Special Sessions

As part of MNF2025, a series of thematic sessions will present cutting-edge research in microscale flows, wetting phenomena, active matter and rheology. Organised by leading experts from international institutions, the sessions will highlight interdisciplinary advances and emerging challenges in fluid mechanics and soft matter physics.

Advances in Microscale Biological Flows: Physics, Applications, and Modelling

Organiser: Prof. Efstathios Kaliviotis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Wetting on Bioinspired and Smart Surfaces

Organisers: Prof. Halim Kusumaatmaja and Dr. Abhinav Naga, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK

Active Matter at the Micro/Nanoscale

Organiser: Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence Moran, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, George Mason University, USA

Complex Fluid Flows / Rheology

Organiser: Dr. Monica Oliveira, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK