Inspired by the legendary “Album of Fluid Motion” by Prof. Van Dyke (Stanford University), ERCOFTAC will award annually the Milton Van Dyke Prize for the most inspiring, thought-provoking or simply most beautiful flow visualization (image or animation, from experiments or simulation) generated during research in fundamental or applied fluid dynamics. The criterion is the aesthetics of the visualization. The final is organized at the occasion of the yearly ERCOFTAC Spring Festival.

Eligibility:
Candidates of any degree of seniority, as well as research groups that are affiliated with ERCOFTAC, either through an institutional or an individual membership.

Prizes:
All finalists will receive a certificate and have their visualization published on the ERCOFTAC web site. The winner/winning group will also receive a cash prize of 1000 Euro.

Selection:
Candidates should send their visualization either in vector format or in resolution of at least 2000 pixels in the largest dimension, preferably in a format commonly supported by web sites, together with a summary, to their pilot center representative. In case of submission of a video, the duration shall be limited to a maximum of 30 seconds. The contributions will be evaluated first by a panel of international experts selected by the ERCOFTAC Knowledge Network Committee (KNC), resulting in a shortlist of five finalists that will present the visualization and the associated research at the Spring Festival, where the final winner will be chosen by a combination of a jury vote and a popular vote through the ERCOFTAC social media channels.