Prof Simon Cox BSc (Warwick) PhD (East Anglia)
Professor, Head of Department (Maths)
- ProfessorDepartment of Mathematics - Teaching And Research
- Head of Department (Maths)Department of Mathematics - Teaching And Research
Department of Mathematics
Physical Sciences Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth

- 2022
Prediction of the capillary pressure of fluid surrounding a cylinder representing an idealized rock structure in porous media
Davarpanah, A. & Cox, S., 08 Apr 2022, In: The European Physical Journal Plus. 137, 4, 9 p., 442.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2021
The evolution of numerical methods for predicting the distribution of surfactant in the bubble-scale dynamics of foams
Cox, S. & Davies, T., 01 Jun 2021, In: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science. 53, 101440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Characterisation and optimisation of foams for varicose vein sclerotherapy
Roberts, T. G., Cox, S., Lewis, A. L. & Jones, S. A., 26 Feb 2021, In: Biorheology. 57, 2-4, p. 77-85 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.3233/BIR-201004Variation of average coordination number with liquid fraction for two-dimensional foams with finite contact angle
Jing, Z., Feng, C., Cox, S. & Hutzler, S., 2021, In: Philosophical Magazine. 101, 9, p. 1048-1060 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
Micro-mechanical prediction of the effect of surfactant concentration and external friction on the visco-elasto-plastic response of an aqueous foam
Zaccagnino, F. & Cox, S., 27 Aug 2020, In: Soft Matter. 16, 38, p. 8861-8870Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00788AAn analytic velocity profile for pressure-driven flow of a Bingham fluid in a curved channel
Roberts, T. G. & Cox, S., 01 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 280, p. 1-10 10 p., 104278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bubble entrainment by a sphere falling through a horizontal soap foam
Cox, S. & Davies, T., 12 May 2020, In: EPL. 130, 7 p., 14002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of surfactant redistribution on the flow and stability of foam films
Vitasari, D., Grassia, P., Cox, S. & Rosario, R., 26 Feb 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 476, 2234, 20 p., 20190637.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
Least-perimeter partition of the disc into N bubbles of two different areas
Headley, F. & Cox, S., 19 Jul 2019, In: European Physical Journal E. 42, 92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interfacial properties, film dynamics and bulk rheology: A multi-scale approach to dairy protein foams
Audebert, A., Saint-Jalmes, A., Beaufils, S., Lechevalier, V., Le Floch-Fouéré, C., Cox, S., Leconte, N. & Pezennec, S., 15 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 542, p. 222-232 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stability of a twisted Plateau border with line tension and bending stiffness
Whittaker, R. J. & Cox, S., 01 Apr 2019, In: IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 82, 2, p. 385-415 31 p., hxy063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
Demonstration and interpretation of 'scutoid' cells formed in a quasi-2D soap froth
Mughal, A., Cox, S., Weaire, D., Burke, S. R. & Hutzler, S., 07 Dec 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Philosophical Magazine Letters. 98, 8, p. 358-364 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Simulation of surfactant transport during the rheological relaxation of two-dimensional dry foams
Zaccagnino, F., Audebert, A. & Cox, S., 14 Aug 2018, In: Physical Review E. 98, 2, 022801.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ideal wet two-dimensional foams and emulsions with finite contact angle
Cox, S., Weaire, D., Hutzler, S. & Kraynik, A. M., 04 Jul 2018, In: Soft Matter. 14, p. 5922-5929Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00739JWhen is a surface foam-phobic or foam-philic?
Teixeira, M. A. C., Arscott, S., Cox, S. & Teixeira, P. I. C., 24 May 2018, In: Soft Matter. 14, p. 5369-5382Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00310F- 2017
A viscous froth model adapted to wet foams
Vitasari, D. & Cox, S., 05 Dec 2017, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 534, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Curvature driven motion of a bubble in a toroidal Hele-Shaw cell
Mughal, A., Cox, S. & Schröder-Turk , G. E., 16 Jun 2017, In: Interface Focus. 7, 20160106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inferring cellular forces from image stacks
Veldhuis, J. H., Ehsandar, A., Maître, J. L., Hiiragi, T., Cox, S. & Brodland, G. W., 19 May 2017, In: Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences. 372, 1720, 20160261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quasicrystalline three-dimensional foams
Cox, S., Graner, F., Mosseri, R. & Sadoc, J., 06 Feb 2017, In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 29, 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
Simulations of quasi-static foam flow through a diverging-converging channel
Cox, S. & Davies, T., 21 Aug 2016, In: Korea-Australia Rheology Journal. 28, 3, p. 181-186 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
What is the shape of an air bubble on a liquid surface?
Teixeira, M. A. C., Arscott, S., Cox, S. & Teixeira, P. I. C., 30 Nov 2015, In: Langmuir. 31, 51, p. 13708-13717 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Davies, T., Garratt, L. & Cox, S., 02 Oct 2015, In: Gwerddon. 20, p. 30-43 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Simulations of bubble division in the flow of a foam past an obstacle in a narrow channel
Cox, S., 20 May 2015, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 473, p. 104-108 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of Gas Diffusion on Mobility of Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Nonnekes, L. E., Cox, S. & Rossen, W. R., 01 Feb 2015, In: Transport in Porous Media. 106, 3, p. 669-689Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stability of a helicoidal surface inside a cylinder with pinned diameters
Whittaker, R. J. & Cox, S., Feb 2015, In: Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 68, 1, p. 23-52 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1093/qjmam/hbu026- 2014
Analysis of a model for foam improved oil recovery
Grassia, P., Mas-Hernández, E., Shokri, N., Cox, S., Mishuris, G. & Rossen, W. R., 30 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 751, p. 346-405 60 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2014.287Statistical mechanics of two-dimensional shuffled foams: Geometry-topology correlation in small or large disorder limits
Durand, M., Kraynik, A. M., Van Swol, F., Käfer, J., Quilliet, C., Cox, S., Ataei Talebi, S. & Graner, F., 19 Jun 2014, In: Physical Review E. 89, 6, 062309.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Instability of stretched and twisted soap films in a cylinder
Cox, S. & Jones, S. A., Jun 2014, In: Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 86, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Comparative visualization and analysis of time-dependent, 2D foam simulation data
Lipşa, D. R., Laramee, R. S., Cox, S. & Tudur Davies, I., 2014, TPCG 2014 - Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics, Proceedings. Borgo, R. & Tang, W. (eds.). The Eurographics Association, p. 61-71 11 p. (TPCG 2014 - Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics, Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
- 2013
Deformation of a free interface pierced by a tilted cylinder: Variation of the contact angle
Raufaste, C. & Cox, S., 05 Dec 2013, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 438, p. 126-131 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The motion of a foam lamella traversing an idealised bi-conical pore with a rounded central region
Ferguson, D. J. & Cox, S., 05 Dec 2013, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 438, p. 56-62 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Visualizing 3D time-dependent foam simulation data
Lipşa, D. R., Laramee, R. S., Cox, S. & Davies, T., 29 Nov 2013, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Bebis, G., Boyle, R. & Parvin, B. (eds.). PART 1 ed. Springer Nature, Vol. 8033 LNCS. p. 255-265 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 8033 LNCS, no. PART 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
- Published
Methods for modelling food cellular structures and the relationship between microstructure and mechanical and rheological properties
Cox, S., 15 Oct 2013, Food microstructures: Microscopy, measurement and modelling. Morris, V. & Groves, K. (eds.). Elsevier, Vol. 254. p. 310-323 (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
Diffusion of curvature on a sheared semi-infinite film
Satomi, R., Grassia, P., Cox, S., Mishuris, G. & Lue, L., 11 Sep 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 469, 2159Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Foams: Structure and Dynamics
Cantat, I., Cohen-Addad, S., Elias, F., Graner, F., Höhler , R., Pitois, O., Rouyer, F., Saint-Jalmes, A., Cox, S. (ed.) & Flatman, R. (Translator), 11 Jul 2013, Oxford University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book
Comparative study of non-invasive force and stress inference methods in tissue
Ishihara, S., Sugimura, K., Cox, S., Bonnet, I., Bellaiche, Y. & Graner, F., Apr 2013, In: European Physical Journal E. 36, 4, 13 p., ARTN 45.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reconstruction of tomographic images of dry aqueous foams
Davies, T., Cox, S. & Lambert, J., 06 Feb 2013, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 438, p. 33-40 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Visualizing the dynamics of two-dimensional foams with FoamVis
Cox, S., Lipşa, D. R., Davies, T. & Laramee, R. S., 31 Jan 2013, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 438, p. 28-32 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Are large perimeter-minimizing two-dimensional clusters of equal-area bubbles hexagonal or circular?
Cox, S., Morgan, F. & Graner, F., 08 Jan 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 469, 2149, 10 p., 20120392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multiple states of finger propagation in partially occluded tubes
Hazel, A. L., Pailha, M., Cox, S. & Juel, A., 01 Jan 2013, In: Physics of Fluids. 25, 6, 15 p., 062106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811176Structure-dependent mobility of a dry aqueous foam flowing along two parallel channels
Jones, S. A., Dollet, B., Méheust, Y., Cox, S. & Cantat, I., 2013, In: Physics of Fluids. 25, 6, 18 p., 063101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811178- 2012
- Published
Effect of gas diffusion on mobility of foam for EOR
Nonnekes, L. E., Cox, S. & Rossen, W. R., 01 Dec 2012, Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, Vol. 5. p. 3499-3509 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
Visualization for the Physical Sciences
Lipsa, D. R., Laramee, R. S., Cox, S., Roberts, J. C., Walker, R., Borkin, M. A. & Pfister, H., Dec 2012, In: Computer Graphics Forum. 31, 8, p. 2317-2347 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Deformation of a free interface pierced by a tilted cylinder
Cox, S., Celestini, F., Raufaste, C. & Kirstetter, G., 07 Nov 2012, In: EPL. 99Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
On the effectiveness of a quasistatic bubble-scale simulation in predicting the constriction flow of a two-dimensional foam
Jones, S. A. & Cox, S., 04 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Rheology. 56, 3, p. 457-471 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1122/1.3687301Sphere motion in ordered three-dimensional foams
Davies, T. & Cox, S., 04 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Rheology. 56, 3, p. 473-483 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1122/1.3687415Statistical Mechanics of Two-Dimensional Shuffled Foams: Prediction of the Correlation between Geometry and Topology
Durand, M., Kafer, J., Quilliet, C., Cox, S., Ataei Talebi, S. & Graner, F., 13 Feb 2012, In: Physical Review Letters. 107, 16, p. 168304-168309 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
A 2D model for the effect of gas diffusion on mobility of foam for EOR
Nonnekes, L. E., Cox, S. & Rossen, W. R., 2012.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
- 2011
FoamVis: Visualization of 2D Foam Simulation Data
Lipsa, D. R., Laramee, R. S., Cox, S. & Davies, T., 01 Dec 2011, In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 17, 12, p. 2096-2105Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cyclic deformation of bidisperse two-dimensional foams
Vaz, M. F., Cox, S. & Teixeira, P. I. C., 01 Nov 2011, In: Philosophical Magazine. 91, 34, p. 4345-4356 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review