Publications

A full list of Dr Michael Jack’s publications can be found here

Jack, M. W., & Deaker, A. (2022). Nonequilibrium master equation for interacting Brownian particles in a deep-well periodic potential. Physical Review E105, 054150.  doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.105.054150

Jack, M. W., Mirfin, A., & Anderson, B. (2021). The role of highly energy-efficient dwellings in enabling 100% renewable electricity. Energy Policy158, 112565.  doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112565

Dew, J. J. W., Jack, M. W., Stephenson, J., & Walton, S. (2021). Reducing electricity demand peaks on large-scale dairy farms. Sustainable Production & Consumption25, 248-258.  doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2020.08.014

Khan, I., Jack, M. W., & Stephenson, J. (2021). Dominant factors for targeted demand side management: An alternate approach for residential demand profiling in developing countries. Sustainable Cities & Society67, 102693.  doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102693

Mair, J., Suomalainen, K., Eyers, D. M., & Jack, M. W. (2021). Sizing domestic batteries for load smoothing and peak shaving based on real-world demand data. Energy & Buildings247, 111109.  doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111109

Vaiaso, Jr., T. V., & Jack, M. W. (2021). Quantifying the trade-off between percentage of renewable supply and affordability in Pacific island countries: Case study of Samoa. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews150, 111468.  doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111468

Dortans, C., Jack, M. W., Anderson, B., & Stephenson, J. (2020). Lightening the load: Quantifying the potential for energy-efficient lighting to reduce peaks in electricity demand. Energy Efficiency13, 1105-1118.  doi: 10.1007/s12053-020-09870-8

Jack, M. W., López-Alamilla, N. J., & Challis, K. J. (2020). Thermodynamic uncertainty relations and molecular-scale energy conversion. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, & Soft Matter Physics101(6), 062123.  doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.101.062123

López-Alamilla, N. J., Jack, M. W., & Challis, K. J. (2020). Enhanced diffusion and the eigenvalue band structure of Brownian motion in tilted periodic potentials. Physical Review E102(4), 042405.  doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.102.042405

Fahmy, M., Sohel, M. I., Vaidya, A. A., Jack, M. W., & Suckling, I. D. (2019). Does sugar yield drive lignocellulosic sugar cost? Case study for enzymatic hydrolysis of softwood with added polyethylene glycol. Process Biochemistry80, 103-111.  doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.02.004

Khan, I., Jack, M. W., & Stephenson, J. (2019). Identifying residential daily electricity-use profiles through time-segmented regression analysis. Energy & Buildings194, 232-246.  doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.04.026

López-Alamilla, N. J., Jack, M. W., & Challis, K. J. (2019). Reconstructing free-energy landscapes for cyclic molecular motors using full multidimensional or partial one-dimensional dynamic information. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, & Soft Matter Physics100, 012404.  doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.012404

Suomalainen, K., Eyers, D., Ford, R., Stephenson, J., Anderson, B., & Jack, M. (2019). Detailed comparison of energy-related time-use diaries and monitored residential electricity demand. Energy & Buildings183, 418-427.  doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.11.002

Jack, M. W., Suomalainen, K., Dew, J. J. W., & Eyers, D. (2018). A minimal simulation of the electricity demand of a domestic hot water cylinder for smart control. Applied Energy211, 104-112.  doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.044

Khan I., Jack, M. W., Stephenson J., Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in electricity systems using time-varying carbon intensity, Journal of Cleaner Production 184, 1091-1101 (2018)

López-Alamilla, N. J., Jack, M. W. , Challis, K. J., Reconstructing free-energy landscapes for nonequilibrium periodic potentials, Physical Review E 97 (3), 032419, (2018).

Devine, J. and Jack M. W. Self-induced temperature gradients in Brownian dynamics, Physical Review E – Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 96, 062130 (2018).

Jack, M. W. Suomalainen, K. Dew, J. J. W., and Eyers, D., A minimal simulation of the electricity demand of a domestic hot water cylinder for smart control, Applied Energy, 211, 104 (2018)

Suckling, I., Jack, M., Lloyd, J., Murton, K., Newman, R., Stuthridge, T., Torr, K., and Vaidya, A.A mild thermomechanical process for the enzymatic conversion of radiata pine into fermentable sugars and lignin Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10, 61 (2017).

Nguyen, P. T. T., Challis, K. J., Jack, M. W., Local discretization method for overdamped Brownian motion on a potential with multiple deep wellsPhysical Review E – Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics94 (5), 052127 (2016).

Jack, M. W. and Tumlin, C. Intrinsic irreversibility limits the efficiency of multidimensional molecular motors, Physical Review E – Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics93, 052109 (2016). 

Nguyen, P. T. T., Challis, K.J., Jack, M.W. Tight-binding approach to overdamped Brownian motion on a bichromatic periodic potential, Physical Review E – Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics93, 022124 (2016).

Bentsen, N. S., Jack, M. W., Felby, C., & Thorsen, B. J. (2014). Allocation of biomass resources for minimising energy system greenhouse gas emissions. Energy69, 506-515. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.03.045

Challis, K. J., & Jack, M. W. (2013). Tight-binding approach to overdamped Brownian motion on a multidimensional tilted periodic potential. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, & Soft Matter Physics87, 052102. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.052102

Newman, R. H., Vaidya, A. A., Sohel, M. I., & Jack, M. W. (2013). Optimizing the enzyme loading and incubation time in enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates. Bioresource Technology129, 33-38. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.028

Challis, K. J., & Jack, M. W. (2013). Thermal fluctuation statistics in a molecular motor described by a multidimensional master equation. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, & Soft Matter Physics88(6), 062136. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.062136

Challis, K. J., & Jack, M. W. (2013). Energy transfer in a molecular motor in the Kramers regime. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, & Soft Matter Physics88, 042114. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.042114

Sohel, M. I., & Jack, M. W. (2012). Thermodynamic analysis of a high-yield biochemical process for biofuel production. Bioresource Technology124, 406-412. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.058

Hock, B. K., Blomqvist, L., Hall, P., Jack, M., Möller, B., & Wakelin, S. J. (2012). Understanding forest-derived biomass supply with GIS modelling. Journal of Spatial Science57(2), 213-232. doi: 10.1080/14498596.2012.733621

Sohel, M. I., & Jack, M. W. (2011). Thermodynamic analysis of lignocellulosic biofuel production via a biochemical process: Guiding technology selection and research focus. Bioresource Technology102(3), 2617-2622. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.032

Jack, M., & Hall, P. (2010). Large-scale forests for bioenergy: Land-use, economic and environmental implications. Unasylva61(1-2), 23-27.

Sohel, M. I., & Jack, M. (2010). Efficiency improvements by geothermal heat integration in a lignocellulosic biorefinery. Bioresource Technology101(23), 9342-9347. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.011

Jack, M. W. (2009). Scaling laws and technology development strategies for biorefineries and bioenergy plants. Bioresource Technology100(24), 6324-6330.

Jack, M. W. and Wrobel, J. (2009) Thermodynamic optimization of a stratified thermal storage device. Applied Thermal Engineering 29 (11), 2344-2349.

Yamashita, M. Jack M. W. Mott-insulator shells in the three-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model with harmonic confinement, Physical Review A 79 (2), 023609