17th Symposium of VKI PhD Research 2026

Don't miss the opportunity to learn about the exciting research activities conducted at VKI! Join us online (for the public) / on-site (for VKI members, supervisors and invited guests) from March 10th to March 13th for the VKI PhD Symposium, where prominent lecturers in three application fields of fluid dynamics will give keynote lectures to open each day of the symposium.

VKI PhDs will review the doctoral research carried out in the three departments of the Institute. The symposium is organized into sessions covering a range of topics, including:

• Compressor Aerodynamics & Heat Transfer
• Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques
• Propellant Management
• Turbine Aerodynamics & Heat Transfer
• Shape Optimization
• Liquid Metals & Industrial Flow
• Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics
• Thermal Management and Process Safety
• Wind Energy & Environmental Flows
• Shape Optimization
• CFD & Numerical Methods
• Hypersonic Propulsion
• Aeronautics & Low Speed Aerodynamics
• Rarefied and Plasma Flows
• Aerothermochemistry
• Aerothermodynamics

This online symposium is open to public. Before register, please check out our eligibility criteria.

Participation is on-site for VKI members, university supervisors, and invited guests. Public attendees must register (free) and can participate online only.

The symposium will not be broadcasted on 13 March 2026.