Fluid dynamics and epidemiology – Lydia Bourouiba

Labex NUMEV is particularly honored to welcome Lydia Bourouiba, a world-renowned scientist for her work, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of her flagship SATIS project.

Lydia Bourouiba is Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory – Fluids and Health Network – MIT – USA.

In the framework of the flagship project SATIS granted by the Labex Numev, we are inviting the
Prof. Lydia Bourouiba from MIT. Prof. Bourouiba is a world expert in fluid mechanics, especially
, focusing on the interface of fluid dynamics and epidemiology. Her group aims to elucidate the fundamental physical-
-mechanisms shaping the transmission dynamics of pathogens in human, animal, and plant populations, where drops,
bubbles, multiphase, and complex flows are at the core. She uses a combination of theoretical (applied mathematics,
including differential equations, linear algebra, nonlinear dynamics, waves, and stability) and experimental approaches (
, flow visualization, high-speed imaging techniques, microscopy, image processing) to elucidate the fundamental physical mechanisms of transmission of nosocomial diseases, respiratory diseases, waterborne diseases, and foliar-
-diseases where fluids are ubiquitous, and to design and formulate new control strategies.
She is a world-class scientist who has been at the forefront of science during the COVID pandemic. Her 2018 TED MED talk
on transmission has been prescient and shows the depth of her questioning and work. We believe that it will be beneficial to the community of Montpellier
, and that she will come and give a talk on her latest research.

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