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.
General Information
| Conference Chair Prof. Dingena Schott (Chair) Mechanical Engineering TU Delft, The Netherlands | Conference Host Institution Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Faculty Mechanical Engineering Mekelweg 2 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands | Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) Nicole Fontein & Marielle den Hertog BlueBox Events, Delft, The Netherlands |
 | Dingena Schott (Chair) TU Delft | Mechanical Engineering |  | Andre Katterfeld (Co-chair) Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg |  | Yusong Pang (Co-chair) TU Delft | Mechanical Engineering |
 | Hao Shi (Co-chair) TU Delft | Mechanical Engineering |
Local Organizing Team
The CHoPS 2027 local organizing team brings together researchers and engineers from TU Delft and international partners, combining deep technical expertise with experience in multidisciplinary collaboration.
TU Delft – Mechanical Engineering
- Dingena Schott
- Hao Shi
- Yusong Pang
- Yongxiang Yang
- Rudy Helmons
- Jovana Jovanova
- Saeed Tavakoli
- Mikhail Anisimov
- Ahmed Hadi
- Marcel van Benten
- Raisa Roeplal
TU Delft – Civil Engineering & Geosciences
- Mike Buxton
- Yongli Wu
TU Delft – Chemical Engineering
- Ruud van Ommen
- Gabrie Meesters
University of Twente
- Thomas Weinhart
- Stefan Luding
- Vanessa Magnanimo
- Hongyang Cheng
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
- Andre Katterfeld
PortWise
- 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 – University of Salerno, Poland
Vijay Agarwal – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India