WUI fires are increasing worldwide, and firebrand showers are a major cause of home ignition and community destruction. In 2024, ISO published the first international standard for generating firebrands in laboratory settings. This lecture introduces the firebrand problem, outlines the development process of the ISO firebrand generator, presents recent experiments on Japanese vegetation from the Ofunato […]

We are pleased to announce that the Special Lectures and Japan-Taiwan Collaboration Workshop on Integrated Flow Science will be held on Monday, March 23, 2026.■ Date & Time: March 23, 2026 (Mon) 10:00–16:45■ Venue: Lecture Room, 5th Floor, Building 2, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University■ Format: Session 1 (Special Lectures): Hybrid (On-site & Online) Sessions 2–3 […]

The Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University held the inaugural Women in Flow Dynamics event as part of the 22nd International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD), which took place at the Sendai International Center from November 10 to 13, 2025.This event welcomed all women working in the field of Flow Dynamics and aimed to provide […]

We warmly invite women students and researchers from around the world, as well as faculty members o f the Institute of Fluid Science (IFS), to join us for a friendly lunch gathering!This event aims to foster connections, share experiences, and exchange ideas in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.While the primary aim is to connect women […]

Special Lecture will be held on the following schedule. Lecturer:James S. Cotton (Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada)Kuniko Urashima (Visiting Professor, Nagoya University, Institute of Innovation for Future Society)Schedule: Friday, June 28, 2024, 15:00～17:00 (JST)Distribution Method: Hybrid Fashion (both in-person and online (Google Meet))Place: Meeting Room (2F, IFS bldg. 1)No preliminary application is […]

Special Lecture will be held on the following schedule.Lecturer: Mohamed Farhat (Professor, Senior Scientist, Head of Cavitation Research Group, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)Schedule: Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 16:00～17:00 (JST)Distribution Method: Hybrid Fashion (both in-person and online (Google Meet))Place: Meeting Room (2F, IFS bldg. 1)No preliminary application is required. […]

Special Lecture will be held on the following schedule. Lecturer: Yun-Chien Cheng (Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (Visiting Professor, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan))Schedule: Tuesday, February 16, 2024, 11:00～12:00 (JST)Distribution Method: Hybrid Fashion (both in-person and online (Google Meet))Place: Meeting Room (2F, IFS bldg. 1)No preliminary […]

Special Lecture / 41st Lecture Meeting on Biomedicine in Fluid Science will be held on the following schedule. Lecturer: Yun-Chien Cheng (Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (Visiting Associate Professor, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan))Schedule: Friday, February 17, 2023, 15:00～16:00 (JST)Distribution Method: Google MeetNo preliminary application […]

IFS has participated in the Boeing Higher Education Program, a worldwide educational program of The Boeing Company, and promoted young scientists and engineers who will lead the world in the future.We are pleased to announce that we will invite Mr. Will Shaffer, President of Boeing Japan and the Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) Team, and […]