Fluid dynamics will swirl, both socially and scientifically, in Portland, Oregon, in November. The annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics will feature a disgust-packed, juicy special session:
Session L1: Focus Session – Disgust: The Fluid Dynamics of the Gross
Monday, November 21, 2016, 4:30PML1.00001: A numerical investigation of a simplified human birth model
Roseanna Gossmann , Alexa Baumer , Lisa Fauci , Megan C. LeftwichL1.00002: An experimental study of human birth models
Alexa Baumer , Roseanna Gossmann , Lisa J Fauci , Megan C. LeftwichL1.00003: Urethral anatomy and semen flow during ejaculation
Diane KellyL1.00004: Sperm navigation in complex environments
Sarah OlsonL1.00005: On the need for a biomimetic breast device
Nicole Danos , Rebecca GermanL1.00006: Flow and active mixing have a strong impact on bacterial growth dynamics in the proximal large intestine
Jonas Cremer , Igor Segota , Chih-yu Yang , Markus Arnoldini , Alex Groisman , Terence HwaL1.00007: Sticky Saliva
Louise McCarroll , Michael Solomon , William SchultzL1.00008: Cat tongue Velcro
Alexis Noel , Andrea Martinez , Hyewon Jung , Ting-Wen Tsai , [Ig Nobel Prize winner] David HuL1.00009: Self-mixing of fly larvae during feeding
Olga Shishkov , Christopher Johnson , Bryan Zhang , [Ig Nobel Prize winner] David HuPL1.00010: Boys who pee the farthest have a large hollow head, a thin skin, and medium-size manhood
Daniel Attinger , Vincent Lee
The conference web site has juicy abstracts of each of these sessions.
Thanks to Nicole Sharp for bringing this to our attention. Sharp will herself be presenting at two other, equally juicy sessions:
Session L27: Non-Newtonian Flows: Applications
4:30 PM–6:27 PM, Monday, November 21, 2016
Abstract: L27.00008 : In a sea of sticky molasses: The physics of the Boston Molasses FloodSession D9: Fluid Dynamics – Education, Outreach, and Diversity I
2:57 PM–4:28 PM, Sunday, November 20, 2016
Abstract: D9.00003 : F*** Yeah Fluid Dynamics: Inside the science communication process