School of Mathematics & Statistics

Dr Alexander Houston

  • Research Associate (Mathematics)

Publications

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2026

Aprile, F., Houston, A.J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Gonnella, G., Marenduzzo, D., Shendruk, T.N. and Negro, G. (2026) Geometry and relaxation dynamics of nematic loops. Europhysics Letters, 156(2), 27001. (doi: 10.1209/0295-5075/ae94a5)

Joseph, I K, Houston, A J H ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Kowal, K N ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-4150 and Mottram, N J ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-0059 (2026) Orienting-field effects on instability and mode selection in active nematics. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 38(37), 375101. (doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/aea1cf) (PMID:42685787)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Brainard, David H., Smithson, Hannah E. and Read, Daniel J. (2026) Information, movement, and adaptation in human vision. Physical Review Research, 8(2), 023083. (doi: 10.1103/l4qd-5s7d)

Houston, Alexander J. H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 (2026) The role of elastic anisotropy in active nematics. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 482(2336), 20251033. (doi: 10.1098/rspa.2025.1033)

2024

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Mottram, Nigel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-0059 (2024) Spontaneous flows and quantum analogies in heterogeneous active nematic films. Communications Physics, 7, 375. (doi: 10.1038/s42005-024-01864-7)

2023

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Alexander, Gareth P. (2023) Colloids in two-dimensional active nematics: conformal cogs and controllable spontaneous rotation. New Journal of Physics, 25(12), 123006. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ad0acf)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Alexander, Gareth P. (2023) Active nematic multipoles: flow responses and the dynamics of defects and colloids. Frontiers in Physics, 11, 1110244. (doi: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1110244)

2022

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Alexander, Gareth P. (2022) Defect loops in three-dimensional active nematics as active multipoles. Physical Review E, 105(6), L062601. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.105.L062601) (PMID:35854622)

2019

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Houston, Alasdair I. (2019) The overall discount rate. Behavioural Processes, 167, 103856. (doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.05.003) (PMID:31059766)

2017

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Gradhand, Martin and Dennis, Mark R. (2017) A random wave model for the Aharonov–Bohm effect. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50(20), 205101. (doi: 10.1088/1751-8121/aa660f)

This list was generated on Thu Nov 12 13:02:37 2026 GMT.
Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 10.

Articles

Aprile, F., Houston, A.J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Gonnella, G., Marenduzzo, D., Shendruk, T.N. and Negro, G. (2026) Geometry and relaxation dynamics of nematic loops. Europhysics Letters, 156(2), 27001. (doi: 10.1209/0295-5075/ae94a5)

Joseph, I K, Houston, A J H ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Kowal, K N ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-4150 and Mottram, N J ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-0059 (2026) Orienting-field effects on instability and mode selection in active nematics. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 38(37), 375101. (doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/aea1cf) (PMID:42685787)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Brainard, David H., Smithson, Hannah E. and Read, Daniel J. (2026) Information, movement, and adaptation in human vision. Physical Review Research, 8(2), 023083. (doi: 10.1103/l4qd-5s7d)

Houston, Alexander J. H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 (2026) The role of elastic anisotropy in active nematics. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 482(2336), 20251033. (doi: 10.1098/rspa.2025.1033)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Mottram, Nigel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-0059 (2024) Spontaneous flows and quantum analogies in heterogeneous active nematic films. Communications Physics, 7, 375. (doi: 10.1038/s42005-024-01864-7)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Alexander, Gareth P. (2023) Colloids in two-dimensional active nematics: conformal cogs and controllable spontaneous rotation. New Journal of Physics, 25(12), 123006. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ad0acf)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Alexander, Gareth P. (2023) Active nematic multipoles: flow responses and the dynamics of defects and colloids. Frontiers in Physics, 11, 1110244. (doi: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1110244)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Alexander, Gareth P. (2022) Defect loops in three-dimensional active nematics as active multipoles. Physical Review E, 105(6), L062601. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.105.L062601) (PMID:35854622)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391 and Houston, Alasdair I. (2019) The overall discount rate. Behavioural Processes, 167, 103856. (doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.05.003) (PMID:31059766)

Houston, Alexander J.H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0050-8391, Gradhand, Martin and Dennis, Mark R. (2017) A random wave model for the Aharonov–Bohm effect. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50(20), 205101. (doi: 10.1088/1751-8121/aa660f)

This list was generated on Thu Nov 12 13:02:37 2026 GMT.

Research datasets

Jump to: 2026
Number of items: 1.

2026

Houston, A. , Grinfeld, M., McKay, G. and Mottram, N. (2026) Heterogeneity-Induced Oscillations in Active Nematics. [Data Collection]

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