Francesco PicellaFluid mechanics · Institut ∂'Alembert, Sorbonne Université

Talks & media

Seminars, interviews, outreach, and a few pictures from the road.

Talks

Media

Slide from the seminar: three couplings with hydrodynamics
Controlling laminar-to-turbulent transition with superhydrophobic surfaces — seminar at Institut ∂'Alembert, 2022. YouTube
Interview for Cookies and Science — a talk for students about research in fluid mechanics. YouTube
Où est Charlie ? Blocus à Jussieu — an AI-generated, Where's-Wally-style illustration of a strike at Jussieu
C'est la grève ! — Où est Charlie ? Blocus à Jussieu. Image generated with AI.

From the road

Polaroid of Francesco Picella and Julien Lemetayer in front of the IMFT wind tunnel
IMFT, Toulouse, November 2026 — with Julien Lemetayer, in front of the wind tunnel.
Gala evening at JMC 2026, Toulouse
JMC 2026, Toulouse — gala evening with Adrien Bussonnière and Axel Huerre (MSC).
Group photo of the MePhy meeting at Carry-le-Rouet
GDR MePhy meeting, Carry-le-Rouet, May 2026.
A wall of ski bindings, at EPFL
Visiting S. Picella at EPFL, August 2026.
Francesco Picella leaning on a small van in the Pyrenees
Field research with Lina, Hourquette d'Ancizan, summer 2026.
Ski touring on a ridge above snowy Pyrenean peaks
Field campaign in Ariège, France, March 2026.
A van at night, lit from inside, with someone cooking in the back
Field research in the Néouvielle National Park (Pyrénées), with H. Serraz.
Francesco Picella by the sea with a slice of pizza and a beer
Field research with S. Picella, December 2023.
Francesco Picella looking at a lotus leaf
Field work: checking the lotus effect on the real thing (2019).