The Complex Fluids Platform explores the structure, dynamics, and processing of soft matter systems such as polymers, colloids, emulsions, foams, gels, and biofluids. These materials exhibit rich physical behaviors that lie between liquids and solids, making them critical to applications in coatings, packaging, biomedical systems, and sustainable materials.

We investigate the interplay between microstructure, flow, and function using advanced rheology, microscopy, scattering techniques, and computational modeling. By coupling molecular-level insights with macroscopic performance, we design tailored complex fluids with tunable properties — from rheology and self-assembly to responsiveness under external stimuli. A key strength is bridging fundamental understanding with industrial translation to enable innovative formulations and processes.

Dr. Rishabh V. More is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. His expertise includes fluid mechanics and rheology, focusing on complex fluids and soft matter with applications in energy storage technologies, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy, and environmental flows. His research combines scientific computing, modeling, experiments, and physics-informed machine learning to investigate the mechanics of soft materials across scales, from microscopic to macroscopic, to discover structure-property relationships, develop continuum models, and predict material behavior in desired applications.

___Prof. Gil Garnier

A/Prof. Sushil Dhital

_A/Prof. Simon Corrie

• Smart fluids – responsive materials that adapt their flow for thermal control in batteries, impact damping in wearables, drag reduction in marine tranport, and precision drug delivery.
• Sustainable formulations – designing bio-based surfactants and colloidal systems to replace petroleum-derived additives in coatings and packaging.
• Complex flows through complex geometries – applying advanced rheological tools, modelling, and simulations to engineer printing inks, foams, and food emulsions with precise performance attributes.