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Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the researchers from the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics This month: Joseph Elmes Thesis title: Internal Tide Generation along Continental Margins School/ Faculty: School of Mathematics Supervisors: Dr Stephen Griffiths and Prof Onno Bokhove Tell us a bit about yourself: I...

Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the researchers from the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics This month: Calum Skene School/ Faculty: School of Mathematics / Department of Applied Mathematics Supervisors: Prof. Steve Tobias Tell us a bit about yourself:  I’m currently a research fellow at Leeds working in...

There is an opportunity for the LIFD to support Ukrainian scholars and students affected by the war. Visiting academics, industrialists and students are an important part of the LIFD research and education strategies as they bring collaborations, funding and increased reputation. The LIFD is therefore launching the Ukrainian mobility fund. Visitors...

To help celebrate the iMechE turning 175 years old, February’s article features LIFD Deputy Director, Prof. Cath Noakes! The article is on on “5 forward thinkers who helped shape the world we live in – and five who are creating the world of tomorrow.” Congratulations Prof. Noakes! To read the...

Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the researchers from the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics This month: Eve Shalom Thesis title: Multi-phase CFD modelling of biological tissue flows with applications in liver surgery. School/ Faculty: School of Physics and Astronomy Supervisors: Dr Sven Van Loo, Prof. Steven...

Our LIFD Visiting Fellows scheme aims to attract distinguished scholars from around the world to work with LIFD. Fellows are normally invited to spend between one and three months at the University of Leeds; longer stays may also be possible subject to funding. Fellows will have full library access and...

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2021 are now available on the Royal Institution website and viewable worldwide! Watch Jonathan Van-Tam and six expert Guest Lecturers (including our very own LIFD Deputy Director Cath Noakes) tell us all about how viruses work, how they spread, and how we can fight them....

Computer based flow modelling research, developed at the Schools of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, is enabling companies in the commercial and public sectors to improve their products. This has resulted in improved products for a range of companies in the commercial and public sectors. Based on theoretical methods of how fluids and gases...

Our monthly spotlight on the work and lives of the researchers from the Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics This month: Danielle Bullamore Thesis title: Two-phase flow in the dynamic Earth: Implications of reactive-infiltration instabilities for melt flux and chemical differentiation. School/ Faculty: CDT in Fluid Dynamics, School of Computing Supervisors:...

Research by Professor Steve Tobias (LIFD Director) has modified the general standing of dynamo-based prediction schemes and changed the process for predicting long-term solar activity. Professor  Tobias is an expert on dynamo theory: the science behind the generation of magnetic fields in the universe. In 2008 he was invited to...