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Past News, Events, Workshop Updates

Past News, Events, Workshop Updates

1 Dec 2040

Christopher Geschwindner and Matthias Steinhausen - Interview with the Winners of 19th Da Vinci Competition 2024

Matthias Steinhausen and Christopher Geschwindner Christopher Geschwindner and Matthias Steinhausen won 19th ERCOFTAC Da Vinci Competition in 2024 presenting their PhD thesis on " Optical Diagnostics for Carbonaceous Solid Fuels and Flame Retarded Polymers in Laminar and Turbulent

23 Jun 2025

In situ Heliospheric Science Meeting (or How Does ‘The Saône-Rhône’ the Heliosphere) - Report

In situ Heliospheric Science Meeting (or How Does ‘The Saône-Rhône’ the Heliosphere) - Report This face-to-face workshop was organised by SIG50 (with the support of SIG35) and took place on the 12th-16th May 2025 at the École Centrale de Lyon, Écully, France. For the first time, Principal

11 Jun 2025

Spring Festival 2025: PC Nordic - Overview

Thank you to the members of PC Nordic for insightful presentations and thank you to the Department of Mechanics of The Royal Institute of Technology for hosting ERCOFTAC Spring Festival 2025. All presentations were enlightening , informative and educational! Also the lab

2 Jun 2025

20th Da Vinci Competition Call for Nominations: 15/07/2025

Call for Nominations: 20 th ERCOFTAC da Vinci Competition! Deadline for submission of nominations - 15th July 2025 The ERCOFTAC da Vinci Prize for young researchers is awarded annually in recognition of an excellent PhD thesis in fundamental or applied fluid dynamics and outstanding scientific

26 May 2025

1st Milton van Dyke Winner 2025

Iván Padilla-Montero accepted the award for the winning visualisation of the 1st Milton van Dyke Competition 2025. (​from left: Prof Koen Hillewaert, KNC Deputy Chairman, Ivan Padilla-Montero, Dr Andrea Sciacchitano, KNC Chairman) The Winner of the 1st ERCOFTAC Milton van Dyke Competition

22 May 2025

1st ERCOFTAC Milton van Dyke Five Runners-up 2025 - 10 Visualisations

The international panel evaluating the submissions to the 1st ERCOFTAC Milton van Dyke Competition completed its work and chose 5 finalist . However, the panel also distinguished 10 visualisations for its high quality and esthetical value. The visualizations will also be presented during the 1st

20 May 2025

1st ERCOFTAC Milton van Dyke Five Finalists 2025 - VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE

T​he international panel evaluating the submissions to the 1st ERCOFTAC Milton van Dyke Competition completed its work and chose 5 finalists who will present their work at the upcoming ERCOFTAC Spring Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, on 22nd May 2025 , where the winner of the Milton van Dyke

8 May 2025

Combustion Course Emphasizing Energy Transition - Summer School Report

Figure 1: In person participants, some lecturers and including the organizer. The ERCOFTAC summer school: "Combustion Course Emphasizing Energy Transition" , was conducted in hybrid mode at Eindhoven University of Technology, from 24th until 28th February 2025. The summer school was organized

1 May 2025

Young ERCOFTAC Montestigliano Spring School 2025 - Feedback

Young ERCOFTAC Montestigliano Spring School for Graduate Students 2025 took place on the 13th - 19th April 2025. This year topic was " Data-Driven Model Reduction for Dynamical Systems" with the guest speaker Prof. George Haller from ETH Zurich , Switzerland "This was a wonderful

21 Apr 2025