DFD: Liquids at Interfaces

Presentations

• Near-surface locomotion and pumping

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Publication: A. Pandey, Z.-Y. Chen, J. Yuk, Y. Sun, C. Roh, D. Takagi, S. Lee, S. Jung, "Optimal free-surface pumping by an undulating carpet", Nat. Comm. 14, 7735 (2023).
  A. Maitra, S.J. Kim, N. Sayani, A. Hooshanginejad, R. Muller, J. Wang, S. Jung, "Kinematics and aerodynamics of in-flight drinking in bats", J. R. Soc. Interface, 22, 20240616 (2025).
  

  Presenters

  • Sunghwan Jung

    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Sunghwan Jung

    • Cornell University

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• Pilot-Wave Hydrodynamics Beyond Resonance

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Publication: Primkulov, B.K., Pahlavan, A.A., Fu, X., Zhao, B., MacMinn, C.W. and Juanes, R., 2021. Wettability and Lenormand's diagram. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 923, p.A34.
  Primkulov, B.K., Zhao, B., MacMinn, C.W. and Juanes, R., 2022. Avalanches in strong imbibition. Communications Physics, 5(1), p.52.
  Primkulov, B.K., Pahlavan, A.A., Cueto-Felgueroso, L. and Juanes, R., 2023. Motion of a viscous slug on heterogeneous surfaces: crossover from stick–slip to steady sliding. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 973, p.A2.
  Primkulov, B.K., Evans, D.J., Frumkin, V., Sáenz, P.J. and Bush, J.W., 2025. Diffraction of walking drops by a standing Faraday wave. Physical Review Research, 7(1), p.013226.
  Primkulov, B.K., Evans, D.J., Been, J.B. and Bush, J.W., 2025. Nonresonant effects in pilot-wave hydrodynamics. Physical Review Fluids, 10(1), p.013601.

  Presenters

  • Bauyrzhan Primkulov

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Bauyrzhan Primkulov

    • Yale University

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• From slow coarsening to catastrophic collapse: ageing of vibrated viscoelastic foams

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Publication: Requier et al. arXiv:2511.06480

  Presenters

  • Anniina Salonen

    • ESPCI Paris - PSL

  Authors

  • Alice Requier

  • Andrea Plati

    • Paris Orsay

  • Emmanuelle Rio

  • Anniina Salonen

    • ESPCI Paris - PSL

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• Feel the vibe: optical investigation of the interfacial properties of biomolecular condensates

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Giuliano Zanchetta

    • University of Milano

  Authors

  • Giuliano Zanchetta

    • University of Milano

  • Matteo Brizioli

  • Simone Codispoti

  • Fabio Giavazzi

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• Diatom Motility: From gliding on sea ice to active nematics on intertidal mudflats

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:00 PM

  Publication: [1] Q. Zhang, H. T. Leng, H. Li, K. Arrigo, M. Prakash (2025). Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (37), e2423725122.
  [2] Q. Zhang, M. Prakash. Mechanochemical trigger wave in self-organized nematic diatoms on intertidal mudflats. in prep.

  Presenters

  • Qing Zhang

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Qing Zhang

    • Stanford University

  • Manu Prakash

    • Stanford University

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