SCONA 2022 - Virtual

Friday, January 28th, 2022

Society for Computational Fluid Dynamics of the Nose & Airway

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Important Dates & Times:

Notification of Abstract Acceptance - December 1st at 23:59 Oklahoma Time (CST)

Early Bird Registration - CLOSED
Abstract Submission Deadline - CLOSED
Pre-Recorded Presentations Due - December 15th, 2021

Conference - January 28th, 2022 at 10:00 Oklahoma Time (CST)

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About SCONA

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is emerging as a powerful objective tool in otolaryngology. CFD technology can quantify upper airway physiological functions, including airflow conductance, nasal air conditioning (heating and humidification of inspired air), delivery of odorant molecules to the olfactory epithelium, flow-induced phonation, and delivery of aerosol medications to their target sites.

CFD has been applied to investigate the pathophysiology of a wide range of upper airway diseases, including nasal airway obstruction, chronic rhinosinusitis, empty nose syndrome, nasal septal perforations, and laryngotracheal stenosis. One of the most attractive features of CFD technology is the ability to perform virtual surgery and thus to predict how surgical intervention will affect objective measures of  upper airway aerodynamics.

The goal of SCONA 2022 is to bring together clinicians and engineers to share their ideas, learn about recent advances in the field, and to facilitate the development and application of CFD technology in sinonasal and laryngeal airway.

We will have presentations from leading experts on a range of topics, including advances in virtual surgery planning, diagnosis of nasal airway obstruction via CFD, and optimizing the use of topical medications for more effective treatment of upper airway diseases.

Program

Welcome and Introduction (5mins)
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Session 1: Drug Delivery & Aerosols in the Nose & Lungs
(10:00 am to 12:00 pm US Central Time - 2hrs) 

Networking/ Breakout Room (20mins)

Session 2: Clinical CFD in the Nose and Airway
(12:20 pm to 2:20 pm US Central Time - 2hrs)

Networking/ Breakout Room (20mins)

Session 3: Frontiers and New Research
(2:40 pm to 4:40 pm US Central Time - 2hrs)

SCONA 2022 Program Poster

Session 1: Drug Delivery & Aerosols in the Nose & Lungs

(10:00 am to 12:00 pm US Central Time - 2hrs)

Keynote Speaker:

Prof Worth Longest (Virginia Commonwealth University) - Nasal sprays: Important new insights and discoveries

Invited Speakers:

‍Dr Ross Walenga (US FDA) - Nose-to-brain: Targeted drug delivery to the CNS via nasal sprays

Prof Guillherme Garcia (Marquette University) - Effect of nozzle position on nasal spray penetration beyond the nasal valve

Prof Jinxiang Xi (University of Massachusetts Lowell) - Nasal spray liquid film formation and translocation in adult and paediatric noses

Free Papers: TBA

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Networking/ Breakout Room (20mins)

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Session 2: Clinical CFD in the Nose and Airway

(12:20 pm to 2:20 pm US Central Time - 2hrs)

Keynote Speaker:

Prof Goodarz Ahmadi (Clarkson University) - Computational Modeling of Particle Transport and Dispersion – Environmental and Biological Applications

Invited Speakers:

Dr Alister Bates (Cincinnati Children's Hospital) - Obstructive sleep apnea in children: neuromuscular control and disease severity

Dr Hadrien Calmet (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) - Cough: Jet dynamics, droplet transport, and inhalability

Dr Jessica Oakes (Northeastern University) - Computational models to better classify uncontrolled asthma

Free Papers: TBA

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Networking/ Breakout Room (20mins)


Session 3: Frontiers and New Research

(2:40 pm to 4:40 pm US Central Time - 2hrs)

Keynote Speaker:

Prof Kai Zhao (Oklahoma State University) - Nasal Obstruction: what are our noses sensing?

Invited Speakers:

Prof Yu Feng (Oklahoma State University) - Diagnosing airway obstruction using computational fluid dynamics and artificial intelligence (convolutional neural networks)

Dr Emilie Kolewe and Prof Catherine Fromen (University of Delaware) - Spatial deposition and larynx developmental analysis of 6 year-olds through computational fluid particle dynamics

Prof Kazuhide Ito (Kyushu University) - Predicting inhalation exposure and airborne infection using a computer-simulated patient

Free Papers: TBA

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Registration Information

Early Bird Registration ends November 26th, 2021 - $50 USD
Normal Registration starts November 26th, 2021 - $75 USD
Late & On the day Registration ends January 28th, 2022 - $200 USD 
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This will be a virtual only event run through Zoom Events. There will be no physical event. 

Convenors

Headshot of Yu Feng

Yu Feng

Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering

Oklahoma State University

Headshot of Arvind Santhana-Krishnan

Arvind
Santhana-Krishnan

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Oklahoma State University

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Catherine Fromen

Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

University of Delaware

Headshot of Arun Varghese Kolanjiyil

Arun Varghese
Kolanjiyil

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Virginia Commonwealth University

Organising Committee:

Scientific Faculty:

Assoc Prof Narinder Singh

Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia

Assoc Prof Kiao Inthavong

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia

Dr Eugene Wong

Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia

Mr Marin Duvnjak

Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Hana Salati

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia

Prof Jinxiang Xi

University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, USA

Prof Worth Longest

Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, USA

Dr Hadrien Calmet

Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain

Dr Ross Walenga

US Food and Drug Administration, MA, USA

Prof Denis Doorly

Imperial College London, UK

Prof Kai Zhao

Ohio State University, OH, USA

Prof Clement Kleinstreuer

North Carolina State University, NC, USA

Prof Jessica Oakes

Northeastern University, MA, USA

Dr Andrew Fraser

University of California, CA, USA

Prof Dennis Frank-Ito

Duke University, NC, USA

Prof Guilherme Garcia

Marquette University & The Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA

Ms Emilie Kolewe

University of Delaware, DE, USA

Prof Kazuhide Ito

Kyushu University, Japan

Dr Alister Bates

Cincinnatti Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA

Dr Thierry Marchal

ANSYS, Belgium
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Previous Events

Explore the previous SCONA conferences of 2018 and 2019 with the list of all the speakers, topics and much more. Please note that due to COVID-19 there was no SCONA 2020 or 2021.

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SCONA 2018 - London
SCONA 2019 Program Cover

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SCONA 2019 - Chicago

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