[All] UKFN bulletin, w/e 06/04/2023

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UKFN WEEKLY ROUND-UP 06/04/2023 

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A. UKFN MESSAGES 

FROM: Matthew Juniper, ERCOFTAC UK Pilot Centre, 31/03/2023
SUBJECT: ERCOFTAC Spring Festival - important information
DATE & LOCATION: 11-12 May 2023, Vienna
DETAILS: If you would like to apply for SIG General Funding [1], to
organise a workshop, summer school, course or conference [2] or set up a
new SIG [3], please complete the appropriate application form and email
it to Magdalena Yates (admin at cado-ercoftac.org) NO LATER THAN
24/04/2023. 

The draft programme for the Spring Festival is available here [4].
Please email admin at cado-ercoftac.org if you plan to attend the meeting
in person. 

FROM: Nick Daish, ERCOFTAC UK Pilot Centre, 23/03/2023
SUBJECT: ERCOFTAC news and events
DETAILS: The latest issue of the ERCOFTAC Quarterly, March 2023, is
available here [5], which includes details of upcoming courses and
events. If you wish to receive future issues directly, you can subscribe
to the ERCOFTAC mailing list by sending a message from the Contact Us
page [6]. If you are interested in becoming a member of ERCOFTAC,
details may be found on the membership page [7]. 

B. MEMBER MESSAGES 

GENERAL: 

There are currently no general messages. 

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 [8].
HOW TO JOIN: Broadcast live via YouTube, link on seminar series page
[8]. 

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: Adel Nasser, University of Manchester, 06/04/2023
SUBJECT: ERCOFTAC Osborne Reynolds Day 2023 Competition - FINAL REMINDER
DATE & LOCATION: 7 July 2023, Manchester
DETAILS:  The ERCOFTAC Osborne Reynolds Day and Competition 2023 [9]
will be held on Friday 7th July at the University of Manchester. The
School of Engineering will host the event in the state-of-the-art
Manchester Engineering Campus Development. New and soon-to-graduate PhDs
are invited to submit abstracts on their research by email. THE DEADLINE
FOR SUBMISSION IS 10TH APRIL 2023. The abstracts will be reviewed and
the best six invited to present their work in the competition. The top
three presentations will be selected as the UK nominations to
participate in the 2023 ERCOFTAC da Vinci competition, which this year
takes place on 12th October at the ERCOFTAC Autumn Festival in Liège,
Belgium. Full details are given here [9]. 

FROM: Stelios Rigopoulos, Imperial College London, 04/04/2023
SUBJECT: Workshop on Metal Fuels and Metal Dust Combustion
DATE & LOCATION: 29 September 2023, Berlin
DETAILS: Full details are available here [10]. There is also a flyer to
download here [11]. Abstract submission deadline is 30/04/2023. 

FROM: Lian Gan, Durham University, 04/04/2023
Subject: The 20th International Symposium on Flow Visualization - UPDATE
DATE & LOCATION: 11-13 July 2023, TU Delft 
DETAILS: The 20th International Symposium on Flow Visualization will be
held at TU Delft in the Netherlands in 2023. The symposium will be
chaired by Fulvio Scarano. Despite the name of the symposium, the scope
covers both experimental and numerical techniques, from imaging to
quantitative data analysis, and from fundamental to applicable fluid
mechanics problems. Please visit the conference website
https://www.isfv20.org/home for more information. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 14/04/2023. 

FROM: Adrian Barker, University of Leeds, 28/03/2023
SUBJECT: UK MHD Meeting 2023 - UPDATED INFORMATION
DATE & LOCATION: 17-19 May 2023, Leeds
DETAILS: The next annual UK MHD meeting will take place from Wednesday
17th May until Friday 19th May 2023 in the School of Mathematics at the
University of Leeds. The conference website [12] contains further
details including registration links and accommodation information. The
deadline for registration is 10th May 2023. 

Abstract submission is open until Friday 21st April 2023. If you would
like to submit an abstract for a talk or poster presentation, please
fill in and submit the form here [13]. We expect to announce the
programme during the first week of May. We will prioritise giving talks
to junior researchers, but anyone interested is very welcome to submit
an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Topics of interest
include (but are not restricted to) the latest results, challenges, and
opportunities in astrophysical (exoplanets, solar and stellar
atmospheres and interiors, astrophysical discs, galaxies), geophysical
(deep interiors of Earth and other planets), and laboratory MHD
(casting, liquid metal batteries, etc.). 

The registration fees, which include a conference dinner on the evening
of Thursday 18th May, are as follows: 

 	* £100 for academic staff and postdoctoral researchers/fellows [14]
 	* £60 for PhD (and other) students [15]

Options without dinner are also available here [16]. 

FROM: David Henry, University College Cork, 27/03/2023
SUBJECT: Workshop on 'Nonlinear Dispersive Waves'
DATE & LOCATION: 24-25 April 2023, University College Cork (online
participation possible)
DETAILS: This two-day workshop will present recent research developments
in the broad field of Nonlinear Dispersive Waves, with a particular
emphasis on nonlinear waves arising in the ocean and atmosphere. The
workshop will operate on a hybrid basis: participants may attend either
in person, or online. Registration is free. For further details please
see the workshop page [17].  

FROM: Stavroula Balabani, University College London, 23/03/2023
SUBJECT: Mini-symposium on 'Biological flows at the microscale: physics
and applications' at Micro and Nano Flows 2023
DATE & LOCATION: 18-20 September 2023, Padova, Italy
DETAILS: Full details on meeting website Micro and Nano Flows 2023 [18]
More details on mini-symposia here [19]. Abstract submission (extended
deadline) by 14/04/2023 - start here [20]. Remember to include the
Mini-symposium title in your extended abstract just above the title. 

FROM: Kate Robinson, Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 22/03/2023
SUBJECT: LIFD John Fox Annual Lecture
DATE & LOCATION: 26 April 2023, Leeds
DETAILS: The John Fox Annual Lecture will be taking place at the
University of Leeds in the Maurice Keyworth Building on 26th April 2023,
headlined by Prof. Paul Linden. Follow this link [21] for more details
and to book your free ticket. 

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 10/03/2023
SUBJECT: 36th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting
DATE & LOCATION: 24 May 2023, Glasgow
DETAILS: The meeting will be held at the University of Strathclyde. Full
details are available on the meeting website [22]. Important dates: 

 	* Abstract submission deadline is Friday 21st April 2023
 	* Registration deadline is Wednesday 17th May 2023)

FROM: Stephen Wilson, University of Strathclyde, 10/03/2023
SUBJECT: Advanced Course, 'Interfacial Flows - The Power and Beauty of
Asymptotic Methods', CISM
DATE & LOCATION: 5-9 June 2023, Udine, Italy
DETAILS: The course addresses doctoral students, postdocs and
early-career researchers interested in theoretical fluid mechanics and
its mathematical foundations. It focuses on the state of the art of
perturbation and related mathematical methods and how to apply them to a
representative variety of interfacial flows - and to almost any physical
or engineering problem. Lecturers: Jens Eggers (Bristol), Bernhard
Scheichl (Vienna), Ory Schnitzer (Imperial College), Janno Snoeijer
(Twente), Howard Stone (Princeton), Alexander Timokha (Kiev), Stephen
Wilson (Strathclyde). Full details on website [23]. See also flyer [24].


FROM: Claire Mc Namara, National Wind Tunnel Facility, 01/03/2023
SUBJECT: National Wind Tunnel Facility Conference
DATE & LOCATION: 25-26 May 2023, Birmingham
DETAILS: The first NWTF Conference will be held at the University of
Birmingham on 25th - 26th May. Learn about cutting-edge, industry and
academic research and discuss hot topics with community leaders.
Register and submit abstracts here [25]. 

FROM: Konstantinos Kontis, University of Glasgow, 01/12/2022
SUBJECT: UK Fluids Conference 2023
DATE & LOCATION: 17-19 October 2023, Glasgow
DETAILS: This is an early announcement of the next UK Fluids Conference,
which will take place in Glasgow and is being organised jointly by
University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde. The conference
co-chairs are Konstantinos Kontis (Glasgow) and Marco Fossati
(Strathclyde). Please watch for further information. 

SIGS:

There are currently no SIG items to advertise. 

JOBS - PHD STUDENTSHIPS: 

FROM: Ran Holtzman, Coventry University, 04/04/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (open to all nationalities)
TOPIC: Nonequilibrium two-phase flow in disordered media - memory,
hysteresis and energy dissipation
DETAILS: Link [26]. Please email Dr Holtzman [27] if you have any
questions.
CLOSING DATE: 27/05/2023 

FROM: Yongyun Hwang, Imperial College London, 04/04/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Department of Aeronautics
TOPIC: Perturbation dynamics of turbulence
DETAILS: The studentship details may be downloaded from the ICL PhD
opportunities page [28], Ref AE0033. This studentship is available to
students eligible for home fees.
CLOSING DATE: 16/05/2023 

FROM: Edward Skevington, University of Hull, 04/04/2023
SUBJECT: Funded PhD studentship in Fluid Dynamics
TOPIC: Mixing processes in gravity currents
DETAILS: PhD run by the Energy and Environment Institute in association
with the Department of Mathematics. For details see link [29], and email
e.w.skevington at hull.ac.uk with any questions.
CLOSING DATE: 24/04/2023 

FROM: Lucas Goehring, Nottingham Trent University, 03/04/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded (UK/International) PhD Studentship at NTU and ISIS
Neutron and Muon source
TOPIC: Art, soft matter and SANS: combining optical coherence tomography
and scattering methods for art conservation applications
DETAILS: Full details may be found here [30]. For any questions or to
discuss the position, please contact lucas.goehring at ntu.ac.uk 
CLOSING DATE: 22/05/2023 

FROM: Ahmed Ismail, QMUL, 31/03/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Green Energy DTP
TOPIC: Dynamics of drops with adsorbed bio-surfactants
DETAILS: Link [31] 
CLOSING DATE: 30/04/2023 

FROM: Junho Park, Coventry University, 27/03/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in fluid dynamics 
TOPIC: Stability and transition in compressible shear flows
DETAILS: Link [32] 
CLOSING DATE: 27/05/2023 

FROM: Adriano Cerminara, Sheffield Hallam University, 24/03/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Materials and Engineering Research Institute
TOPIC: Transpiration cooling for thermal management in new-generation
aerospace propulsion systems and high-speed vehicle airframes
DETAILS: Link [33]
CLOSING DATE: 12/05/2023  

FROM: Zamir Koshuriyan, University of York, 16/03/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship in Department of Mathematics
TOPIC: Modelling the Large-Scale Structure of Turbulence in Jets
(Aeroacoustics)
DETAILS: Link with details [34]. Please contact Dr. Zamir Koshuriyan
(zamir.koshuriyan at york.ac.uk) for more details.
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

FROM: Laura Currie, Durham University, 15/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship in Department of Mathematical
Sciences
TOPIC: Astrophysical Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
DETAILS: Link
CLOSING DATE: There is no fixed deadline but we anticipate making offers
shortly after 31st March 

FROM: Ran Holtzman (Coventry U.), Lucas Goehring (Nottingham Trent U.),
Chris Rochelle and Andrew Kilpatrick (British Geological Survey, BGS),
14/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK & International)
TOPIC: Multiphase flow in responsive media: Hydrate formation in Carbon
Geosequestration
DETAILS: Joint project between Coventry [27], NTU [35], and the BGS
[36], in which cutting-edge numerical and experimental methods will be
used to assess the interplay between fluid dynamics and hydrate
formation at CCS-representative conditions. Part of this PhD will be
embedded in Nottingham with the BGS/NTU, exploiting their world-class
experimental facilities; see details here [37].
CLOSING DATE: 27/05/2023 

FROM: Emad Chaparian, University of Strathclyde, 13/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD opportunity in Department of Mechanical &
Aerospace Engineering
TOPIC: Interfacial flow of yield-stress fluids
DETAILS: More information [38]
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

FROM: Janet Barlow, University of Reading, 09/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK students only) in Department
of Meteorology - new deadline 
TOPIC: Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts
in cities
DETAILS: Link [39]
CLOSING DATE: 14/04/2023 (extended) 

FROM: Sergii Veremieiev, Durham University, 08/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-Funded PhD studentship (Home UK students) in Aura CDT
TOPIC: Computer modelling of irregular nonlinear surface waves and their
effects on offshore wind turbine structures
DETAILS: Link [40] Starting date is September 2023.
CLOSING DATE: 16/04/2023 

FROM: Chris Stafford, University of Brighton, 07/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentship (UK students) in Advanced
Engineering Centre
TOPIC: Modelling the air induction process in a split cycle engine
DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3sJzEqq
CLOSING DATE: 31/05/2023 

FROM: Sebastian Timme, University of Liverpool, 06/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD Studentship - CDT in Distributed
Algorithms/Airbus
TOPIC: Data models for large aircraft aerodynamics using next-generation
computational fluid dynamics
DETAILS: Full details may be found on this link [41]. For informal
information about the project, please contact Sebastian Timme
CLOSING DATE: 12/04/2023 

FROM: Andrea Da Ronch, University of Southampton, 02/02/2023
SUBJECT: PhD studentship - EPSRC Industrial CASE Award (Airbus
Operations Ltd)
TOPIC: Aircraft State Modelling & Separation for Fatigue Design
DETAILS: Link [42]
CLOSING DATE: 30/04/2023  

FROM: Juan Li, King's College London, 10/11/2022
SUBJECT: Fully-funded PhD studentships (UK students only) in Department
of Engineering
TOPIC: Fluid mechanics in bio-inspired flight/swimming and renewable
energy systems
DETAILS:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fluid-mechanics-in-bio-inspired-flight-swimming-and-renewable-energy-systems/?p147587
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

JOBS - POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS: 

FROM: Luca Magri, Imperial College London, 04/04/2023
SUBJECT: Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships
DETAILS: Fellowship details are here [43]. Contact Luca Magri
(l.magri at imperial.ac.uk) with further queries.
CLOSING DATE: 31/05/2023 

FROM: Aldo Rona, University of Leicester, 30/03/2023
SUBJECT: Fixed-term PDRA (to 31/08/2023) in Department of Engineering
TOPIC: Setting foundations for UK-Ukraine twinned research in aerospace,
biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence projects
DETAILS:  Assist with twinned research road-mapping, summer project
co-supervision, outline grant applications. Details are here [44].
CLOSING DATE: 17/04/2023 

FROM: Stavroula Balabani, University College London, 23/03/2023
SUBJECT: Research Fellow in Mechanical Engineering
TOPIC: Experimental fluid mechanics for dental applications
DETAILS: Link [45]
CLOSING DATE: 19/04/2023 

FROM: Matteo Carpentieri, University of Surrey, 21/03/2023
SUBJECT: Research Fellow in Experimental Fluid Mechanics
TOPIC: Environmental fluid mechanics, wind tunnel modelling of urban
flow and dispersion
DETAILS: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=017623
CLOSING DATE: 16/04/2023 

FROM: Jane Pratt, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 03/03/2023
SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Computational Astrophysics
TOPIC: Fluid modelling/MHD of stars and their surroundings
DETAILS: Link [46] 
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

FROM: Ian Johnston, University of Hertfordshire, 02/03/2023
SUBJECT: Research Fellow in Microfluidics & Microengineering Research
Group
TOPIC: Bioaerosol Collection and Microfluidic Identification
DETAILS: Job link [47] Informal enquiries are welcome
(i.d.johnston at herts.ac.uk)
CLOSING DATE: 11/04/2023 

JOBS - ACADEMIC STAFF:  

There are currently no academic staff positions to advertise. 

JOBS - OTHER: 

FROM: David Roberts, Aircraft Research Association, 03/03/2023
SUBJECT: Graduate and Senior Aerodynamics Engineer positions
TOPIC: ARA is looking to hire multiple Engineers to work within the
Aerodynamics team across both entry level and senior Aerodynamics
Engineering positions. The successful candidates will be
supporting/leading a wide variety of commercial and research projects
from inception to completion depending on experience. These positions
will be focused on supporting our experimental testing and any
experience of commercial wind tunnel applications and advanced
measurement techniques would be highly regarded.
DETAILS: https://www.ara.co.uk/aerodynamics-engineer-grade-4b/ 
CLOSING DATE: Open till filled 

 

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https://www.ercoftac.org/about/structure_of_the_association/scientific_programme_committee/sig-general-funding-rules/
[2] https://www.ercoftac.org/about/rules_for_holding_ercoftac_events/
[3]
https://www.ercoftac.org/about/structure_of_the_association/scientific_programme_committee/new-sig-creation-rules/
[4] https://www.ercoftac.org/events/ercoftac-spring-festival-2023/
[5]
https://mailchi.mp/cado-ercoftac/ercoftac-quarterly-newsletter-no-5-june-15086029?e=a7a54b86d7
[6] https://www.ercoftac.org/contact_us/
[7] https://www.ercoftac.org/about/ercoftac_membership/
[8]
https://www.world-wide.org/AI/Mathematical-and-Computational-Ophthalmology/
[9]
https://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/connect/events/osborne-reynolds-day/
[10] https://www.mvt.ovgu.de/MetalFuelCombustion.html
[11] https://www.mvt.ovgu.de/mvt_media/Downloads/flyer.pdf
[12] https://ukmhd2023.leeds.ac.uk/
[13] https://forms.gle/AfU2YJbsFwiMDsf49
[14]
https://store.leeds.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-engineering-and-physical-sciences/school-of-maths/uk-mhd-2023-academic-staff
[15]
https://store.leeds.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-engineering-and-physical-sciences/school-of-maths/uk-mhd-2023-students
[16]
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[27] http://www.ranholtzman.com/
[28]
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[30]
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/find-a-phd-opportunity/projects/science-technology/art,-soft-matter-and-sans-combining-optical-coherence-tomography-and-scattering-methods-for-art-conservation-applications
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[33]
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[34]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/modelling-the-large-scale-structure-of-turbulence-in-jets/?p155677
[35]
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/lucas-goehring
[36]
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-research/science-facilities/fluid-and-rock-processes/hydrates-and-ices-laboratory/#:~:text=The%20BGS%20Hydrate%20and%20Ices,of%20gas%20hydrates%20within%20sediments.
[37]
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[38]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/interfacial-flows-of-yield-stress-fluids/?p155731
[39]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-an-urban-canopy-model-for-improved-weather-forecasts-in-cities/?p154165
[40]
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[41]
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/data-models-for-large-aircraft-aerodynamics-using-next-generation-computational-fluid-dynamics/?p156172
[42]
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CXA457/phd-studentship-aircraft-state-modelling-and-separation-for-fatigue-design
[43]
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https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CXS568/research-fellow-in-bioaerosol-collection-and-microfluidic-identification
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