Dear InterPore colleagues,

While steadily moving towards Christmas and New Years Eve, I hope everybody has an opportunity for a short, refreshing break. Whether you’re out on a beach or keeping warm indoors, it is a good time to bring some light to fellow man in need. Light-hearted, and after a nice gathering, perhaps somewhat light-headed too!

Meanwhile, InterPore continues updating you on the latest news that will interest you. A book on tortuosity may find its (indirect…) way to you…, or a publication on multiphase and multicomponent phase changes. Or what about the 52 PorousMediaTTT (and still counting). You can join that team. A relaxing video on Qingdao, a tenure track position or a MSc internship on moon topics… and more! Scroll down to discover!

And as this is the last regular Newsletter before 2024, on behalf of the Newsletter team, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

The abstract submission deadline is 08 January for in-person oral presentations!! Submit your abstract before it’s too late!

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Submit Your 2024 Conference Course Proposals by 15 January!

We welcome submission of proposals for Conference Courses at InterPore2024. Courses will be organized as satellite events of the InterPore Annual Meeting in Qingdao on the following dates:

• Sunday, 12 May 2024
• Friday, 17 May 2024

Standard duration of a given course will be a half-day (3-hour lecture). Proposals for non-standard duration, if well justified, will be considered. Main criteria for selection of proposals include track record of the proposers as well as the opportunity to ensure diversity to a full extent across the set of courses.

To submit your proposal, please complete the following submission form before 15 January 2024.

Plenary speaker

In anticipation of InterPore2024, we’re introducing the plenary speakers in today’s and forthcoming Newsletters and Bulletins. This week: Changying Zhao

Changying Zhao
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Title: Multiscale Considerations on Porous Media Heat Transfer

Prof. Changying Zhao is the Chair Professor, the Director of Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, and the Dean of China-UK Low Carbon College of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Prof. Zhao’s research interests mainly cover micro/nano-scale thermal radiation and metamaterial energy devices, advanced energy storage and smart energy system, and phase change heat transfer in porous media.

Heat transfer in porous media is ubiquitous in many industrial applications, such as heat exchangers, heat pipes, heat storage system, and porous coatings for thermal radiation. Thus, it is of great importance to understand in depth the heat transfer in porous media. This, however, is still a huge challenge, mainly attributed to the following facts. First, heat transfer in porous media is a process involving multiple scales. The pores in porous media can be multiscaled, ranging from nano to millimeters; and the heat transfer in each pore of porous media controls the continuum- (macro) scale heat transfer in porous media. Second, heat transfer in porous media includes… continue reading

And now for Qingdao!

Qingdao has a lot of things to offer with respect to science, science history and porous media. When in need for a short break, have a look at this nice video from Qingdao.

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Many thanks to all those who have already renewed your membership with InterPore for 2024! Your active involvement continues to enrich and expand the vibrancy of our community.

For all others, we would like to invite you to renew your membership now to stay connected with InterPore and take part in the exciting initiatives we have planned in the coming year.

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To express our appreciation, we’re pleased to offer a special 25% discount to all individual members who renew or upgrade their membership before 31 December.

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Thank you for being an important part of InterPore. We look forward to another year of collaboration, learning, and growth together!

Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer 2024

Prof. Ruben Juanes, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, is the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2024.

As the winner of this year’s distinguished award, Prof. Ruben Juanes will be giving one of his two lectures at selected institutions. Hosts may select one of two options:

• Option A: Fluids, Fingers, Fractures and Fractals: Patterns in Porous Media
• Option B: Man-made Earthquakes and the Energy Transition

If your university/institution is interested in hosting Prof. Juanes, please download and fill out the application form and send it to Sandra Bartsch e-mail by 31 December 2023.

After receiving the application, we will keep you informed on any decisions made by Prof. Juanes and InterPore officials. For more information, you can also visit our website.

Prof. Juanes and InterPore are looking forward hearing from you!

BeNeLux Chapter meeting

Registration for the 6th InterPore BeNeLux Chapter meeting is now open! The meeting will be held at Luxembourg University (2 avenue de la Fonte, L-4364 Esch sur Alzette) on 11 – 12 April 2024.

Click here to learn more about the scope of the event and visit the event page to register.

Study Plan in Porous Media course: register now!

Register now to secure your spot in our next InterPore Academy SP-PM course: PORE 1-3 Multiphase Flow and Transport in Porous Media.

The course will take place online on Mondays from 8 – 29 January 2024 (19-22:00 CET). (flyer)

Lecturers: Sibani Lisa Biswal (Rice University, USA), Maja Rücker (TU Eindhoven, Netherlands), Cyprien Soulaine (CNRS, France)

This course will introduce students to basic principles in multiphase flow in porous media.

Learn more about the topics that will be covered here.

Sibani Lisa Biswal Rice University, USA	Maja Rücker TU Eindhoven, Netherlands	Cyprien Soulaine CNRS, France

Register today!

Webinar with Vahid Niasar

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 this topic, a new classification scheme and a systematic tortuosity-nomenclature are proposed. Three main classes of tortuosity are distinguished and thoroughly discussed: direct geometric, indirect physics-based and mixed tortuosities.

Book contents:

• Review of theories and a new classification of tortuosity types
• Tortuosity-porosity relationships: review of empirical data from literature
• Image-based methodologies, workflows, and calculation approaches for tortuosity
• Towards a quantitative understanding of microstructure-property relationships

Springer Nature / Springer Series in Materials Science, Open Access
Corresponding Author: Lorenz Holzer

This publication is the result of a collaboration of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), the University of Ulm, and Math2Market GmbH, which is an Institutional Member of InterPore.

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 energy, in a thermodynamically consistent manner. This must be combined with a suitable mathematical approach for appearing and disappearing phases. The paper uses the unified formulation of the phase equilibrium problem with a persistent set of unknowns and extends the methodology to cover general equilibria states. This general, unified flash presents a modular way to include and couple the local fluid phase equilibrium with the flow and transport model.

Fluid Phase Equilibria, 578, March 2024, 113991
Corresponding Author: Veljko Lipovac

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Porous Media Tea Time Talks

🌟 Past 50 and Still Young!

Three and a half years ago, amid the challenges of COVID lockdowns, we embarked on a journey that now includes 52 inspiring Porous Media Tea Time Talks (#PorousMediaTTT).

What initially connected early career researchers has blossomed into a global platform for knowledge exchange with around 28,000 views. Our success is a testament to teamwork, friendship, and collaboration within the InterPore community. Three founding members now hold faculty positions, two are permanent researchers, and we’ve welcomed two waves of InterPore SAC members. This year alone, we celebrated the doctoral defense of three active members.

📺 Discover Our #PorousMediaTTT YouTube Channel! 🌐🔍

Explore a treasure trove of porous media sciences featuring top-notch research by PhDs, Postdocs, and early-career researchers worldwide. We’re devoted to equal opportunity, inclusiveness, and gender balance.

🌍 Join the #PorousMediaTTT Community! 🤝💡

Here’s your chance to shape the future of Porous Media Tea Time Talks:

• Propose Special Sessions: InterPore National Chapters, seize the opportunity to propose dedicated special sessions in 2024!
• Spot Rising Stars: Calling all group leaders, professors, researchers, and industry experts! Identify and recommend young talents for future talks.
• Connect with us, especially if you’re in an underrepresented region on our map. Let’s continue this journey together!

Your support and enthusiasm drive us forward! 🚀

Contact the PorousMediaTTT team

PhD

• PhD on Multiphase flow in responsive media: Hydrate formation in Carbon Geosequestration. Jointly supervised between Coventry University, Nottingham Trent University and the British Geological Survey. Coventry, UK
• PhD on Nonequilibrium two-phase flow in disordered media: Memory, hysteresis and energy dissipation. Coventry University, UK

(Assistant/associate) Prof

• Tenure track professor position on modelling fluid rock interactions, CERGY, France

Other

• MSc internship on water transport in the Moon subsurface. ESA, Noordwijk, the Netherlands

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