Piazza Liberta in Udine, Italy
Last week I had a great time at CISM in Udine, Italy attending a course on the Fluid Mechanics of Planets and Stars.
We had lovely weather, with the sun always shining. The CISM palazzo-style building was fascinating and I particularly enjoyed the views from the castle and the many evenings sat with a glass of wine in Piazza Matteotti Giacomo with the other participants and speakers.
Course-wise, I wouldn’t say too much was immediately relevant to my PhD project, however there were a lot of things I had read mentioned in papers which I did not fully understand but after this course now do. The speakers were all excellent so thank you to Michael Le Bars, Daniel Lecoanet, Benjamin Favier, Bruce Sutherland, Gordon Ogilvie and Renaud Deguen for organising and giving such great talks.