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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.
28th Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIDAA) 10th Council for European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) International Congress, Turin, Italy, December 2025 Talk: A multiscale approach for the thermo-hydraulic and structural performance prediction of compact cross flow heat exchangers I recently attended the AIDAA conference, which was a highly engaging event with a strong aerospace focus,...
Optimising Supersonic Nozzles to Investigate Interstellar Chemical Kinetics With CFD Dr Greg de Boer (supervisor) Luke Driver (pgr) PhD Project: Computational fluid dynamics analysis and optimisation of Laval nozzles for low temperature kinetics This project brings together core expertise in CFD and chemical kinetics to optimise the design of Laval nozzles used to measure the reaction rates...