Fluid dynamics may seem inaccessible as a scientific topic. Yet the applications of this field are so broad and exciting that everyone will be eager to hear Jenny Leivadarou explain the ways in which the fluid mechanics -in liquid and gas form- is changing the world.

The Greek researcher will not only mention the ability of the planes to take off but will explain the theoretical, experimental and practical applications of fluid mechanics in a variety of fields; for example in accelerating medical research, the extensive study of the genome, and in averting climate change.

Evgenia (Jenny) Leivadarou completes her PhD thesis this year in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at the University of Cambridge. The subject of her dissertation is the use of hydrodynamics in green technologies, with emphasis on their applications in industrial production, lowering energy demands as well as pollutants.

In the context of her dissertation, Leivadarou has also examined an innovative protein processing device, considered by NASA as a useful tool in case of human colonization on Mars. This technology, combined with the various applications of fluid mechanics in the design of roads, railways and plumbing systems, are expected to attract great interest from the public of the Athens Science Festival.

Title: Turbulence on Earth and in Outer Space || Date & Time: 28 April, 18.00- 18.50