Previously where I worked in R&D, we used to deal with quite large elements and we ran those cases on workstations sometimes with 48 cores...etc I'm looking to buy a new personal laptop and I'm not sure what specs should I care for for my CFD learning, whether on OpenFOAM or other commercial software. Should I care for the graphics card as much as RAM, Storage and Processor? What about number of cores/threads...Any source I can read on that or experience?

I believe I'm about to get accepted in a Computational Simulation in Science - CFD Specialization in Wuppertal University in Germany and I had a few questions about the market there to assess the program and whether it would be a decent start to get into industry after finishing or in parallel. Anyone with any relevant insight I can contact?

Hey everyone. So in today's virtual coffee, I mentioned that I'm looking to pursue a MSc degree, but the options for fundings/programs are not always that easily available, given one's personal background and resume, you might be needing to go for whatever chance that gets you closer. From your experience, how much does the ranking/reputation of a university or the country you're studying at matter? *Specifically Europe.* And how does that affect one's chance of getting into industry or doing PhD after MSc?

[Comment "I'm in" for confirming] Hi everyone! I'm very excited to invite you for our first virtual coffee in our community!☕️🥳 I noticed that more people have joined from the US/Canada. So I decided to do two virtual coffee chats on Saturday: one for the US/Canada and one for Europe and the Middle East. This would maybe give more flexibility for all to join either chat based on their Saturday agenda 😌 Timings: - 11 am CET [people living in Europe/ME] - 10 pm CET [people in US/Canada] (check your corresponding local time to each slot) Everyone will be sent the links for both times and you can choose which one to join 🙌 To be sure, you can find this info in the "Calendar" section here as well. **These timings are not written in stone (just a starting point for the first gathering), but we can optimize for the biggest overlap once we meet 🤜🤛

Hi everybody! Happy to have you all here and very excited to kick-start a long journey of mentorship and growth with all of you. To help get to know each other and break the shyness, take a moment to introduce yourself below and let others know what you're currently working on (CFD or in general). ** Please make sure you have carefully read this post and participated in this poll [takes 5 seconds] Let's go!