Institute Colloquium

In the summer semester 2026, the Institute Colloquium will be held in hybrid mode.

Scheduled: wednesdays, 3 p.m.

  • 08.04.2026
    guest lecture
    Moritz Mertinke, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
    "A Prandtl-Type System for Boundary Layers of Oldroyd-A Fluids: Derivation and Shear-Flow Solutions"
  • 22.04.2026
    Anja Bartelmei, TU Ilmenau
    "Reservoir computing by massively parallel optical processing"
  • 29.04.2026
    Siddharood Biradar, TU Ilmenau
    "Multiscale Pollen Manipulation: From Wind to Microfluidics"
  • 06.05.2026
    Clemens Naumann, TU Ilmenau
    "GenEx: Generalized energy and exergy forecast for thermal energy storage (TES) for Carnot batteries"
  • 13.05.2026
    Dr. Prafulla Shevkar, TU Ilmenau
    "Statistics of Three-Dimensional Velocity Gradients in a High-Aspect-Ratio Rayleigh–Bénard Convection Cell"
  • 20.05.2026
    Hemanth Pippari, TU Ilmenau
    "Capillary-Fed Alkaline Electrolysis: Numerical Modeling and Experimental Characterization"
  • 27.05.2026
    Matti Ettel, TU Ilmenau
    "Lagrangian single- and multi-particle dynamics in plane-layer turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection"
  • 17.06.2026
    Dr. Pawel Magryta, Lublin University of Technology
    Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems - R&D Projects and Cooperation
  • 24.06.2026
    Alexander Gluschak, TU Ilmenau
    defense of the Master thesis
    "Particle Tracking Velocimetry der Strömung nahe eines Passagiermodells in der Kabine eines Kurzstreckenfluges"
  • 01.07.2026
    Andreu Queralt McBride, TU Ilmenau
    "tba"
  • Timur Gubaev, TU Ilmenau
    “tba”
  • 08.07.2026
    Mitanjali, TU Ilmenau
    “Performance Comparison of a 3-Chip and a CMOS camera for Thermochromic Liquid Crystal (TLC) Thermometry in Rayleigh-Bénard Convection (RBC)”
  • 15.07.2026
    Enrico Corato, TU Ilmenau
    "Dancing flowers and spinning pollen: towards monitoring pollen distribution"
  • 22.07.2026
    Panxin Li, TU Ilmenau
    “3D radiative MHD RB convection in molten salts”
  • 26.08.2026
    Verteidigung Projektarbeit
    Henning Husmann, TU Ilmenau
    “Aerodynamical Designer - selection, testing and integration of hardware for a VTOL model”
  • 02.09.2026
    Hannes Ribitza, TU Ilmenau
    “How geometry and wall thickness influence the efficiency of stratified thermal energy storages”