Poster presenters who have not yet registered must do so prior to this Monday, 29 April. Any presenters who register after this date will not be included in the printed program. Register here!   Check out the Technical Program The technical program is now available! Use the features in Whova to find sessions which interest

A long-standing supporter of InterPore, Alberto Guadagnini, Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Vice Rector for Research at the Politecnico di Milano, has received the Henry Darcy Medal from the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Alberto has been awarded for his research works aimed at expanding the frontiers of our knowledge on

Prof. Rainer Helmig, from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, is the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2025. As the winner of this year’s distinguished award, Prof. Rainer Helmig will be giving one of his two lectures at selected institutions: for more information about the lectures, please visit Prof. Helmig’s page on the InterPore website. If your

The Iran InterPore Chapter will host the first Iran Conference on Porous Mediafrom 24-25 September 2024 at the School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran. The topics will include diverse applications of porous media in: geosciences, energy, medicine, biology and environmental engineering, and industry. Benefit from inspiring lectures, connect with researchers from

Many thanks to all those who tuned in for this week’s webinar with Catherine Noiriel (University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France) on “Challenging reactive transport modeling from pore scale observations.” It was a valuable talk and we enjoyed the lively discussion that followed. For those who missed out, you can view a recording of the session

There is still time to register for our Conference Courses at InterPore2024! On Sunday, 12 May, Majid Hassanizadeh (Utrecht University) will present a half-day course on the topic of “Capillarity in Porous Media at Different Scales.” In the course, a systematic approach is taken to the understanding of capillarity in porous media at different scales.

The purpose of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is to ensure that the InterPore community harnesses the talent and knowledge from the widest possible pool of talent for the benefit of the porous media science and engineering. We believe it is necessary to leverage the vast breadth of human experience to find solutions

Peking University in Beijing is one of the oldest and most important higher education institutions in China with over 48,600 students. It consists of 55 schools and departments, 60 research entities, and ten affiliated hospitals. It has six faculties (Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Science, Information Technology and Engineering, and Health Science) and continues

The ISC Centre for Science Futures’ landmark report “Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI“ offers a comprehensive analysis of the integration of artificial intelligence in science and research across various countries. The report, which features a number of ISC Members, serves as a critical source of first-hand information for science leaders, policy-makers and academics and

The International Science Council and its Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability proudly announce the launch of the Science Missions for Sustainability Global Call. Consortia are invited to submit pilot proposals to become part of the transformative collective action to shape the future of science and humanity. More information Deadline: 31 May*

Submit your inputs to the UN Scientific and Technological Major Group position paper for the 2024 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) by 10 May. The paper is aimed to deliver concise, impactful and science-based key messages on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation and will serve as an important resource reflecting the collective voice of the S&T

If you can’t see this message, {readonline}click here{/readonline}All past FlashNews and Newsletters are online here: E-Newsletter Your last chance to submit abstracts for InterPore2024 has arrived! Submissions for posters and online presentations will be accepted until midnight (Pacific Time) this Friday, 19 April. Submit now! Poster presenters Poster presenters who have not yet registered must

17-19 July 2024, Stuttgart, Germany SFB 1313 offers a DuMuX Short Course, organized by its Integrated Research Training Group “Interface-Driven Multi-Field Processes in Porous Media IRTG-IMPM”. The course aims at introducing the open-source simulator and research code DuMux (DUNE for Multi-{Phase, Component, Scale, Physics, …} flow and transport in porous media). More information and registration

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10-12 July 2024, Bozeman, Montana, USA Center for Biofilm Engineering is pleased to continue its program to encourage the participation of outstanding non-MSU biofilm investigators at its annual Montana Biofilm Science and Technology Meeting. Targeting postdoctoral researchers and newly hired faculty, up to two investigators will be invited to present their research at our upcoming

17-21 June 2024, Krakow, Poland CCS research groups at the University of Oslo (Norway) and AGH University of Krakow (Poland) invite you to attend their Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Summer School. The CCS school is primarily aimed at PhDs but is also open for MSc students and postdoctoral researchers. Participants must submit an online

Fingering Instability During Mixing-Driven Precipitation Flow Negar Shahsavar, Xiaojing Fu, Benzhong Zhao We investigate fluid–fluid displacement in a Hele–Shaw cell where two fluids react to form of a precipitate suspension. We observe interesting fingering patterns whose birth, growth and decay are strongly influenced by the injection rate. Additionally, the fingering instability has strong feedback on

Predicting Ecosystem Net Primary Productivity by Percolation Theory and Optimality Principle Allen G. Hunt, Muhammad Sahimi, Behzad Ghanbarian, and German Poveda The water balance equation divides precipitation at the Earth’s terrestrial surface into its two principal pathways: evapotranspiration (ET) and run-off (Q). Known as the “central problem of hydrology,” since Robert Horton declared that in

Effect of Reservoir Heterogeneity on Well Placement Prediction in CO2-EOR Projects Using Machine Learning Surrogate Models: Benchmarking of Boosting-Based Algorithms T. Esfandi, S. Sadeghnejad, A. Jafari Carbon capture and storage (CCS) during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in underground reservoirs offer both environmental and economic benefits. This study explores the efficiency of five machine learning boosting

Unveiling Moisture Transport Mechanisms in Cellulosic Materials: Vapor vs. Bound Water Y. Zou, B. Maillet, L. Brochard, P. Coussot   Natural textiles, wood, hair, paper, wool, or bio-based walls possess the remarkable ability to store humidity from sweat or the environment through “bound water” absorption within nanopores, constituting up to 30% of their dry mass.

Compaction and Clay Content Control Mudrock Porosity A. Rezaeyan, N. Kampman, V. Pipich, L. C. Barnsley, G. Rother, C. Magill, J. Ma, A. Busch Mudrocks, ubiquitous yet poorly understood sedimentary rocks with significant variations in pore structure, form seals for geological carbon dioxide and energy storage, repositories for radioactive waste disposal, and reservoirs for natural

Tortuosity and Microstructure Effects in Porous Media: Classical Theories, Empirical Data, and Modern Methods Lorenz Holzer, Philip Marmet, Mathias Fingerle, Andreas Wiegmann, Matthias Neumann, Volker Schmidt Empirical data shows that the tortuosity-value of a certain microstructure is more strongly dependent on the type of tortuosity than on the microstructure itself. To clarify the discussion on

Unified Flash Calculations With Isenthalpic and Isochoric Constraints V. Lipovac, O. Duran, E. Keilegavlen, F. A. Radu, I. Berre Simulation of multiphase multicomponent flow with phase change demands great flexibility, efficiency, and compatibility of the thermodynamic subproblem. Complex phenomena in the subsurface require models for multiple properties of the fluid, including volume, enthalpy, or internal

Nanothermodynamics: Theory and Applications Dick Bedeaux, Signe Kjelstrup, Sondre K. Schnell This book explains and applies the systematic thermodynamic theory of small systems proposed by Hill. It uses and extends his method. The basic ideas of the theory are highlighted, and the power of the theory in and away from equilibrium is demonstrated in several