Presentations/talks/Publications

Articles

Mpemba effect of Langevin Particles

• M.R. Walker and Marija Vucelja. “Mpemba effect in terms of mean first passage times of overdamped Langevin dynamics on a double-well potential” arXiv preprint–Dec. 14th, 2022.

• M.R. Walker, and M. Vucelja. “Anomalous thermal relaxation of Langevin particles in a piecewise constant potential.”, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment–Nov. 11th, 2021.

Mpemba effect in linear chemical networks

• M.R. Walker, S. Bera, M. Vucelja. “Effect of dynamics on anomalous thermal relaxations and information exchange”

Mpemba effect and optimal transport

• M.R. Walker, S. Bera, M. Vucelja. “Optimal transport and anomalous thermal relaxations”

Undergradueate research

Bilayer Graphene–My first steps in research

• Andrew Jiao, Aaron Winn, Charlie Maier, Juan Velasco, Matt Walker, Jeffrey C.Y. Teo. “Topological Channels in Bilayer Graphene in Electric and Magnetic Fields,” APS April meeting, April 16th, 2018. Columbus, OH. (Poster)

• Matt Walker, Andrew Jiao, Aaron Winn, Charlie Maier, Juan Velasco, Jeffrey C.Y. Teo. “Chiral Channels in Bilayer Graphene,” Society of Physics Students 7th Annual Undergraduate Physics Research Symposium, November 3rd, 2017. Charlottesville, VA. (Oral)

Other

• The SPS magazine published an article that I wrote with two other UVA students about the 2018 April APS meeting. You can read it here