Fluid Mixing Processes

Mixing Advances and Applications in Water Treatment

Date From 16th September 2026
Date To 16th September 2026
Price From £40.00.
Location School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT.

Overview

Join us for a one-day collaborative event between the Fluid Mixing and Water Special Interest Group and IChemE.

The day will see invited speakers from industry, academia, consultancies and contractors presenting on the most recent advances and applications for fluid mixing in the water industry. The afternoon will bring together delegates for a dynamic discussion on challenges and exploring solutions to mixing in potable and waste water treatment.

Speakers

Thomas Abadie, Assistant Professor, University of Birmingham

Thomas is an assistant professor at the University of Birmingham. His research mainly focuses on fluid mechanics, multiphase flows and the modelling of interfacial phenomena, with a particular interest on bubble dynamics, complex fluids, surface active agents and interfacial transfer with application to both environmental (eg water resources) and industrial (eg formulation engineering) challenges.

Using both experimental characterisation (imaging, particle imaging velocimetry) and numerical simulations (interface capturing/tracking, discrete particle methods), Thomas’ research activities include bubbly flows across different scales, from microreactors to aeration/flotation tanks and electrolysers; drop generation in jetting/spraying; and mixing of complex fluids.

Andrea Ducci, Professor, University College London

Presentation: Multiscale measurement approaches to study fluid and mixing dynamics

Andrea is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, deputy chair of the Fluid Mixing Process Special Interest Group, and UK delegate of the European Federation of Chemical Engineers - working party on mixing. He received his five-year degree (Laurea) in aeronautical engineering from the University of Pisa, Italy in 1999. He subsequently obtained his PhD in 2004 with a study of the viscous dissipative scales of stirred reactor flows from the Mechanical Engineering Department of King’s College London, where he was appointed a Research Associate from 2004-2007 to apply advanced laser techniques for the study of fluid mechanics in stirred vessels.

Sabrina Hafid, Application Engineer, Ansys UK Ltd

Presentation: 3D CFD/DEM simulation for water industry applications - 2026 update

Sabrina is working as a lead application engineer at ANSYS UK and has over 13 years of experience in the simulation field. She is specialised in 3D and 1D fluid system analysis and has worked on projects for customers in the water industry. She holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering.

Other confirmed speakers

David N Thomas and David Burt, Mott MacDonald Bentley
Tom Arnot, Senior Lecturer and Director of Water Innovation Research Consortium, University of Bath
Patrik Kolmodin, Product Manager Agitators, Sulzer

Workshop

Exploring challenges and solutions for fluid mixing in the water sector

We are pleased to announce that we will be running a dynamic afternoon workshop for all delegates to team up to discuss mixing challenges in their professional areas, and work together to explore potential solutions and research avenues for tackling these topics. This will be a great opportunity to collaborate with water and fluid mixing professionals across industry, academia and consultancies, and share knowledge and expertise together.

Call for abstracts

We are now inviting submissions for poster presentations for the conference. Participants from all sectors and at any stage of their careers are encouraged to apply.

Time

10:00–16:30 BST.

Price

Price includes VAT.

IChemE member: £70.00
IChemE student member: £40.00
Non-member: £110.00
Non-member student: £60.00