APS Division of Fluid Dynamics

Submit your abstract by July 24 to share your research with 3,000 colleagues at the annual meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. @apsfluiddynamic 🔗 go.aps.org/3FBYWjL

APS DFD 2026 Abstract Deadline: July 24, 2026 (5 PM ET)! Share your latest fluid dynamics research at one of the largest gatherings of scientists and engineers in the field. #APSDFD #FluidDynamics #Physics #Engineering #STEM #Research

Bacteria can propel themselves like a corkscrew by wrapping their flagella around their body. How do they do it? A new study in Physical Review E suggests they take advantage of motor-induced buckling instability to perform this method of locomotion. 🔗 go.aps.org/4eZvYtm

Sand watch in TouchDesigner //- Yunsu

Experiments and simulations explore the flow and interface dynamics near a moving contact line at obtuse angles, revealing a sharp flow deceleration along the interface, offering insight into the classical moving contact line singularity. go.aps.org/4cuk5tH

4th APS DFD Online Forum Fluid Dynamics of Wildfire Spread 🗓 Apr 28, 2026 ⏰ 12–1 PM (ET) Explore how fluid dynamics helps tackle wildfire prediction & management [register now | apsphysics.zoom.us/webinar/regist… ]! #FluidDynamics #Wildfire #STEM #APSDFD

An interferometry method for confined 2D binary droplets in a humidity-controlled environment enables high-res measurement of drying kinetics and internal concentration fields to characterize drying and transport in complex fluids. Editors' suggestion: go.aps.org/4unsCpq

Wishing everyone a joyful Holiday Season and a Merry Christmas! 🎄✨ May the New Year bring success, good health, and new opportunities. — APS Division of Fluids #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #APSFluids

That’s a wrap! 👏 Thanks for joining #APSDFD2025 — see you in 2026!

Kari Perry’s article on our winning 2024 Gallery of Fluid Motion Milton van Dyke Award poster has just been published in PRF! Congrats Kari 🎉 Out now 👉 journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstr…

How do particles at fluid interfaces affect mass transfer? Our new Fick–Jacobs diffusion model shows hindrance happens only at short times. Excited this is now in Phys Rev Fluids! Congrats Timo van Overveld & @ValeriaGarbin 🔗 journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstr…

🚀 Job seekers & employers — don’t miss the #APSDFD2025 Career Fair! Now–7:00 PM • 📍 Hall A/1, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Meet potential employers, explore physics job opportunities at all levels, and get expert mentoring. See you there! #FluidDynamics

Join us on Nov 22 at the APS DFD Meeting (Houston, TX) for a special tribute: the Andreas Acrivos Memorial Symposium & Bud Homsy Memorial Symposium. Celebrate the legacies of two giants who shaped modern fluid dynamics. schedule.aps.org/dfd/2025/sched…

The APS DFD Annual Meeting is almost here! Excited to share highlights & behind-the-scenes updates. 📸 Attendees: share photos with #APSDFD2025 or email pchopra@ucmerced.edu. Let’s celebrate fluid dynamics together! #APSDFD2025 #FluidDynamics #ScienceNews #UCMerced

Reminder: APS DFD 2025, Nov 23–25 – Visit the APS in Action Advocacy Booth in the exhibit hall! Write messages to Congress on science issues & consider volunteering a 30-min shift: #gid=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… #APSDFD #SciencePolicy

78th Annual Meeting of the APS DFD to Houston, TX Public Lecture: Sat Nov 22 @ 7:30 PM – Room 320A “Science & the State: Navigating U.S. Research Policy” w/ Dr. Kenneth Evans (Rice University) No preregistration needed! schedule.aps.org/dfd/2025/event… #SciencePolicy

Congratulations to @Lorenzo Gavassino on receiving the 2026 George E. Valley Jr. Prize from the American Physical Society! His groundbreaking work in relativistic fluid dynamics is pushing the boundaries of modern physics. Read more: lnkd.in/gPZ4gEsX

See you soon at the George R. Brown Convention Center — Houston’s home for #APSDFD2025!

Coming up at #APSDFD2025: “Fluids Next: AI-Enhanced Reasoning & Agentic Systems in Fluid Dynamics Research” 📅 Monday, Nov 24, 2025 🕗 08:00 – 10:49 AM 📍 General Assembly Center, GRB Convention Center Invited: Duraisamy | Iaccarino | Raman | Rigas | Schmid

Save the date! The 78th Annual APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting happens Nov 23–25, 2025 in Houston, TX! Explore the latest in turbulence, biofluids & beyond. 🔗 dfd-meeting.aps.org #APSDFD2025 #FluidDynamics #Physics