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September 1-4, 2013: European Turbulence Conference 14 (Lyon, France)

Posted by on 10 September 2012 Comments Off on September 1-4, 2013: European Turbulence Conference 14 (Lyon, France)

http://etc14.ens-lyon.fr/

The European turbulence conference gathers every two years the community of scientists involved in the study of turbulence, from fundamental physics issues to applied fluid mechanics – usually over 450 participants. Eight outstanding contributors are the central invited speakers, and 4 sessions are run in parallel.

The first ETC meeting took place in 1986 at the Ecole Centrale, in Lyon. For the 14th edition and 25th anniversary of this very successful event, the Euromech Committee has again selected Lyon.

Host: ENS de Lyon

Scientific Committee: Konrad Bajer (U. Warsaw), Eberhard Bodenschatz (MPI Göttingen), Carlo Casciola (La Sapienza, Roma), Peter Davidson (U. Cambridge), Stephan Fauve (ENS de Paris), Yury Kachanov (Novosibirsk), Dan Henningson (KTH Stockholm), Detlef Lohse (U. Twente), Jean-François Pinton (CNRS – ENS de Lyon), Neil Sandham (U. Southampton).

Local Organization Committee: Jean-François Pinton (CNRS – ENS de Lyon), Mickael Bourgoin (CNRS – Université de Grenoble), Laurent Chevillard (ENS de Lyon), Fabien Godeferd (CNRS – EC Lyon), Nicolas Mordant (Université de Grenoble), Aurore Naso (CNRS – EC Lyon), Alain Pumir (CNRS – ENS de Lyon), Romain Volk (ENS de Lyon).
Important dates to come:

Opening of abstract submissions: October 2012 Deadline for abstract submissions: January 8th, 2013 Notification of acceptance: March 1st, 2013 Opening of registrations: March 15th, 2013 Deadline for early registration: May 31st, 2013

Invited speakers

Axel Brandenburg (Nordita, Sweden)
Roberto Camussi (Roma Tre University, Italy)
Francois Daviaud (CEA, France)
Arne V. Johansson (KTH Stockholm, Sweden)
Rich Kerswell (University of Bristol, U.K.)
Szymon P. Malinowski (Warsaw University, Poland)
Beverly J. McKeon (CalTech, Pasadena, U.S.A.)
Haitao Xu (MPI Goettingen, Germany)

The principal topics of ETC14 include but are not limited to:

Acoustics of turbulent flows
MHD turbulence
Atmospheric turbulence
Reacitng and compressible turbulence
Control of turbulent flows
Transport and mixing
Geophysical and astrophysical turbulence
Turbulence in multiphase and non-Newtonian flows
Instability and transition
Vortex dynamics and structure formation
Intermittency and scaling
Wall bounded flows
Large eddy simulation and related techniques
Turbulent combustion
Lagrangian aspects of turbulence
Turbulence in superfluids

PDF: ETC14_INFO

PhD student position at the University of Michigan – Dearborn

Posted by on 16 July 2012 Comments Off on PhD student position at the University of Michigan – Dearborn

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(from Oleg Zikanov, USA)

A three-year PhD research assistantship is expected to become available starting January 2013. The subject of the project is numerical analysis of convection in liquid metal flows with strong imposed magnetic fields. The work will be conducted under the guidance of Prof. Oleg Zikanov at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Depending on the background, the student will enroll in the Automotive Systems Engineering or Information Systems Engineering program.

The position provides full tuition coverage, a stipend or around $25000 a year and a health insurance plan.

A successful candidate will have a completed MS or equivalent degree in mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, or a related discipline. The desired qualifications include strong background in physics and mathematics, knowledge of fluid mechanics, and some familiarity with parallel programming in FORTRAN.

Please send applications and address questions to Oleg Zikanov at zikanov(at)umich.edu.

PhD and Scientists’ positions at LIMTECH, Germany

Posted by on 13 July 2012 Comments Off on PhD and Scientists’ positions at LIMTECH, Germany

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(from Gunter Gerbeth, Dresden, Germany)

29 PhD and 11 Scientist positions offered in frame of the German Helmholtz Alliance LIMTECH

The German Helmholtz Association established a so-called Helmholtz-Alliance in the field of “Liquid Metal Technologies” (LIMTECH), starting on Oct. 1, 2012 for the period of 5 years. Mainly based on the Helmholtz Centres in Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and Karlsruhe (KIT) and in very close cooperation with Universities (Dresden, Freiberg, Ilmenau, Hannover, Potsdam, Goettingen, Aachen, Coventry, Riga) and further Helmholtz partners (Juelich, DLR) the Helmholtz Alliance shall intensify the research in this field. The alliance is coordinated by Dr. Gunter Gerbeth (g.gerbeth(at)hzdr.de). LIMTECH consists of 14 projects and a Young Investigator Group. The experimental and theoretical-numerical research works range from basic studies on turbulence, magnetically induced instabilities and dynamos, to measurement techniques for liquid metal flows, the use of liquid metals in future solar power stations or liquid metal batteries, up to applied investigations for the improvement of metal casting or crystal growth technologies. LIMTECH involves 29 PhD and 11 scientist positions. Details about LIMTECH, the various projects and the corresponding position offers please find at

www.hzdr.de/LIMTECH

PhD and Scientists' positions at LIMTECH, Germany

Posted by on 13 July 2012 Comments Off on PhD and Scientists' positions at LIMTECH, Germany

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(from Gunter Gerbeth, Dresden, Germany)

29 PhD and 11 Scientist positions offered in frame of the German Helmholtz Alliance LIMTECH

The German Helmholtz Association established a so-called Helmholtz-Alliance in the field of “Liquid Metal Technologies” (LIMTECH), starting on Oct. 1, 2012 for the period of 5 years. Mainly based on the Helmholtz Centres in Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and Karlsruhe (KIT) and in very close cooperation with Universities (Dresden, Freiberg, Ilmenau, Hannover, Potsdam, Goettingen, Aachen, Coventry, Riga) and further Helmholtz partners (Juelich, DLR) the Helmholtz Alliance shall intensify the research in this field. The alliance is coordinated by Dr. Gunter Gerbeth (g.gerbeth(at)hzdr.de). LIMTECH consists of 14 projects and a Young Investigator Group. The experimental and theoretical-numerical research works range from basic studies on turbulence, magnetically induced instabilities and dynamos, to measurement techniques for liquid metal flows, the use of liquid metals in future solar power stations or liquid metal batteries, up to applied investigations for the improvement of metal casting or crystal growth technologies. LIMTECH involves 29 PhD and 11 scientist positions. Details about LIMTECH, the various projects and the corresponding position offers please find at

www.hzdr.de/LIMTECH

PHD ON MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE AT LNCMI-GRENOBLE/COVENTRY UNIVERSITY (UK)

Posted by on 1 June 2012 Comments Off on PHD ON MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE AT LNCMI-GRENOBLE/COVENTRY UNIVERSITY (UK)

(from Alban Potherat, Coventry, UK)

Applications are invited for a PhD position in experimental fluid mechanics at The Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory (GHMFL, Grenoble, France), under a co-tutelle agreement with Coventry University (UK). The subject is the experimental investigation of turbulence in liquid metals under the influence of very high magnetic fields. Turbulence is one of the major remaining challenge from classical physics. This work will target the mechanisms of the transition between the two and three-dimensional states of turbulence. This hot question of fundamental fluid mechanics has direct implications for several modern problems such as the optimisation of heat extraction in future nuclear fusion reactors, or the challenge posed by the dynamo effect that is responsible for the existence and the dynamics of the magnetic field of the Earth, but also on the dynamics of oceans and atmospheres.

The PhD student will take part in an experimental project headed by A. Potherat, where liquid metal turbulence is generated in a closed vessel placed within a large magnet hosted at the GHMFL, in Grenoble, who delivers some of the highest magnetic fields in the world. Since magnetic fields mainly push the flow towards two-dimensional states, they provide a convenient way to control the 2D-3D transition, so as to analyse its mechanisms in detail. The flow is diagnosed using advanced metrology techniques such as Ultrasound velocimetry and electric potential velocimetry. The student will be in charge of running the next phase of this experiment and analysing the results.

Successful applicants should hold a Master or Engineering degree with a solid background in fluid mechanics, and be highly motivated by the conduct of highly technical projects. The PhD student will be attached to CoventryUniversity’s Post-GraduateSchool but based in Grenoble (France) with a few trips to the UK every year. The PhD student will receive a grant of approximately 17k Euros per annum, entirely free of tax or any other deductions.

A good command or either French or English is an essential requirement. Applicants should address their CV, a recent set of marks/rankings and the name of at least one referee to Dr. Alban Potherat, CoventryUniversity (alban.potherat(at)coventry.ac.uk). Please note that only EU citizens are eligible.

Informal inquiries are welcome, please contact Alban Potherat (+44(0)2476 88 88 65), or Francois Debray, LNCMI francois.debray(at)lncmi.cnrs.fr +33(0)476 88 12 44

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