Fluid Dynamics Summer School

• Lab N3: Internal Waves PDF (zipped with movies)

Modern fluid dynamics research is a paradigm of multi-disciplinary science, combining flow experimentation, computational simulation and theoretical analysis. The combination of skills required to tackle the outstanding fluid mechanical issues for realistic problems is so diverse they cannot be taught in a standard undergraduate curriculum.

The summer school is intended for senior undergraduates, Masters students and starting PhD students having a strong background in mathematics, physics and/or engineering. No prior knowledge of fluid dynamics is necessary. However, the students should have taken at least one course in partial differential equations by the summer of 2012.

In the course of one week, students will learn fundamental principles and methods in lectures while working with leading scientists from the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbia, gaining hands-on experience with analysis software, numerical simulations and laboratory experiments.

Microfluids	Industrial	Environmental	Geophysical	Astrophysical

• Neil Balmforth, Dept. Mathematics, University of British Columbia
  Spreading Fluids (viscous/magma/ice flows)

• Morris Flynn, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
  Environmental Fluids (plumes and flares, ventilation, gravity currents)

• Ian Frigaard, Depts. of Mathematics and of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia
  Industrial Fluids (pipe flows, turbulent transition, visco-plastic fluids)

• G. M. "Bud" Homsy, Depts. of Mathematics and of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia
  Micro-Fluid Dynamics (dimensional analysis, microfluidics)

• Bruce Sutherland, Depts. of Physics and of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
  Atmosphere-Ocean Fluids (stratified and rotating flows, waves)

• Rick Sydora, Dept. Physics, University of Alberta
  Astrophysical Fluids (electromagnetic effects, aurorae, solar wind and the magnetosphere)

April 30	Application deadline
July 22	Delegates arrive. Registration materials will be handed out between 7 and 8pm near the Front Desk of Lister Hall.
July 23-26	Lectures and afternoon labs
July 27	Lectures and afternoon student presentations of selected labs. Close and social in the evening.

You can view the outline of the summer school schedule.

LECTURES: There will be three 80 minutes lectures each day. They are expected to be highly interactive with time for demonstrations and Q & A.

LABS: During the afternoons from Monday to Thursday participants will work in teams of 3 performing experimental and numerical labs on alternate days. The specific assignment of participants to their teams is given in the schedule.

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS: On Friday afternoon each team will give a 15 minute presentation on one of the labs they performed. The schedule indicates which lab will be presented by each team.

The deadline for applications was April 30, 2012.

The list of accepted participants has been finalized.

The location of CCIS and Lister Hall are indicated on this map.

Students from out of town will reside in the Traditional Dorm Rooms in the Lister Centre at the University of Alberta. There will be one person per room. Shared washrooms, a shared kitchen and a lounge with telephone and cable television are centrally located on each floor. Linen and towel services are provided.

Upon arrival participants staying at the Lister Centre will receive tickets to be used in the cafeteria for breakfasts. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own lunch and evening meals.

Accommodation (including breakfast) will be booked and paid for the participants by the organizers. Bookings will be for 6 nights arriving July 22 and departing July 28.
For students wishing to arrive earlier or stay later, they should contact Lister Centre Conference centre directly.
More information regarding checking in and registration upon arrival will be provided here in the future.

The campus offers a variety of restaurants and cafes, mostly concentrated at Hub Mall and the Student Union Building (SUB), shown on the Campus Map.

• Participants flying into Edmonton should arrive at the Edmonton International Airport, which is situated about a 30 minute drive south of the city centre.

• A taxi from the airport to the University of Alberta will cost about $50.
• A less expensive option ($18 one way, $30 return) is to take the Edmonton Sky Shuttle. This can be prebooked online or by phone (see their website for details).

Flights will be partially reimbursed as described in the acceptance letters to students arriving from outside Edmonton. To be reimbursed, participants must send proof of purchase of the airline ticket and boarding passes to the PIMS Administration Assistant. Specifically, these should be mailed to Dana Gauthier, Re PIMS Fluid Dynamics Summer School, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, CAB 628, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G1.

Participants should contact Dana, before arriving so that she may begin the administration of processing your travel claim.

You are welcome to contact one of the organizers directly:

• Neil Balmforth
• Morris Flynn
• Ian Frigaard
• G. M. "Bud" Homsy
• Bruce Sutherland
• Rick Sydora