GDR MePhy

Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to participate to the 11th Conference of the International Marangoni Association (IMA11), which will take place on 19-22 June 2023 in Bordeaux, France. This conference will provide the opportunity for scientists working on interfacial fluid dynamics to exchange their knowledge and discuss recent advances in the field. The topics covered by the conference include (but are not limited to) thermo- and soluto-capillary flows, interfacial instabilities, surface waves, thin films flows, droplet spreading, contact angle dynamics, phase transitions, boiling and evaporation, …

More information can be found on the website of the conference: https://ima11.sciencesconf.org/

Submission of abstract (oral or poster presentation) is now open. Please note the deadline for abstract submission: Jan 31,2023. 

We are looking forward to meeting you in Bordeaux in 2023.

Best Regards,

The local organising comittee

S. Amiroudine (chair), A. Ahmadi-Senichault and T. Bickel

L’école d’été MEALOR II a pour but de fournir aux participants une vision synthétique de la physique et de la mécanique de la rupture fragile et ductile sous chargement monotone allant des fondements théoriques, numériques et expérimentaux jusqu’aux applications et domaines de recherches les plus récents de l’approche locale de la rupture. Les mécanismes fondamentaux de la rupture seront au cœur des différentes approches.

Dates : lundi 21 août 2023 – vendredi 1er septembre 2023
Lieu : Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
https://mealor2.sciencesconf.org

The IOP are organising a family-friendly outreach event focused on the Physics of Toys. On Friday 2^nd December (5-6:30pm, GMT) celebrated soft matter scientists will be revealing the secrets of:  

• the physics of poppits & jumping poppers (Prof Dominic Vella, Oxford)
• the science of slime and stretchy arms (Prof Anke Lindner, ESPCI)
• hidden toys in everyday life (Prof José Bico, ESPCI)

Aimed at toy enthusiasts of any age and conducted in a hybrid format both in-person and streaming live online. Please register here to sign up for the event and find out more:

https://iop.eventsair.com/pots/registration-not-live

Kind regards,

Finn Box
(Royal Society University Research Fellow & Chair of the IOP’s Nonlinear & Complex Physics Group)

Dear colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to ‘From simple models to complex geomorphological systems: laboratory experiments and associated concept models’ in the Geomorphology section at EGU 2023 (23-28 April, Vienna and online) by January 10th. Below is the session description and a poster. We strongly encourage submissions from early career and underrepresented scientists.

The Earth’s surface is shaped by many processes occurring over a wide range of time and length scales, all of which are interdependent with each other. Unravelling this complex system is challenging, especially because of the wide range of scales involved, which makes observation difficult. Therefore, the use of simplified and controlled experiments is widely used to probe isolated processes or their interactions. Careful selection of experimental parameters allows the relevant space-time scales to be tuned to facilitate observation. Similarly, it allows to control the specific mechanisms to be included. After understanding the predominant mechanisms, it is possible to gradually increase the complexity of the experimental system to reduce the gap between the model and the natural system.

This session aims to bring together researchers from different communities working experimentally on various systems to facilitate knowledge exchange on experimental methods, measurement and data processing, and the fundamental processes ubiquitous in geomorphological systems.

We especially welcome contributions about systems involving fluid mechanics and/or granular flows, such as but not limited to:
– fluvial and coastal systems

– aeolian processes and arid environments
– systems associated with melting, dissolution and precipitation
– gravity-driven flows

Pauline Delorme, University of Hull
Cyril Gadal, Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse
Anne Baar, University of Hull
Andrew Gunn, Monash University

The growing plant is a fascinating system involving multiple fields. Biologically, it is a multi-cellular system controlled by complex bio-chemical networks. Physically, it is an example of an « active solid » – an extended solid system, whose element (cells) are active, performing mechanical work to drive the evolving geometry. Computationally, it acts as a distributed system, processing a multitude of local inputs into a coordinated developmental response. The goal of this meeting is to provide a rare opportunity to bring together researchers from these different but complementary disciplines, and study the plant as a living, information-processing organism, which uses physical laws and biological mechanisms to alter its own shape, and negotiate its environment.

Info and registration: https://www.plant-bio-physics.org