ENTER NOW - the 2nd Milton Van Dyke Competition
Abstract Submission – 1st February 2026
The 2nd edition of the Milton van Dyke Competition 2026 will take place at the University of Pisa on the 16th April 2026 as part of ERCOFTAC Spring Festival 2026.
The Milton Van Dyke prize would be awarded for the most inspiring, thought-provoking or simply most beautiful flow visualization (image or animation, from experiments or simulation) generated during research in fundamental or applied fluid dynamics. The criterion is the aesthetics of the visualization.
Eligibility: Candidates of any seniority or entire research groups that are affiliated with ERCOFTAC, either through an institutional or an individual membership. Only one contribution per main author is accepted. (LIFD are members)
Contributions need to be sent to [email protected].
Next to the visualization, in high resolution and in a web-page ready format, a summary needs to be provided, which should include:
- Title, name and affiliation of all authors, and email and telephone of the main author
- A caption of maximum 5 lines providing a clear and short description including links to references.
- A scientific abstract of maximum 1 page describing the associated research, the context / stage of the research the visualization was obtained, and what was learnt from it.
- A list of selected recent publications related to the research (maximum 3, not older than 5 years).
Although the aesthetics is the main criterion for evaluation, also the elements of the summary will be evaluated during the initial selection.
Full entry details and requirements: https://www.ercoftac.org/about/ercoftac-milton-van-dyke-competition/2026/