This lecture series, co-organized by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Wright State University, is supported by the Science & Technology Organization.
Predicting hypersonic flows requires CFD methods that remain accurate and robust in the presence of extreme physics, including strong shocks, pronounced thermochemical nonequilibrium, turbulence, gas-surface interactions, and multiscale coupling. This Lecture Series brings together leading researchers to share best practices and emerging methods in hypersonic modelling and CFD. By the end of the week, participants will have grasped the capabilities and limitations of current tools, understood the direction the field is heading, and gained practical guidance on applying state-of-the-art CFD to design and assessment across space and defense programs.
The registration is free of charge.
Registration Deadline: 23 November 2025.
Sunday 30 November 2025
13:00 - 17:00 For lecturers and registered attendees who will already be in town on Sunday, we are organizing a guided tour of the National Museum of the United States Air Force (https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/) led by Prof. Huang (WSU). If you would like to join, please contact Dr. Federico Bariselli at federico.bariselli[at]vki.ac.be.
Monday 1 December 2025
Introduction
08:45 - 09:15 Registration
09:15 - 10:45 R. A. Baurle, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45 Overview and History of CFD in Hypersonics
R. M. Cummings, United States Air Force Academy, USA
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break
Numerical Methods
14:00 - 15:30 Design of Robust Multidimensional Finite Volume Schemes for Hypersonic Inviscid Flows
P.-H. Maire, Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, France
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 High-Order Numerical Methods for Shock-Capturing Schemes
Tuesday 2 December 2025
High-Performance Computing
09:15 - 10:45 F. Piscaglia, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45 Enabling Scalable Development of the HyperSolve CFD Tool
K. Thompson, NASA Langley Research Center, USA
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break
Transition and Turbulent Flows
14:00 - 15:30 Direct Numerical Simulation of High-Speed Transitional and Turbulent Flows
L. Duan, Ohio State University, USA
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 Extending Turbulence Models for Hypersonic CFD
G. Huang, Wright State University, USA
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Hypersonic Propulsion
09:15 - 10:45 C. Fureby, Lund University, Sweden
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45 D. M. Peterson, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break
Thermo-Chemistry
14:00 - 15:30 G. V. Candler, University of Minnesota, USA
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 Thermochemical Models for Hypersonics
T. E. Magin, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Thursday 4 December 2025
Gas-Material Interactions
09:15 - 10:45 D. V. Gaitonde, Ohio State University, USA
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45 D. J. Bodony, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break
Data-Driven Approaches
14:00 - 15:30 Data-driven Turbulence Modeling: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
K. Duraisamy, University of Michigan, USA
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 Machine Learning Reconstruction of Hypersonic Wakeflows
J. B. Scoggins, NASA Langley Research Center, USA
This lecture series is NATO UNCLASSIFIED, allowing access to participants from NATO nations and STEP (STO S&T Enhanced Partnership) nations: Australia, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine.
Practical Information
Airports to reach the venue
Airports to reach the venue
Dayton International Airport, 3600 Terminal Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45377, Distance to WSU: Approximately 27 minutes
John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, 3087 Terminal Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41048, Distance to WSU: Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes
Hotels near Wright State University
Wingate by Wyndham Dayton, 3055 Presidential Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324, Phone: (937) 986-1368
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Tru by Hilton Beavercreek, 3813 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn, OH 45324, Phone: (937) 988-0250
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fairborn, 2540 University Blvd, Fairborn, OH 45324, Phone: (937) 490-2000
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