On July 2nd, 30 students from the Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (undergraduate students from the University of Washington and other universities) visited the Institute of Fluid Science. Tohoku University organized this program as a short-term internship program for international students studying science and engineering. The students first attended a lecture on the fundamentals of aircraft […]

On Friday, June 20, 2025, a delegation led by Prof. Antoine Petit, President and CEO of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), visited Tohoku University. Following a meeting and luncheon with President Teiji Tominaga and other university officials, the delegation participated in a campus tour that included a visit to the Institute of […]

The Twenty-second International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2025) will be held from November 10 to November 13, 2025.This conference aims to explore new horizons in science by exchanging information related to advanced scientific fields and cutting-edge technologies in flow dynamics.ICFD is now recognized by researchers and engineers all over the world as one of the […]

Prof. Samuel L. Manzello (Energy Dynamics Laboratory), a Wildland-urban Interface (WUI) fire researcher, is responding to various media interviews about the wildfires in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture.【Media coverage】Wildfire TodayThousands evacuated as Japan’s largest wildfire in 30 years burnsBloombergJapan Battles Worst Wildfire in 40 Years Amid Record Dry SeasonCNA（Channel News Asia）Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century […]

Prof. Samuel L. Manzello’s (Energy Dynamics Laboratory) research on harmonizing international testing standards for large outdoor fires, including wildland urban interface fires (WUI), was featured on the Tohoku University’s website.Generating International Testing Standards for Large Outdoor Fires https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/press/generating_international_testing_standards_for_large_outdoor_fires.html Contact：Prof. Samuel L. ManzelloInstitute of Fluid Science,Tohoku UniversityE-mail : manzello*tohoku.ac.jp(Please change * to @.)

Prof. Samuel L. Manzello’s (Energy Dynamics Laboratory) research on small firebrands, a critical problem in wildfire spread carried out between Japan and South Africa, was featured on the Tohoku University’s website. Japanese and African Researchers Join Forces to Tackle Wildfire Threats https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/news/university_news/japanese_and_african_researchers_join_forces_to_tackle_wildfire_threats.html Contact：Prof. Samuel L. ManzelloInstitute of Fluid Science,Tohoku UniversityE-mail : manzello*tohoku.ac.jp(Please change * to @.)

IFS is calling for “International Space University Dispatch Program 2025”.We are looking forward to your application.　 (Application deadline: Friday, March 14, 2025)Click here for details

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has decided on the new research projects to be selected for the 2024 Strategic Basic Research for Evolutional Science (CREST) ​​program and published a general summary. As a result, a research proposal by Associate Professor Aiko Yakeno of the Aerospace Fluid Engineering Research Field from the Institute of […]

Period: September 1 – 10, 2024Venue: University of Lyon (INSA Lyon & Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France)Number of participating students: 37 (20 from Tohoku University, 17 from University of Lyon)Organizers (Japan): Associate Professor Hiroki KURITA, Professor Tetsuya UCHIMOTO, Professor Makoto OHTA, Associate Professor Yosuke FUKAI (Tohoku University)Organizers (France): Associate Professor Alain FAVE, Associate Professor Lucile […]