Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Workshop

Mathematical Modelling of Particles in Fluid Flow

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Banff International Research Station

Banff, Alberta, Canada

August 18-22, 2014

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Overview  Abstracts  Participants  Dates  Location  Accommodation  Inquiries  Sponsors 

Overview

The transport of particles in fluid flow has wide-ranging applications from examining the settling of particles in tailing ponds, the transport of ash in volcanic eruptions, and the delivery of drugs through respiration. Although computers have made great advances in speed and memory, they cannot simulate the details of fluid interacting with particles of various shapes, sizes and concentrations.

The study of these complex systems has mostly fallen under the purview of chemical engineering, focusing separately on mining engineering, environmental engineering and biomedical engineering. By bringing together a diverse group of mathematicians, physicists and engineers with backgrounds in theory, numerical modelling and laboratory experiments, the BIRS workshop "Mathematically Modelling Particles in Fluid Flow" will challenge existing paradigms and develop new insights into the mathematical description of particle resuspension, transport and sedimentation.

The 5 day workshop will be run from Monday morning, August 18 to Friday noon, August 22, 2014 at the Banff International Research Station in Banff, Alberta, Canada

Talks will review progress and present ongoing challenges in the understanding of particle bearing and particle-laden flows. As well as fundamental observational, computational, experimental and theoretical research, the workshop will emphasize geophysical and industrial applications to such phenomena as

Schedule of Talks and Abstracts

The overview lists the schedule of speakers' talks and other events.

You can also download the complete schedule including a list of speaker times and talk titles.

The list of abstracts is given alphabetically by author last name.

For direct access to a particular talk abstract, you can click on the talk title given with the names of the participants listed below.

Participants

Participation is by invitation only and is limited.

Organizers

Confirmed Participants

Click on the talk titles to read the corresponding abstract.

Important Dates and Schedule:

May 25, 2014
Deadline for submission of abstracts
August 10, 2014
Deadline for request of Extended Stay (see "Accommodation" below)

Sunday August 17, 2014
Delegates arrive

Monday August 18, 2014
Workshop begins

Friday August 22, 2014
Workshop concludes at noon.

Location

The Banff International Research Station (BIRS) is located above the beautiful mountain village of Banff, situated in Banff National Park on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada.

BIRS is part of The Banff Centre, which hosts schools and meetings for artists, culinary arts students (who cater to the common dining room of the Banff Centre), and visiting scientists.

Surrounding the campus the township of Banff is wide network of trails for hiking and exploring the diverse natural wildlife of the Rocky Mountains.

Banff is situated about an hour's drive from the city of Calgary. Delegates may arrive by car from Calgary or take the shuttle bus from the airport to Banff.

Accommodation

Accommodation and meals are provided at no cost to the participants, who will reside in the Banff International Research Station at Corbett Hall. However, the Station itself is unable to offer any travel support. Details about accommodations and facilities are provided by BIRS.

As an accepted participant who has subscribed to 14w5122, you do not need to book your accommodation confirm your stay at Corbett Hall.

If you are arriving later than Sunday Aug 17, please contact the BIRS Station Manager.

You must contact the BIRS director to extend your stays:

Extended Stay
Please note if you are arriving before your workshop begins or staying after it ends, you will have to arrange and pay for your own accommodation for all nights outside of the workshop dates. You will need to book and pay for your own accommodation for all additional nights in another building at the Banff Centre or at another hotel in the town of Banff. You may, however, request to stay at the BIRS facility for additional nights (strictly for scientific and/or logistic reasons and subject to room availability). Such a request, along with your reason for request, needs to be made directly to the BIRS Scientific Director and must be requested at least 2 weeks prior to the start of your workshop.

In order to book accommodation outside of BIRS for any extra nights, you may contact the Banff Centre reservations office: call 1-800-884-7574 or email. To get a specially negotiated rate, tell the Banff Centre that you are a BIRS participant and quote the following reservation code: . Additional accommodation information for the town of Banff can be found at www.discoverbanff.com/WheretoStay.

Further Information and Inquiries:

You may address inquiries to the principle organizer:   Bruce Sutherland

or to one of the co-organizers:   Stuart Dalziel and Eckart Meiburg

Sponsors

             
Banff International Research Station Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

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