| Citation | He is the pre-eminent scientist in the development and application of computer simulation to the study of transitions to ordered phases in molecular and "soft matter" systems and has supplied and validated numerous key physical concepts. He is particularly distinguished for explaining the liquid crystalline phases of hard core systems, elucidating the phase behaviour of polymer/colloid mixtures and showing how crystal nucleation can be simulated in polymeric and molecular fluids. He has had an enormous influence on UK research, co-authoring papers with at least nine established groups, and played an important role in creating the collaborative infrastructure for computational and liquid state research across Europe. |