NEGF26 – 5th European Conference on Non-Equilibrium Gas Flows
NEGF26 - 5th European Conference on Non-Equilibrium Gas Flows
Welcome to NEGF26
The 5th edition of the NEGF conference will be held from March 25th to 27th, 2026, in Toulouse, France.
- 25-27 March 2026
PRESENTATION
Non-Equilibrium Gas Flows are critical across numerous industrial sectors, underpinning a wide array of technological applications. These include fluidic micro-actuators for active aerodynamic flow control, vacuum generators, low-pressure systems, micro-sensors for flow and temperature, pressure gauges, micro gas analyzers, and micro heat exchangers used in electronics cooling or chemical process thermal management. In such systems, the interactions between gas molecules, within the gas or with solid surfaces, play a pivotal role. However, many challenges remain unresolved, hindering further technological advancements and optimization of designs. Addressing these issues is essential to unlock the full potential of non-equilibrium gas transport phenomena.
The conference aims to foster progress in this field by encouraging collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers and engineers from academia, research institutions, and industry. By bridging these communities, the event seeks to drive innovation and enhance both research and practical applications.
The NEGF conference series, held every three years, began in 2012 at Skiathos Island, Greece, organized by the University of Thessaly. Subsequent conferences took place at Eindhoven University of Technology in 2015, the University of Strasbourg in 2018 (NEGF18), and again in Eindhoven in 2023 (NEGF23). Each event has been a resounding success, drawing between 60 to 100 participants.
The 5th edition of the NEGF conference will be held from March 25th to 27th, 2026, in Toulouse, France.
TOPICS
The conference topics are:
- Heat transfer in rarefied gas flows
- Momentum and mass transport in rarefied gas flows
- Gas separation and mixing
- Non-equilibrium plasma flows
- Gas flows in fluidic microsystems
- Aerothermodynamics
- Shock waves
- Gas-surface and plasma-wall interactions
- Multiphase microflows and interfacial phenomena
- AI and machine learning for non-equilibrium gas flow and interfaces
- Sensors, actuators, pumps, heat exchangers and other devices
- Processes, equipment and systems under non-equilibrium gas conditions
In each of these fields, new developments will be presented, concerning:
IMPORTANT DATES
- 15th of July 2025: Abstract submission opening
- 30th of October 2025: Short summary and extended abstract submission due date
- 15th of December 2025: Notification of the short summary and extended abstract acceptance
- 1st of February 2026: Final extended abstract submission due date
- 15th of February 2026: Deadline for early bird registration and payment
- 25th to 27th of March 2026: Conference in Toulouse
INVITED LECTURERS - Plenary Lecturers
Dr. Benjamin Schafer, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Rarefied Technologies, Albuquerque, NM, USA
COMMITTEES
Conference Chairmen:
- Stéphane Colin, University of Toulouse, France
- Arjan Frijns, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
- Stylianos Varoutis, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany
Scientific Committee:
- Erik Arlemark, ASML, the Netherlands
- Lucien Baldas, University of Toulouse, France
- Juergen Brandner, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Domenico Bruno, Italian National Research Council, Italy
- José Maria Fernandez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
- Aldo Frezzotti, Politecnico di Milano,Italy
- Michael Gallis, Sandia National Laboratories, the United States of America
- Maria Groppi, University of Parma, Italy
- Christian Klingenberg, Würzburg University, Germany
- Stéphane Le Calvé, University of Strasbourg, France
- Mario Lino Da Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Duncan Lockerby, University of Warwick, the United Kingdom
- Avshalom Manela, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
- Irina Martin, Aix-Marseille Université, France
- Gian Luca Morini, University of Bologna, Italy
- Silvia Nedea, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
- David Newport, University of Limerick, Ireland
- Pierre Perrier, Aix-Marseille University, France
- Marcos Rojas-Cardenas, University of Toulouse, France
- Ehsan Roohi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the United States of America
- Felix Sharipov, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil
- Victor Sofonea, Romanian Academy, Romania
- Stefan Stefanov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
- Vladimir Titarev, FRC CSC RAS, Russia
- Manuel Torrilhon, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Dimitris Valougeorgis, University of Thessaly, Greece
- Lei Wu, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
- Martin Wuest, INFICON, Liechtenstein
- Artem Yakunchikov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
- Hiroki Yamaguchi, Nagoya University, Japan
- Yonghao Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Organizing Committee:
Chair Woman
- Cathy Rond, University of Toulouse, France
Members
PARTNERS
SPONSORS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
TOPICAL ISSUE
Upcoming information on the Topical Issue in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics.
VENUE
- Conference location
The conference will be held at 1st floor of Maison de la formation Jacqueline Auriol (MFJA) in Toulouse located at 1 Rue Tarfaya, 31400 Toulouse.
- Travel information
📍 To Toulouse:
- ✈️ By airplane:
The international airport is located at Blagnac, close to Toulouse city center. Numerous means of transport provide quick and easy links between the airport and downtown Toulouse and its surrounding area.- Public transportation agency Tisséo
- by the airport shuttle (€9 each: approx. 25 minutes to the Matabiau bus station) or
- by the public transports (€1.80 – €2 each ; e.g. 45 minutes to the Place du Capitol via bus 30/31, streetcar and metro) will take you to the city center.
- bus stations are located at the exit of the airport.
- Car rental services and taxi at the exit of the airport
- Public transportation agency Tisséo
- 🚆 By train:
Toulouse Matabiau station is directly connected to different cities (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille,…) by SNCF (french railway company). You can book tickets on this link.
📍To the conference location – MFJA:
- 🚌 By public transports:
Bus station Clément Ader ; e.g. 30 minutes from the Place du Capitol via metro and bus ; (€1.80 – €2 each way, 10 trips ticket available on Automatic ticket dispenser or App) - 🚗 By car:
A free car park access is possible on demand (to be addressed before the 20th of March 2026)
- Hotels - Toulouse sightseeing
The Lonely Planet travel guide has voted Toulouse the top urban destination to visit in 2025.
INSTRUCTIONS TO SPEAKERS AND CHAIRPERSONS
IMPORTANT DATES
15th of July 2025
Abstract submission opening
30th of October 2025
Short summary and extended abstract submission due date
15th of December 2025
Notification of the short summary and extended abstract acceptance
1st of February 2026
Final extended abstract submission due date
15th of February 2026
Deadline for early bird registration and payment
25th to 27th of March 2026
Conference in Toulouse
