IUTAM Symposium

Flow transitions and instabilities in interfacial and field-driven flows arise in broad spectrum of natural and engineered systems, e.g., industrial applications like coating flows, film reactors to microfluidic applications to space-enabling technologies to geophysical flows and physiological flows like pulmonary flow and corneal drainage. These exhibit rich dynamics involving formation of complex spatio-temporal wave patterns. While instabilities may hinder conventional processes, they also enable controlled pattern formation across micro- to macro-scales, with emerging applications in additive manufacturing and soft materials. Understanding these phenomena requires integrated experimental, theoretical, and computational efforts, spanning stability analysis, reduced-order modelling, direct numerical simulations, and molecular-level approaches.

The symposium aims to bring together researchers across the globe to discuss the up-to-date progress made in modelling and experiments of these instabilities for utilizing them in design of new materials and processes.

→ Student (U.G. / P.G. / Ph.D.) Participants: Shared (Twin-Basis) Hostel Accommodation

→ Non-Student (Researcher / Industry / Sponsors) Participants: Institute Guest House (Single or Twin-Sharing, Subject to Availability)

→ Non-Participants (Accompanying Persons): No Additional Accommodation (Will Share Accommodation with an Accompanying Participant)

We cordially invite organizations, industries, institutions, and stakeholders to support and partner with the IUTAM Symposium on Instabilities and Transitions in Interface- and Field-Driven Flows, scheduled to be held from December 7–11, 2026, at IIT Roorkee, India, through sponsorship. Sponsorship provides an excellent opportunity to enhance visibility, engage with leading researchers and professionals, and contribute to the success of a premier academic event.