10/01/2026
🌊 **5th APS DFD Online Forum on the Societal Impact of Fluid Dynamics: Microplastic Dispersion**
**November 18, 2026**
**12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET**
Plastic pollution is an increasing threat to marine ecosystems and human health. Microplastics are now found throughout the environment, and their movement and dispersion are influenced by fluid motion, turbulence, particle properties, settling, aggregation, and biological processes.
Join the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics for an online forum exploring the emerging science of **microplastic dispersion** and the role of fluid dynamics in understanding where microplastics accumulate, how long they persist, and how they move through natural and engineered systems.
**Panelists:**
🔹 Kara Lavender Law — Sea Education Association
🔹 Michelle Di Benedetto — Princeton University
🔹 Erik Van Sebille — Utrecht University
**Moderators & Organizers:**
🔹 Claudia Cenedese — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, APS DFD Executive Committee Member-at-Large
🔹 Nicholas Ouellette — Stanford University, APS DFD Executive Committee Member-at-Large
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about emerging directions in the field and participate in a moderated Q&A.
**Register now and join the conversation!**
👉 https://apsphysics.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NS40Z-7LQ-CSlCU4spHTkA #/registration
This 1-hour webinar will be the 5th in a series of events sponsored by the DFD on the societal impact of fluid dynamics; the last one was held in April, 2026. The intended audience is primarily DFD members who are interested in learning about potential opportunities for fluid- dynamics research topi...
