Five candidates were invited to present their research for the 2008 da Vinci award at ERCOFTAC's Autumn Festival, Belgian Royal Academy, Brussels, 19th November 2008:
M. Bergdorf Multi-resolution particle methods for flow and growth
O. Flores The dynamics of the outer region of turbulent channels
S. Hickel Implicit turbulence modelling for Large Eddy Simulation
R.P.J. Kunnen Turbulent rotating convection
P. Vennemann Particle Image Velocimetry for micro-scale blood flow measurement
P. Vennemann, TU Delft, for his paper on:
Particle Image Velocimetry for micro-scale blood flow measurement