Invited Speakers
Benjamin Favier
IRPHE - Aix-Marseille University, France
Dr. Benjamin Favier is a CNRS researcher at the Institute of Research on Non-Equilibrium Phenomena (IRPHE) at Aix-Marseille University, France. His research focuses on fluid dynamics, with particular expertise in rotating and stratified flows, magnetohydrodynamics, turbulence, phase changes, and thermal convection. Prior to his current position, Dr. Favier was a visiting lecturer at the Center for Mathematical Sciences, City University London. He also served as a Research Associate in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of Professor Michael Proctor. Additionally, he held research positions at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Newcastle University, working with Dr. Paul Bushby, and at École Centrale de Lyon in France, where he served as a Teaching Assistant. Dr. Favier earned his PhD at the Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics, under the supervision of Professors Claude Cambon and Fabien Godeferd.
Daphné Lemasquerier
University of St Andrews, UK
Dr. Daphné Lemasquerier is a Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics at the University of St Andrews. Before joining the university, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics. Prior to that, she completed her PhD at the Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Équilibre (CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, France). Her research focuses on understanding the complex flows in planetary atmospheres, particularly gas giants like Jupiter. Dr. Lemasquerier studies how atmospheric dynamics, such as east-west zonal winds and large-scale cyclones, interact with a planet's deep interior. She combines fluid mechanics experiments using rotating water tanks with numerical simulations and theoretical models to explore the physical processes behind these phenomena. Her work aims to shed light on the behavior of rotating turbulent flows and the intricate dynamics of planetary systems.
Florence Marcotte
INRIA NICE, France
Dr. Florence Marcotte is a researcher at INRIA, specializing in fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). Her work focuses on subcritical instabilities in planetary and stellar systems, which she explores through simplified flow models, employing a variety of applied mathematical techniques. Currently, her primary research interests lie in investigating subcritical transitions and the mechanisms of magnetic field generation in accretion discs and stellar interiors. Dr. Marcotte is also a member of the INRIA team CASTOR (Control, Analysis, and Simulations for Tokamak Research), where she contributes to studies on plasma dynamics and control.
Olga Shishkina
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Goettingen, Germany
Dr. Olga Shishkina heads the "Theory of Turbulent Convection" research group at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization. Prior to this role, she held a Heisenberg Fellowship at the same institution. Her primary research interests lie in the study of turbulent flows, with a particular focus on the physics of turbulent thermal convection. Her work encompasses the investigation of natural, forced, and mixed convection, the dynamics of coherent flow structures, boundary layer behavior, and small-scale turbulence in buoyancy-driven flows. Dr. Shishkina also explores the effects of rotation, non-Boussinesq conditions, variable fluid properties, wall roughness, and domain geometry on turbulent convection. In addition to her research on the fundamental physics of turbulence, Dr. Shishkina is deeply involved in the computational aspects of turbulence simulations, addressing various numerical challenges related to the field. Her broader research interests span across natural and applied sciences, as well as engineering disciplines. These include the study of large-scale oceanic circulation, wind chill effects in extreme climates, supergranulation in the solar convective zone, heat and mass transfer in nanofluids, surface-tension-driven convection, and vibration-induced convection in low-gravity environments. Dr. Shishkina’s work also focuses on improving the efficiency of technological heating and cooling processes, and controlling ventilation systems in both residential spaces and transportation settings.