Dr Martin Buzza

Dr Martin Buzza

Reader in Theoretical & Computational Physics

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Natural Sciences

Qualifications

  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Martin Buzza graduated with a degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge and obtained his PhD in from the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge in condensed matter theory (with Mike Cates). After joining the group of Tom McLeish at the IRC in Polymer Science & Technology at the University of Leeds, first as a postdoctoral researcher, then as an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow, he moved to the University of Hull where he is currently Reader in Theoretical and Computational Physics.

Dr Buzza’s research is in theoretical and computational soft matter, modelling systems such as colloids, surfactants and polymers which behave like both solids and liquids. Soft matter systems are challenging to study theoretically because they possess complex microstructures that span a wide range of length- and timescales. To address this challenge, he employs a variety of coarse-grained methods, including particle-based simulations, finite element methods and analytical theory, and uses high performance supercomputers extensively in his research.

His current research interests include colloids and polymers at liquid interfaces, colloidal self-assembly, mechanical metamaterials and exotic states of matter such as quasicrystals and cluster phases. Dr Buzza’s research has been published in high impact journals including PRL, JACS and PNAS.

I currently hold the following roles within the department:

- Admissions Tutor

- First Year Tutor

- Programme Director for Theoretical Physics

I currently teach the following courses:

- 2nd year course on Properties of Matter

- 2nd year course on Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

- 4th year course on Self-Assembly

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Capillary assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles at cylindrical fluid interfaces in the immersion regime

Eatson, J. L., Stephenson, B. T., Gordon, J. R., Horozov, T. S., & Buzza, D. M. A. (in press). Capillary assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles at cylindrical fluid interfaces in the immersion regime. Acta Mechanica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-024-04206-4

Self-assembly of defined core–shell ellipsoidal particles at liquid interfaces

Eatson, J., Bauernfeind, S., Midtvedt, B., Ciarlo, A., Menath, J., Pesce, G., Schofield, A. B., Volpe, G., Clegg, P. S., Vogel, N., Buzza, D. M. A., & Rey, M. (2025). Self-assembly of defined core–shell ellipsoidal particles at liquid interfaces. Journal of colloid and interface science, 683, pt.2, 435-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.156

Programmable 2D materials through shape-controlled capillary forces

Eatson, J., Morgan, S., Horozov, T. S., & Buzza, M. D. (2024). Programmable 2D materials through shape-controlled capillary forces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(35), Article e2401134121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401134121

Capillary Assembly of Anisotropic Particles at Cylindrical Fluid-Fluid Interfaces

Eatson, J. L., Gordon, J. R., Cegielski, P., Giesecke, A. L., Suckow, S., Rao, A., Silvestre, O. F., Liz-Marzán, L. M., Horozov, T. S., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2023). Capillary Assembly of Anisotropic Particles at Cylindrical Fluid-Fluid Interfaces. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 39(17), 6006–6017. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00016

Interfacial self-assembly of SiO2-PNIPAM core-shell particles with varied crosslinking density

Ickler, M., Menath, J., Holstein, L., Rey, M., Buzza, D. M. A., & Vogel, N. (2022). Interfacial self-assembly of SiO2-PNIPAM core-shell particles with varied crosslinking density. Soft matter, 18(30), 5585-5597. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sm00644h

Research interests

Colloids and polymers at liquid interfaces, self-assembly, mechanical metamaterials, quasicrystals

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Using rough particles to structure multiphase liquid systems into functional nanomaterials

Funder

The Royal Society

Grant

£9,000.00

Started

31 March 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

POSEIDON 2019

Funder

EC European Commission

Grant

£473,535.00

Started

1 February 2020

Status

Complete

Project

Self assembly of two dimensional colloidal alloys for metamaterials applications

Funder

EPSRC Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council

Grant

£654,933.00

Started

26 January 2015

Status

Complete

Fellowship Role

EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow

1999 - 2006

Funder panel member

EPSRC Peer Review College

2000

National/International learned society/body role

Committee Member, IOP Liquids and Complex Fluids Group

2019

Committee Member, IOP Polymer Physics Group

2011 - 2017

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