Luciano Castillo, the Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy & Power Systems in the School of Mechanical Engineering, will serve as conference chair for the event, which will take place at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

The annual conference, which will be co-hosted by the University of Notre Dame, is viewed as the premier fluid dynamics meeting in the world, and is expected to draw close to 4,000 attendees from around the globe. The 2017 event in Denver was attended by 3,300 participants and featured 3,000 presentations. Understanding fluid flow is of great importance in many natural and industrial processes. Examples include transport of cancer cells in the body, drug delivery, renewable energy, aerodynamics in formula cars, weather predictions, high-speed spacecraft, and even understanding the behavior of sand dunes.

“With Purdue as the lead institution coordinating this major event, we will further enhance our standing as a world-class institution in Fluid Dynamics. The conference will bring higher visibility to Purdue Engineering, and broaden our world reputation in fluid dynamics. To host the APS_DFD in INDY 22 is indeed a major win for our state and our partners.”

Members of the Purdue organizing committee include Arezoo Ardekani, Jun Chen, Steven Wereley, Ivan Christov, Carlo Scalo, Sadegh Dabiri, Pavlos Vlachos, Greg Blaisdell, Jay Gore, and Guang Li. At Notre Dame, members of the organizing committee are Harindra Fernando, Kenneth Christensen, Flint Thomas, Scott Morris and Meng Wang.