Publications

You will find below the list of my publications (journal articles, conference papers and thesis) as well as event organisation and public participations.

Journal articles

    2026

  1. Sieber A., Brewer C., Lukić B., Shakya G., Bokman G. T., Belau M., Kühl A., Schlötter M., Schmidmayer K., Supponen O. (2026). Bridging human kidney stone dynamics and damage under shock-wave lithotripsy: synchrotron X-ray imaging and tomography. Under Review at Nature Portfolio. DOI link
  2. Favrie N., Schmidmayer K. (2026). A multiphase compressible flow model including elasto-viscoplastic solids with irreversible compaction. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 455, 118880. DOI link
  3. 2024

  4. Bokman G. T., Biasiori-Poulanges L., Lukić B., Schmidmayer K., Bourquard C., Baumann E., Rack A., Olson B. J., Supponen O. (2024). Impulse-driven release of gas-encapsulated drops. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1001, A51. DOI link
  5. 2023

  6. Schmidmayer K., Biasiori-Poulanges L. (2023). Geometry effects on the droplet shock-induced cavitation. Physics of Fluids, 35 (6), 063315. DOI link
  7. Biasiori-Poulanges L., Schmidmayer K. (2023). A phenomenological analysis of droplet shock-induced cavitation using a multiphase modelling approach. Physics of Fluids, 35 (1), 013312. DOI link
  8. Schmidmayer K., Cazé J., Petitpas F., Daniel E., Favrie N. (2023). Modelling interactions between waves and diffused interfaces. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 95 (2), 215-241. DOI link
  9. 2022

  10. Favrie N., Schmidmayer K., Massoni J. (2022). A multiphase irreversible-compaction model for granular-porous materials. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 34.1, 217-241. DOI link
  11. 2021

  12. Spratt J.-S., Rodriguez M., Schmidmayer K., Bryngelson S. H., Yang J., Franck C., Colonius T. (2021). Characterizing viscoelastic materials via ensemble-based data assimilation of bubble collapse observations. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 152, 104455. DOI link
  13. Bryngelson S. H., Schmidmayer K., Coralic V., Meng J. C., Maeda K., Colonius T. (2021). MFC: An open-source high-order multi-component, multi-phase, and multi-scale compressible flow solver. Computer Physics Communications, 266, 107396. DOI link
  14. 2020

  15. Dorschner B., Biasiori-Poulanges L., Schmidmayer K., El-Rabii H., Colonius T. (2020). On the formation and recurrent shedding of ligaments in droplet aerobreakup. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 904, A20. DOI link
  16. Trummler T., Bryngelson S. H., Schmidmayer K., Schmidt S. J., Colonius T., Adams N. A. (2020). Near-surface dynamics of a gas bubble collapsing above a crevice. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 889, A16. DOI link
  17. Schmidmayer K., Bryngelson S. H., Colonius T. (2020). An assessment of multicomponent flow models and interface capturing schemes for spherical bubble dynamics. Journal of Computational Physics, 402, 109080. DOI link
  18. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Le Martelot S., Daniel E. (2020). ECOGEN: An open-source tool for multiphase, compressible, multiphysics flows. Computer Physics Communications, 251, 107093. DOI link
  19. 2019

  20. Pishchalnikov Y. A., Behnke-Parks W., Schmidmayer K., Maeda K., Colonius T., Kenny T., Laser D. J. (2019). High-speed video microscopy and numerical modeling of bubble dynamics near a surface of urinary stones. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 146 (1), 516-531. DOI link
  21. Schmidmayer K., Kumar P., Lavieille P., Miscevic M., Topin F. (2019). Heat transfer intensification in an actuated heat exchanger submitted to an imposed pressure drop. PloS one, 14 (7), e0219441. DOI link
  22. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Daniel E. (2019). Adaptive Mesh Refinement algorithm based on dual trees for cells and faces for multiphase compressible flows. Journal of Computational Physics, 388, 252-278. DOI link
  23. Bryngelson S. H., Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2019). A quantitative comparison of phase-averaged models for bubbly, cavitating flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 115, 137-143. DOI link
  24. 2017

  25. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Daniel E., Favrie N., Gavrilyuk S. L. (2017). A model and numerical method for compressible flows with capillary effects. Journal of Computational Physics, 334, 468-496. DOI link
  26. Schmidmayer K., Kumar P., Lavieille P., Miscevic M., Topin F. (2017). Thermo-hydraulic characterization of a self-pumping corrugated wall heat exchanger. Energy, 128, 713-728. DOI link

Event organisation

  1. Schmidmayer K., Favrie N., Petitpas F., Gavrilyuk S. L., Froehly A. (2026). Three-day spring school on compressible multiphase flow modelling with the open-source code ECOGEN. IUSTI, Marseille, France, May 27-29.
  2. Schmidmayer K. (2014-2017, 3 times). Organised the PhD student day of IUSTI, Marseille, France.

Conferences

    2026

  1. Favrie N., Schmidmayer K. (2026). A multiphase compressible flow model including elasto-viscoplastic solids with irreversible compaction. 17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM), 10th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS), Munich, Germany. DOI link
  2. Saini M., Denner F., Schmidmayer K. (2026). A pressure non-equilibrium two-phase model for simulating bubble clusters in heterogeneous cavitation 17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM), 10th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS), Munich, Germany. DOI link
  3. Ade-Onojobi A., Bokman G. T., Sieber A., Brewer C., Lukić B., Shakya G., Belau M., Kühl A., Schlötter M., Supponen O., Schmidmayer K. (2026). Investigating kidney-stone erosion induced by dual-bubble dynamics: experiments and simulations. 17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM), 10th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS), Munich, Germany. DOI link
  4. Sieber A., Brewer C., Lukić B., Shakya G., Bokman G. T., Belau M., Kühl A., Schlötter M., Schmidmayer K., Supponen O. (2026). Linking dynamics to damage in human kidney stone fragmentation: synchrotron high-speed X-ray imaging and tomography. 25th Annual International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, ISTU 26, Trondheim, Norway. DOI link
  5. Saini M., Denner F., Schmidmayer K. (2026). Subgrid cavitation model based on a pressure disequilibrium formulation. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress, 33rd Annual Conference of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. DOI link
  6. Taglialatela F. E., De Stefano G., Schmidmayer K. (2026). Towards LES of multiphase compressible flows. DLES15, The 15th ERCOFTAC workshop on Direct and Large Eddy Simulation, Delft, Netherlands. DOI link
  7. Saini M., Denner F., Schmidmayer K. (2026). A pressure non-equilibrium two-phase model for simulating bubble clusters in heterogeneous cavitation. Rencontre du Non-Linéaire 2026, Paris, France. DOI link
  8. 2025

  9. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Favrie N. (2025). ECOGEN: An open-source software for simulation of cavitation bubble dynamics. Workshop on Bubbles in Complex Media and Confinements, Monte Verità, Switzerland. DOI link
  10. Schmidmayer K., Bokman G. T., Sieber A., Ade-Onojobi A., Lukić B., Shakya G., Kühl A., Schlötter M., Belau M., Supponen O. (2025). Exploring the interplay of stone-attached and distant cavitation bubbles during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2025, Toulouse, France. DOI link
  11. 2024

  12. Sieber A., Shakya G., Lukić B., Bokman G. T., Belau M., Schlötter M., Kühl A., Schmidmayer K., Supponen O. (2024). Investigating cavitation activity and damage evolution in kidney stone fragmentation through X-ray high-speed imaging and microtomography. 1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference, EFDC1, Aachen, Germany. DOI link
  13. Sieber A., Shakya G., Bokman G. T., Belau M., Schlötter M., Kühl A., Lukić B., Schmidmayer K., Supponen O. (2024). Discovering the contribution of cavitation damage in kidney stone ablation through X-ray high-speed imaging and microtomography. 12th International Cavitation Symposium, CAV2024, Chania, Greece. DOI link
  14. 2023

  15. Schmidmayer K., Biasiori-Poulanges L. (2023). On bubble cloud growth in shock-droplet interaction. 11th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2023, Kobe, Japan. DOI link
  16. 2022

  17. Schmidmayer K., Cazé J., Petitpas F., Daniel E., Favrie N. (2022). Modelling interactions of waves with diffused interfaces. 10th International Conference on Numerical Methods for Multi-Material Fluid Flow, MultiMat 2022, Zürich, Switzerland. DOI link
  18. Perrier V., Schmidmayer K. (2022). A multiscale numerical scheme for the simulation of dispersed multiphase flows. 10th International Conference on Numerical Methods for Multi-Material Fluid Flow, MultiMat 2022, Zürich, Switzerland. DOI link
  19. Schmidmayer K. (2022). Modeling and simulation of bubble dynamics in the diffuse-interface framework. Workshop on cavitation, bubble dynamics and mass transfer, Strasbourg, France, May 31-June 1. DOI link
  20. 2019

  21. Dorschner B., Schmidmayer K., Biasiori-Poulanges L., El-Rabii H., Colonius T. (2019). Shock-induced atomization of water droplets. 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, Washington. DOI link
  22. Spratt J.-S., Rodriguez M., Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2019). Ensemble-based Data Assimilation Methods for Viscoelastic Material Rheometry during Bubble Collapse. 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, Washington. DOI link
  23. Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2019). A comparative study on interface-capturing models and schemes to solve bubble dynamics and cavitation. 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2019, May 19 – 24, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. DOI link
  24. 2018

  25. Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2018). Simulation of the collapse of a vapor bubble near or attached to a rigid surface. 71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Atlanta, Georgia. DOI link
  26. Schmidmayer K., Marty A., Petitpas F., Daniel E. (2018). ECOGEN, an open source tool dedicated to multiphase compressible multiphysics flows. 53rd 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics – AERO2018, Salon-de-Provence, France. DOI link
  27. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Daniel E. (2018). Simulation of the atomization of a droplet by a high-speed flow. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS March Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, California. DOI link
  28. 2017

  29. Kumar P., Schmidmayer K., Fontaine J., Topin F., Miscevic M., Pigache F., Lavieille P. (2017). Méthodes actives d'intensification des transferts : Facteur de mérite et influence des propriétés thermo-physiques. SFT-2017, Marseille, France. DOI link
  30. Schmidmayer K., Daniel E., Petitpas F., Favrie N., Gavrilyuk S. L. (2017). Numerical simulation of the aerobreakup of a single droplet by a high-speed flow behind a shock wave. 5e Colloque de la Fédération Fabri de Peiresc, Ondes, May 4, IRPHE, France. DOI link
  31. 2016

  32. Schmidmayer K., Daniel E., Petitpas F. (2016). A model and numerical method for high speed flows with capillary, viscous and heat conduction effects. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aviation 2016, 46th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Washington, D.C. DOI link
  33. Kumar P., Schmidmayer K., Topin F., Miscevic M. (2016). An innovative solution to enhance the performance of classical heat exchanger for cooling devices. HTFF-2016 (3rd International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow), Budapest, Hungary. DOI link
  34. Kumar P., Schmidmayer K., Topin F., Miscevic M. (2016). Heat transfer enhancement by dynamic corrugated heat exchanger wall: Numerical study. EUROTHERM-2016, Krakow, Poland. DOI link
  35. Kumar P., Schmidmayer K., Topin F., Miscevic M. (2016). Etude numérique de l’intensification de transfert de chaleur par ‘morphing’ dynamique de la paroi d’un échangeur thermique millimétrique. SFT-2016, Toulouse, France. DOI link
  36. 2014

  37. Radhakrishnan S., Schmidmayer K., Meiburg E. (2014). Sediment-laden density currents propagating down slopes into stratified ambient. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 59, 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 59, No. 20, San Francisco, California. DOI link

Thesis

Schmidmayer K. (2017). Simulation de l'atomisation d'une goutte par un écoulement à grande vitesse. PhD thesis, Aix-Marseille Université. DOI link

Public participations

    2026

  1. Schmidmayer K. (2026). “Modelling multiphase compressible flows: subgrid cavitation bubbles and viscoplastic solids”. MACS seminar from IMAG, Montpellier, France, May 26.
  2. 2025

  3. Schmidmayer K., Martin de Fourchambault L. (2025). “Lithotripsie”. Nuit de la recherche, Château de Pau et Parlement de Navarre, Pau, France, September 26.
  4. Schmidmayer K. (2025). “Towards a unified framework: Modelling and simulating multiphase compressible flows with cavitation and viscoplastic solids”. ETH Zürich seminar, Zürich, Switzerland, June 17.
  5. 2024

  6. Manceau R., Schmidmayer K. (2024). “Chaud devant ! Les maths et la physique en action dans les réseaux de chaleur urbains”. Fête de la science, Lycée Jules Supervielle, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France, October 7.
  7. Schmidmayer K. (2024). “Lithotripsie”. Nuit européenne des chercheurs, Château de Pau et Parlement de Navarre, Pau, France, September 27.
  8. Schmidmayer K. (2024). “Mécanique des fluides numérique”. Rencontres scientifiques, Lycée Louis Barthou, Pau, France, April 11.
  9. 2023

  10. Schmidmayer K. (2023). “Modélisation de la mécanique des fluides”. 1 scientifique, 1 classe: Chiche!, Lycée Saint John Perse, Pau, France, December 5 & 12.
  11. Schmidmayer K. (2023). “Le double pendule, une représentation du chaos”. Village des Sciences, Place Clemenceau, Pau, France, October 14.
  12. Schmidmayer K., Manceau R., Jung J. (2023). “Nos futurs : Jumeaux numériques et modèles de langages”. Nuit Européenne des chercheur.e.s, Château de Pau, Pau, France, September 29.
  13. Schmidmayer K. (2023). “L'accumulation de données, la face cachée de l'intelligence artificielle, vu par Albert Kahn avec sa documentation du monde en 1920”. Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, Pau, France, September 17.
  14. Schmidmayer K., Cresson J. (2023). “Une introduction aux systèmes chaotiques et bulles de cavitation”. Mathematicum Séminaire de Mathématiques et leurs Applications, Pau, France, January 25.
  15. Schmidmayer K. (2023). “Droplet shock-induced cavitation using a multiphase modelling approach”. LMAP Seminar, Pau, France, January 5.
  16. 2022

  17. Schmidmayer K. (2022). “Droplet shock-induced cavitation using a multiphase modelling approach”. Sorbonne University Seminar, Pierre and Marie Curie Campus, Institut Jean le Rond ∂’Alembert, Paris, France, December 8.
  18. Schmidmayer K. (2022). “Les bulles de cavitation et leurs interventions inattendues en médecine”. Nuit Européenne des chercheur.e.s, Château de Pau, Pau, France, September 30.
  19. Schmidmayer K. (2022). “Modeling and simulation of bubble dynamics in the diffuse-interface framework”. ETH Zürich seminar, Zürich, Switzerland, August 22.
  20. 2021

  21. Schmidmayer K. (2021). “Modelling and simulation of multiphase compressible flows in the diffuse-interface framework”. Journées Calcul & Simulation en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Arcachon, France, December 6-7.
  22. Schmidmayer K., Favrie N. (2021). “Bubble dynamics and cavitation in biomedical applications”. Journée du Laboratoire IUSTI, Marseille, France, October 8.
  23. Schmidmayer K. (2021). “Modelling and simulation of multiphase compressible flows in the diffuse-interface framework”. LMAP seminar, Pau, France, May 6.
  24. 2019

  25. Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2019). “Simulation of the collapse of an ellipsoidal bubble attached to a rigid surface”. SoCal Fluids XIII, UC Santa Barbara, April 20.
  26. Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2019). “Simulation of the collapse of an ellipsoidal vapor bubble attached to a rigid surface”. Fluid Mechanics Research Conference, January 29, Caltech, Pasadena, California.
  27. 2018

  28. Schmidmayer K. (2018). Invited by Prof. El-Rabii H. at Pprime, Université de Poitiers, October 15 - 18, Poitiers, France.
  29. Schmidmayer K. (2018). Invited by Prof. Meiburg E. at UC Santa Barbara, August 13, Santa Barbara, California.
  30. Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2018). “Spherical vapor-bubble collapse and the pathologies of interface-capturing schemes”. SoCal Fluids XII, Los Angeles, California, April 14.
  31. Schmidmayer K., Colonius T. (2018). “Simulation of multiphase compressible flows: atomization of droplet and cavitation applications”. Fluid Mechanics Research Conference, February 27, Caltech, Pasadena, California.
  32. 2017

  33. Schmidmayer K. (2017). Invited by Prof. Colonius T. at Caltech, Pasadena, California, USA, May 30 - June 4.
  34. 2016

  35. Gavrilyuk S. L., Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Daniel E., Favrie N. (2016). “Shock-droplet interaction via a new weakly hyperbolic phase-field model”. ITN Workshop, Paris, France, December 6 - 8.
  36. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Daniel E., Favrie N., Gavrilyuk S. L. (2016). “A model and numerical method for high speed flows with capillary, viscous and heat conduction effects”. Journée du Laboratoire IUSTI, Marseille, France, May 23 - 24.
  37. Schmidmayer K., Petitpas F., Daniel E., Favrie N., Gavrilyuk S. L. (2016). “Un modèle et une méthode numérique pour les écoulements compressibles avec capillarité”. Journée des Doctorants de l'ED 353, Marseille, France, May 18.