This short conference will bring together international experts to discuss recent developments in the field of Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (GAFD). It will also celebrate the 80th birthday of Professor Andrew Soward FRS, who has made many significant contributions to this field. 

The meeting will be held at Newcastle University from Thursday 11th January to Friday 12th January 2024 in the Herschel Building, which is the home of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle. There will be an informal welcome reception on the evening of Wednesday 10th January.

Organising committee

• Paul Bushby
• Emmanuel Dormy
• Kirill Kuzanyan
• Ludivine Oruba
• Steve Tobias

This meeting is sponsored by Taylor & Francis and is supported by a grant from the Royal Astronomical Society (with additional financial support from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University).

Participants will be invited to contribute an article to a special issue of the Taylor & Francis journal "Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics".