Scientific workshop · INPHYNI

Flows,Interfaces& Elasticity

26–27 November 2026

INPHYNI · Nice, France

Two days exploring the interplay between fluid flows, interfaces and elastic materials.

Workshop poster: Flows, Interfaces & Elasticity, 26–27 November 2026, Nice, France. A flying fish rises above a turquoise Mediterranean sea beneath a pink and orange sunset.
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About the workshop

The workshop aims to bring together researchers from fluid mechanics, physics, and applied mathematics working on the interplay between fluid flows and deformable media, from fundamental questions to applied problems. The scientific program will be organized around three main themes:

  1. Fluid–Structure Interactions at low Re (elastohydrodynamics, lubrication, compliant boundaries)
  2. Soft Interfaces (wetting, capillarity, elastocapillarity, interfacial instabilities)
  3. Complex Fluid Flows (viscoelasticity, active matter, biofluidics)

Contributed talks are welcome. Please submit an abstract by 31 October 2026.

Registration is free, but mandatory.

Invited speakers

  • Albane Thery

    University of Warwick
    Microorganisms · active matter

  • Antoine Deblais

    University of Amsterdam
    Complex fluids · active matter

  • Aurélie Hourlier-Fargette

    University of Strasbourg
    Elasticity · capillarity

  • Aurore Loisy

    Aix-Marseille University
    Fluid mechanics · biophysics

  • John W. M. Bush

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Fluid dynamics · interfacial phenomena

  • Piotr Surówka

    Wrocław University of Science and Technology
    Theoretical physics · hydrodynamics

  • Uwe Thiele

    University of Münster
    Interfacial flows · nonlinear physics

Registration

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Practical information

Dates
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Venue
Institut de Physique de Nice
Université Côte d'Azur et CNRS
17 rue Julien Lauprêtre
06200 Nice, France
Public transport
Nearest tram stops: Méridia (line 3) and Digue des Français (line B).
Programme
Schedule and talk details coming soon.

Organizers & contact

For questions about the workshop or abstract submission, please contact the organizers.