Dr. Robert Style
Dr. Robert Style
Lecturer at the Department of Materials
ETH Zürich
Additional information
Research area
Rob has a range of research interests, on both experimental and theoretical and topics. These include
- Interfaces
- Functional and tough materials
- Phase separation in soft and biological materials
- Phase change and freezing
- Membrane physics
- Mechanics and fracture
- Complex materials
Originally from England, Rob Style got his PhD studying the physics of ice growth at Cambridge University in the UK. He then had postdoctoral positions at Oxford (UK) and Yale (USA) working on freezing and the mechanical properties of soft solids, before taking a post as a Departmental lecturer at Oxford, and subsequently moving to be a Group Leader in the Group of Soft and Living Materials at ETH.
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Young Scientist Award of the Adhesion Society |
| 2015 | Departmental teaching award, Oxford University |
| 2011 | Bateman Interdepartmental Fellowship, Yale University |
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2024
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 327-0206-00L | Mechanics |
| 327-0622-00L | Materials Selection |
| 327-3002-00L | Materials for Mechanical Engineers |