Dear InterPore colleagues,

InterPore2022 has already started online! I have watched the first lecture and asked a question. It is, in fact, about a recently published paper being reported in our InJournals section of this Newsletter, which is how it caught my attention. Although the timing (so close to our hybrid InterPore2022 event) is very fortunate, I believe it still is a nice example of how science communication is quickly advancing in this digital world. Multiple interconnected and parallel lines of communication improve the outreach and facilitate fast and in-depth discussions.

Fear of missing out? You can still join InterPore2022!

All the best,

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

Registration still open

The registration to InterPore2022 is still open! Register now and you can immediately join (online) and watch pre-recorded lectures.

Conference booklet is available online:

Dress code

Dress code for InterPore2022 is business casual. Due to the heat outside and the cool air conditioning inside, it is advisable to wear short sleeves and bring a light jacket or sweater.

Figure credits: Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke via Pixabay

Visit to the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Tuesday Evening

All in-person participants and accompanying guests will receive complementary tickets to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, made possible by a generous donation from the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

On Tuesday evening, buses to the Louvre Abu Dhabi will depart Khalifa University at approximately 17:15, directly after Parallel Session 6, and will return participants to the conference hotels at 21:00.

We hope you enjoy a memorable visit at this beautiful location!

InterPore2022 sponsors

InterPore is proud to announce IADNOC as Platinum Sponsor at InterPore2022!

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) is one of the world’s leading energy producers and a primary catalyst for the growth and diversification of the Abu Dhabi economy. Founded in 1971, ADNOC has been responsible for harnessing the UAE’s energy resources by meeting the demands of an ever-changing energy market and ultimately transforming our nation. Since our foundation, we have worked tirelessly to honor the legacy of the UAE’s founding father by thinking creatively, challenging convention, and striving for excellence in all that we do.

Our work plays a crucial role in Abu Dhabi’s and the UAE’s global emergence. We have enabled our people to realize their remarkable potential, helped create thousands of jobs, driven economic growth, and invested in education and research for the future. With an ambitious outlook for the years to come, we continue to look for innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, while applying the latest technology, developing mutually-beneficial partnerships, and driving In-Country Value.

Together, we are committed to sustaining our positive impact in the communities where we operate and the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.

Find out more about us on our website.

InterPore Foundation

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InterPore Brochure

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InterPore Elections 2022: Call for Nominations

InterPore Elections are coming up, spanning an election period from 1 – 30 November 2022. The elections involve a new President-Elect, four Council members and four members of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC). Nominations can be brought out until 1 July 2022.

More information can be found here.

Student Affairs Committee (SAC) is looking for new members

Are you a BSc, MSc or PhD candidate? Or do you know a very talented young researcher in those categories? The Student Affairs Committee (SAC) is currently seeking nominations for four members. Nominations are open to all InterPore members (including members through Institutional Memberships) who are enrolled in porous media activities. You can nominate yourself or others (with their permission!).

Becoming a SAC member brings fun on a global scale and potentially boosts your career, either within the academia or within the industry. Check here the current SAC members.

For nominations, please send the following info to Laura Pyrak-Nolte:

• Name
• Institution
• Current Position
• A brief description of yourself/the nominee and
• Why you/the nominee would like to be elected to the SAC (around 200 words).

The election will be held in November 2022, and all members of the InterPore community are encouraged to vote. The elected members of the SAC will be publicly announced in the InterPore newsletter. Elected members will be part of the SAC for 4 years. For more information about the SAC activities, you can always send the committee an email.

Two-step diffusion in cellular hygroscopic (vascular plant-like) materials

Marion Cocusse, Matteo Rosales, Benjamin Maillet, Rahima Sidi-Boulenouar, Elisa Julien, Sabine Caré, Philippe Coussot

Vascular plants, a vast group including conifers, flowering plants, etc., are made of a cellular hygroscopic structure containing water in the form of either free (i.e., in a standard liquid state) or bound (i.e., absorbed in the cell walls) water. Using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques, we distinguish the dynamics of bound water and free water in a typical material (softwood) with such a structure, under convective drying. We show that water extraction relies on two mechanisms of diffusion in two contiguous regions of the sample, in which respectively the material still contains free water or only contains bound water. However, in any case, the transport is ensured by bound water. This makes it possible to prolong free water storage despite dry external conditions and shows that it is possible to extract free water in depth (or from large heights) without continuity of the free water network.

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 8, (2022)
Corresponding Author: Philippe Coussot

InterPore Members can promote their publications to the community via the InterPore In Journals Section of the Newsletter. If you wish to do so, please submit your publication highlight to newsletter@InterPore.org. Clearly indicate which of the authors is an InterPore member (or the institute with an Institutional Membership). Note that we will not review the entries nor does InterPore endorse the published work. Furthermore, we publish on a “submitted first, published first” basis. The highlighted publication should be no older than 6 months (available online).

The highlight should be short (max 100 words) and contain an illustration. Please note that we offer this opportunity exclusively to InterPore members. If you would like to become a member, please have a look here.

PhD positions

• PhD Research Fellow in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics/Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources, University of Bergen, Norway
• PhD Research Fellow in Computational Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen, Norway

Post-doc positions

• Postdoctoral position in flow, and hydrodynamic transport in permeable media. (IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

If you have a job opening in your institute and would like to promote it internationally, please send the description and weblink or PDF to newsletter@interpore.org, and we’ll be happy to add it to the list.