in a tilted tube, European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter, 19, 2006, p17 - 22
W. Drenckhan, S. Cox, G. Delaney, H. Holste, D. Weaire, N. Kern , Rheology of ordered foams- on the way to Discrete Microfluidics, Cooloids and Surfaces A, 263, (1-3), 2005, p65 - 75
Liquid Foams - Precursors for Solid Foams in, editor(s)Michael Sceffler and Paolo Colombo , Cellular Ceramics, Weinheim, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH&Co. KGaA, , 2005, pp18 - 28, [Denis Weaire, Simon Cox and Ken Brakke]
Rioual F, Hutzler S and Weaire D, Elastic dilatancy in wet foams: A simple model, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 263, (1-3), 2005, p117 - 120
Marze, S, SaintJalmes, Cox SJ, Weaire D, Aqueous foam experiments in the Maxus 6 rocket: Towards the development of an ISS module, ESA SP Publications, 590, 2005, p573 - 578
Ahern A, Verbist G, Weaire D, et al., The conductivity of foams: a generalisation of the electrical to the thermal case, Colloid Surface A, 263 , (1-3), 2005, p275 - 279
McGuinness P, Drenckhan W, Weaire D, The optimal tap: three dimensional nozzle design, Journal of Applied Physics D - Applied Physics, 38, (18), 2005, p3382 - 3386
Delaney G W, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Onset of rigidity for stretched string networks, europhysics letters, 72, 2005, p990 - 996
Delaney G, Weaire D, Hutzler S and Murphy S, Random packing of elliptical disks, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 85, (2), 2005, p89 - 96
Elias F, Bacri J-C, Flament C, Janiaud E, Talbot D, Drenckhan W, Hutzler S and Weaire D, Magnetic Soap Films and Magnetic Soap Foams, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 263, (1-3), 2005, p65 - 75
D. Weaire, S Cox, N. Kern, S Hutzler, W Drenckhan, The Two Dimensional Viscous Froth Model for Foam Dynamics, Physical Review, 2004
D Weaire, N Kern, G Verbist, Loaded Foam Structures, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 84, 2004, p117 - 125
M Durand, D.Weaire, Optimising Transport in a Homogeneous Network, Physical Review E, 70, (4), 2004, p046125
Hutzler S, Delaney G, Weaire D and McLeod F, Rocking Newton"s Cradle, American Journal of Physics, 72, (12), 2004, p1508 - 1516
Drenckhan, W., Weaire, D. and Cox, S.J., The demonstration of conformal maps with two-dimensional foams, European Journal of Physics, 25, 2004, p429 - 438
S. Hutzler, N. Peron, D. Weaire, W. Drenckhan , The Foam/Emulsion Analogy in Structure and Drainage, European Journal of Physics E, 14, (4), 2004, p381 - 386
S Cox, D Weaire, J A Glazier, The rheology of two-dimensional foams, Rheologica Acta, 43, (5), 2004, p442 - 448
SJ Cox, D Weaire, G Verbist, Comment on "Foam Imbibition in Microgravity, Eur J Phys, B, (40), 2004, p119 - 121
M Durand and D Weaire, Optimizing transport in a homogeneous network, Physical Review, 70, 2004, p046125
Kern N, Weaire D, Martin A, Hutzler S and Cox SJ, The two-dimensional viscous froth model for foam dynamics, Physical Review E, 70, 2004, p041411 - (13 pages)
S. Hutzler, G. Delaney, D. Weaire and F. McLeod, Rocking Newton's Cradle, American Journal of Physics, 72, (12), 2004, p1508 - 1516
SJ Cox, D Weaire, G Verbist, Comment on "Foam Imbibition in Microgravity, Eur J Phys, B, (40), 2004, p119 - 121
D. Weaire, W Drenckhan, S Hutzler, Foam physics; the simplest example of soft condensed matter, AIP Conference Proceedings, First International Conference on Modern Trends in Physics Research, 748, (1), 2004, pp22-28
W. Drenckhan, S. Gatz, D. Weaire , Wave patterns of a rivulet of surfactant solution in a Hele-Shaw cell, Physics of Fluids, 16, (8), 2004, p3115 - 3121
W. Drenckhan, F. Elias, S. Hutzler, D. Weaire, E. Janiaud, J.-C. Bacri , Bubble size control and measurement in the generation of ferrofluid foams, Journal of Applied Physics, 93, (12), 2003, p10078 - 10083
Weaire D and Hutzler S, Dilatancy in liquid foams, Philosophical Magazine, 83, (23), 2003, p2747 - 2760
Hard Magnets, M Amaral Fortes, P J Ferreira, Materiais Dois Mil, IST Press, 2003, pp277 - 282, [D. Weaire, JMD Coey]
D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Dilatancy in liquid foams, Philosophical. Magazine, 83, 2003, p2747 - 2760
N Kern and D Weaire, Approaching the dry limit in foam, Philosophical Magazine, 83, 2003, p2973 - 2987
Cox, S.J., Vaz, M.F. and Weaire, D., Topological changes in a two-dimensional foam cluster, European Physical Journal E, 11, (1), 2003, p29 - 35
D. Weaire, S. Hutzler, S. Cox, N. Kern, M.D. Alonso, and W. Drenckhan, The Fluid Dynamics of Foams, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 15, 2003, pS65-S73
D Weaire, S.J. Cox and F. Graner, Uniqueness, Stability and Hessian eigenvalues for two-dimensional foam structures, European Physical Journal E, 7, 2002, p123 - 127
S.J. Cox, D. Weaire and M.F. Vaz, The transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional foam structures, European Physical Journal, E 7, 2002, p311 - 315
J.Banhart and D. Weaire, On the Road Again: Metal Foams Find Favor, Physics Today, 55, 2002, p37-42
D. Weaire, Foam Physics, Advanced Engineering Materials, 4, 2002, p723 - 725
D. Weaire, The science lecture: theatre in the round?, Europhysics News, 26, 2002
D. Weaire, The Value of Useless Studies (Cecil Powell Lecture), Europhysics News, 2002, p170 - 173
Hutzler S, Weaire D, Elias F, Janiaud E, Juggling with bubbles in cylindrical ferrofluid foams, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 82, 2002, p297 - 301
S. Hutzler, D. Weaire, F. Elias, and E. Janiaud, Juggling with Bubbles in Cylindrical Ferrofluid Foams, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 82, 2002, p297 - 301
S.J. Cox, G. Bradley and D. Weaire, Metallic foam processing from the liquid state: the competition between solidification and drainage, European Journal of Physics: Applied Physics, 14, 2001, p87 - 96
Cox SJ and Weaire D, Comment on "Free drainage of aqueous foams: Container, Europhys. Lett., 55, (3), 2001, p445-
D. Weaire, S.J. Cox, S. Hutzler and G. Bradley, Foams in microgravity, Journal de Physique iv, 2001
S.J. Cox and D. Weai, Comment on 'free-drainage of aqueous foams: container shape effects on capillarity and vertical gradients', Europhysics Letters, 55, 2001, p445 - 446
Weaire D, Cox SJ, Hutzler S and Bradley G, Foams in microgravity, Journal de Physique IV France, 11, 2001, pPr6-213 - Pr6-220
S.J. Cox, G. Bradley, S. Hutzler and D. Weaire, Vertex corrections in the theory of foam drainage, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 13, 2001, p4863 - 4869
D. Weaire, Instabilities of two liquid drops in contact, Computing in Science and Engineering, 4, 2001, p564 - 574
C Monnereau, N Pittet and D Weaire, An analysis of surface curvature and growth laws using the Surface Evolver, Europhys. Lett, 52, 2000, p3 - 8
S. Hutzler and D. Weaire, Foam coarsening under forced drainage, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 80, (6), 2000, p419 - 425
S Hutzler and D Weaire, Foam Coarsening under Forced Drainage, Phil Mag Letters, 80, (419), 2000
D Weaire, S Hutzler, G. Verbist, De schone schijn van schuim, Chemisch Weekblad, 9, 2000, p12 - 13
Cox S J, Weaire D, Hutzler S, Murphy J, Phelan R and Verbist G, Applications and generalisations of the foam drainage equation, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A, 456, (20002), 2000, p2441 - 2464
Hutzler S, Weaire D and Shah S, Bubble sorting under forced drainage, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 80, (1), 2000, p41 - 48
R. Phelan, D. Weaire, S. McMurry, S. Cox, The Deformation of Soap Film Junctions by Applied Forces, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 79, (887), 1999
T. R. Ní Mhíocháin, J.M.D. Coey, D. L. Weaire, S.M. McMurry, Torque in Nested Halbach Cylinders, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 35, (5 part 2), 1999, p3968 - 3970
T Ni Mhiochain, D Weaire, S McMurry, JMD Coey, Analysis of Torque in nested Halbach cylinders, Journal of Applied Physics, 86, 1999, p6412 - 6424
D. Weaire, A Short History of Packing Problems, Forma, 14, 1999, p279 - 285
D. Weaire, Lord Kelvin's Model of the Ether, Physicalia, 21, 1999, p267 - 274
T Ni Mhiochain, JMD Coey, D Weaire and S McMurry, Torque in nested Halbach Cylinders, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 35, 1999, p3968 - 3970
T.R. Ní Mhíocháin, D. Weaire, S.M. McMurry, J.M.D. Coey, Analysis of Torque in Nested Halbach Cylinders, Journal of Applied Physics, 86, (11), 1999, p6412 - 6424
D. Weaire, The Equilibrium Structure of Soap Froths: Inversion and Decoration, Phil.Mag., Letters, 79, 1999, p4921 - 4925
D Weaire and S Hutzler, Making, modelling and measuring foams, Europhysics News, 30, 1999, p73 - 75
G.Verbist, D. Weaire, R. Phelan, Rheology and Drainage of Liquid Foams, Foams and Emulsions, 1999, p303 - 314
D.Weaire, On the Kelvin-Stamenovic estimate of the shear modulus of a foam, Phil.Mag., 77, (5), 1998, p257 - 260
S.Hutzler, D.Weaire, R.Crawford, Convective instability in foam drainage, Europhysics Lett., 41, 1998, p4651 - 4655
In het Panhuis M, Hutzler S, Weaire D and Phelan R, New variations on the soap film experiments of Plateau:I. Experiments under forced drainage , Philosophical Magazine B, 78, (1), 1998, p1 - 12
Hutzler S, Weaire D and Crawford R, Convective instability in foam drainage, Europhysics Letters, 41, 1998, p461 - 465
M. Coey and D. Weaire, Magnets, Markets and Magic Cylinders, The Industrial Physicist, 1998, p34 - 36
Michael Coey and Dennis Weaire, Magnets, markets and magic cylinders, Industrial Physicist, September , 1998, p34- 36
D.Weaire, S. Hutzler, S. Findlay, R. Phelan, Foam drainage, measurement and theory, Higher Institute of Food and Flavour Industries (HIFFI), Plovdiv-Scientific Works, XLIII, 1998, p145 - 150
D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, Nonlinear Phenomena in Soap Froth, Physica A, 257, 1998, p264 - 274
S. Stoyanov, C. Dushkin, D. Langevin, D. Weaire and G. Verbist, Effect of the Rheology on Foam Drainage, Langmuir, 14, 1998, p4663 - 4665
S. Hutzler, D. Weaire, R. Phelan, New Variations on the Soap Film Experiments of Plateau: I. Experiments under Forced Drainage, Phil.Mag., B, (78), 1998, p1 - 12
Weaire D and Hutzler S, Nonlinear phenomena in soap froth, Physica A, 257, (1), 1998, p264 - 274
D. Weaire, Pride and Precedence in Victorian Science, Contemporary Physics, 39, 1998, p295 - 297
D. Weaire, S. McMurry, Grain Boundary Motion in Idealised Models, Proc 7th Int Conf. on Intergranular and Interface Boundaries in Materials, Materials Science Forum, 1997, pp569 - 572
D.Weaire, S. Hutzler, G.Verbist, EAJF Peters, A Review of Foam Drainage, Adv. in Chem. Phys, 102, 1997, p315 - 374
D. Weaire, Lord Kelvin e a Fisica do seu tempo, Colóquio/Ciências, (20), 1997, p67 - 75
D Weaire and S McMurry, Some Fundamentals of Grain Growth, Solid State Physics, 50, 1997, p1 - 36
Hutzler S and Weaire D, Buckling properties of 2D regular elastomeric honeycombs, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 9, 1997, pL323 - L329
Hutzler S, Weaire D and Crawford R, Moving boundaries in ordered cylindrical foam structures, Philosophical Magazine B, 75, (6), 1997, p845 - 857
D Weaire and R Phelan, Vertex Instabilities in Foams and Emulsions, J. Phys: Condensed Matter, 8, 1996, pL37 - L43
D. Weaire, Rich Silence: Some of the Contributions of GG Stokes to Physics, Mathematics Today, (May/June), 1996, p81 - 83
D Hobbs, D Weaire, S McMurry, O Zuchuat, The Computation of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Constants of Semiconductors, J. Phys: Condensed Matter, 8, 1996, p4691 - 4707
D Weaire and R Phelan, The Physics of Foam, J. Phys: Condensed Matter, 8, 1996, p9519 - 9524
D. Weaire, P Boltenhagen, N Rivier, N Pittet, Structural Transitions in Ordered Cylindrical Foam, Europhysics Letters, I, 1996, p547 - 552
D. Weaire, R Phelan and K Brakke, Computation of Equilibrium Foam Structures using the Surface Evolver, Exptl. Math, 4, 1996, p181 - 192
D Weaire, A Search for Structure - in the Footsteps of Cyril Stanley Smith, Katachi U Symmetry, 1996, p125 - 134
R. Phelan, D. Weaire, EAJF Peters, G Verbist, The Conductivity of a Foam, J. Phys: Condensed Matter, 8, 1996, pL475 - L482
D Weaire, G Verbist, A Kraynik, The Foam Drainage Equation, J Phys: Condensed Matter, 8, 1996, p3715 - 3731
D. Weaire, R. Phelan, Cellular Structures in Three Dimensions, Phil. Trans Roy Soc A, 354, 1996, p1989 - 1997
Conclusions in, editor(s)J F McGilp, D Weaire and C H Patterson , Epioptics - Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Surfaces and Interfaces,, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1995, pp207 - 209, [J F McGilp]
Hutzler S, Verbist G, Weaire D and Van der Steen J A, Measurement of Foam Density Profiles Using AC Capacitance, Europhysics Letters, 31, (8), 1995, p497 - 502
Hutzler S and Weaire D, The osmotic pressure of a two-dimensional disordered foam, Journal of Physics.: Condensed Matter, 7, 1995, pL657 - L662
J F McGilp, D Weaire and C H Patterson (eds), Epioptics - Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Surfaces and Interfaces, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1995, 1 - 230pp
S Hutzler, D Weaire, G Verbist and J A Van der Steen, Measurement of Foam Density Profiles using AC Capacitance, Europhysics Letters, 31, (497), 1995
R Phelan, S Hutzler, G Verbist, Structure, Rheology and Drainage of Foams, Les Houches, Summer School Notes, (Feb.), 1995, p43 - 45
S McMurry, J Lunney, S Hutzler and D Weaire, Response to 'The Importance of Boundary Reflections in the Theory of Diffusive Light Scattering', Optical Engineering, 34, 1995, p3345 - 3346
Second Harmonic and Sum Frequency Generation in, editor(s)J F McGilp, D Weaire and C H Patterson , Epioptics - Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Surfaces and Interfaces, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1995, pp183 - 206, [J F McGilp]
E Finch and D Weaire, The Long Life of an Atom Splitter, Physics World, 1995, p62 - 63
D. Weaire, M A Fortes, S Coughlan, The Modelling of Liquid and Solid Foams, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 55, (3-4), 1995, p178 - 185
D Weaire, S Findlay, G Verbist, Measurement of Foam Drainage using AC Conductivity, P. Phys: Condensed Matter, 7, 1995, pL217 - L222
D. Weaire, R Phelan, A Counter-example to Kelvin's conjecture on minimal surfaces, Hyperspace, 1995
D. Weaire, R Phelan, An Architectural Dome Construction based on the Weaire-Phelan Structure, Hyperspace, 4, (18), 1995
D. Weaire, Young Man in a Hurry, Physics World, 8, 1995, p28 - 31
N Pittet, N Rivier and D Weaire, Cylindrical Packing of Foam Cells, Forma, 10, 1995, p65 - 73
D. Weaire, Comment on Evolution of Two-Dimensional Soap Froth with a Single Defect, Physical Review Letters, 74, (3710), 1995
Hutzler S, Weaire D and Bolton F, The effects of Plateau borders in the two-dimensional soap froth, III. Further results, Philosophical Magazine B, 71, (3), 1995, p277 - 289
D. Weaire, De la Bulle à la Mousse, La Recherche, 274, (246), 1995
D. Weaire, S Hutzler, Froth: A Cosmic Connection?, Irish Astronomy Journal, 22, (1), 1995, p39
D. Weaire, De la Burbuja a la Espuma, Mundo Cientifico, 157, (408), 1995
S Hutzler, D Weaire, The Osmotic Pressure of a Two-Dimensional Foam, J. Phys: Condensed Matter, 7, 1995, pL657 - L662
D. Weaire, R Phelan, A Counter-example to Kelvin's conjecture on minimal surfaces, Phil. Mag. Letters, 69, (99), 1994
Susmit Kumar; Stewart K. Kurtza; Denis Weaire, Average number of sides for the neighbours of a Poisson-Voronoi tesselation, Philosophical Magazine Part B, 69, (3), 1994, p69 - 31
D. Weaire, R. Fhelan, The Structure of Monodisperse Foam, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 70, (5), 1994, p345 - 350
D. Weaire, Ordering disorder: Prospect and retrospect in condensed matter physics, AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Conference , October 1 1992, edited by D. Weaire, V Srivastava, A K Bhatnagar, D G Nauler , 286, (21), 1994, 21-29
D. Weaire, F Bolton, S Hutzler, The Effects of Plateau Borders in the 2dSoap froth, III Further Results, Phil. Mag., 70, (345), 1994
Mc Murry S, Weaire D, Lunney J and Hutzler S, Theory of diffusivelight scattering from disordered materials, Optical Engineering, 33, (12), 1994, p3849 - 3852
D. Weaire, R Phelan, Optimal Design of Honeycombs, Nature, 367, (123), 1994
D. Weaire, D Hobbs, Una Nuova Applicazione del metodo dell'equazione del moto: proprieta ottiche non lineari Atti Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti Classe I di Scienze, Fis. Mat. e Nat., 72, 1994, p583 - 590
D. Weaire, S McMurry, S Hutzler, J Lunney, Theory of Diffusive Light Scattering from Disordered Materials, Optical Engineering, 33, (3849), 1994
D. Weaire, David Hobbs, Electrons and Holes in a-Si, Phil Mag Letters, 69, (99), 1994
D. Weaire, M A Fortes, Stress and Strain in Froths and Foams, Advances in Physics, 43, 1994, p685 - 738
D. Weaire, Structural transformations in foam?, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 69, (99), 1994, p99 - 105
D. Weaire, Froths, Foams and Heady Geometry, New Scientist, 142, (34), 1994
D. Weaire, G J Morgan, J Okumu, J M Holender and D Hobbs, Electrons, Holes and the Hall Effect in Amorphous Silicon, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 457, (1), 1993, p164 - 166
Weaire D, Pittet N, Hutzler S. and Pardal D, Steady-State Drainage of an Aqueous Foam, Physical Review Letters, 71, (16), 1993, p2670 - 2673
D. Weaire, D Hobbs, G J Morgan, J M Holender, F Wooten, New Applications of the Equation-of-motion: Optical Properties, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids , 877, (2), 1993, p164 - 166
D. Weaire, A Tribute to Cyril Stanley Smith, Symmetry, Culture and Science, 1992, p441 - 442
C. H. Patterson, Bond calculation of optical second harmonic generation at gallium-terminated and arsenic-terminated Si(111) surfaces, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 4, 1992, p4017 - 4037
Weaire D, Hutzler S and Pittet N, Cylindrical Packings of Foam Cells, Forma, 7, (3), 1992, p259 - 263
Wooten, F. , Winer, K. , Weaire, D., Computer generation of structural models of amorphous Si and Ge, Physical Review Letters , 54, (13), 1985, p1392-1395
Wooten, F., Fuller, G.A., Winer, K., Weaire, D., Computer generation of structural models of amorphous Si: Studies of nucleation of crystallization, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids , 75, (1-3 ), 1985, p45-50
Weaire, D., Kermode, J.P. , ELECTRON STATES IN THE GaAs-Ga//xAl//1// minus //xAs SUPERLATTICE, Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research , 127, (2), 1985, pk143-k145
Weaire, D., Kermode, J.P., Dwyer, V.M. , The role of diffraction in dispersive optical bistability, Optics Communications , 55, (3), 1985, 223-228
B.J Hickey, G.J Morgan, D.L Weaire and F Wooten, The density of states in amorphous Si , Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 77-78, (1), 1985, p67-70
D. Weaire, Counting constraints for hard disks, Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties , 51, (2), 1985, pL19-L20
Weaire, D., Kermode, J.P. , Computer simulation of a two-dimensional soap froth II. Analysis of results , Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties , 50, (3), 1984, p379-395
F. Wooten, W. Einer, D. Weare, Structural Model of Amorphous Silicon with Periodic Boundary Conditions, 17th Int. Conference Phys. of Semiconductors, San Francisco, edited by Chadi James D., Harrison Walter A. , 1984
Weaire, D., O'Carroll, C. , A new model for the Giant's Causeway, Nature , 302, (5905), 1983, p240-241
Weaire, D., Kermode, J.P. , Computer simulation of a two-dimensional soap froth. I. Method and motivation, Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties, 48, (3), 1983, p245-259
Weaire, D. , Random network structures, Solar Energy Materials , 8, (1-3), 1982, p159-163
Lambert, C.J., Weaire, D.L. , Theory of the arrangement of cells in a network, Metallography , 14, (4), 1981, 307-318
Miller, A., MacKinnon, A., Weaire, D. , Beyond the binaries - the chalcopyrite and related semiconducting compounds, Solid State Physics: Advances in Research and Applications , 36, 1981, p119-175
Kramer, B., MacKinnon, A., Weaire, D., Numerical study of conductivity for the Anderson model in two and three dimensions, Physical Review B , 23, (12), 1981, p6357-6370
Weaire, D., Higgins, N., Marshall, I., Moore, P. , Model structure for hydrogenated amorphous silicon, Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties , 40, (3), 1979, p243-245
Wilson, J.I.B., Weaire, D. , Prospects for the use of amorphous semiconductors in solar energy conversion, Nature , 275, (5676), 1978, p93-96
Alben, R., Steinhardt, P., Weaire, D. , Construction, Refinement and applications of structural models, AIP Conference Proceedings, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA, Mar 20-22 , 2, (1), 1974, pp213-217
Alben, R. and Weaire, D. and Smith Jr., J.E. and Brodsky, M.H., VIBRATIONAL DENSITY OF STATES AND THE INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF AMORPHOUS SILICON AND GERMANIUM., 1974, p1231-1238
Alben, R., Steinhardt, P., Weaire, D. , Construction, Refinement and applications of structural models, AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Conference, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA, Mar 20-22 , 2, (1), 1974, pp213-217
Thorpe, M.F. and Weaire, D., THEORY OF THE ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES IN AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS., 1973, p917-937
Alben, R., Goldstein, S., Thorpe, M.F., Weaire, D. , Band Structure of Si III and Ge III. , Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 53, (2), 1972, p545-552
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bergin SD, Weaire D and Hutzler S, The Drop heard round the World, Physics World, May 2014, 2014, p26 - 29
The farmers and the cowboys should be friends in, editor(s)L. Wedlin, K. Sahlin and M. Grafstroem , Exploring the Worlds of Mercury and Minerva - Essays for Lars Engwall- Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis - Studia Oeconomiae Negotiorum 51, Uppsala, Uppsala University, 2009, pp113 - 122, [D. Weaire and P. Richmond]
Mughal A and Weaire D, Curvature in conformal mappings of 2D lattices and foam structures, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 465, (2101), 2009, pp219 - 238
L Engwall and D Weaire (editors), Wenner-Gren International Series, volume 84: The University in the Market, Portland Press, 2008, 1 - 153pp
Banhart J, Garcia-Moreno F, Hutzler S, Langevin D, Liggieri L, Miller R, Saint-Jalmes A and Weaire D, Foams and emulsions in space, Europhysics News, 39, 2008, p26 - 28
Vignes-Adler M and Weaire D, New foams: Fresh challenges and opportunities, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 13, (3), 2008, pp141 - 149
Weaire D, Hutzler S and Langlois VJ, Foam rheology in two dimensions, The XVth International Congress on Rheology, Monterrey, USA, American Institute of Physics, 2008, pp833 - 835
Saadatfar M, Hutzler S and Weaire D, Foams, Trinity College Dublin: interconnect, Scientific Computing and Visualisation Newsletter, (2), 2008, p8 - 9
Vignes-Adler M and Weaire D, New foams: Fresh challenges and opportunities, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 13, (3), 2008, pp141 - 149
Schuster PM and Weaire D(ed.), 1st EHoP Conference, Fitzgerald and Friends, Pöllauberg, 2008, 2008, 13-18 p
Andersson M, Banhart J, Caps H, Durian D, Garcia-Moreno F, Hutzler S, Kronberg B, Langevin D, Pitois O, Saadatfar M, Saint-Jalmes A, Vandewalle N, Vignes-Adler M, Weaire D, Foam Research in Microgravity, Journal of The Japan Society of Microgravity Application, 25, 2008, p241 - 244
Barrett DT, Kelly S, Daly EJ, Dolan MJ, Drenckhan W, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Taking Plateau into microgravity, 2007
Lloyd, Humphrey (1808 - 1881), Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, 2007, pp472 - [Weaire D and Coey JMD]
Drenckhan W, Ritacco H, Saint Jalmes A, Saugey A, McGuinness P, van der Net A, Langevin D, Weaire D, Fluid dynamics of rivulet flow between plates, Physics of Fluids, 19, (10), 2007, p102101-102123
Dierdorf D & Enlow M, Applied Research Associates, Inc, Albuquerque, NM & Tyndall AFB, FL and Weaire D, Structure and Modelling of Aqueous Film Forming Foams over Ten Orders of Magnitude in Time and Space, 2007
Aref H, Weaire D and Hutzler S, Toying with physics, europhysics news, 38, (3), 2007, p23 - 26
Weaire D and Drenckhan W, Structure and dynamics of confined foams: a review of recent progress, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 137, 2007, p20 - 26
Foam as granular matter in, editor(s)Aste T, Di Matteo T and Tordesillas A , Granular and complex materials, World Scientific Lecture Notes in Complex Systems, New Jersey, World Scientific Publishing, 2007, pp1 - 26, [Weaire D, Langlois V, Saadatfar M and Hutzler S]
Weaire D, Complex Ideas and their Demonstration in the 2D Soap Froth, Resonance, 11 (6), 2006, p31 - 40
van der Net A, Delaney GW, Drenckhan W, Weaire D, Hutzler S, Crystalline structures of wet microbubbles, Journal of Colloids and Interfaces A (EUFoam Proceedings), 2006
van der Net A, Drenckhan W, Weaire D and Hutzler S, The Crystal Structure of Bubbles in the Wet Foam Limit (Amendment), Soft Matter, 2, 2006, p523 - 523
D. Weaire, S. Hutzler, W. Drenckhan, A. Saugey and S. J. Cox, The Rheology of Foams, Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, 133, 2006, p100 - 105
Weaire, D., German Society for Colloids, Aachen, 2005
Hutzler S, Weaire D, Saugey A, Cox S and Peron N, The physics of foam drainage, 52nd SEPAWA Congress including the European Detergent Conference, Wuerzburg, Germany, Oct. 12 - 14, 2005, edited by K. Henning , ISBN 3-9810074-1-7, Vereinigung der Seifen, Parfuem und Waschmittelfachleute e.V., 2005, pp191 - 206
Weaire, D., British Association for Advancement of Science, 2005
Caps H, Cox SJ, Decauwer H, Weaire D, et al., Capillary rise in foams under microgravity, Colloid Surface A, 261 (1-3), (Sp. Issue), 2005, p131 - 134
W. Drenckhan, S. Hutzler, D. Weaire, "Foam Physics: the simplest example of soft condensed matter, AIP Conference Procedings, Modern Trends of Physics Research 2004, Cairo, Egypt, Vol. 748, Melville, New York, 2005, pp22 - 28
W. drenckhan, D. Weaire, Some confluences of art and science in the physics of foams, Journal of ISIS - Symmetry, 1-4, 2004, p54 - 57
M Durand, J-F Sadoc, D Weaire, Maximal Conductivity of a network made of uniform wires, Proc Roy Soc, A, (460), 2004, pp1471 - 2946
Weaire, D., Kern, N., Cox, S.J., Sullivan,, Pressures in periodic foams, Proceedings of the Royal Society of, A, (460), 2004, pp569 - 579
Weaire, D., Conference on Networks in Physics and Biology, Orleans, 2004
Weaire, D., Trends in Physics, Cairo, 2004
M Durand, D Weaire and J Sadoc, Maximum Electrical Conductivity of a Network of Uniform Wires: The Lemlich Law as an Upper Bound, Proc Roy Soc London A, 4, 2004, pp1269 - 1284
Weaire, D., IUTAM International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw, 2004
John Joly 1857-1933, M. McCartney, A. Whitaker, Physicists of Ireland, Bristol, IOP, 2003, pp143 - 150, [D. Weaire and S. Coonan]
Weaire, D., 2002 European Fluid Dynamics Conference, 2003
Hard Magnets, M Amaral Fortes, P J Ferreira, Materiais Dois Mil, IST Press, 2003, [D Weaire and JMD Coey]
'William Thomson', 'Thomas Preston', 'Thomas Lyle', Mollan, W. Dave, B. Finnucane, Irish Innovators, 2002, Royal Irish Academy, 2002, pp134, 188, 190 , [D Weaire, D. Attis and S O'Connor]
Weaire, D., CNRS Workshop, Carry Le Rouet, 2002
Weaire, D., European Liquid Matter Conference, Konstanz, 2002
Rigidity loss transition in a disordered 2D froth in, editor(s)A.J. Liu and S.R. Nagel , Jamming and rheology, London, Taylor and Francis, 2001, pp167 - 169, [F. Bolton and D. Weaire]
D. Weaire, A philomorph looks at foam, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 4, 2001, pp564 - 574
Hard problems with soft materials in, editor(s)H. Aref and J.W. Philips , Mechanics for a new millennium, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, pp275 - 288, [D. Weaire and S. Hutzler]
Interfaces, foams and emulsions in, editor(s)B. Fitton and B. Battrick , A world without gravity, Noordwijk, ESA, 2001, pp241 - 253, [A. Passerone and D. Weaire]
Modelling metallic foam formation in, Cellular metals and metal foaming technology, Bremen, MIT-Verlag, 2001, pp99 - 104, [S.J. Cox, G. Bradley and D. Weaire]
J. Banhart, F. Baumgartner, S.J. Cox, B. Kronberg, D. Langevin, S. Odenbach, D. Weaire and T. Wubben, Development of advanced foams under microgravity, Proceedings of the 1st international symposium on microgravity research and applications in physical sciences and biotechnology, Sorrento, Italy, 2001, pp589 - 596
D. Weaire, S.J. Cox and J. Banhart, Methods and models of metallic foam fabrication, Proceedings of the 8th annual international conference on composites engineering, edited by D. Hui , 2001, pp977 - 978
Weaire, D., EPS General Conference, Budapest, 2001
Weaire, D., Marterialica Materials Week, Berlin, 2001
Interfaces, Foams and Emulsions in, editor(s)G. Seibert et al , A World without Gravity, Noordwijk, ESA, 2001, pp241 - 253, [A. Passerone and D. Weaire]
Weaire, D., Finnish Physical Society, Helsinki, 2000
Drainage phenomena in uniform and non-uniform foams in, editor(s)Z Pacelli, J Banhart and G Verbist , Foams, emulsions and their applications, Bremen, Verlag MIT, 2000, pp266 - 273, [S.J. Cox, D. Weaire, S. Hutzler and S. Verbist]
Speculations and Calculations in the Physics of Foams in, editor(s)A T Skjeltorp and S F Edwards , Soft Condensed Matter: Configurations, Dynamics and Functionality, Kluwer, 2000, pp247 - 268, [D Weaire, G. Bradley and R Phelan]
D. Weaire, T. Aste, The Pursuit of Perfect Packing, Bristol, IOPP, 2000
The Stokes experiment in a foam in, editor(s)Z Pacelli, J Banhart and G Verbist , Foams, emulsions and their applications, Bremen, Verlag MIT, 2000, pp282 - 289, [S.J. Cox, M.D. Alonso , S. Hutzler and D. Weaire]
D. Weaire, P Kelly, D A Attis, Lectures on Natural Philosophy (Richard Helsham 1739), Physics Dept TCD, and IOP Publishing, 2000
Preface: The many facets of foams in, editor(s)Z Pacelli, J Banhart and G Verbist , Foams, emulsions and their applications, Bremen, Verlag MIT, 2000, pp3 - 4, [D. Weaire, S. Hutzler and G. Verbist]
Weaire, D., American Philosophical Society, Washington, 2000
William Thomson, Lord Kelvin: George Francis Fitzgerald in, editor(s)K Houston , Creators of Mathematics: The Irish Connection, Dublin, UCD Press, 2000, pp55 - 62, [D. Weaire]
Weaire, D., IUTAM Congress (ICTAM), Chicago, 2000
Speculations and calculations in the physics of foams in, editor(s)A T Skjeltorp and S F Edwards , Soft Condensed Matter: Configurations, Dynamics and Functionality, 2000, pp247 - 268, [D Weaire, G Bradley, R Phelan]
George Francis Fitzgerald 1851-1901 in, editor(s)K Houston , Creators of Mathematics: the Irish Connection, University College Dublin Press, 2000, pp89 - 96, [D. Weaire]
S.J. Cox, D. Weaire, S. Hutzler, J. Murphy, R. Phelan and G. Verbist, Applications and generalisations of the foam drainage equation, Proceeding of the Royal Society London, A, edited by 456 , 2000, pp2441 - 2464
William Thomson, Lord Kelvin 1824-1907 in, editor(s)K Houston , Creators of Mathematics: the Irish Connection, University College Dublin Press, 2000, pp55 - 62, [D. Weaire]
Weaire, D., ESA Microgravity Conference, Sorrento, 2000
D. Weaire, J Banhart, Foams and Films, Verlag MIT Publishing, 1999
Weaire, D., Belgium Physical Society, 1999
D. Weaire, Let There Be Light, 1999, -
Weaire, D., NATO School, Geilo, 1999
The Structure and Geometry of Foams in, editor(s)J.F.Sadoc, N. Rivier , Foams and Emulsions, Kluwer, 1999, pp287 - 302, [D.Weaire, R. Phelan, G. Verbist]
D. Weaire and S. Hutzler, The Physics of Foams, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1999
R. Phelan, G. Verbist, D. Weaire, Electrical and Thermal Transport in Foams, Foams and Emulsions, 1999, p315 - 322
Weaire, D., Larmor Lecture, Queen's University, Belfast, 1998
Weaire, D., EPS Condensed Matter Conference, 1998
Weaire, D., Danish Physical Society, 1998
Weaire, D., NATO School, Cargese, 1998
The Earls of Rosse , J S Bell, T Preston, Blackwell Companion to Irish Culture, Oxford, Blackwell Press, 1998, [D. Weaire]
D.Weaire, S. Hutzler and F. Bolton, Model Simulations of two-dimensional liquid and solid foams, IMACS World Congress on Scientific Computing. Modelling and Apllied Mathematics, edited by A. Sydow , 3, WTV, 1997, pp227 - 282
D. Weaire, The Kelvin Problem, London, Taylor and Francis, 1997
Weaire, D., International Conference on Colloids and Interfaces, Sofia, 1997
Weaire, D., AMS Mathfest, Atlanta, 1997
Introduction and Historical Summary (and reprinted papers) in, editor(s)D. Weaire , The Kelvin Problem: Special Issue of Forma, 1996, [D. Weaire]
Weaire, D., European Liquids Conference, 1996
D. Weaire, Computing Minimal Surfaces in the Theory of Foams, Conference on Scientific Computing in Europe, DCU Dublin, edited by HJ Ruskin, R O'Connor, Y. Feng , 1996
D. Weaire, JF McGilp, Ch Patterson, Epioptics, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1995
On the Theory of Second Harmonic Generation in, editor(s)J F McGilp, D Weaire, C H Patterson , Epioptics, Springer-Verlag, 1995, pp163 - 181, [A. d'Andrea, M. Cini, R. Del Sole, L Reining, C. Verdozzi, R. Girlanda, E. Piparo, D. Hobbs]
Modelling the structure of Tetrahedrally Bonded Amorphous Materials in, editor(s)J Kalwas , Adaptation of Simulated Annealing to Chemical Problems, Elsevier, 1995, pp197 - 203, [D. Weaire, F. Wooten]
Weaire, D., APS Condensed Matter Meeting, Pittsburgh, 1994
Weaire, D., IOP Condensed Matter Meeting (Plenary), Warwick, 1994
Weaire, D., Katachi/Symmetry Conference (Plenary), Tsukuba, 1994
D. Weaire, A Soluble Model for Foam Drainage Europhysics, Letters, 23, (631), 1994
D. Weaire, Creativity in Science and Science Education, Proceedings of the 1993 Congress on Creativity, Madrid, 1993
Weaire, D., EPS General Meeting (Plenary), Prague, 1992
Weaire, D., 60th Birthday Meeting for Sir Roger Elliott, 1989
Weaire, D., Focus on Foams, , YorkInstitute for Applied Biology, 1989
Weaire, D., Annual Meeting, Japan Society for Science on Form, 1988
Weaire, D., Winter School on Amorphous Semiconductors, Folgaria, Italy, 1988
Weaire, D., CECAM Planning Workshop, 1988
Weaire, D., RSC Food Colloids Symposium, 1988
Weaire, D., Erhart Foundation Symposium, 1987
Weaire, D., Recent Advances in Many-body Theory, Oulu, Finland, 1987
Weaire, D., Short School on Materials etc, Kingston, Jamaica, 1987
Weaire, D., West Indies Spring School, 1987
D. Weaire, Unweaving the Rainbow: a celebration of the achievements of 19th Century Spectroscopy, 1987, -
Weaire, D., IBM Europe Institute, 1986
Weaire, D., Gordon Conference (Metallurgy), 1985
Weaire, D., International Conference on the Theory of Structures of Non-Crystalline Solids, Michigan, 1985
Weaire, D., MRS-Europe Conference, Strasbourg, 1984
Weaire, D., Gordon Conference (Chemistry of Interfaces), 1984
Weaire, D., Workshop on Total Energy Calculations, Braunschweig, 1984
Weaire, D., SERC Summer School, Leicester, 1983
Weaire, D., Schwerpunkt Workshop, Bad Königstein, 1982
Weaire, D., Topical Meeting on Wave Propagation, Cambridge, 1982
Weaire, D., NATO Advanced Workshop, Cambridge, 1982
Weaire, D., Taniguichi Symposium on Disordered Structures, Shimoda, 1982
Weaire, D., Mexican Winter School, Guernavaca, 1981
Weaire, D., NATO Summer School, Michigan, 1981
Weaire, D., Kyoto Summer School, Kyoto, 1980
Weaire, D., ICCTP Symposium, Trieste, 1980
Weaire, D., Daresbury Symposium, 1980
Weaire, D., Cambridge, Mass, 1979
Weaire, D., Symposium on Disordered Systems, Imperial College, 1979
Weaire, D., BAAS Meeting, Edinburgh, 1979
Weaire, D. Kramer, B., 8th International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, 1978
Weaire, D., SRC Summer School, Leicester, 1977
Weaire, D., Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors Meeting, Chelsea, 1977
Weaire, D., Latin American Summer School in Physics, Venezuela, 1976
Weaire, D., International Symposium 'Reinstoffe in Wissenschaft and Technik', Dresden, 1975
Weaire, D., NATO Summer School, Kingston, RI, 1974
Weaire, D., Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductor Meeting, Chelsea, 1974
Weaire, D., Gordon Conference, 1973
Weaire, D. Thorpe, M. F., Fifth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, 1973
Weaire, D., APS New England Section Meeting, 1972
Weaire, D., IBM Symposium, 1972
Weaire, D., American Physical Society, March Meeting, 1972
Weaire, D., Gordon Conference, 1971
Weaire, D., Midwinter Solid State Conference, Annaheim, California, 1971
Weaire, D., American Physical Society Annual Meeting, 1969
Weaire D, Verbist G, Cox SJ, Hutzler S, Pleanary Lecture: Frontiers of the Physics of Foams, Microgravity Research and Aplications in Physical Sciences and Biotechnology, Proceedings of the First International Symposium, Sorrento, Italy, 10-15 September 2000
Research Expertise
Description
My research has ranged over a number of areas in solid state physics, materials science and computational physics. Early work in Cambridge was in pseudopotential theory applied to metals: it resulted in an influential review article, but preceded the major expansion of that subject, in terms of local density approximations. At Harvard I was attracted to two themes in disordered materials: amorphous metals and amorphous silicon. The latter was to absorb my interest for many years, in the proof of theorems and computations that had to do with electronic and vibrational properties. The foremost of these rigorously established the existence of a band gap for an idealised ("Weaire-Thorpe") Hamiltonian, regardless of disorder, which was an important step in understanding a-Si. I also became interested in the process of building random network models for this material. Much later, I was to develop with others the WWW model, based on an algorithm of my own conception. This has been greatly used and highly cited ever since. Quite early in my career I recognised that foam structures, particularly in two dimensions, presented an opportunity for this kind of research, in tune with the growing interest in complex, disordered materials. This grew into a research programme that has by now excluded all else, and is partly encapsulated in the book Physics of Foams, now a standard reference. In 1984 we organised in Ireland the first of a series of conferences on the physics of foams, of which the latest was held in France this year, Attracting 200 participants. Starting at Yale, then at UCD and TCD, this research has produced many key results such as: the Aboav-Weaire Law for statistical correlations in cellular structures the first realistic computer simulation of a dry 2d foam the first realistic simulation for a wet foam the first account of the variation of elastic properties of a 2d foam with liquid fraction, based on simulation the discovery of many ordered cylindrical foam structures the discovery and theoretical analysis of a solitary wave in foam drainage the discovery of convective instability in foam drainage recently, the discovery of a remarkable new form of meandering rivulet instability However the most prominent outcome of our work at TCD was the Weaire-Phelan structure, the minimum energy structure (as far as we know) of a foam of equal-sized bubbles in three dimensions. This overthrew a century-old conjecture of Lord Kelvin (as recounted in The Kelvin Problem), and it attracted worldwide recognition. One of the main buildings for the Beijing Olympics is being constructed in the form of a framework explicitly based on this structure - the Water Cube. The mathematical questions surrounding foam structures are intriguing. I was invited to be the primary coordinator of a summer programme at the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge in 2002, to which leading mathematicians came to discuss these topics intensively for one month. However this is not really characteristic of our general style of research, which combines theory, computation and simple experiments in the pursuit of many different physical properties and even their applications. Today most of these topics belong in some sense to fluid dynamics. This research line is continuing unabated into retirement, with some addition of themes from the history of science, which build upon longstanding interests.Recognition
Representations
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Vice-President, European Physical Society
Vice-President of the Academia Europaea
Birr Scientific and Heritage Trust(Charitable Foundation)
Magnetic Solutions Ltd (Manufacturing Company)
Awards and Honours
Cunningham Medal of the Royal Irish Academy
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
Research Fellow, Harvard University
Fellow of Clare College
Harkness Fellowship (Commonwealth Fund, New York)
Major Open Scholarship, Clare College, Cambridge
Cecil Powell Memorial Medal and Lecture, European Physical Society.
Larmor Lecture, Queens University Belfast.
Award for Outstanding Paper, Japanese Society for Science on Form.
Memberships
Elected Member of the Academia Europaea
President, European Physical Society
Member of the Royal Irish Academy
Belfast Royal Academy