Speakers
World-Leading Experts in NEMD for Fluids and Interfaces
Our speakers bring decades of combined expertise in molecular dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and interfacial phenomena.
Jesper Schmidt Hansen
Professor, Roskilde University, Denmark
Expert in computational fluid dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations. His research focuses on nonequilibrium processes, viscoelastic fluids, and the breakdown of classical hydrodynamics at the nanoscale.
Samy Merabia
Senior Research Director, CNRS Lyon, France
Specialist in nanoscale transport using molecular dynamics simulations. His work spans nanoscale thermal transport, nanofluidics, slip and interfacial thermal conductance at solid-liquid interfaces.
Peter Daivis
Professor, RMIT University, Australia
Specialist in polymer and colloid physics, computer simulation using equilibrium and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics, and molecular rheology of complex fluids.
Xinyan Wang
Professor, Brunel University London, UK
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow applying molecular dynamics to energy and propulsion systems. His work bridges fundamental MD research and industrial applications in fuels and thermal-fluid systems
Donatas Surblys
Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
Expert in molecular dynamics simulations of interfaces, with a focus on heat fluxes, interfacial thermal transport, and wetting phenomena at solid-liquid boundaries.
Nicodemo Di Pasquale
Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy
Expert in multiscale modelling and the coupling of continuum and discrete methods, with particular emphasis on molecular simulations of solid-liquid interfaces. Specialized in surface interactions, thermodynamics, and adsorption phenomena.
Duncan Dockar
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Expert in nanobubbles for water treatment, molecular dynamics, and nanoscale multiphase fluid simulation. His research focuses on cavitation dynamics and surface nanobubble behaviour.
Edward Smith
Senior Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics, Brunel University London, UK
Specialist in multi-scale simulation methods combining particle and continuum approaches. His work includes coupled atomistic-continuum simulations, and the application of machine learning potentials to fluid dynamics problems.
Dmitry Nerukh
Senior Lecturer, Aston University, UK
Expert in hybrid hydrodynamics/molecular dynamics multiscale modelling. His research includes atomistic simulations of viral systems and protein folding dynamics.