As part of MNF2025, a series of thematic sessions will present cutting-edge research in microscale flows, wetting phenomena, active matter and rheology. Organised by leading experts from international institutions, the sessions will highlight interdisciplinary advances and emerging challenges in fluid mechanics and soft matter physics.
Advances in Microscale Biological Flows: Physics, Applications, and Modelling
- Organiser: Prof. Efstathios Kaliviotis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Wetting on Bioinspired and Smart Surfaces
- Organisers: Prof. Halim Kusumaatmaja and Dr. Abhinav Naga, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK
Active Matter at the Micro/Nanoscale
- Organiser: Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence Moran, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, George Mason University, USA
Complex Fluid Flows / Rheology
- Organiser: Dr. Monica Oliveira, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Rising Stars on Droplets at Interfaces
- Organiser: Dr Daniel Orejon, Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK.
- Invited Speakers: Dr Timothée Mouterde, Department of Mechanical Engineering School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Dr Abhinav Naga, Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK
