Fluid Mechanics: exam on 05.08.2025, 18:00 – 20:00
Mathematical Methods in Fluid Mechanics: exam on 29.09.2025, 08:00 – 09:30
Further detailed information of the upcoming exams can be found in their respective Ilias courses.
Warning: in SS 2025, the course Mathematical Methods in Fluid Mechanics will be offered in English only. Exercise sessions will be held in both English and German as usual.
We congratulate the Akaflieg Karlsruhe on a successful project application in the Future Initiative Aerospace 2050 of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.
As part of the state's aerospace strategy, student university groups were invited to present their ideas for innovative projects for the further development of aerospace.
Within the approved project, Akaflieg Karlsruhe will be working on a sailplane concept with an adjustable leading edge flap. To this end, the students will build a demonstrator whose aerodynamic properties will be measured in the wind tunnel. A wing will then be built and undergo a fracture test to verify the structural calculations.
For all those who would like to research, build, fly: akaflieg-karlsruhe.de
On 25.4.2025, schoolgirls can come and get a sneak preview of two different apprenticeships with us:
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Für die Veranstaltung Strömungslehre im Sommersemester 2025 werden
Tutor:innen gesucht. Wenn Sie Interesse daran haben, die Themen der
Bachelorveranstaltung weiterzuvermitteln, schauen Sie gerne in die
Ausschreibung und kontaktieren sie Gabriel
Thäter [gabriel.thaeter@kit.edu].
Dr.-Ing. Robin Leister has been accepted into the Baden-Württemberg Foundation's Postdoctoral fellowship for leading early career researchers. With his project proposal “Preventing heart failure - quantification of mitral valve regurgitation flow”, he was successful in a two-stage review process and is now a scholarship holder of the Elite Program Year 2025.
The aim of the research project, which involves a cooperation with Heidelberg University Hospital, is to set up an in-vitro test facility and measure realistic heart valves using state-of-the-art, high-resolution optical laser measurement technology. The latest high-speed cameras and highly developed evaluation algorithms are used here. The medical routines and currently available analysis options for regurgitation flow are expanded with fluid mechanical knowledge about the topology and details of this flow, which can ultimately enable more targeted treatment.
We welcome Dr. Marco Raiola to the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISTM) of KIT. Marco will join the ISTM for a total of 15 months until the end of 2026 as part of a Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers. Marco, who is currently associate professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, will focus on experimental fluid mechanics and data-driven modelling of flows.
The bachelor course 'Introduction to Numerical Fluid Mechanics' (available only in German language) receives the KIT Faculty Teaching Award 2024 for outstanding teaching.
This course covers a wide range of topics, from solution procedure theories and visualization methods to specialized areas such as laminar and turbulent flow, multiphase flow, and heat transfer. A main focus is on the practical application of these topics by learning the entire process of flow simulations – starting from preparation to execution and analysis – with an emphasis on research and engineering sciences.
You can join the course for the current summer semester 2024 on the ILIAS platform here. The first organizational office hour will take place on April 16 at 2:00 PM (Building 10.23, 6th floor, Room 609 + Zoom).
The student group Akaflieg and the ISTM offer a joint lecture that combines research-oriented studying and practical experience. Not only does the course "Aerodynamik" introduce students to the practical aspects of flying, but it also offers them the opportunity to have a test flight on a glider.
Read more on Clickit-Magazin or watch the video
Wiebke Schrader recieved the 2nd best poster presentation award during the International Conference on Electrolysis (ICE2023) in Sun City, South Afrika. Wiebke presented her recent work on "Multi-objective adjoint optimization tool for electro-chemical systems applied to membrane-less electrolyzer", which has been carried out in collaboration with IAM-ET within the BMBF-funded "ETOS" cluster.
We welcome Dr. Patricia Sújar-Garrido to KIT. She will conduct research at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISTM) for a total of 18 months until the end of 2025 as part of a Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers. Patricia Sújar-Garrido, who holds an affiliation at KTH Stockholm, focuses on experimental fluid mechanics.
Das ISTM Strömungslabor verfügt seit 2021 über einen präzisions SLA 3D Drucker, der die Forschenden bei der Durchführung von Windkanal Experimenten unterstützt und die Herstellung von komplexen Oberflächen erleichtert. Mehr Infos im Artikel von Formlabs.
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