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WELCOME TO THE VON KARMAN INSTITUTE FOR FLUID DYNAMICS

The von Karman Institute is a non-profit international educational and scientific organisation, hosting three departments (aeronautics and aerospace, environmental and applied fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery & propulsion). It provides post-graduate education in fluid dynamics (research master in fluid dynamics, former "VKI Diploma Course", doctoral program, stagiaire program and lecture series) and encourages "training in research through research". The von Karman Institute undertakes and promotes research in the field of fluid dynamics. It possesses about fifty different wind tunnels, turbomachinery and other specialized test facilities, some of which are unique or the largest in the world. Extensive research on experimental, computational and theoretical aspects of gas and liquid flows is carried out at the VKI under the direction of the faculty and research engineers, sponsored mainly by governmental and international agencies as well as industries.

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ETC 2011 Call for paper
 
The VKI has joint the STA project.

The von Karman Institute has joint the STA project in November 2009. The “Space Trajectory Analysis” or STA software suite is conceived as a research tool to support the analysis phase of a space mission having the ability to analyze, determine, simulate, and visualize a wide range of space trajectories. One of the STA aims is to promote the exchange of technical ideas, and raise knowledge and competence in the areas of applied mathematics, space engineering, and informatics. Read more...
 
QB 50 network

QB50 is an international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point, in-situ measurements in the lower thermosphere and re-entry research. Read more ...
 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 
 
SHORT TRAINING PROGRAM

CALL FOR APPLICATION: Qualified undergraduate students from universities throughout the NATO nations may become acquainted with the work of the fluid dynamicist through participation in a research project at the VKI. The duration of the program is typically two to three months. Read more...