News — SEATTLE, October 15, 2019 -- The American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics 72nd Annual Meeting will take place on Nov. 23-26, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. 

Journalists are invited to attend the meeting for free. Press registration may be obtained by emailing the [email protected]. Live press webcasts, featuring a selection of newsworthy research, will take place during the meeting. Times and topics to be announced soon. 

Fluid dynamics is an interdisciplinary field that investigates visible and invisible phenomena from a wide range of disciplines including engineering, physics, biology, oceanography, atmospheric science and geology. 

The conference will include invited talks by experts on subjects including: 

  • Advancing Understanding of Turbulence Through Extreme-Scale Computation ()
  • Living Flow Networks ()
  • Lagrangian Turbulent Thermal Convection ()
  • Dissecting Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction in Hypervelocity Flow ()
  • Reduced Order Modeling of Blood Flow ()
  • Open questions in Turbulent Stratified Mixing: Do We Even Know What We Do Not Know? ()
  • Impact of Wettability on Multiphase Flow and Granular Mechanics: Experiments, Modeling and Theory ()
  • Unsteady Aerodynamic Response Of Rigid Wings In Gust Encounters ()
  • Meteorological Fluid Dynamics and Climate Change ()
  • Multiphase Flows: Rich Physics, Challenging Theory, and Big Simulations ()
  • Journey to the Center of the Stars: the Realm of Low Prandtl Number Fluid Dynamics ()
  • Adopting a Communication Lifestyle () 

The complete list of invited talks can be accessed at . 

 

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GALLERY OF FLUID DYNAMICS 

At the Annual Meeting, The Gallery of Fluid Motion will consist of posters and videos submitted by attendees illustrating the science and beauty of fluid motion. More information can be found here:  

PRESS REGISTRATION 

We will grant free registration to credentialed journalists and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend, contact [email protected]. We can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips or background information. 

LIVE MEDIA WEBCAST 

A press briefing featuring a selection of newsworthy research will be webcast live from the conference on Monday, Nov. 25. Times and topics to be announced. Members of the media should register in advance at  . 

ABOUT DFD

The Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society, established in 1947, exists for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of the physics of fluids with special emphasis on the dynamical theories of the liquid, plastic and gaseous states of matter under all conditions of temperature and pressure. For more information about DFD, visit . 

ABOUT APS 

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents over 55,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world. For more information about APS, visit . 

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