Welcome to flairsLab !
With expertise ranging from atomic-scale computational modeling to cutting-edge microscale experiments, our research focuses on unraveling surface dynamics and fluid mechanics across scales. We aspire to bridge the molecular and mesoscale boundaries to advance scientific understanding and technological applications.
Unlike bulk phases, surfaces and interfaces are inherently inhomogeneous, with their dynamics further complicated by non-equilibrium behavior. Despite spanning only a few nanometers to microns, interfacial properties often dominate the physics of bulk systems. Achieving precise control over these surfaces is key to breakthroughs in various fields. We explore interfacial flows by integrating molecular dynamics, continuum modeling, machine learning, and experimental techniques.
2025: Dr. Rizwan's PhD research has been awarded UK Fluids Network's Best Thesis (UKFN2025) Prize.
2025: Work on surfactant tarnsport now published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics (link) by Cambridge University Press.
2024: Behind the paper story now on Springer-Nature Research Communities (link)
2024: Nature featured article: Life and death of a thin liquid film, Communications Physics, Nature (link)
"Search continuously for a better problem than the one you are working on at present. The choice of problem is the most important scientific decision you will ever make.” - Louis Brus (Nobel laureate, Chemistry, 2023)
*flairsLab is launched in November 2024. Some of the research projects described in here were conducted by MRR before launching flairsLab, and during his academic trainings.