Fluid Mechanics Fellows
Professor Dwight Barkley
for his profound contributions to transition to turbulence, nonlinear dynamics, pattern formation, hydrodynamic instabilities, and the Euler singularity through combination of large-scale computing with insightful dynamical systems analysis and modelling
Mathematics Institute
Zeeman Building
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
UK
email:D.Barkley@warwick.ac.uk
Prize awarded at: 1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference 16 – 20 September 2024
Professor Eric Lauga
For wide-ranging contributions to the mathematical modeling and physical understanding of viscous flows, especially biological flows in and around cellular organisms.
DAMTP - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
University of Cambridge
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge CB3 0WA
UK
email: E.Lauga@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Prize awarded at: 1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference 16 – 20 September 2024
Professor John Tsamopoulos
For computational and theoretical contributions improving the fundamental understanding of moving-boundary low problems, two-phase flows and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, in particular of elastoviscoplastic fluids.
University of Patras
Caratheodory 1
University Campus
GR 265 04 Patras
Greece
email: tsamo@chemeng.upatras.gr
Prize awarded at: 1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference 16 – 20 September 2024
Professor Alessandro Bottaro
For his original contributions to the theory of Görtler instabilities and many other applications of adjoint equations to fluid dynamics, and leading role in forming a new generation of researchers.
Università di Genova, Scuola Politecnica
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica, e Ambientale
via Montallegro 1
16145 Genova
Italy
email: Alessandro.Bottaro@unige.it
Prize awarded at: 14th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2022
Professor Stéphane Popinet
For seminal work on the computation of capillary-driven fluid motion, made available worldwide by free software, and for the efficient resolution of bubble, droplet, wave, tsunami and ocean models.
Sorbonne Université & CNRS
Institut Jean Le Rond D’Alembert
4 Place Jussieu,
75252 Paris Cedex 05
France
email: popinet@basilisk.fr
Prize awarded at: 14th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2022
Professor Olga Shishkina
For seminal contributions to the understanding of thermally driven turbulent convection, including Rayleigh-Bénard convection, rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection, and horizontal and vertical convection, both by numerical
simulations and by theory.
University of Gottingen
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Am Fassberg 17
37077 Göttingen
Germany
email: Olga.Shishkina@ds.mpg.de
Prize awarded at: 14th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2022
Professor Guido Boffetta
For his original synthesis of theoretical and numerical analyses that significantly contributed to the advancement of turbulence research, notably regarding two-dimensional turbulence, turbulent transport and predictability of turbulent flows.
Dipartimento di Fisica
Università degli Studi di Torino
Via Verdi, 8
10124 Torino
Italy
email: guido.boffetta@unito.it
Prize awarded at: 13th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 6 – 10 September 2020
Professor Yoël Forterre
For his outstanding contributions in the understanding of granular flows and complex suspensions and for his innovative approach in plant biomechanics, opening up new challenges in fluid and solids mechanics.
Institut Universitaire des Systèmes Thermiques et Industriels
CNRS Aix-Marseille Université
5 rue Enrico Fermi
13453 Marseille Cedex 13
France
email: yoel.forterre@univ-amu.fr
Prize awarded at: 13th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 6 – 10 September 2020
Professor Alfredo Soldati
For his contribution to the understanding of fundamental processes in multiphase turbulent flows and for his great dedication to the international fluid dynamics community.
Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
TU Wien
Getreidemarkt 9 A
1060 Vienna
Austria
email: alfredo.soldati@tuwien.ac.at
Prize awarded at: 13th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 6 – 10 September 2020
Jean-Marc Chomaz
For his profound contributions to non-linear stability theory, stratified flows and vortex dynamics, with special mention of his leading role in education and in the promotion of Fluid Mechanics in Arts and Society, communicating the beauty of fluid dynamical phenomena.
Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX)
CNRS-Ecole Polytechnique
F-91128 Palaiseau Cédex
France
email:Jean-Marc.Chomaz@ladhyx.plytechnique.fr
Prize awarded at: 12th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 9 – 13 September 2018
Leo Maas
For his pioneering contributions in geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics, notably recognizing the discovery of internal wave attractors and of fundamental advances in the understanding of barotropic and baroclinic tides.
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
email: l.r.m.maas@uu.nl
Prize awarded at: 12th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 9 – 13 September 2018
Laurette Tuckerman
In recognition of her major contributions to chaotic dynamical systems and transitional turbulence via theory and the development of numerical tools, highlighting complex bifurcation scenarios.
PMMH-ESPCI
10 rue Cauquelin
75231 Paris Cédex 5
France
emai: laurette@pmmh.espci.fr
Prize awarded at: 12th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 9 – 13 September 2018
Stuart Dalziel
For his seminal contributions to experimental techniques and experimental understanding of stratified and rotating fluids, for his influential directorship of the Batchelor Laboratory, and for his mentoring of young scientists.
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
University of Cambridge
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge CB3 0WA
UK
email: s.dalziel@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Prize awarded at: 11th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2016
Paolo Luchini
For his novel contributions to the understanding of receptivity, stability and control of shear flows, especially through the use of adjoint equations and for his leading role in the Italian Mechanics Community.
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale
Università degli Studi di Salerno
Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132
84084 - Fisciano
Italy
email: luchini@unisa.it
Prize awarded at: 11th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2016
Emmanuel Villermaux
For his remarkable creativity in fluid dynamics, advancing decisively the understanding of the dynamics of fragmentation of liquid jets, drops and sheets.
Aix-Marseille Université
Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre
49 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie
13384 Marseille Cedex 13
France
email: emmanuel.villermaux@univ-amu.fr
Prize awarded at: 11th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2016
Eberhard Bodenschatz
In recognition of his seminal, innovative contributions to experimental turbulence research, especially to Lagrangian aspects and turbulence-particle interactions, and for establishing and leading a strong European turbulence community.
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Am Fassberg 17
Göttingen 37077
Germany
email: eberhard.bodenschatz@ds.mpg.de
Prize awarded at: 10th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 14 – 18 September 2014
Jens Eggers
In recognition of his profound and insightful contributions to the mathematical and physical description of singularities that govern many key features arising in many contemporary problems of fluid mechanics and in capillary flows in particular, and for his widely recognized leadership in this field.
School of Mathematics
University of Bristol
University Walk
Bristol BS8 1TW
UK
email: jens.eggers@bris.ac.uk
Prize awarded at: 10th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 14 – 18 September 2014
Javier Jiménez
In recognition of his pioneering direct numerical simulations of fundamental and applied fluid flows and his significant contribution to understanding the turbulent near-wall cycle and how turbulence is sustained, creating new and profound physical insight.
E.T.S. Ingenieros Aeronauticos
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Plaza del Cardenal Cisneros 3
28040 Madrid
Spain
email: jimenez@torroja.dmt.upm.es
Prize awarded at: 10th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 14 – 18 September 2014
Olivier Pouliquen
For his leading research in granular flows.
Groupe Ecoulements de Particules (GEP)
IUSTI, Polytech Marseille
5 rue Enrico Fermi
13453 Marseille cedex 13
France
email: olivier.pouliquen@univ-amu.fr
Prize awarded at: 9th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 9 – 13 September 2012
Federico Toschi
For his major contributions to the numerical study of complex fluids and complex flows, concerning point-like finite-size deformable and nondeformable particles, droplets and bubbles, both in turbulent flows and in micro- and nano-fluidics.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Applied Physics
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
email: f.toschi@tue.nl
Prize awarded at: 9th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 9 – 13 September 2012
Roberto Verzicco
For his contributions to fluid mechanics by developing and making available CFD codes, and for his contributions to our understanding of thermally driven turbulence by numerical simulations.
Deptartment of Industrial Engineering
Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"
Via del Politecnico 1,
00133, Roma
Italy
email: verzicco@uniroma2.it
Prize awarded at: 9th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 9 – 13 September 2012
Luca Biferale
For his major contribution to the study of fully developed turbulence, the original use of multi-fractal concepts, the development of inovatrice numerical simulations for single phase and multiphase flows.
Department of Physics
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1
00133, Roma
Italy
email: biferale@roma2.infn.it
Prize awarded at: 8th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2010
Elisabeth Guazzelli
For extensive and careful experiments revealing complex phenomena in mobile particulate systems.
Groupe Ecoulements de Particules (GEP)
Laboratoire IUSTI - CNRS UMR 7343
5 rue Enrico Fermi
13453 Marseille cedex 13
France
email: elisabeth.guazzelli@univ-amu.fr
Prize awarded at: 8th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 13 – 16 September 2010
Dan Henningson
The research conducted by dan Henningson lies at t he heart of modern flow transition and it is associated with major breakthroughs in the analysis of routes to turbulence and their control.
KTH
Department of Mechanics
SE-10044 Stockholm
Sweden
email: henning@mech.kth.se
Prize awarded at: 7th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 14 – 18 September 2008
GertJan Van Heijst
For his significant and original contributions to (geophysical) fluid mechanics, the excellent scientific publications, the guidance of many young researchers and his contributions to the discipline.
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Department of Physics
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513
NL-5600 MB Eindhoven
email: G.J.F.v.Heijst@tue.nl
Prize awarded at: 7th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 14 – 18 September 2008
Bruno Eckhardt
For his major contributions to the study of nonlinear phenomena and systems far from equilibrium, in particular for his original work on hydrodynamic stability and transition to chaos of shear flows.
Department of Physics
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Renthof 6
35032 Marburg
Germany
email: bruno.eckhardt@physik.uni-marburg.de
Prize awarded at: 6th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 26 – 30 June 2006
Jacques Magnaudet
In recognition of Dr Magnaudet's original and outstanding contributions to Fluid Mechanics, in particular regarding the flow around bubbles, drops and particles, and turbulent phenomena near free surfaces.
Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse
Allée du Professeur Camille Soula
31400 Toulouse
France
email: jacques.magnaudet@imft.fr
Prize awarded at: 6th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 26 – 30 June 2006
Grae Worster
Distinguished for his theoretical and experimental contributions to understanding of the processes of phase change in binary and multi-component mixtures, and of diverse applications in geophysical and environmental fluid mechanics.
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
University of Cambridge
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge CB3 0WA
UK
email: grae@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Prize awarded at: 6th European Fluid Mechanics Conference 26 – 30 June 2006