Meet the Organizers
CHoPS 2027 – Delft is proudly hosted by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), one of Europe's leading technical universities, recognized worldwide for its cutting-edge research and vibrant international community.
Conference leadership
Local Organising Committee
- TU Delft – Mechanical Engineering
- Ahmed Hadi
- Alberto Biagini
- Dingena Schott
- Hao Shi
- Johan Padding
- Jovana Jovanova
- Lorenzo Botto
- Marcel van Benten
- Mikhail Anisimov
- Raisa Roeplal
- Rudy Helmons
- Saeed Tavakoli
- Willian Hogendoorn
- Yongxiang Yang
- Yusong Pang
- TU Delft – Civil Engineering & Geosciences
- Mike Buxton
- Yongli Wu
- TU Delft – Chemical Engineering
- Gabrie Meesters
- Maximilian Theisen
- Ruud van Ommen
- University of Twente
- Hongyang Cheng
- Stefan Luding
- Thomas Weinhart
- Vanessa Magnanimo
- Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
- André Katterfeld
- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
- Mi-Rong (Kimberly) Wu
- Moffatt & Nichol
- Javad Mohajeri
International Scientific Committee (ISC)
The CHoPS 2027 International Scientific Committee includes renowned researchers and industry experts in granular flow and particulate systems from around the world. Their contributions help ensure the scientific excellence of the conference.
Agba Salman – The University of Sheffield UK
Alvaro Ramirez – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Spain
Amos Ullmann – Tel Aviv University Israel
Avi Levy – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel
David Hastie – University of Wollongong Australia
Diego Barletta – University of Salerno Italy
Don McGlinchey – Glasgow Caledonian University UK
George Klinzing – University of Pittsburgh USA
Giuseppe Bonifazi – Sapienza Universita di Roma Italy
Haim Kalman – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel
Hans Schneider – Zeppelin Systems GmbH Germany
Hermann Feise – BASF Germany
Janos Gyenis – University of Pannonia Hungary
Koichiro Ogata – Oita College Japan
Mark Jones – University of Newcastle Australia
Massimo Poletto – University of Salerno Italy
Mike Bradley – University of Greenwich UK
Pavel Vlasak – Czech Academy of Sciences Czech Republic
Stefan Luding – University of Twente Netherlands
Tim Bell – Consultant (formerly DuPont) USA
Tomasz Olejnik – Lodz University of Technology Poland
Vijay Agarwal – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India