Dear InterPore colleagues,
Two or three years ago, we had a performance event scheduled during the online InterPore meeting (remember the miraculous long-distance card tricks by the most famous Spanish magician?). Last week, I was in Stuttgart, Germany, for a meeting. We noticed a piano in the conference venue, so, after a beer, we decided to compose a three-chord song. Illustrating the nerdiness, we had chatGPT writing the lyrics for us! All those who came close, ‘volunteered’ to be in the choir and the next day, we performed the song after the last scientific talk.

Who knows what improvised creativity we’ll find at InterPore2023 (I am just saying..), in addition to all the well-prepared lectures and posters (program with abstract is online)!

And we have award-winning chapters, summer schools, new positions, KC Lecturer 2023 (last chance) and more…!

All the best,

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

It is still possible to submit an abstract for InterPore2023! Abstract submission for online presentations and in-person posters will remain open until 1 May 2023! Submit your abstract here.

Program

As we near the conference, the detailed program is coming together and is available for viewing. Parallel oral sessions have been entered and can be seen (and searched) here.

Poster sessions will be coming soon – stay tuned!

In-Person Poster Presentations at InterPore2023

Please note the guidelines below for In-Person Poster Presentations.

• Each poster presenter will be assigned to one of the poster sessions during the conference.
• Session assignments can be found by navigating to the “My Conference” section of this website and clicking on the abstract link.
• Posters should be put up in the morning and will remain on display the entire day.
• Presenters of posters should be at their posters during their scheduled poster presentation session. Those who have requested to be considered for the best poster award must be present at their poster during the scheduled poster presentation session and be available for the live Q&A.
• All poster presenters will have the option to upload a digital poster and pre-recorded video for participants who are unable to attend the live presentation.
• Attendees and presenters can also use the chat feature in the conference platform, Whova, to discuss presentations at any time.

More information on In-Person Poster Presentations, including guidelines and instructions, can be found on our website.

Energy Transition panel

During InterPore2023, in addition to many presentations in regular minisymposia that would address various aspects of energy transition, a special event will be organized on Thursday, 25 May. First, a plenary lecture will be given by Onno van Kessel (General Manager, CCS Development & Subsurface at Shell), entitled Energy Transition and Porous Media: an Industrial Megaproject Perspective. Then, a panel of experts will engage in a 1-hour discussion with the participants regarding the current urgent research needs in various energy transition technologies and methodologies.

InterPore2023 attendees can ask their questions in the Q&A section of the session on Whova (the online conference platform) prior to the conference, during the plenary lecture of Onno van Kessel and during the forum. During the discussion the session chair, Ann Muggeridge (Professor, Chair in Subsurface Physics at Imperial College) will direct the questions/comments to the appropriate panel members.

Chair of Lecture & Panel: Ann Muggeridge, Imperial College
Panelists:

• Onno van Kessel, Shell
• Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto
• Michelle Bentham, British Geological Survey
• Martin Blunt, Imperial College
• Lynn Orr, Stanford University

A white paper on the current urgent research needs in various energy transition technologies and methodologies will be prepared after the conference, with input from all panel members.

Join us at InterPore2023 in Edinburgh for the latest on Energy Transition!

Walk to Arthur’s seat

Edinburgh is often said to have been built on seven hills, in an allusion to Rome, although it’s not hard to come up with a few more if you know the city well. The highest of them all is known as Arthur’s Seat, an ancient volcano that erupted 350 million years ago. Although it is sometimes said that its name derived from the legend of King Arthur, it is more likely coming from the Gaelic Àrd-na-Said, meaning height of arrows. Arthur’s Seat towers over the Palace of Holyrood and Edinburgh’s Old Town, offering a spectacular vantage point over the whole city as well as the Three Bridges and the Firth of Forth.

Join us on Wednesday 24th of May for our walk to the summit of Arthur’s Seat. It’s a short, slightly strenuous hike to the highest point (251 m). We recommend sturdy footwear and outfits appropriate for the four seasons, as they are often experienced in a single day in Edinburgh. Due to the potential for high winds, an umbrella is not advised. The walk to the top is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. The return to Old Town Edinburgh is approximately 30 minutes. This event is free and open to all attendees. Visit the conference website for more information.

Platinum Sponsor for InterPore2023

Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer 2023 (last chance)

Professor Adrian Bejan, from Duke University, USA, continues to successfully present his award-winning lecture, Vascular materials: Predicting Design Evolution, at various universities and institutions around the world.

Most recently, he presented his lecture at the Annual Meeting of the InterPore Mexico Chapter, Mexico, and the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

His next presentations include the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania (late March), the University of Glasgow and the International Association for Green Energy, Scotland (July) and the InterPore France Chapter, France (October).

Apply now to request to host the 2023 InterPore Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecture series at your institute. Please visit our website for further information on how to apply.

Brazil National Chapter Meeting

7-9 August 2023 in Campinas-SP, Brazil

The 6th Brazil InterPore Chapter Conference on Porous Media will take place from 7-9 August 2023 in Campinas-SP, Brazil at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS).

The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) is part of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas (SP) and is responsible for operating Sirius, the largest and most complex scientific infrastructure ever built in Brazil and one of the most advanced synchrotron light sources in the world. This state-of-the-art laboratory allows the investigation of the composition and structure of matter in its most varied forms, opening new perspectives for research in areas such as materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, environmental sciences, and many others. Learn below how to access LNLS’ facilities here.

Registration and abstract submission will close in May. Please see here for more details.

Webinar: Underground H2 storage – enabling a H2 economy at scale

Tuesday, 25 April, 4 pm CEST

Speaker: Dr. Karin de Borst, Shell Global Solutions International B.V.
Duration: 1 hour
Date/Time: 25 April 2023 at 4 pm CEST

Abstract: Hydrogen is considered a key enabler of a net-zero emission energy system. It provides a balance between energy supply and demand over possibly long distances and periods of time and, thus, allows the introduction of a higher share of renewable energy sources in the overall energy mix. Offering a balancing mechanism to the energy system will require a large-scale storage of hydrogen, which can be most cost-effectively realized in the subsurface using mined salt caverns, depleted reservoirs, or aquifers. This webinar will provide an introduction to H2 subsurface storage technologies and highlight the critical role of the geosciences and petroleum engineering in their de-risking and further development. It will address performance characteristics, remaining challenges, suitable geological resources, and ongoing piloting activities and commercial-scale developments.

More info

InterPore National Chapter Award

Every year, the InterPore National Chapter Award is given in recognition of the many activities organized by a chapter in recent years (in particular during the past one) and of its contribution to the make the InterPore society flourishing.

This year’s award goes jointly to the Benelux and Norway chapters.

The National Chapter Committee (NCC) selects the winning chapter during the first trimester of each year on the basis of activities reported in the annual reports of chapters.

The evaluation for the award attribution is based on the following points:

• the organization of the chapter with a well-structured committee,
• the organization of a meeting every two years (Benelux) or an annual workshop (Norway) with substantial participation,
• their involvement in the interactions with InterPore,
• their communication among the community in their country and internationally,
• their participation in a network with a regional chapter workshop planned during fall 2024 (together with France and Germany).

Congratulations to our friends in the Benelux and Norway on their good work!

UKACM2023

19-21 April 2023, Warwick, UK

The School of Engineering of the University of Warwick is proud to host the 2023 Annual Conference of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics. For more information, please visit their website.

Frontiers of Mixing Summer School

15-25 August 2023, Cargèse, Corsica, France

The EU-funded project CoPerMix is organizing a summer school in Cargèse, Corsica, France. It will include sessions on:

The final program of the 2023 Cargèse summer school on “Frontiers of mixing” is available here.

The deadline for pre-registration is 30 June.

For more info. please visit their website.

Promote your Publication

InterPore Members, do you want to promote your publication to the community? If so, please submit your highlight to newsletter@InterPore.org. 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 (500 characters) 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

• PhD position on multiphase flow in responsive media: Hydrate formation in carbon geosequestration, Coventry University, UK

(Assistent/associated-) prof

• Associate Professor in Geohazards-Geomechanics, Department of Geosciences (GEO), University of Oslo (UiO), Norway

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.