Jamie Forrest

Dr. Forrest's research is focused on the behaviour of soft materials at the nanoscale. This includes self assembly of polymers, dynamics in thin films and near surface and interfaces. He has a long standing interest on the dynamics of glassy materials.

• Physics of soft materials

• Physics of polymer thin films

• Crystalline polymers

• Polymer interfaces and adhesion

• Confinement of polymer chains

• Glass transition in confined geometry

• Biomaterials, Polymers and Bioplastics

• Soft Matter

• 1994 PhD Physics/Atomic & Molecular Physics, University of Guelph

• 1990 MSc Physics/Atomic & Molecular Physics, University of Guelph

• 1987 BSc Physics, University of British Columbia

• 2013, Brockhouse Medal, Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

• 2008 Fellowship in American Physical Society

• Academic Program Director, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

• 2010: Acting Associate Director of Research and Grad Studies, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo

• 2010: Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo

• 2009: Director, Materials Science and Nanotechnology, North Dakota State University

• 2005 - 2009: Director, Guelph Waterloo Physics Institute

• Associate Faculty Member, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

• Member, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

• ​Member, Institute for Polymer Research

• ​Member, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology

• ECE 105 - Classical Mechanics
  • Taught in 2025
• NE 216 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 1
  • Taught in 2022
• PHYS 111 - Physics 1
  • Taught in 2023, 2025
• PHYS 112 - Physics 2
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2025

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• Mohit S Verma, Jackson M Tsuji, Brad Hall, Paul Z Chen, James Forrest, Lyndon Jones, Frank X Gu. "Towards point-of-care detection of polymicrobial infections: rapid colorimetric response using a portable spectrophotometer". Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2016

• Maxence Arutkin, Elie Raphaël, James A Forrest, Thomas Salez. "Cooperative strings in glassy nanoparticles". arXiv:1603.07539, 2016

• Yu Chai, James Forrest. "Crystallization of atactic polystyrene". APS Meeting Abstracts, 2016

• Kari Dalnoki-Veress, James A Forrest. "New section for The European Physical Journal E:“Tips and Tricks in Soft Matter and Biological Physics”. The European Physical Journal E, 38, 12 [1]

• Thomas Salez, Justin Salez, Kari Dalnoki-Veress, Elie Raphaël, James A Forrest. "Cooperative strings and glassy interfaces". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112, 27 [8227-8231]

• Please see Google Scholar for a complete list of Dr. Forrest's publications.

• June 29, 2015: Physicists shatter stubborn mystery of how glass forms.
• June 30, 2015: Glass Formation Mystery Shattered By Physicists.
• February 28, 2014: Physicists solve 20-year-old debate surrounding how glassy surfaces flow like a liquid.