Rate My Professor Barry Cox

Barry J. Cox is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics associated with Adelaide University through its predecessor institutions, including the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide and the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of South Australia. He obtained his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Wollongong in 2007. His academic career includes serving as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide since 2010, where he contributed to teaching courses such as Engineering Mathematics IIA, Fluid Mechanics III, Advanced Mathematical Perspectives III, Differential Equations, and Optimal Functions and Nanomechanics. Cox's research focuses on applied mathematics, particularly nanomechanics, carbon nanostructures, graphene modelling, fluid mechanics, and mathematical extensions of physical theories.

Cox has authored or co-authored numerous publications in prestigious journals. Notable works include 'Einstein's special relativity beyond the speed of light' with J.M. Hill in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (2012), which proposed a consistent mathematical framework for superluminal motion and received widespread media coverage; 'Couple microscale periodic patches to simulate macroscale emergent dynamics' in ANZIAM Journal (2018); 'Carbon Nanocones with Curvature Effects Close to the Vertex' (2018); 'A variational model for conformation of graphene wrinkles' in Materials Research Express (2020); 'Variational model for collapsed graphene wrinkles' in Applied Physics A (2021); and 'Unchained Catenaries' in The College Mathematics Journal (2025). His Google Scholar profile shows over 2,000 citations, reflecting substantial impact in nanotechnology and mathematical physics. Cox received the 2015 John Henry Michell Medal from the Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) division of the Australian Mathematical Society for outstanding early-career research. He has presented seminars, including at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, served as Treasurer for the Adelaide chapter of the Australian Mathematical Society in 2018, and participated in Mathematics in Industry Study Groups.