SPRING/SUMMER 2014 Division of Fluid Dynamics NewsletterDFD News A Division of the American Physical Society THE 67TH ANNUAL DFD MEETING San Francisco, California November 23–25, 2014 San Francisco Skyline from the Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, CA Located conveniently in the South of Market November 23-25, 2014 area, the center provides easy access to down- town San Francisco's many restaurants, as well The 67th Annual Meeting of the American Physi- as major transportation systems such as BART IN THIS ISSUE cal Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) and Muni Metro. will be held in San Francisco, California from November 23rd to 25th, 2014. The meeting is The Center is within walking distance to hotels hosted by Stanford University, UC Berkeley and that have been carefully selected for this meeting 1 67th Annual DFD Santa Clara University. NASA Ames Research offering attractive rates to attendees. Meeting: San Francisco, CA Center, Lawrence Livermore National Labora- tory, Sandia Livermore National Laboratory and San Francisco 4 APS/DFD 2013 Awards, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are also San Francisco is often called "Everybody’s Fa- Prizes, New Fellows and helping with the meeting organization.The meet- vorite City," a title earned by its scenic beauty, Gallery Winners ing will be held at the Moscone West Center. cultural attractions, diverse communities, and world-class cuisine. Measuring 49 square miles, 9 APS/DFD 2013-14 Meeting Venue this very walkable city is dotted with landmarks Officers The Moscone Center is the largest conven- like the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Alcatraz The articles in this issue represent tion and exhibition complex in San Francisco, and the largest Chinatown in the United States. the views of the Division of Fluid California. It is comprised of three main halls of A stroll of the City’s streets can lead from Union Dynamics (DFD) publication committee and are not necessarily which the Moscone West will house the APS/ Square to North Beach to Fisherman’s Wharf, those of individual DFD members DFD 2014 meeting. with intriguing neighborhoods to explore at every or the APS. turn. Views of the Pacific Ocean and San Fran- 2 cisco Bay are often laced with fog, creating a romantic 2014 Rates Early Regular Late & mood in this most European of American cities. (thru (9/16– On-Site 9/15) 10/22) (10/23– 11/25) For more information on this city, please visit: http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/ Reciprocal Society $440 $510 $690 Housing and Meeting Registration Member Registration for the meeting and housing information is Non-Member $695 $755 $835 available through the meeting web site: http://apsdfd2014.stanford.edu Retired (with APS $235 $255 $340 Senior Membership) APS/DFD has negotiated discounted hotel rates for meet- Undergraduate $85 $85 $120 ing attendees next to the convention center. You should Student make your hotel reservation after completing your on-line registration for the meeting or by going to the hotel sec- Graduate Student $235 $255 $340 tion of the website (located under the information tab) and clicking on the link provided. Hotel reservations are Reception Ticket $100 $100 $100 taken on a first-come space-available basis. Submit your request as soon as possible for the best opportunity of receiving your hotel choice. Key Dates 2014 DFD Contracted Hotels Registration Deadlines Please Note: The meeting budget depends upon you Early Registration Rate reserving rooms at these hotels. Please go to the meet- on or before Sept 15th 2014 ing website: http://apsdfd2014.stanford.edu and click on the HOTEL RESERVATION LINK found on the Home Regular Registration Rate Page. Sept 16th – Oct 22nd 2014 The San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel On-Site Registration Rate Next door to Convention Center Oct 23rd – Nov 25th 2014 $149.00 Single/Double Please note, you will still be able to register on-line until $169.00 Triple Friday, Nov 20, however after Oct. 22nd it will be at the $189.00 Quad on-site rate. Student Rate (must show student id at check in) $129.00 Single/Double (limited rooms available) Cancellation Deadline $149.00 Triple (no registration refunds past this date): $169.00 Quad Nov 8th 2014 Intercontinental San Francisco Hotels Next door to the Convention Center Reduced Rate Ends Oct 22nd 2014 $149.00 Single/Double/Triple/Quad Abstract Submission Deadline NOTE: Rates do not include taxes and fees which are Aug 1st 2014 currently 14% tax, 2.25% SF Tourism Fee, and $0.10 Commerce Fee per day. Travel Grant Application Deadline Aug 1st 2014 Registration Registration is now open! To register go to: Child Care Application Deadline http://apsdfd2014.stanford.edu and click on the Aug 1st 2014 REGISTRATION LINK found on the home page. Gallery of Fluid Motion (GFM) 2014 Rates Early Regular Late & Intent to Submit GFM Poster or GFM (thru (9/16– On-Site Video Deadline 9/15) 10/22) (10/23– Sept 15th 2014 11/25) Full Member $440 $510 $690 Video Submission Deadline Oct 6th 2014 3 GFM Poster to all participants, the Poster Competition will constitute Bring to meeting a specific opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to enhance their presentation skills and to build Scientific Program their professional network. The scientific program will include four award lectures and eight invited lectures along with minisymposia, focus Travel Awards sessions, contributed papers, poster sessions including The APS-DFD External Affairs Committee has instituted a student poster competition, exhibits and the Gallery of new category of enabling travel grants for the 2014 meet- Fluid Motion poster and video entries. Over 2300 con- ing, designed to provide full support for attendance by a tributed abstracts, divided into more than 33 concurrent select few scientists (all researchers are eligible). Priority sessions, are anticipated. will be given to researchers who would not otherwise be able to attend the meeting, for whom the meeting comes Awards Program at a timely point in their career and who have not previ- Each year the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics presents ously attended a DFD meeting (applicants should address the Fluid Dynamics Prize, the Francois Frenkiel Award, these points in their application). Applications must be the Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award, and the Stanley received by the abstract submission deadline: August 1, Corrsin Award. The 2014 award winners, each one of 2014 at 5:00 pm EDT. Further details can be found un- whom will give a lecture at the meeting, will be announced der the Travel Grants tab on the Information page at the in the Fall. conference website. Invited Lectures, Minisymposia, and Audiovisual Equipment Focus Sessions All rooms will be equipped with an LCD projector, screen, Eight invited lectures on topics of broad interest to the microphone, and pointer. Speakers must provide their DFD community will be given by experts in each field. The own laptop computer to use with the projector. A Speaker program also includes minisymposia and focus sessions Ready Room with technicians will be available to help dealing with exciting current research. attendees ensure that their presentations work smoothly with the LCD projection equipment. Gallery of Fluid Motion The 32nd Annual Gallery of Fluid Motion will be held as Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities part of the meeting. The Gallery consists of posters and Exhibits will be centrally located in the Lobby Area near videos submitted by attendees illustrating the science— the refreshments in the Moscone West Center. and very often also the beauty—of fluid motion. Both For more information on exhibits or sponsorship, please computational and experimental entries are encouraged. email Margaret McDonald at: Poster and video entries must not duplicate one another. [email protected] Outstanding posters and videos, selected by a panel of referees, will be recognized during the meeting, will be Conference Reception displayed at the Annual APS meeting in March, 2015 and will appear in the September, 2015 issue of the Physics The Conference Reception will be held at the Moscone of Fluids. Please see the meeting web site for information West Center on Sunday evening, November 23, 2014. on how to submit Gallery of Fluid Motion entries. New The reception is included in the registration fee for those submission procedures will be available late July. who register as APS Members, Nonmembers, Graduate Students, and Retired Members. Additional tickets may Posters be purchased for $100 each. The number of poster research contributions to the Annual Registration DFD Meeting has been growing over the past few years with 101 posters submitted in 2013. In order to showcase INTERNET: http://apsdfd2014.stanford.edu/?q=content/regis- this part of the meeting, DFD launched its first Student tration Poster Session in 2012 and the meeting will continue this tradition in 2014. The Poster Session will be held preced- ing the Sunday night reception. Student posters will be Questions can be directed to: [email protected] judged and awarded 1st and 2nd Prize for “Best Poster” in several categories. Winners in each category will receive cash awards and will be highlighted in the DFD Newslet- ter. While the Poster Session of the DFD Meeting is open 4 Meeting Hosts Exhibiting and Sponsorship Information The meeting is hosted by: Margaret McDonald Stanford University Meetings and More with participation from: Phone: (240)355-5608 [email protected] UC Berkeley Santa Clara University 2014 Meeting Website NASA Ames Research Center http://apsdfd2014.stanford.edu Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Sandia Livermore Laboratory Future APS/DFD Meetings Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2015: Boston, MA Meeting Chairs Professor Triantaphyllos Akylas, Meeting Chair Sanjiva K. Lele Massachusetts Institute of Technology Meeting Chair 2016: Portland, OR Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor Raul Cal, Meeting Chair Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Portland State University Stanford University 2017: Denver, CO (650)723-7721 [email protected] Professor Jean Hertzberg, Meeting Chair University of Colorado, Boulder Gianluca Iaccarino 2018: Atlanta, GA Meeting Co-Chair William R.