Visit Frontiers in Science - starring Prof. Elisabeth Guazzelli
Twice a year, internationally renowned guests are invited to share the latest findings from their research on topics of societal relevance.
- June 5, 2025: small particles in viscous fluids with Prof. Elisabeth Guazzelli.
- On site in TU Dresden’s Fritz-Foerster-Building 244.
What fascinates you about viscous fluids?
Slurries, lava or glue - mixtures of particles and fluids are everywhere, from industry to natural phenomena. In rheology, we investigate the intriguing behavior and sediment transport of suspensions.
"Unraveling the Nature of Granular Suspension Flow"
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Fritz-Foerster-Building, auditorium 244 (FOE/244)
Mommsenstrasse 6
Who or what has been a major influence on your path to your current field?
My postdoctoral research in Stanford, under the supervision of Georges Homsy, coincided with my initiation into the realm of particulate flows. This pivotal experience would subsequently exert a profound influence on the trajectory of my academic endeavors.
Where and how do you push scientific boundaries in your research?
By aiming to ask the right fundamental question, using the most frugal experimental approaches and not relying too much on accepted theories.
What impact would you like your discipline to have on society in 20 years' time?
I hope that our research into the rheology of particulate flows can be applied to geophysical flows such as mudslides and debris flows, assisting in protecting communities and infrastructure in a changing environment.
Contact
© Michael Kretzschmar
Advisor of Vice-Rector Research
NameDr. Jana Schumm
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Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Rektorat
01062 Dresden
Parcel address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Rektorat Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude, Room 213 Mommsenstraße 11
01069 Dresden
About "Frontiers in Science"
The series aims at taking up current trends and questions from the field of international cutting-edge research and conveying them to a broad, multidisciplinary audience within the university.
Frontiers in Science also aims to encourage dialogue with the audience. Criticism and the sharing of information help the wider public to become well-versed in scientific matters. Discussions between researchers, students and the public also aid in the establishment of partnerships and networking.
The event will be recorded and published online on the TUD channels.