MechE Colloquium: On the shape of water
Event details
| Date | 28.05.2019 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. David Quéré, ESPCI & École Polytechnique, Paris, France |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
While water and liquids at large are sometimes defined as materials without proper shape, surface tension at small scale dominates gravity and imposes special configurations - such as spheres. We’ll discuss how the control of the shape of water allows us to induce special properties - such as reduced friction, fast bouncing, anti-fogging and propulsion.
Bio:
David Quéré is a physicist interested in soft matter and fluid mechanics - with a particular interest in interfacial hydrodynamics. He shares his time between the lab (with a group of remarkable PhD students), his teaching duties (Polytechnique, mainly, but also Tsinghua in China), and companies (Saint-Gobain and Sanofi, for instance). His research is mainly based on natural observations and applied questions.
While water and liquids at large are sometimes defined as materials without proper shape, surface tension at small scale dominates gravity and imposes special configurations - such as spheres. We’ll discuss how the control of the shape of water allows us to induce special properties - such as reduced friction, fast bouncing, anti-fogging and propulsion.
Bio:
David Quéré is a physicist interested in soft matter and fluid mechanics - with a particular interest in interfacial hydrodynamics. He shares his time between the lab (with a group of remarkable PhD students), his teaching duties (Polytechnique, mainly, but also Tsinghua in China), and companies (Saint-Gobain and Sanofi, for instance). His research is mainly based on natural observations and applied questions.
Practical information
- General public
- Free