Awards 

Award for Outstanding Paper in Fluid Mechanics

This award is presented to the author or authors of outstanding papers on Fluid Mechanics published within 10 years from the end of the award year.

2008
Yohei MORINISHI, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Y. Morinishi, T. S. Lund, O. V. Vasilyev and P. Moin. "Fully Conservative Higher Order Finite Difference Schemes for Incompressible Flow", Journal of Comput. Physics. Vol.143, 90-124 (1998).

2007
Ryoichi KUROSE, Kyoto University
Satoru KOMORI, Kyoto University
Ryoichi Kurose & Satoru Komori. “Drag and lift forces on a rotating sphere in a linear shear flow”, Journal of Fluid Mech., 384, 183-206 (1999).

Award for Distinguished Young Researcher in Fluid Mechanics

This award is presented to encourage young researchers in the field of Fluid Mechanics. Selection of this award is made for JSFM members less than 40 years old, on the basis of their journal articles published within 10 years from the end of the award year.

2008
Koji NAGATA, Nagoya University

2007
Susumu GOTO, Kyoto University
Koji FUKAGATA, Keio University

Award for Excellent Applications in Fluid Mechanics

This award is presented to the scientists or engineers who developed new technologies using ideas and/or principles of Fluid Mechanics or new instruments or software for the research of Fluid Mechanics within 10 years from the end of the award year.

2008
Yuji OHYA, Kyushu University
Development of wind lens microturbines

2007
Masao OTSUKA, Yasukata TAKEDA, Yukishige SHIRAICHI, Hiroyuki IIDA, Kazuya YOSHIKAWA, Yuji UEHARA, Sharp Corporation
Advanced airflow control technology of air conditioners with longer panel, up- or downward opening system

The FDR Prize

This award is presented to one of the outstanding papers published in “Fluid Dynamics Research” from January to December previous to the award year.  The editors and associate editors of Fluid Dynamics Research select a prize-winner.

2010
Masaki Shimizu and Shigeo Kida. “A driving mechanism of a turbulent puff in pipe flow”, Fluid Dynamics Research, 41 (4), 045501 (2009).

2009
Adrian Constantin and Robin S Johnson. “Propagation of very long water waves, with vorticity, over variable depth, with applications to tsunamis”, Fluid Dynamics Research, 40 (3), 175-211 (2008).

2008
Rabindra Nath Mondal, Yoshito Kaga, Toru Hyakutake and Shinichiro Yanase. “Bifurcation diagram for two-dimensional steady flow and unsteady solutions in a curved square duct”, Fluid Dynamics Research, 39 (5), 413-446 (2007).