Fluid Mechanics of Hydro-Environment: Focus for the Next Decade

May 6, 2021

Fluid Mechanics of Hydro-Environment: Focus for the Next Decade

Friday, 2 July 2021

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The IAHR Technical Committee on Fluid Mechanics warmly invites researchers and engineers working in fluid mechanics and hydraulics area to our webinar Fluid mechanics of hydro-environment: focus for the next decade, which is associated with the 1st IAHR Online Forum.

The focus of the event is on the challenges that fluid mechanics and hydraulic professionals face and must address in the next decade. The webinar includes four keynotes, starting with an outline of key directions in fluid mechanics and hydraulics research that underpins solutions of a wide spectrum of current and emergent hydro-environment problems. This starting keynote talk will be given by our distinguished colleague Professor Joseph Hun-Wei Lee, the President of IAHR, who has immensely contributed to the advancement of hydro-environment research. He will be joined by three other world’s leading experts who will discuss burgeoning topics such as turbulence of wall-bounded flows (Professor Ivan Marusic), fluid mechanics of disease transmission (Professor Rajat Mittal), and simulation and predictive tools for fundamental studies of hydro-environment and solving practical problems (Professor Fotis Sotiropoulos). Of course, overarching challenges are not limited to these topics, and our Committee plans to continue online topical webinars featuring world-leading experts who will share their wisdom and vision for shaping future research.

Keynote Speakers

Joseph Hun-Wei Lee

Ivan Marusic

Rajat Mittal

Fotis Sotiropoulos

Session Chairs

Harindra Joseph Fernando

Vladimir Nikora

Programme

Introduction from conveners (5-10 mins)

Harindra Joseph Fernando | University of Notre Dame, USA
Vladimir Nikora | University of Aberdeen, UK

Keynote talks (30 mins each)

Joseph H.W. Lee | IAHR President; Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
Fluid mechanics in environmental applications: current and emerging challenges
Ivan Marusic | University of Melbourne, Australia
Wall-bounded turbulence: from past 10 years to next 10 years
Rajat Mittal | Johns Hopkins University, USA
The (un)known (un)knowns of COVID-19 transmission
Fotis Sotiropoulos | Stony Brook University, USA
Numerical modelling in hydro-environment research: current capabilities and avenues for advancements

Q&A and discussion (25-30 mins)

Concluding remarks from conveners (5-10 mins)

Harindra Joseph Fernando | University of Notre Dame, USA
Vladimir Nikora | University of Aberdeen, UK