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B i f u r c a t i o n s a n d I n s t a b i l i t i e s i n F l u i d D y n a m i c s

BIFD 2017S H S U . E D U / B I F D 2 0 1 7 | B I F D 2 0 1 7 @ S H S U . E D U

JULY 11-14, 2017 THE WOODLANDS, TX USAWaterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center

Instabilities and bifurcations in sheared, rotating and convective flows, thin films, magnetohydrodynamics, geophysical and astrophysical flows. Transition to turbulence, flow control, bio-locomotion. Industrial, environmental and biomedical applications. Experimentation, theoretical and numerical methods. Minisymposia and topical sessions on active matter; petroleum hydrodynamics; special session: “Development of Theory of Hydrodynamic Stability in Former Soviet Union”.

Potential proposers are invited to suggest other special sessions.

Important DatesDeadline for abstract submission

February 1, 2017

Notification of acceptanceMarch 15, 2017

Deadline for registrationMay 15, 2017

Organizing CommitteeAlexander Mikishev (Conference Chair) – SHSU

Barry Friedman – SHSUVladimir Ajaev – SMU

Vemuri Balakotaiah – University of Houston

Plenary SpeakersRanga Narayanan – University of Florida

Moshe Matalon – University of IllinoisEdriss S. Titi – Texas A&M

Vladimir N. Shtern – Ghent UniversityHerbert Levine – Rice University

International Advisory CommitteePinhas Bar-Yoseph – Technion

Morten Brøns – DTUAlexander Gelfgat – Tel Aviv University

Alexander Oron – Technion