- April 21, 2023
- Posted by: lbilke
- Category: Interpore Newsletter
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Dear InterPore colleagues, Yesterday, I had the pleasure of discussing a new project with two outstanding scientists. Very nice and very smart guys. But after an hour, I realized we’ve mainly discussed financial conditions and constructs, rather than science. And one of them had already discussed this project with a financial controller for an hour. I guess it is part of developing further as a scientist, but it felt like sub-optimal use of talents. Of course, those who succeed with funding applications can do science (or have a PhD student doing science…), who produces nice papers (see InJournals section) and presents their work at InterPore2023 (see updates below). Part of the budget can be reserved for summer schools or InterPore Short Courses. And, of course, you can promote your PhD position through this Newsletter, so new PhD candidates can get started and contemplate about finances and funding proposals in about 4 years from now. We don’t need a Fast Fourier Transform to see some periodicity here! All the best, Matthijs de Winter
InterPore2023
It is still possible to submit an abstract for InterPore2023! Online Presentations at InterPore2023
More information on Online Presentations, including guidelines and instructions, can be found on our website. Energy Transition Forum
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. The Q&A section of the session on Whova is now open! You can start asking your questions now! Lecture & Panel Chair: Ann Muggeridge, Imperial College Panellists:
Photographer WantedWe’re hoping to find a volunteer to help capture images of the speakers, attendees, and activities at InterPore2023. If you’re passionate about photography, we’d love to have you join our team. You’ll have the opportunity to showcase your skills and be a part of a great community of volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering as a photographer, please contact us at conference2023@interpore.org. Sponsors
Math2Market GmbH and GeoDict
The simulation software GeoDict is applied worldwide in industrial and academic settings for material analysis, engineering, and development in Digital Rock Physics and Digital Rock Analysis, Filtration, Digital Materials R&D (ceramics, composites, foams and metals…), battery and fuel cell R&D, personal care products, biotechnology and biomedical engineering, food industry, paper manufacturing, acoustics, insulation, etc. GeoDict analyzes the microstructural geometry of materials and predicts microstructure-dependent material properties under differing conditions. In material engineering, the users change the microstructural design of materials directly in the computer and optimize them by modifying these 3D models interactively. In contrast to typical finite element software, GeoDict simulates directly on the 3D image and requires no meshing. Math2Market offers a variety of Cloud services to use GeoDict. GeoDict represents a superb time- and cost-saving alternative to traditional trial-and-error, to extensive and time-consuming lab experiments, and to prototyping. GeoDict greatly accelerates the analysis, engineering, and testing of materials. Exhibitors
We’re delighted to welcome Hiden Isochema as an exhibitor at InterPore2023! Platinum Sponsor for InterPore2023
Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lectureship
Prof. Juanes is Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. Ruben Juanes is a world-renowned expert in the field of multiphase flow in porous media. His research aims at advancing fundamental understanding and predictive capabilities of the simultaneous flow of two or more fluids through rocks, soils, and other porous materials. It combines theory, simulation, and experiments, to elucidate fundamental aspects of multiphase flow. Find out about his two lecture options (“Fluids, Fingers, Fractures and Fractals: Patterns in Porous Media” and “Man-made Earthquakes and the Energy Transition”). How to host Ruben Juanes at your institute
Album of Porous Media is now available online!We are very pleased to announce to you that the album has been published and is available online at the Springer website. Thank you all for your contributions and support throughout these many years.
Israel National Chapter Meeting29 June 2023, Haifa, Israel
Webinar and Short course offeringsWebinar: Underground H2 Storage – enabling an H2 economy at scale
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. Short Course: Linear Poro-Elasticity – From Quasi-Static Consolidation to Acoustic Waves
Monday, 12 June 2023 (1:15 to – 4pm CEST)
Call for abstracts: 2nd International DECOVALEX Symposium14-16 November 2023, Troyes, France
This open symposium will feature internationally recognized keynote speakers and researchers focusing on coupled processes, including computational methods, lab experiments, and in situ tests. The symposium will also provide exciting insights from the current phase of the DECOVALEX project, referred to as DECOVALEX-2023. Deadline abstract submission: 1 June 2023
2nd Intl. Summer School on UHS4-7 July 2023, Delft, Netherlands The 2nd International Summer School on Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) will be held in Delft this year between 4-7 July. The summer school will be hybrid, and will cover many aspects of the UHS including:
Lectures will be given by a broad range of speakers including scientists, industrial experts, policy making staff and EU funding agencies. For more information please have a look at the website.
Subsurface CO2 and H2 Storage for a Sustainable Energy Future28 April 2023, Imperial College London and online
The Towards Net Zero Seminar, the Transition to Zero Pollution Initiative, and the Imperial Policy Forum at Imperial College London Invite you to join in-person and online for a special event and networking lunch. Meet the authors to discuss the recently published paper in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment on Subsurface CO2 and H2 Storage. We are bringing together a panel of experts in science, engineering, law, and public acceptance to discuss recent developments in the USA, the EU, and the UK. The panellists will address the key issues around the scaleup of CO2 storage including fluid flow and trapping, storage site development and engineering, the risks of induced seismicity and CO2 leakage, regulatory frameworks and policy, public acceptance and environmental sustainability, and the limitations and opportunities for scaling up to a gigatonnes per year mitigation technology. Date/Time: 28 April 2023, 12 – 14:00
Prediction of local concentration fields in porous media with chemical reaction using a multi scale convolutional neural networkAgnese Marcato, Javier E. Santos, Gianluca Boccardo, Hari Viswanathan, Daniele Marchisio, Maša Prodanović
It is often difficult to rely on detailed computational modeling alone (for example in optimization loops for designing devices, or subsurface flow exploration) due to the heavy computational costs. To this end, a cheaper surrogate model is needed. In this work (available in open access), we show how to use an innovative type of convolutional neural network, with multi-scale capabilities, extended to interpret transport and reaction results coming from detailed simulations. The network is able replicate the full-order 3D results, much faster (almost instantaneously) and with high accuracy. Chemical Engineering Journal 455, 140367 (2023) Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of temporal variation in ionic strength on colloid retention and remobilization in saturated porous mediaYerramilli Sai Rama Krishna, N. Seetha, S. Majid Hassanizadeh
Temporal variations in the chemistry of infiltrating water into the subsurface are known to cause remobilization of colloids from the grain surfaces, thereby increasing the travel distance of the colloidal contaminants. Column experiments were performed, in which we injected carboxylate-modified latex colloids at a given ionic strength for a specified period. After breakthrough of colloids, the ionic strength of inflowing water was decreased in a stepwise manner to 0 mM (DI water). A sharp release of colloids was observed with each step decrease in ionic strength. Only a partial release of deposited colloids was observed even after several steps of ionic strength decrease with significant release observed when the ionic strength was reduced to below 10 mM. A mathematical model was developed incorporating a novel formulation for ionic strength-dependent deposition and release. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 251, 104079 (2022) InterPore Members can promote their publications to the community via the InterPore InJournals 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.
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Online presentations will not be scheduled into live sessions. This applies to both online oral presentations and online posters. – All online presenters will have the option of providing a pre-recorded presentation and other digital materials (including a digital poster.)
During a lunch panel, a panel of experts will engage in a discussion with participants on the topic of current urgent research needs in various energy transition technologies and methodologies.
The Israel Chapter of InterPore will host its Third Symposium on 29 June 2023. The Symposium will take place at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Please visit the 
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The Second International DECOVALEX Symposium on Coupled Processes in Radioactive Waste Disposal and Subsurface Engineering Applications invites you to the beautiful city of Troyes, France, 14-16 November 2023. This in-person symposium is jointly hosted by 
