THE 64TH ANNUAL DFD MEETING November 20-22, 2011 Baltimore, Maryland
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FALL 2011 Division of Fluid Dynamics NewsletterDFD News A Division of the American Physical Society THE 64TH ANNUAL DFD MEETING November 20-22, 2011 Baltimore, Maryland Photo courtesy of Visit Baltimore The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Convention Center is within walking distance of IN THIS ISSUE Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) will the famous National Aquarium, the inner harbor be held in Baltimore, Maryland, from November area with shops and restaurants, and many 20th to 22nd, 2011. The meeting will be hosted attractions: the 1854 USS Constellation, the by the Johns Hopkins University, the University 1945 submarine Torsk, the Baltimore & Ohio 1 64th Annual DFD of Maryland, the University of Delaware and the Railroad Museum, the Walters Art Museum, the Meeting: Baltimore, MD George Washington University, with participation Visionary Art Museum, the Edgar Allan Poe tomb by Howard University, the US Naval Academy and others. The historic Fort McHenry and the 4 Candidates for APS/DFD Executive Commitees and the Naval Research Laboratory. Baltimore Museum of Art are also within easy reach. Meeting Venue 7 Modifications to the APS/ See http://baltimore.org/ for further The meeting will be held at the Baltimore Con- DFD Bylaws information. vention Center within very easy walking distance 8 In Memoriam: from all the conference hotels. Oral presenta- Housing and Meeting Registration Daniel D. Joseph tions will be held in rooms on the 3rd and 4th Registration for the meeting and housing infor- levels of the Convention Center. Exhibits, the mation are available through the meeting web 10 In Memoriam: Hassan Aref Gallery of Fluid Motion, and refreshment breaks site http://www.dfd2011.jhu.edu (also acces- will be on the 4th level. sible from http://www.aps.org/units/dfd/meet- 10 In Memoriam: ings/index.cfm). Links to registration and the Steve Orszag Baltimore conference hotels (Hyatt Regency Baltimore the With a total population in excess of 2.7 million, Inner Harbor, $151 per night; Sheraton on the 12 APS/DFD 2010-11 Baltimore ranks 20th among the US urban areas. Inner Harbor, $139; Days Inn Inner Harbor, $129; Officers It is located 100 miles SW of Philadelphia and Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, $129) are provided 40 miles NNE of Washington DC, to which it is together with instructions on how to make res- connected by two freeways and a rail line used ervations at the discounted conference rate. The articles in this issue represent by both local commuter and Amtrak trains. In Participants are urged to stay at one of these the views of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) publication addition to the two Washington airports, the city hotels as this helps considerably contain the committee and are not necessarily is served by the Thurgood Marshall International registration fees for the meeting. Rooms can be those of individual DFD members Airport (also known as the Baltimore-Washington reserved at the reduced rate as long as space or the APS. International Airport, BWI). The Baltimore is available or until October 17th. 2 Key Dates and Registration fees: contribution to fundamental fluid dynamics'' will also be Registration is open now: http://www.dfd2011.jhu.edu awarded for the first time. The 2011 award winners, each one of whom will give a lecture at the meeting, will be 2011 Rates Early Regular * On-Site announced in the Fall. (on/before Oct 11) (Oct (Opens 12-28) Nov 19) Invited Lectures, Minisymposia, and APS Member $380 $445 $525 Focused Sessions Eight invited lectures on topics of broad interest to the Non-APS Member $625 $685 $765 DFD community will be given by experts in each field. The list can be found on the meeting web site. The program Undergraduate $35 $35 $75 also includes three minisymposia: Student • Electrokinetic Flows about Ion-Selective Surfaces Graduate Student $185 $205 $295 • Cardiac Fluid Dynamics: Translating Fundamental Retired $185 $205 $295 Insights into Clinical Practice • Fluid Dynamics of Geological CO Sequestration Minisymposia $205 2 and three focus sessions: *After Oct 28th, you will no longer be able to register • PIV Uncertainty on-line and will have to register on-site at the increased rate. • Evaporative Self-Assembly of Micro- and Nano Particles Cancellation deadline (no refunds after this date): • Wind Energy Fluid Dynamics November 7 Gallery of Fluid Motion Abstract submission is now closed. The 29th Annual Gallery of Fluid Motion will be held as part of the meeting. The Gallery consists of posters and The deadline to submit a notice of intent to videos submitted by attendees illustrating the science— submit a video to the Gallery of Fluid Motion and very often also the beauty—of fluid motion. Both has now passed. computational and experimental entries are encouraged. Poster and video entries must not duplicate one another. The deadline to submit a notice of intent has Outstanding posters, selected by a panel of referees, will now passed. be recognized during the meeting, will be displayed at the Annual APS meeting in March, 2012 and will appear Child Care Grant Application Deadline in the September 2012 issue of the Physics of Fluids. (see information below): Please see the meeting web site for information on how September 30 to submit Gallery of Fluid Motion entries. Video submission deadline: Audiovisual Equipment October 14 All rooms will be equipped with an LCD projector, screen, microphone, and pointer. Speakers must provide their Scientific Program own laptop computer to use with the projector. A Speaker The scientific program will include four award lectures, Ready Room with technicians will be available to help eight invited lectures, minisymposia, focus sessions, attendees ensure that their presentations work smoothly contributed papers, poster sessions, exhibits and the with the LCD projection equipment. Gallery of Fluid Motion poster and video entries. Well over 2000 contributed papers, divided into up to 28 concur- Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities rent sessions, will be presented. Exhibits will be centrally located near the refreshments area on the 4th floor of the Baltimore Convention Center Awards Program in a large foyer outside the rooms where sessions are Each year the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics presents held. Sponsorship opportunities are listed on the meeting the Fluid Dynamics Prize, the Francois Frenkiel Award, website: http://www.dfd2011.jhu.edu/exhibitsponsor. and the Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award. This year a html. For more information on exhibits or sponsorship, new award, the Stanley Corrsin Award, instituted ``to please contact Meetings and More (301-641-4150, recognize and encourage a particularly influential [email protected]). 3 Conference Reception Meeting Hosts The Conference Reception will be held at the Baltimore The meeting is hosted by: Convention Center on Sunday evening, November 20, Johns Hopkins University 2011. The reception is included in the registration fee for University of Maryland those who register as APS Members, Nonmembers, University of Delaware Graduate Students, and Retired Members. Additional George Washington University tickets may be purchased for $75 each. with participation from: Additional Events at the DFD Meeting: United States Naval Academy Several receptions and special meetings are organized Howard University at the DFD Meeting including the Geophysical Reception, Naval Research Laboratory Meet the Editors Reception, the Student Lunch, and others. Full details are available on the meeting website Meeting Chair at http://www.dfd2011.jhu.edu/program.html Andrea Prosperetti Johns Hopkins University Fluids Education Luncheon [email protected] Once again, the APS/DFD will be holding a workshop focused on Fluids Education during its annual meeting. Meeting Co-Chair This year it will be held during lunch time on Monday, Charles Meneveau November 21, 2011, in the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. This Johns Hopkins University workshop will provide an opportunity for fluids educators [email protected] to discuss topics of mutual interest, such as curricula comparisons, best practices, simple experiments and Meeting Information demos, use of concept questions, and more. Thematic Meetings and More “Table Questions” will be provided to guide conversation, General Information and we will harvest “Best of the Table” highlights at the Monica Malouf end of the lunch. Results from previous workshops are Phone: (301) 526-8129 posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEieyRSzkJg [email protected] for 2010, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxK_ fCkjhbQ for 2009. Exhibiting and Sponsorship Information Peggy Holland Please register by November 4 (or sooner) for the work- Phone: (301) 641-4150 shop at the following website: http://www.surveymonkey. Fax: (301) 240-396-5900 com/s/FluidsEdWorkshop. Lunch sponsorship is made Email: [email protected] available from the APS DFD Baltimore meeting organization. Registration Information Don Wise, Meetings Registrar Child Care American Physical Society The American Physical Society/Division of Fluid Dynam- One Physics Ellipse ics has initiated a special child care grant program designed College Park, MD 20740-3844 to provide financial assistance to APS/DFD members Phone: 301-209-3289 who have additional child care expenses that are required E-mail: [email protected] to enable them to attend and participate in the annual November meeting. The child care grant application form 2011 Meeting Website (at http://www.dfd2011.jhu.edu/travelinfo.html) should http://www.dfd2011.jhu.edu be completed, signed (electronically or personally) and sent by September 30, 2011 to the Chair of the APS/DFD, Future APS/DFD Meetings: Prof. Ann Karagozian (email: [email protected] or fax: 2012 San Diego, CA 801-697-7370). Prof. Juan Lasheras, Meeting Chair University of California San Diego Accompanying Persons Program If there is sufficient interest, the organizers plan to offer 2013 Pittsburgh, PA a day trip for accompanying persons on Sunday, Nov. 20 Prof. Nadine Aubry, Co-Meeting Chair to the National Gallery of Art in Washington.