Detlef Lohse

Detlef Lohse

Professor at University of Twente
Expertise: Fluid dynamics and physics of fluid in a broad sense, with focus on turbulence, thermal convection, multiphase flow, and on micro- and nanofluidics (bubbles, drops, inkjet printing, wetting). He and his group do both fundamental and more applied science.
Background:
Lohse got his PhD in theoretical statistical physics in Marburg in 1992. After time as postdoc in Chicago and his habilitation in 1997, in 1998 he became Chair of the Physics of Fluids group in Twente. He has been distinguished with various prizes and is Associated Editor of Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Past-Chair of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society.

"What the corona virus does in a body is a medical and biological problem, but how it gets from body A to body B is a fluid dynamics problem, and therefore fluid dynamics obviously has a key role in mitigation strategies against airborne diseases."