Fall 2025 Newsletter

2025 DFD Annual Meeting Information

The 2025 APS DFD Meeting-at-a-glance

Thank you to our Annual Meeting sponsors and exhibitors. Your support and partnership make the meeting possible, fostering an environment of innovation, collaboration, and discovery. By showcasing advances in technology and facilitating meaningful exchange, your contributions play an essential role in advancing the field of fluid dynamics.

We also extend our sincere appreciation to the volunteers of the Local Organizing Committee and the institutions they represent for their dedication and hard work. Together, your contributions play an essential role in making our annual meeting a success.

Welcome reception
Sunday, 7-8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY evening’s reception will be held in the convention center. The event will offer a variety of light hors d’oeuvres and beverages (including beer and wine), allowing participants time to enjoy dinner afterward with colleagues and friends. Undergraduate student registrants may purchase tickets for the reception. It is included in the registration fee for all other registrants.

DFD-Interact 

At this year’s APS DFD Annual Meeting, in addition to the award and invited talks, mini-symposia, focus sessions, and contributed oral and poster presentations, DFD-Interact, an innovative session format, will feature top researchers in the field.

Active Matter: From Microswimmer Dynamics to Collective Behavior
Aerodynamics I
Aerodynamics II
Biological and Bioinspired Vortex Dynamics: Vortex Rings and Pairs
Biological Locomotion in Schools, Flocks, and Turbulent Environments
Biomedical and Physiological Flow Across Scales
Convection and Buoyancy-Driven Flows
Experimental Techniques
HPC and Turbulence
Interesting Assorted Problems Involving Geophysical Flows
Interfacial Flows Dynamics: Drops, Bubbles, and Jets
Machine Learning for Fluid Mechanics
Multiphase Flow
Non-Newtonian Flows
Particle Laden Flows and Granular Flows
Porous Media: Imbibition, Physical Chemistry, Complex Fluids, and Theoretical Methods
Porous Media: Multiphase Flows, Electrokinetics, and Physiological Flows
Shock Waves and High-Speed Flows
Turbulence: Fundamentals
Turbulent Boundary Layers I
Turbulent Boundary Layers II
Turbulent Combustion, Hypersonic Reacting Flows, and Reduced Order Models
Vortex Dynamics: Theoretical and Computational Aspects
Wall-Bounded
Wind Energy

Hotel information 

To keep conference registration rates as low as possible, it is important that participants book their stay at a conference hotel using this hotel link. A valid credit card is needed to guarantee your reservation. 

• The deadline for the discounted hotel rates is October 24, 2025, or earlier if the DFD block sells out. 

• Smoking is not permitted in hotels.

BEWARE OF HOUSING SCAMS!

Tech-savvy scammers create fake reservations and websites that look legitimate. If you make your reservation through these sites, you risk not having a hotel room when you arrive, and it may be difficult or impossible to recover any payments made.

LIMITED ROOMS AVAILABLE

Hilton Americas-Houston
1600 Lamar Street, Houston, TX, 77010

The Hilton Americas Houston is connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center via skywalk and is also within walking distance of historic attractions, restaurants, and exciting nightlife.

Rates:
Single/Double: $162 per room per night
Triple: $187 per room per per night
Quad: $212 per room per night

Marriott Marquis Houston
1777 Walker Street, Houston, TX, 77010

The Marriott is connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center via skywalk and puts you in the vibrant downtown area, with easy access to top dining, shopping, and entertainment options.

Rates:
Single/Double: $169 per room per night
Triple/Quad: $199 per room per night

Registration

+ APS reciprocal societies: Members of APS reciprocal societies may register at the regular APS member rate only. You can complete registration online or fax the pre-registration form on the meeting website.

* Student registrants: APS student members may register for the meeting online at a discounted member rate. If you are not an APS member, you can JOIN NOW online. You must pay nonmember rates if you do not wish to become an APS member. First-year membership is free for first-time applicants and includes two free Divisions or Topical Groups for all students.

Undergraduate registrations do not include a ticket to the Sunday night reception; however, reception tickets may be purchased during the registration process.

Add-on events

Networking events – $10 per person

This fee covers a small portion of the cost of the meal served during the following events:

• All the Faces of Fluid Dynamics

• Fluids Education Lunch

• Student Lunch with the Experts

• Underrepresented Minorities in Research

• Women in Fluid Dynamics

• Young Investigators Workshop

Sunday evening event

• Conference reception ticket
  (Undergraduates, guests ) – $120 per person

Monday evening events

• Meet the Editors of the Physical Review Journals reception – free

• Traveling Gallery of Fluid Motion exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Nicole Longnecker Gallery

Cancellations

Requests for cancellations will be honored through October 31 and processed minus a $50 administrative fee. There are no refunds after this date. Cancellations must be sent to registrar@aps.org.

Need assistance with registration?
Email registrar@aps.org.

2025 Scientific program

Each year, the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics presents the Fluid Dynamics Prize, the François N. Frenkiel Award, the Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award, and the Stanley Corrsin Award. We are pleased to announce the 2025 award winners, each of whom will give a lecture at the Meeting. 

Fluid Dynamics Prize and Otto Laporte Lecture

This prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to fundamental fluid dynamics research. It was established in 1979 with support from the Office of Naval Research. In 2004, the Otto Laporte Award was combined with the Fluid Dynamics Prize so the Division of Fluid Dynamics would have a single major prize – the Fluid Dynamics Prize. The prize is now supported by the Division of Fluid Dynamics, friends of Otto Laporte, and the APS journal, Physical Review Fluids. It is awarded for outstanding contributions to fundamental fluid dynamics research.

• Recipient: Sanjiva K. Lele, Stanford University

• Citation: “For contributions to computational aeroacoustics and the understanding of sound generation, sustained research elucidating the physics of compressible turbulence, and development of foundational numerical methods for high-fidelity flow simulations.”

Stanley Corrsin Award

This award recognizes and encourages a particularly influential contribution to fundamental fluid dynamics. It is intended to honor a recent achievement of especially high impact and significance, a particular discovery, or an innovation in the field. It was established from an endowment fund contributed by the DFD and held by the APS.

• Recipient: Z. Jane Wang, Cornell University

• Citation: “For original and innovative work on insect flight that provided fundamental insights into unsteady aerodynamics, flight efficiency, flight stability, and neural control, and for opening new dimensions of research in biological fluid dynamics.”

Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Dynamics 

This award recognizes exceptional early-career scientists who have performed original doctoral thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in fluid dynamics. It was established in 1998 to honor the many outstanding contributions to fluid mechanics of Dr. Andreas Acrivos, particularly his years of distinguished editorship of Physics of Fluids. It is supported by donations from members and friends of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. 

• Recipient: Michael Wadas, University of Michigan

• Citation: “For an impressive theoretical, computational and experimental analysis of shocked material interfaces and vortex rings, including a scaling of shock-generated vortex rings extending classical vortex ring theory to compressible, variable-density flows and a plausible mechanism describing structure formation in Supernova 1987A.”

François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics 

The Division of Fluid Dynamics awards the François Frenkiel Award to young investigators to recognize significant contributions to Fluid Mechanics that have also been published during the previous year in Physical Review Fluids. Eligible authors must have not more than 12 years of full-time employment after their most advanced academic degree was awarded, before the paper’s year of publication. 

• Recipients: Ianto Cannon, Stefano Olivieri, and Marco E. Rosti. 

• Citation: For their paper "Sphere and fibers in turbulent flows at various Reynolds numbers.”

2025 Invited talks 

For 2025, the scientific program will consist of 12 invited lectures on topics of broad interest to the DFD community. The program will also include one Minisymposium and four Focus Sessions dealing with exciting current research.

• Harindra Joseph Fernando, University of Notre Dame: FATIMA: Fog And Turbulence Interactions in the Marine Atmosphere

• Sharath S Girimaji, Texas A&M University: Vanishing or Transforming? The Journey of Classical Instabilities from Continuum to Rarefied Flows

• Manu Prakash, Stanford University: Planktonic Wonders of a Drifting World – Cell Biology of Climate Change

• Bhargav Rallabandi, University of California, Riverside: The Role of Curiosity in Science Communication and Scientific Culture

• Hanneke Gelderblom, Eindhoven University of Technology: Active Bacterial Pattern Formation in Evaporating Droplets

• Johan Larsson, University of Maryland: Modeling and Prediction of High-Speed Turbulent Boundary Layers

• Jian-Xun Wang, Cornell University: Generative Learning for Turbulence: Conditional Diffusion and Flow Matching Models for Spatiotemporal Flow Synthesis and Reconstruction

• Saptarshi Basu, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore: Secondary Atomization of Droplets Under Extreme Conditions

• Venkatramanan Raman, University of Michigan: The Physics of Multiphase Detonations and their Application to Detonation Engines

• Luc Deike, Princeton University: Ocean Spray Emissions by Bubble Bursting

• Francois Gallaire, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne: Pattern Formation in Thin Films Flowing Over and Under Topographies - from Overhanging Rivulets to Rillenkarren

• Hyungmin Park, Seoul National University: From Lab to Field: Harnessing Multiphase Flow Dynamics for Efficient Marine Oil Spill Recovery

Gallery of Fluid Motion

The annual Gallery of Fluid Motion will be held during the APS-DFD Meeting. The Gallery showcases posters and videos submitted by attendees, highlighting the captivating science and often breathtaking beauty of fluid motion. It serves as a platform to celebrate and appreciate the remarkable fluid dynamics phenomena unveiled by researchers and physicists. 

Outstanding posters and video submissions are judged by a panel of referees for their combination of striking visual qualities and scientific interest. The top-ranked video and poster entries will be designated as Milton Van Dyke or Gallery of Fluid Motion Winners and subsequently

receive invitations to publish their work in an upcoming issue of the Physical Review Fluids. DFD Meeting attendees are invited to view this year’s GFM videos and posters in Hall A/1 of the convention center from November 23-25, 2025. You can view entries from previous years online.

See the full event listing authored by Azar Panah for more information. 

Gallery of Fluid Motion award ceremony

The GFM award ceremony will be held in Hall A/1 of the convention center during the afternoon refreshment break on Monday, November 24, between 4:35 and 5:35 p.m. A representative from all submissions should be in attendance. 

Student poster presentations

The student poster presentations will be held in Hall A/1 of the Convention Center during the afternoon refreshment break on Monday, November 25, between 4:35 and 5:35 p.m. 

Networking events 

For Sunday through Tuesday events, a $10 fee will be charged for breakfast or lunch events. Space is limited and often sells out. However, you may check with the DFD staff at the event room for possible openings. All Networking events listed below are at the George R. Brown Convention Center unless noted.

• All the Faces of Fluid Dynamics Lunch

• Applying for Jobs for Late-Stage Graduate Students and Applying for Faculty Positions (and What Comes After)

• Fluids Education Lunch

• Student Lunch with the Experts

• DFD Peer Mentoring Connector Program and Applying for Jobs

• Underrepresented Minorities in Research 

• Women in Fluid Dynamics Lunch

• Young Investigator Workshop Lunch

2025 Exhibitors and sponsors

A2 Photonic Sensors

AIP Publishing

American Physical Society Membership

American Physical Society Publications 

Cambridge University Press

Dantec Dynamics, Inc.

Kanomax USA

LaVision Inc.

Microvec Pte Ltd

Photron USA, Inc.

Spraying Systems Co.

Tibidabo Scientific

Upcoming APS-DFD Annual Meetings

2025: Houston, TX
Meeting Co-Chairs
William Anderson, University of Texas-Dallas
Paul Krueger, University of North Texas

2026: Orlando, FL
Meeting Co-Chairs
Sivaramakrishnan "Bala" Balachander, University of Florida
Jason Butler, University of Florida

2027: Boston, MA
Meeting Co-Chairs
Roberto Zenit, Brown University
JC Bird, Boston University

2028: Chicago, IL
Meeting Chair
Daniel Bodony, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2029: Long Beach, CA
Meeting Chair
David Saintillan, University of California, San Diego

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Traveling Gallery of Fluid Motion

Fluid Motion: The Coexistence of Order and Chaos Opens in Houston

Azar Panah
The George Washington University
Gallery of Fluid Motion Coordinator

The Traveling Gallery of Fluid Motion presents its third exhibition, Fluid Motion: The Coexistence of Order and Chaos, on view October 9, 2025 through January 25, 2026, at two Houston venues: the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Nicole Longnecker Gallery.

Curated by Natalia Almonte and Nicole Economides of Paradoxluxe Collective and coordinated by Dr. Azar Panah, the exhibit explores how art and science meet in the study of flow. Inspired by the 1960s Fluxus movement, it invites visitors to see water, air, and motion as both physical forces and metaphors for cultural and social change.

By dividing the exhibition between two locations, the curators highlight the central question: How do ideas and experiences migrate between spaces? Works ranging from sculpture to photography reveal how order and chaos are not opposites, but interdependent.

Previous Traveling Gallery exhibits include Chaosmosis (National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, 2023) and Spiraling Upwards (Leonardo Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, 2024).

Exhibition Details:

• Nicole Longnecker Gallery (1440 Greengrass Dr., Houston, TX)
  Opening: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6 - 8 p.m. CT
  Exhibition Dates: October 9, 2025 - January 25, 2026
  
  

• Houston Museum of Natural Science (5555 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, TX)
  Opening: Saturday, October 11, 2025
  Exhibition Dates: October 11, 2025 - January 25, 2026

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Webinar: Tropical Cyclones and Climate

Join us for the Third APS-DFD Online Forum on the Societal Impact of Fluid Dynamics Tropical Cyclones and Climate: Insights from Fluid Dynamics

Date and Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 | 9–10 a.m. ET
Topic: Tropical Cyclones and Climate: Insights from Fluid Dynamics
Co-organizers: Amy Shen, Amrapalli Garanaik, and Jackie Chen

Register Here

Fluid dynamics plays a central role in understanding the complex relationship between global warming and tropical cyclones — called hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Pacific. The APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Online Forum will convene a distinguished panel of experts to examine how multiphase flow, thermodynamics, ocean–atmosphere interactions, and large-scale circulation shape the formation, evolution, and decay of these extreme storms.

The discussion will highlight how advances in fluid dynamics deepen our knowledge of the physical processes driving cyclones, their societal impacts — such as island resilience and coastal vulnerability — and the pathways toward improved forecasting and preparedness. Panelists will also touch on emerging frontiers, from conceptual breakthroughs to technological advances, and engage with the audience on questions of prediction, adaptation, and future research directions.

From left to right: Dr. Suzana J. Camargo, Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty, Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Dr. Morgan O’Neill

About the Panelists:

• Dr. Suzana J. Camargo is a Professor of Climate at the Columbia Climate School. She has been at Columbia University since 1999. Originally from Brazil, she studied physics at the University of São Paulo and received her PhD in Physics from the Technical University of Munich. Her expertise is in extreme events, particularly tropical cyclones and their relationship with climate across various timescales. She was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2023 and will become a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in January 2026.
  
  

• Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty is a professor and the Interim Dean of Faculty Affairs at the Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology (OIST). He leads the Fluid Mechanics Unit at OIST, which conducts theoretical, experimental, and computational studies of turbulent flows, atmospheric flows, and granular flows. Before joining OIST in 2012, he earned his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006, later serving as a postdoctoral fellow and Research Assistant Professor in its Department of Geology.
  
  

• Dr. Kerry Emanuel is the Cecil and Ida Green post-tenure professor of atmospheric science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research began with winter storm dynamics and expanded to tropical meteorology and climate change, with a particular focus on hurricane physics. He was the first to investigate how long-term climate change could influence hurricane activity, a subject central to his career. His interests also include cumulus convection and advanced atmospheric sampling for weather prediction. Emanuel is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and several books, including Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes and What We Know about Climate Change. His graduate textbook Physics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Tropical Cyclones will be published by Princeton University Press in 2026. He also co-founded MIT’s Lorenz Center, a climate think tank devoted to curiosity-driven climate research.
  
  

• Dr. Morgan O’Neill is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto. She studies the fluid dynamics and thermodynamics of severe deep convection, including hurricanes and supercell thunderstorms. Her group uses theoretical and computational tools to make predictions about convective behavior across a range of climates. O’Neill received her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015. She currently serves as Chair-Elect of the APS Group on the Physics of Climate, and as a member of the APS Committee on the International Freedom of Scientists. She also volunteers for Palestinian Students & Scholars At Risk and serves on the International Union of Pure and Applied Physicists working group on climate change action and sustainable development.

This forum will provide a unique opportunity to learn how fluid dynamics research is helping society better understand and respond to the challenges posed by tropical cyclones in a warming world.

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Note from the Media and Science Relations Committee

Karen Mulleners
Chair, Media and Science Relations Committee

The APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Media and Science Relations Committee is excited to share two announcements:

New Social Media Officer
We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Pooja Chopra as the new APS-DFD Social Media Officer. Dr. Chopra, a lecturer in the School of Engineering and School of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Merced, succeeds Dr. Sarah Morris, who served as DFD’s first social media office. We thank Dr. Morris for her outstanding work and look forward to supporting Dr. Chopra as she expands DFD’s online presence. She will be joined by Dr. Mithun Ravisankar and Dr. Timo van Overveld.

Special Lecture at the DFD Meeting
All attendees are invited to kick off the November DFD meeting on Saturday evening with a special lecture: “Science and the State: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of U.S. Research Policy.” This event, jointly organized by the Media and Science Relations Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, will explore the changing dynamics of research policy in the U.S.

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