💫Five UCD projects have received funding through the Research Ireland Industry Research, Development, and Innovation Fellowship (IRDIF) Programme! ➡️ucd.ie/research/news/… #Research #Innovation UCDBiosysFoodEng UCD Computer Science UCD Medicine UCD College of Engineering & Architecture UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science UCD Science

"Without a powerful mathematics base you won’t be at the forefront of AI innovation or anywhere near it" Vital piece by Marcus du Sautoy on how proposed cuts to maths teaching support in state schools simply do not add up 👇 ft.com/content/4ed645…

Come and join us at UCD Maths and Stats We are looking to hire a new Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Applied and Computational Maths ! To apply, follow the link (ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/) and search for job reference 018286 The deadline for applications is 25th March 2025

🏁 Ready, set, go! Palazzolo et al. from Inria Centre Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur use Bayesian techniques to find the optimal bio-inspired microswimmer, improving speed and efficiency, and going beyond the known diversity of pusher and pullers. Find out more: go.aps.org/4hix2pL #fluiddynamics

🚨 The APS Division of Fluid Dynamics seeks nominations for Invited presentations and Proposals for mini-symposia and focus sessions for the 2025 APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, USA. Due dates: March 24 to Gretar Tryggvason ([email protected])

Read a new #openaccess article in #JFMRapids: "Experiments on water-wave interactions with a horizontal submerged elastic plate" by Gatien Polly, Alexis Mérigaud, Benjamin Thiria and Ramiro Godoy-Diana. 📚 cup.org/428XRs1 #JFM #OA #JFMRapids

📢 PRFluids Editors' suggestion: rotations may lead to brain injuries. Using a soft hydrogel ball in water as a simplified brain model, Wang et al. combine theory & experiments to show that the strongest deformations occur during rotational deceleration go.aps.org/41R1nHE

Engineers led by Howard Stone discovered that a super-soft material can turn itself inside out to squeeze thru a narrow gap, opening the door to potential new engineering applications. It resembles gels used to engineer a wide range of products. Read more: engineering.princeton.edu/news/2025/03/2…

Shrimp swim by paddling 5 pairs of appendages. Using simulations, Lou et al show how they move to minimize drag. Check out their recently published paper here: go.aps.org/4jF8F79 #FluidDynamics #Biofluids

Measurements of Ocean Waves. Context: Marine Renewable Energy. Read freely in: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… A timely and important work with Daniel Peláez-Zapata and Frederic Dias UCD #ireland #france UCDmechanics UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

📢 PRFluids Editors' suggestion: A metal disk on the water surface can be kept afloat by a water jet impacting it from above. Turczynowicz et al. show that the water displaced by the jet results in an increased buoyancy force that balances gravity. 🔗 go.aps.org/3ZvCBev

📢 PRFluids Editors' suggestion: In light winds, windsurfing athletes pump the sail to generate propulsion and keep the board afloat. Sport-mimetic experiments study how pitching motions affect forces and performance, exploring sailing race strategies. 🔗 go.aps.org/44x77X0

When winds are low, windsurfers will “pump” to generate momentum. Using a miniature sail in an experimental water channel, a study published in Physical Review Fluids shows how this maneuver affects the forces that help propel the board forward. Read more: go.aps.org/44x77X0

Vortex rings can be almost perfectly reflected when approaching a water-air interface! This complex interaction is analyzed across a wide range of Froude numbers and incident angles, combining experiments, simulations, and a momentum conservation model. go.aps.org/3IIRaWp

€175 billion for Horizon Europe: 2028–2034 budget proposal doubles funding. Fuelling deep tech, supporting world-class research, we are turning ideas into real-world impact. Discover how we’ll drive innovation & competitiveness across Europe: europa.eu/!36x44p

🔬 Interested in AI4Science? 📢 2 Funded PhD positions at TU Wien in Learning on Graphs & Geometry with AITHYRA! 🗓 Apply by Sept 4, 2025 📍 Vienna, Austria 🔗 jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/256399 #PhD #AI4Science #MachineLearning #GeometricDeepLearning #TUWien #AITHYRA

🌊 While EFDC 2025 brings fluid dynamics minds together in Dublin this week, the Journal of Fluid Mechanics continues to publish cutting-edge research shaping the field. Explore the latest articles here: cup.org/47q8iL9 #EFDC2025 #FluidDynamics #JFM

What a pleasure it is to host this amazing conference at my own university University College Dublin ! I have already seen so much exciting fluid dynamics research. It has been great catching up with old friends and making new research connections with people from all over the world. #EFDC2

4 UCD researchers have been announced as recipients of highly competitive ERC Starting Grants! #ERCStG Congratulations to Dr Mary O’Keeffe, Dr Graham Benham, Dr Kevin Daly & Dr Lucia Tiscornia! 💫💫💫💫 European Research Council (ERC) ➡️ucd.ie/research/news/…

💙💛 Warmest congratulations to Assistant Professors Mary O’Keeffe, Lucía Tiscornia, Kevin Daly and Graham Benham, who have each been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants worth over €1.5m. The awardees will each receive over €1.5 million for