Dr. Gary Morriss

Biography

Gary Morriss is a Professor in the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales. His research primarily focuses on nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and dynamical systems. He has contributed significantly to the field by developing new ideas and techniques that form the basis of modern theories in chaotic dynamical systems. He proved the conjugate pairing rule in thermostatted nonequilibrium steady states in collaboration with Evans and Cohen, which established the fluctuation theorem. His current research includes probing hyperbolicity in high-dimensional systems, both in and out of equilibrium, and calculating instantaneous stable and unstable manifolds using covariant Lyapunov vectors, which provide a rich understanding of system behavior. Current projects investigated by Morriss involve heat conduction in quasi-one-dimensional systems and the implications for nonequilibrium entropy.

Research Interests