IUTAM symposium on flow control and MEMS. Proceedings of the IUTAM symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society, 19--22 September 2006, hosted by Imperial College, London, England (Q2464458)

The principal aim of IUTAM symposium on flow control and MEMS (micro-electro-systems, or microstructures) was to bring together many of the world experts in fluid mechanics, control theory and microfabrication to discover the synergy that can lead to real advances, and perhaps to find ways in which collaborative projects may proceed. The meeting attracted approximately 65 papers and 120 participants from North America, U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Sweden, China and Hong Kong, India and Korea. Of these, approximately 12 participants came from aeronautical and automotive industries. A key driver was the improvement in flow characteristics to reduce drag and thereby emissions arising from transport. One session was devoted to applications of open-and closed-loop control to problems in both internal and external aerodynamics, in order to identify potential solutions to industry-specific problems. Another session was devoted to industrial representatives offering views on current problems and the identification of appropriate MEMS technology to provide solutions. IUTAM sponsorship brings a very considerable cachet: keynote speakers (Miki Amitay, Thomas Bewley, Kenneth Breuer, Haecheon Choi, Mike Gaster, Mark Glauser, Dan Henningson, John Kim, Philippe Pernod, Mark Spearing) are leaders in their fields which cover MEMS devices, synthetic jets, separation control, drag reduction and mixing, closed-loop control, passive control; representatives from industry are from companies that have key requirements in flow control (Airbus, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, MTU, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen) gathered largely from the aerospace and automotive communities.