Dear InterPore colleagues,

The other day, I was in a meeting where a colleague, an enthusiastic scientist, reported some of his findings and scientific plans to policy makers. He only showed one, maybe two equations, and discussed how the input parameters were experimentally obtained. At some point, the chair interrupted him, requesting for a quick conclusion without all the details.

I did – and probably occasionally still do – misjudge audiences. Still, equations are fun and easy anyway, aren’t they!? Luckily, amongst fellow InterPore colleagues, we can have slides with equations and derivations and graphs or figures to show what they mean. Agreed? In that case, InterPore2024, the Tea Time Talks, the KC Lecturer, the webinar, the course, other conferences, all chances to enjoy a great presentation (or present yourself).

And if you perform and present well, we may present you with an award at some point! Congratulations to the two award winners presented in today’s Newsletter!

All the best,

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

Abstracts for poster and online presentations can still be submitted at the InterPore2024 website.

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Career Development Event

Gear up for an extraordinary Career Development Event at InterPore2024, brought to you by the Students Affairs Committee (SAC). Brace yourself for an illuminating panel featuring accomplished academics and industry professionals sharing their expert insights into thriving in the ever-evolving landscape of porous media science careers.

Whether you’re a student, a Ph.D. candidate, or a seasoned professional, deciding on the right career path post-graduation can be a puzzle. Join us to gain priceless guidance and perspectives on the most sought-after skills in this era of energy transition and the green shift.

This free event is open to all InterPore2024 participants. Date and time will be provided once determined.

Visa news

China has extended visa-free entry to two more European countries, Ireland and Switzerland. With this extension, citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, Ireland, and Switzerland will be able to enter China without a visa for up to 15 days for business or tourism purposes. The visa-free entry program is effective until 30 November 2024.

More details on visa regulations are available on the conference website.

And now…Qingdao!

InterPore2024 will be in Qingdao. Described as a city of “red tiles, green trees, blue sky, and blue sea.” Qingdao has a lot of things to offer with respect to science, science history and porous media. This week: Golden Beach

Qingdao Golden Beach Scenic Area stands out as a renowned coastal tourist and resort destination in China, proudly holding the title of “Asia’s Best Beach” thanks to its exquisite golden sands and breathtaking natural landscapes.

Situated in the Huangdao District of Qingdao, this crescent-shaped beach spans an impressive 3500 meters from east to west, with a width of 300 meters, hugging the southern edge of the Yellow Sea. The sand on this beach is… continue reading

New Sponsor for InterPore2024

We are delighted to welcome Canon Production Printing Netherlands B.V. as a Silver Sponsor at InterPore2024! We send our thanks for their continued support!

Top Sponsors for InterPore2024

Kimberly-Clark Lectureship 2024 off to a start!

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

InterPore has received more than 30 applications to host Prof. Juanes, some of the requests have already been approved and scheduled, and many others are being planned. His first lecture of the year was presented at the InterPore Northeast-Midwest US Chapter Kick-off Meeting (online) on 22 January.

Although the deadline has passed, if you wish to get in touch with Prof. Juanes about a potential presentation, please contact Sandra Bartsch.

Repository for Open Calls for Research Projects

InterPore wants to set up a repository for open calls for national and international research projects related to the understanding, description, and modeling of natural and industrial porous media systems.

Please send information on such open calls including details on main research topics, target countries, budget, and duration to Costanza Aricò.

The information received will be published on the InterPore website. Stay tuned for more details in the upcoming editions of the newsletter.

Donate to InterPore Foundation

We have received encouraging news from the InterPore Foundation that already 50% of the financial goal has been met! Please donate to a good cause!

Donate now

InterPore’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion committee

InterPore’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) committee is seeking new members to enhance our geographic diversity. We aim to attain a more comprehensive perspective on the DEI issues affecting our scientific community around the globe! We especially encourage InterPore members with ties to Africa and the Middle East to consider joining the committee. If interested, please send a short expression of interest and CV to the committee chair, Yuhang Wang.

Call for inputs to the STI Forum 2024

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC) has issued a call for inputs to the 9th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the Sustainable Development Goals to be held on 9 – 10 May 2024. This year’s call is not only for science-policy briefs on emerging science & technology and the science-policy interface, but also for case studies on national STI policy and the SDGs in-focus. Please submit your expressions of interest and abstracts to Roehrl and Freire by 16 February. More information

Launch of ISC Early and Mid-Career Researchers Newsletter

This past year, the ISC celebrated reaching important milestones towards elevating the voice of Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) in global science. Beyond opening the ISC membership to Young Academies and Associations (YAA), the ISC initiated the first YAA Forum, the joint ISC-Global Young Academy sessions and roundtables, among the multiple dedicated international initiatives dedicated to EMCR that the ISC has supported this year. More information

The ISC concluded 2023 with the publication of the first edition of the ISC EMCR Newsletter, which will be the communications and engagement tool dedicated to the wider EMCR community, ISC Members, including Young Academies and Associations. You can read this first newsletter, as well as sign up to receive this newsletter here.

New Course for Study Plan in Porous Media

You can register now for our next Study Plan in Porous Media course, “PORE 1-6: Interfacial chemistry/Geochemistry and reactive transport in porous media.”

The course will take place online on Thursdays from 8 – 29 February 2024 with lecturers Hang Deng (Peking University), Sergi Molins (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Maja Rücker (Eindhoven University of Technology), and Christophe Tournassat (University of Orléans, Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).

The goal of the course is to introduce to the students to tools available and to prepare them for developing simple reactive transport models for their chosen problems. Learn more about the course topics here.

Course dates and times are as follows:

• Thursday, 8 February 2024 (13:00-16:00 Beijing Time)
• Thursday, 15 February 2024 (13:00-16:00 Beijing Time)
• Thursday, 22 February 2024 (13:00-16:00 Beijing Time)
• Thursday, 29 February 2024 (13:00-16:00 Beijing Time)

Recordings will be made available for participants who are unable to attend live.

Register Today!

Lively Webinar with Vahid Niasar – recording available

Many thanks to all those who joined this week’s webinar with Vahid Niasar (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester) on “Leveraging Pore-Scale Physics for Enhanced Understanding of Darcy-Scale Multiphase flow and Transport through Porous Materials”.

It was a lively presentation with over 100 participants dialing in and more joining in person.

For those who missed out, you can view a recording of the session here.

Visit our InterPore Academy page for more details on this and other upcoming events!

Congratulations to our award recipients!

Call for abstracts: 15th ICTEA Conference

29 May – 1 June 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The 15th ICTEA Conference will be held this year in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The deadline for abstract submission is fast approaching: 28 February 2024. Papers can be presented online or in-person.

Call for abstracts: CMWR 2024

30 Sept – 3 Oct 2024, Tucson, Arizona, USA

A call for abstracts for the 25th Biennal Conference – Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR). The CMWR was created in 1976 and has since been held biennially alternating between locations in North America and Europe. CMWR is dedicated to nurturing and promoting cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on quantitative forecasting of hydrological processes, with a special emphasis on mathematical, computational, statistical, and machine learning methods.

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.

Post-doc

• Postdoctoral position on hydrogeophysics & subsurface imaging for ecological transition & groundwater protection/management. CNRS-ISTO, Orléans, France
• Postdoctoral position on Modeling flow and reactive transport through the unsaturated zone of the Beauce aquifer – Observatory of the Unsaturated Zone (O-ZNS). ISTO – Earth Sciences Institute of Orléans, University of Orléans, France
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
• Postdoctoral position on Modelling of hydrogen reactivity in underground aquifer storage, Mines Paris, PSL University, France
• Postdoctoral position on Geochemical impact of renewable natural gas (biomethane) in aquifer storage in the Paris Basin, France, Mines Paris, PSL University, France

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. It is also possible to post the position on the InterPore website. Log in through MyInterPore and click “Submit A Job Opening.”