Organizers:
Stephen Childress	Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences	New York University
Peter Constantin	Mathematics	University of Chicago
L. Pamela Cook	Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware
Charles R. Doering	Mathematics and Physics	University of Michigan (chair)
Sandip Ghosal	Mechanical Engineering	Northwestern University
Michael D. Graham	Chemical and Biological Engineering	University of Wisconsin, Madison
David H. Sharp	Complex Systems, Theoretical Division	Los Alamos National Laboratory

Introduction:

This program is broadly concerned with fundamental challenges of modeling, analysis and computation for (mostly) incompressible fluid dynamics. Much attention will be focused on non-Newtonian fluids in which complex material constitutions produce nonlinear and/or nonlocal relationships between stresses and rates-of-strain (and sometimes strains) leading to unique and often unforeseen flow phenomena. Complex fluids are ubiquitous in engineering applications and the applied sciences from biology to geology. They serve as the focus of active areas of research within the larger fluid dynamics community.

Complex flows include those of both simple and complex fluids in simple and complex domains, in the presence of moving boundaries, and turbulent flows. Key questions for such flows include transport and mixing properties, and flow-structure interactions generating motions including swimming, flying, sliding and crawling. Recent research has revealed new connections between fluid characteristics, flow complexity and transport properties that will in part serve as a unifying theme throughout the program.

The year will be organized around specific themes highlighted by six week-long workshops encompassing the following topics:

1. Rheology of complex fluids
2. Dynamics of complex fluids
3. Microfluidics and electrokinetic and interfacial phenomena
4. Analysis and computation of simple and complex fluids
5. Transport and mixing in complex and turbulent flows
6. Fluid-structure interactions and locomotion

The mathematical scope of this program will be very broad, ranging from fundamental modeling questions through issues of computation, simulation, approximation and analysis. Program participants will include researchers from the engineering and applied sciences, including both theorists and experimentalists, numerical analysis and scientific computation, and both applied and abstract analysts. A central goal of the program will be to bring these interdisciplinary perspectives together and facilitate productive engagement. Toward this end, each focused week-long workshop will be preceded by introductory tutorials aimed at researchers from neighboring areas.

Tentative Long Term Visitors:

The following scientists are confirmed or highly likely as long-term visitors during the program. Other long-term visitors are currently being arranged.

Name	Department	Affiliation	Period of Visit
Nusret Balci	Department of Mathematics	Indiana University	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Claude Bardos		Université de Paris VII (Denis Diderot)	3/1/10 - 4/30/10
Richard J. Braun	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware	9/1/09 - 12/20/09
Maria-Carme T. Calderer	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Chi Hin Chan	Department of Mathematics	University of Texas	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Xianjin Chen	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
L. Pamela Cook	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware	9/1/09 - 12/22/09
Michael Earl Cromer Jr	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware	9/1/09 - 12/31/09
Charles Doering	Department of Mathematics	University of Michigan	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Randy Ewoldt	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
David Finn	Department of Mathematics	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	9/1/09 - 11/23/09
M. Gregory Forest	Department of Mathematics	University of North Carolina	9/1/09 - 12/20/09
Sandip Ghosal	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Northwestern University	9/13/09 - 12/12/09
Michael D. Graham	Chemical and Biological Engineering Department	University of Wisconsin	9/1/09 - 12/22/09
Thomas Hagen	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Memphis	9/1/09 - 12/31/09
Yunkyong Hyon	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Mark Iwen	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Srividhya Jeyaraman	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Lijian Jiang	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Ning Ju	Department of Mathematics	Oklahoma State University	1/1/10 - 6/30/10
Hyejin Kim	Department of Mathematics	University of Maryland	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Pawel Konieczny	Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics	University of Warsaw	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Ronald G. Larson	Department of Chemicial Engineering	University of Michigan	9/1/09 - 12/24/09
Chiun-Chang Lee	Department of Mathematics	National Taiwan University	8/26/08 - 8/24/10
Marta Lewicka	Department of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Congming Li	Department of Applied Mathematics	University of Colorado	1/11/10 - 6/15/10
Yan Li	Department of Mathematics	Texas A & M University	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Yongfeng Li	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Zhi (George) Lin	Department of Mathematics	University of Michigan	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Chun Liu	Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Ellen K. Longmire	Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Yasunori Maekawa	Department of Mathematics	Kobe University	9/7/09 - 3/1/10
Krishnan Mahesh	Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Kara Lee Maki	Department of Mathematical Sciences	University of Delaware	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Vasileios Maroulas	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Anna L Mazzucato	Department of Mathematics	Pennsylvania State University	1/12/10 - 6/11/10
Yoichiro Mori	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Monika Nitsche	Department of Mathematics and Statistics	University of New Mexico	9/1/09 - 12/22/09
Dongjuan Niu	IMECC - UNICAMP	Capital Normal University	3/28/10 - 6/15/10
Samuel Segun Okoya	Department of Mathematics	Obafemi Awolowo University	2/10/10 - 5/10/10
Cecilia Ortiz-Duenas	Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Hans G. Othmer	Department of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Michael Renardy	Department of Mathematics	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	9/1/09 - 12/2/09
Yuriko Renardy	Department of Mathematics	Viriginia Tech	9/1/09 - 12/20/09
Juan Mario Restrepo	Department of Mathematics	University of Arizona	9/1/09 - 6/15/10
Fadil Santosa	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	7/1/08 - 6/30/10
Arnd Scheel	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
George R Sell	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Tsvetanka Sendova	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Shuanglin Shao	School of Mathematics	Institute for Advanced Study	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Jie Shen	Department of Mathematics	Purdue University	2/17/10 - 4/17/10
Jaemin Shin	Department of Mathematics	Iowa State University	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Paul H. Steen	Department of Chemicial Engineering	Cornell University	10/9/09 - 12/18/09
Panagiotis Stinis		University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Vladimir Sverak	School of Mathematics	University of Minnesota	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Jean-Luc Thiffeault	Department of Mathematics	University of Wisconsin	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Becca Thomases		University of California, Davis	2/1/10 - 5/31/10
Edriss Saleh Titi		University of California	3/28/10 - 6/18/10
Chad Michael Topaz	Department of Mathematics and Computer Science	Macalester College	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Dimitar Trenev	Department of Mathematics	Texas A & M University	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Mustafa Kemal Tural	Department of Statistics and Operations Research	University of North Carolina	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Changyou Wang	Department of Mathematics	University of Kentucky	9/1/09 - 6/30/10
Qi Wang	Department of Mathematics	University of South Carolina	9/1/09 - 10/31/09
Xiaoming Wang	Department of Mathematics	Florida State University	1/4/10 - 5/30/10
Sijue Wu		University of Michigan	9/1/09 - 6/5/10
Wei Xiong	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/1/08 - 8/31/10
Tsuyoshi Yoneda		University of Tokyo	9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Weigang Zhong	Institute for Mathematics and its Applications	University of Minnesota	9/8/08 - 8/31/10

Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2009-2010 Program on Complex Fluids and Complex Flows

With the advice of the organizers of the 2009-2010 year on Complex Fluids and Complex Flows, the IMA has chosen new postdoctoral fellowships for the period September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010. As was the case last year, most postdocs were offered two year appointments. These postdocs will be active participants in all activities of the annual program. They were chosen from a long list of well-qualified recent Ph.D. recipients. All postdocs may, at their option remain at the IMA for a second year. A variety of options are available for second year postdocs including participation in the thematic program (which will be on "Simulating Our Complex World: Modeling, Computation and Analysis"), industrial interaction, teaching and teaching development, and research, independently and/or in conjunction with University of Minnesota faculty.

First Year IMA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Name	Institution	Advisor
Balci, Nusret	Indiana University	Michael S. Jolly
Chan, Chi Hin	University of Texas	Alexis Vasseur
Ewoldt, Randy	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Gareth McKinley / Anette Hosoi
Konieczny, Pawel	University of Warsaw	Piotr Boguslaw Mucha
Lin, Zhi (George)	University of Michigan	Richard McLaughlin
Maki, Kara	University of Delaware	Richard Braun
Ortiz-Duenas, Cecilia	University of Minnesota	Robert Miller
Yoneda, Tsuyoshi	University of Tokyo	Yoshikazu Giga
First Year IMA New Directions (ND) Postdoctoral Fellowships
Name	Institution	Advisor
Kim, Hyejin	University of Maryland, College Park	Mark I. Freidlin
Shao, Shuanglin	Institute for Advanced Study	Terence Tao
First Year IMA Postdoctoral Industrial Internships
Name	Institution	Advisor
Li, Yan	Texas A&M University	Yalchin Efendiev
Shin, Jaemin	Iowa State University	Paul Sacks
Tural, Mustafa	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Gabor Pataki
Second Year IMA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Name	Institution	Advisor
Chen, Xianjin	Texas A&M University	Jianxin Zhou
Hyon, Yunkyong	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Do Young Kwak
Iwen, Mark	University of Michigan	Martin Strauss
Jeyaraman, Srividhya	Indiana University	M.S. Gopinathan
Li, Yongfeng	Georgia Tech	Yingfei Yi
Sendova, Tsvetanka	Texas A&M University	Jay Walton
Xiong, Wei	Ohio State University	Peter March

Second Year IMA Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships
Name	Institution	Advisor	Industrial Partner
Jiang, Lijian	Texas A&M University	Yalchin Efendiev	ExxonMobil
Maroulas, Vasileios	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Amarjit Budhiraja	Lockheed Martin
Zhong, Weigang	SAMSI	Eitan Tadmor	Corning

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Regular Postdoctoral Fellowships 1982-present

Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships 1990-present