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Agenda of Lecture Series, Courses, Workshops and Seminars

Introduction to Atmospheric Flows: Theory, Experiments, and Hands-on Simulation
Introduction to Atmospheric Flows: Theory, Experiments, and Hands-on Simulation

18 - 20 November 2026

von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online

Turbomachinery Aeroelasticity
Turbomachinery Aeroelasticity

1 - 4 December 2026

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics

25 - 29 January 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities
Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities

18 - 20 January 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Radial Compressor and Optimization
Radial Compressor and Optimization

22 - 26 February 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site only

Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics
Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics

01 - 04 February 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online

18th Symposium of the VKI PhD Research 2027
18th Symposium of the VKI PhD Research 2027

02 - 05 March 2027

von Karman Institute Symposium
On-site / Online

Hands-on Machine Learning in Fluid Dynamics
Hands-on Machine Learning in Fluid Dynamics

08 - 12  March 2027

von Karman Institute Hands-on Session
On-site / Online

Introductory Course to OpenFOAM®
Introductory Course to OpenFOAM®

23 - 24 March 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site

OpenFOAM® General Programming
OpenFOAM® General Programming

25 March 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site

Theory, Experiments, Applications and Modelling of Turbulent Combustion
Theory, Experiments, Applications and Modelling of Turbulent Combustion

10 -14 May 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

Icing Physics and Ice Accretion Simulation
Icing Physics and Ice Accretion Simulation

24 - 26 May 2027

von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online

CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering
CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering

31 May - 04 June 2027

von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online

News

VKI album of Fluid Motion

The VKI Album of Fluid Motion is available!

October 2026: The album brings together contributions from the Institute’s faculty and researchers, each chapter reflecting both the depth of VKI’s expertise and the diversity of the flows that animate our world.
First experimental study of non-synoptic wind actions on solar panels

Obituary - Domenico Olivari

October 2026: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend Domenico Olivari at age of 87 on October 22nd, 2026.
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