The 17th International Conference on Flow Dynamics(ICFD2020)
October 28 - 30, 2020
Sendai International Center, Sendai, JapanFirst CircularSCOPE
The 17 International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2020), in the annual series since 2004, will be held from
October 28th to 30th,2020 at the Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan. The objectives of this conference are to explore newhorizons in science and technology in Flow Dynamics by discussing and exchanging information related to the most advanced
scientific fields and to cutting edge technologies. ICFD is now recognized by the researchers and engineers all over the world as
one of the largest and the most important international conferences in the field of Flow Dynamics. It has also been playing animportant role in promoting international research collaborations. Especially, ICFD2020 focus on energy related topics, such as
renewable energy, hydrogen energy, natural energy, and so on. In addition, it should be noted that ICFD provides young
researchers and students with unique opportunities to develop themselves through proactive participation in the conference andyoung researches and students are encouraged by awards.
The first nine ICFDs were hosted by two Tohoku University COE Programs, “The 21st Century International COE on
Fluid Dynamics (21COE, Year 2003 - Year 2007)” and its successor “Global COE Program World Center of Education andResearch for Trans-disciplinary Flow Dynamics (GCOE, Year 2008 - Year 2012)”. Institute of Fluid Science (IFS), Tohoku
University, was responsible for both 21COE and GCOE programs. GCOE ended in March of 2013. In 2018, on the occasion ofits 75th anniversary, IFS was reorganized as an even more powerful research institute, particularly in energy-related research,with three new research divisions and an Innovative Energy Research Center. In this new movement, IFS decided to continue tosupport this conference series, and ICFDs have been held annually since 2013. We pledge to maintain ICFD's dynamism andspirit as a meeting for distinguished scientists in Flow Dynamics as well as for future generations of scientists and engineers.
Flow Dynamics is a comprehensive scientific field which deals with flow and transport phenomena concerning electrons,
molecules, nanoscale particles, any continuum fluid with and without chemical reaction, any material, energy, information,
economic activity and so forth. It addresses multiscale, multiphysics and multidisciplinary problems and deals with all-natural
phenomena including bio-processes, corrosion, weather, volcanic eruptions, earth magnetic field and tectonic motions, and in
most human activities such as industrial processes, energy production & saving, and transportation. ICFD is expected to play asignificant role in encouraging Flow Dynamics to become a major academic discipline, which deals with various difficult tasks
that human society is facing, such as control of nuclear power generators, global warming, energy, resource and diseases. We
expect all scientists and engineers who are working or are interested in such areas to participate in ICFD2020 and extend theirresearch areas and international human networks.
ICFD serves as a platform of discussion to reach scientific truth and engineering solutions for all the flow-relevant
problems. Participants will know when they come to Sendai that a wide variety of technical sessions are available to provide theseeds and to fulfill the needs from a viewpoint of flow dynamics. We cordially invite researchers, teachers, students andplanners exploring and studying in the relevant research and development fields of energy, bio-, nano-, material, environmental,
planetary and earth sciences and technologies, particularly in the academic fields of mechanical engineering, aerospaceengineering, nuclear engineering, physics, medical science and engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering and all other areas.
Late October is a beautiful season in Sendai. We believe that you will enjoy beautiful and pleasant atmosphere of the autumn inSendai.
Jun Ishimoto, Professor
Tohoku UniversityandJong-Shinn Wu, Professor
National Chiao Tung University
General Co-Chairs, ICFD2020
Important Dates
ICFD2020
June 15 (Mon.), 2020: Deadline for paper title / author’s name / keywords submission
July 25 (Sat.), 2020: Deadline for short paper (2 pages) submission
August 25 (Tue.), 2020: Deadline for Advanced RegistrationthExecutive Committee Members
Jun Ishimoto (General Co-chair of ICFD2020, Tohoku University)
Jong-Shinn Wu (General Co-chair of ICFD2020, National Chiao Tung University)
Shigeru Obayashi (Director of IFS, Tohoku University)
Contact: ICFD Secretariat
ICFD Secretariat, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University
icfd2020@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
URL: http://www.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp/icfd2020/index.html