Edgar M. Blokhuis
Assistant professor
- Name
- Dr. E.M. Blokhuis
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 4542
- e.blokhuis@chem.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7922-8558
Dr. Edgar M. Blokhuis considers himself a Theoretical Physical Chemist. His research is directed towards the Statistical Thermodynamical description of Liquids at Interfaces. This includes the description of Wetting phenomena, the behaviour of Colloids and Polymers in solution in contact with a solid substrate, and the organisation of Self-assembling systems.
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
1992 PhD in Theoretical Physical Chemistry (Cum Laude), Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University. Thesis title: "The Liquid-Vapour Interface: Optical properties and the effect of curvature". Advisor: Prof Dick Bedeaux
1988 MSc in Theoretical Physics, Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University. Thesis title: "Quantum chromodynamics and deep inelastic scattering". Advisor: Prof Willy van Neerven
Current and previous research positions
1999 – now Assistant Professor, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands
1995 – 1999 Fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW), Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University
1992 – 1995 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, USA. Advisor: Prof Ben Widom
Contribution to teaching and teaching awards
Courses: Thermodynamics (BSc), Statististical Thermodynamics (BSc), Physical Chemistry (BSc), Physical Chemistry Practicum (BSc), Calculus (BSc), Colloid and Interface Science (MSc), Polymer Physics (MSc), Bionanotechnology (MSc)
Online module: Error Analysis (BSc)
Committees: Chair Admission MSc LST, Chair Exam committee BSc MST, Chair Exam committee BSc LST
Awards: 10+ nominations/recipient of the Faculty Teacher of The Year award, FWN Faculty, Leiden University and TNW Faculty, Delft University
Publication record including five recent representative publications
As of 2020: 57 papers with >1500 citations
- G.J.A. Sevink, E.M. Blokhuis, X. Li and G. Milano, "Efficient and realistic simulation of phase coexistence", J. Chem. Phys. 153, 244121 (2020) DOI: 10.1063/5.0027778
- E.M. Blokhuis, M. D'Agostino, A. Mayer and H.J. Risselada, "Fusion Pores Live on the Edge", J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 1204 (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03563
- V.D. Nguyen, F.C. Schoemaker, E.M. Blokhuis and P. Schall, "Measurement of the Curvature-Dependent Surface Tension in Nucleating Colloidal Liquids", Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 246102 (2018) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.246102
- A. Aasen, E.M. Blokhuis and O. Wilhelmsen, "Tolman lengths and rigidity constants of multicomponent fluids: Fundamental theory and numerical examples", J. Chem. Phys. 148, 204702 (2018) DOI: 10.1063/1.5026747
- M. Vis, V.F.D. Peters, E.M. Blokhuis, H.N.W. Lekkerkerker, B.H. Erne, R.H. Tromp, "Decreased Interfacial Tension of Demixed Aqueous Polymer Solutions due to Charge", Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 078303 (2016) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.078303
Assistant professor
- Science
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- LIC/Chemical Biology
- Blokhuis E.M., D’Agostino M., Mayer A. & Risselada H.J. (2020), Fusion pores live on the edge, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 11(4): 1204-1208.
- Sevink G.J.A., Blokhuis E.M., Li X. & Milano G. (2020), Efficient and realistic simulation of phase coexistence, The Journal of Chemical Physics 153(24): 244121.
- Aasen A., Blokhuis E.M. & Wilhelmsen O. (2018), Tolman lengths and rigidity constants of multicomponent fluids: Fundamental theory and numerical examples, The Journal of Chemical Physics 148(20): 204702.
- Lervik A., Wilhelmsen O., Trinh T.T. & Blokhuis E.M. (2016), Note: A new truncation correction for the configurational temperature extends its applicability to interaction potentials with a discontinuous force, The Journal of Chemical Physics 144(5): 056101.
- Vis M., Peters V.F.D., Blokhuis E.M., Lekkerkerker H.N.W., Erné B.H. & Tromp R.H. (2015), Decreased Interfacial Tension of Demixed Aqueous Polymer Solutions due to Charge, Physical Review Letters 115(7): 078303.
- Vis M., Peters V.F.D., Blokhuis E.M., Lekkerkerker H.N.W., Erné B.H. & Tromp R.H. (2015), Effects of Electric Charge on the Interfacial Tension between Coexisting Aqueous Mixtures of Polyelectrolyte and Neutral Polymer, Macromolecules 48(19): 7335-7345.
- Tromp R.H., Vis M., Erne B.H. & Blokhuis E.M. (2014), Composition, concentration and charge profiles of water-water interfaces, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 26: 464101.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Giessen A.E. van (2013), Density functional theory of a curved liquid-vapour interface: evaluation of the rigidity constants, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 25(22): 225003.
- Blokhuis E.M. (2013), Existence of a bending rigidity for a hard-sphere liquid near a curved hard wall: Validity of the Hadwiger theorem, Physical Review E 87(2): 022401.
- Tromp R.H. & Blokhuis E.M. (2013), Tension, Rigidity, and Preferential Curvature of Interfaces between Coexisting Polymer Solutions, Macromolecules 46(9): 3639-3647.
- Blokhuis E.M. (2013), Triezenberg-Zwanzig expression for the surface tension of a liquid drop, The Journal of Chemical Physics 138(19): 194711.
- Giessen A.E. van & Blokhuis E.M. (2009), Direct determination of the Tolman length from the bulk pressures of liquid drops via molecular dynamics simulations, The Journal of Chemical Physics 131(16): 164705.
- Blokhuis E.M. (2009), On the spectrum of fluctuations of a liquid surface: from the molecular scale to the macroscopic scale, The Journal of Chemical Physics 130(1): 014706.
- Kuipers J. & Blokhuis E.M. (2009), Wetting and drying transitions in mean-field theory: describing the surface parameters for the theory of Nakanishi and Fisher in terms of a microscopic model, The Journal of Chemical Physics 131(4): 044702.
- Blokhuis E.M., Kuipers J. & Vink R.L.C. (2008), Description of the fluctuating colloid-polymer interface, Physical Review Letters 101(8): 086101.
- Male J. van & Blokhuis E.M. (2007), Comment on "Symmetric liquid-liquid interface with a nonzero spontaneous curvature", Physical Review Letters 98(3): 039601.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Kuipers J. (2007), On the determination of the structure and tension of the interface between a fluid and a curved hard wall, The Journal of Chemical Physics 126(5): 054702.
- Kuipers J. & Blokhuis E.M. (2007), Interfacial properties of colloid-polymer mixtures, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 315(1): 270-277.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Kuipers J. (2006), Thermodynamic expressions for the Tolman length, The Journal of Chemical Physics 124(7): .
- Skau K.I., Blokhuis E.M. & Male J. van (2004), Self-consistent field theory for the distal ordering of adsorbed polymer: Comparison with the Scheutjens-Fleer model, Macromolecules 37(5): 1969-1979.
- Skau K.I. & Blokhuis E.M. (2003), Polymer adsorption on curved sufaces: Finit chain length corrections, Macromolecules 36(12): 4637-4645.
- Blokhuis E.M., Skau K.I. & Avalos J.B. (2003), Free energy formalism for polymer adsorption: Self-consistent field theory for weak adsorption, The Journal of Chemical Physics 119(6): 3483-3494.
- Giessen A.E. van & Blokhuis E.M. (2002), Determination of curvature corrections to the surface tension of a liquid-vapor interface through molecular dynamics simulations, The Journal of Chemical Physics 116(1): 302-310.
- Skau K.I. & Blokhuis E.M. (2002), Mean-field theory for polymer adsorption on curved surfaces, European Physical Journal E 7(1): 13-22.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Sager W.F.C. (2001), Sphere to cylinder transition in a single phase microemulsion system: A theoretical investigation, The Journal of Chemical Physics 115(2): 1073-1085.
- Oversteegen S.M. & Blokhuis E.M. (2000), Rigidity constants from mean-field models, The Journal of Chemical Physics 112(6): 2980-2986.
- Svergun D.I., Konarev P.V., Volkov V.V., Koch M.H.J., Sager W.F.C., Smeets J. & Blokhuis E.M. (2000), A small angle x-ray scattering study of the droplet-cylinder transition in oil-rich sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate microemulsions, The Journal of Chemical Physics 113(4): 1651-1665.
- Blokhuis E.M. (2000), Comment on "Effect of gravity on contact angle: a theoretical investigation", The Journal of Chemical Physics 112: 5511-5512.
- Blokhuis E.M., Lekkerkerker H.N.W. & Szleifer I. (2000), Correspondence between the pressure expressions and Van der Waals theory for a curved surface, The Journal of Chemical Physics 112(13): 6023-6030.
- Blokhuis E.M., Groenewold J. & Bedeaux D. (1999), Fluctuation route to the bending rigidity, Molecular Physics 96(3): 397-406.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Sager W.F.C. (1999), Vesicle adhesion and microemulsion droplet dimerization: Small bending rigidity regime, The Journal of Chemical Physics 111(15): 7062-7074.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Sager W.F.C. (1999), Helfrich free energy for aggregation and adhesion, The Journal of Chemical Physics 110(6): 3148-3152.
- Giessen A.E. van, Blokhuis E.M. & Bukman D.J. (1998), Mean field curvature corrections to the surface tension, The Journal of Chemical Physics 108(3): 1148-1156.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Widom B. (1996), Wetting, Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 1(3): 424-429.
- Blokhuis E.M. (1996), Calculation of the rigidity constant in a Landau model for microemulsions, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie 100(3): 313-319.
- Blokhuis E.M. (1995), Structure and Tension of the Boundary Line between Amphiphilic Layers, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 214(2): 169-184.
- Perkovic S., Blokhuis E.M., Tessler E. & Widom B. (1995), Boundary Tension - from Wetting Transition to Prewetting Critical Point, The Journal of Chemical Physics 102(19): 7584-7594.
- Blokhuis E.M. (1995), Boundary Tension between Amphiphilic Layers, International Journal of Thermophysics 16(1): 53-62.
- Blokhuis E.M. (1995), Nucleation of Wetting Layers, Physical Review E 51(5): 4642-4654.
- Blokhuis E.M., Bedeaux D., Holcomb C.D. & Zollweg J.A. (1995), Tail Corrections to the Surface Tension of a Lennard-Jones Liquid-Vapor Interface, Molecular Physics 85(3): 665-669.
- Blokhuis E.M., Shilkro Yl. & Widom B. (1995), Youngs Law with Gravity, Molecular Physics 86(4): 891-899.
- Perkovic S., Blokhuis E.M. & Han G. (1995), Line and boundary tensions at the wetting transition: Two fluid phases on a substrate, The Journal of Chemical Physics 102(1): 400-413.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1994), Microscopic Theories of Curved Liquid Surfaces, HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY REVIEWS 1(1): 55-68.
- Blokhuis E.M. (1994), Line Tension between 2 Surface Phases on a Substrate, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 202(3-4): 402-419.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1993), Van der Waals Theory of Curved Surfaces, Molecular Physics 80(4): 705-720.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1993), Curvature Effects on the One-Dimensional Fluid Interface, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 193(2): 201-220.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1992), Pressure Tensor of a Spherical Interface, The Journal of Chemical Physics 97(5): 3576-3586.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1992), Derivation of Microscopic Expressions for the Rigidity Constants of a Simple Liquid-Vapor Interface, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 184(1-2): 42-70.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1991), Microscopic Expressions for the Rigidity Constants of a Simple Liquid-Vapor Interface, The Journal of Chemical Physics 95(9): 6986-6988.
- Blokhuis E.M. & Bedeaux D. (1990), Optical Properties of the Fluid-Fluid Interface, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 164(3): 515-548.
- Bedeaux D., Blokhuis E.M. & Schmidt J.W. (1990), Ellipsometry of the Liquid-Vapor Interface Close to the Critical-Point - a Theoretical Analysis, International Journal of Thermophysics 11(1): 13-24.
- Weeks J.D., Saarloos W. van, Bedeaux D. & Blokhuis E.M. (1989), Consistency of capillary wave theory in 3 dimensions - divergence of the interface width and agreement with density functional theory, The Journal of Chemical Physics 91(10): 6494-6504.