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We are delighted to welcome Arash Rabbani as Co-Director of the CDT. To help introduce Arash to the CDT community, we asked him a few questions about his background and motivations for the role. What attracted you to the role of Co-Director within the CDT? My doctoral training in Chemical Engineering at Manchester and...
We are delighted to welcome Marco-Felipe King as Co-Director of the CDT. To help introduce Marco to the CDT community, we asked him a few questions about his background and motivations for the role. What attracted you to the role of Co-Director? What drew me in was the chance to help shape how a...
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Fluid Dynamics was delighted to host its 2026 Symposium on Friday 12th June at the University of Leeds. The event brought together researchers, students, and industry professionals for a full day of engaging discussions, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange across the fluid dynamics community. The programme...
On the 16th of May 2026, students from the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics took part in the University of Leeds’ Be Curious Festival, an annual public engagement event that invites families, school pupils and members of the public to explore research taking place across the university. The activity was developed as...
In June 2026, the CDT's OpenFOAM User Group Forum was established at the University of Leeds to bring together researchers, PhD students, and academics who use, or are interested in, open-source computational fluid dynamics. The forum aims to create an active and supportive community for sharing knowledge, discussing simulation challenges, and fostering collaboration across different...
We are delighted to welcome Claire McIlroy as Co-Director of the CDT, a role she took up in April, succeeding Cath Noakes. In addition to her Co-Director responsibilities, Claire will lead on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), bringing valuable experience and a strong commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive CDT community. To help introduce...
The session was supportive and reflective, focusing on building resilience throughout the PhD journey by drawing on insights from alumni and supervisors. Attendees gained practical strategies for staying motivated, managing challenges, and accessing support, as well as opportunities for open discussion and shared learning. We had the pleasure of welcoming our alumni, Dr Rachel Hendrikse...
Annual European Conference of Rheology (AERC 2026) Talk: Modelling 3D printing of rheologically complex materials using OpenFOAM I presented my work at the Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2026), which brings together researchers from across Europe, with 24 different countries attending. The conference is highly relevant to my field, as my research focuses on modelling...
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1033: A21. DOI:10.1017/jfm.2026.11353 Rhiannon A.M. Nicholls, Evy Kersalé, David W. Hughes, Christopher J. Davies and Fryderyk Wilczynski Publication: Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection with fixed-flux thermal boundary conditions. Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection (RRBC) is the study of thermal convection in a horizontal fluid layer heated from below while the entire system is rotated about...
Congratulations to CDT student Chris Jackson who presented a poster which won first prize at the 2025 Fluid Dynamics CDT Symposium and second place in the 2026 LIFD John Fox Awards. Chris' poster can be viewed in our online poster gallery.