Particulate Gravity Currents Conference

9 - 11 September 2024, University of Hull

This conference brings together all those involved in researching particulate gravity currents and adjacent areas of research. We welcome PhD students and early career researchers working in this field, as well as established researchers.

We have scheduled an exciting programme of keynote talks, contributed talks, and academic posters across three research-packed days, along with a conference dinner and other networking opportunities.

This conference covers all methods of study, including theoretical, numerical, experimental, and fields studies. Topics covered by the conference include (but are not limited to):

Particle driven currents
Compositional (salinity/thermal) currents
Granular/snow avalanches
Rheology of granular flows
Sedimentary deposits and paleocurrents.

Details of the scheduled talks follow.

Conference Programme

View the full programme, including presenter and poster abstracts.

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Keynote Talks

The conference will feature keynote talks from a wide range of international experts, including:

Entrainment in gravity currents over complex boundaries:
Prof Claudia Adduce of Roma Tre University, Italy

Huaycos and Lahars: models of large-scale, erosive flows:
Prof Andrew Hogg of the University of Bristol, UK

Numerical Modeling of Turbidity Currents: From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea:
A joint presentation by Prof Gary Parker of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA and Assoc Prof Toshiki Iwasaki of Hokkaido University, Japan

Dynamics of natural landslides from numerical modelling and seismic inversion:
Prof Anne Mangeney, Professor of Geophysics at University Paris Cité, Institut Universitaire de France

Exploring Cohesive Sediment Transport Processes via Grain-Resolving Simulations:
Prof Eckart Meiburg, UC Santa Barbara, USA

Sediment-Gravity Flows and the Morphodynamics of Continental Margins with Deformable Substratum:
Prof David Mohrig, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

We will share details of the full programme shortly.

Call for conference abstracts

Applications and abstract submissions are now closed.

A reminder to those whose abstracts have already been submitted and approved: Oral presentations will be given in 15-minute slots, with 10 minutes for the talk, 3 minutes for questions, and 2 minutes for change over. Dedicated poster sessions will be held during the conference, with the number of sessions dependent on submissions.

Accommodation

We have reserved rooms for conference delegates in 'The Courtyard' on the University of Hull campus, which are available at preferential rate.

On Campus accomodation
Other accommodation

On Campus accomodation

If you would like to book a room on campus, please visit the Beyond Events website. This link will take you to the page for accommodation in 'The Courtyard'. Click 'Book', add details of your required dates and number of rooms, then add the following promotional code: event24. You can then select room only or bed and breakfast.

Please note, we have secured a preferential rate but you will be required to pay for your room.

Other accommodation

Alternatively you may book accommodation elsewhere in Hull by visiting VisitHull.org

Please note, this is an external website, unaffiliated with the University of Hull.

Join us to:

Hear keynote speeches from leading experts
Network with fellow academics and industry contacts
View new research via the poster exhibition
Share best practice
Visit our stratified flow flume

The University of Hull Fluid Dynamics Group

Our transdisciplinary research in fluid dynamics addresses current and emerging challenges in environmental sustainability and resilience. We're delighted to host this international conference and connect with researchers of national and international significance.

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