InterPore News featuring EquiPore's Mentorship Program and Conference Grant Program

Sent on: 12-12-2025

Dear InterPore colleagues,

A society is built and maintained together. Two programs are featured in today's Newsletter: EquiPore's Mentorship Program and the Conference Grant Program. Contributions to the programs can be made in two ways: Applying for the grant or for a mentor, and signing up as mentor or donate.  Like communicating vessels, both sides count. And to continue with the analogy, ideally, the fluid in the pipe between the vessels remains at a standstill.

Funny enough, that would mean there is a flow of money or companionship!

Have a nice weekend!

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

InterPore2026 is coming to Nantes! We’re excited to invite researchers, industry partners, and all members of the porous media community to join us for InterPore2026, taking place 19–22 May 2026 in Nantes, France.

Help us promote the conference! Your outreach within both academia and industry plays a key role in ensuring strong participation and visibility for this global event.
Learn more about the conference and abstract submission:
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For industry partners: Find details on sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities here:
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The full Exhibitor & Sponsor Prospectus, including the registration form, is available here:
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Thank you for your continued support and for helping us make InterPore2026 another inspiring and impactful meeting!
#InterPore2026 #InterPore #PorousMedia #ScienceConference #ResearchCommunity #Nantes #Networking #Collaboration #ScientificExchange

Sophia Haussener of EPFL, Switzerland in an invited speaker at InterPore2026. Her talk, “Multi-physical transport in porous media for energy applications,” will explores how the meso-structure of porous materials governs heat, mass, and charge transport in energy devices, from electrochemical reactors to thermal storage systems. By combining… 

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The InterPore Foundation is once again offering conference grants to support researchers from low- and middle-income countries and graduate students attending InterPore2026.

 

Through this program, we waive the registration fee and provide grants up to $500 to help offset travel costs. The application deadline is 05 January 2026.
You can learn more about the program and submit your application here. 

You can also support this initiative by making a donation to the InterPore Foundation.

Advances in Imaging Porous Media: Techniques, Software, and Case Studies, led by Maja Rücker (Eindhoven University of Technology), explores the latest developments in imaging porous materials. Advances in 2D, 3D, and 4D techniques—including XCT, MRI, STXM, EMT, and laser scanning microscopy—along with improved software and analytical tools. MS10 welcomes contributions showcasing novel imaging methods, software development, and their application in laboratory experiments or real-world case studies, providing new perspectives on porous media science.

 

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Special Session in Honor of Jun Yao, organized by Oleg Iliev (Fraunhofer ITWM) and Yongfei Yang (China University of Petroleum), celebrates the work of Jun Yao and highlights the critical role of flow physics in subsurface energy projects. Contributions are invited on multiscale, multiphysics challenges in resource development and storage, including oil & gas, geothermal, CCUS, hydrogen, and groundwater management.

Topics include fundamental flow mechanisms, scale bridging and upscaling, AI-driven modeling, and extreme-condition reactive transport. MS20 provides a forum to discuss advances that enhance predictive capabilities and the efficiency and safety of subsurface energy operations.

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The gâteau nantais is a classic French cake from Nantes, and characteristic of early-20th-century French pastry. Traditionally made with almond flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and rum from the West Indies, it is often finished with a thin white icing that adds shine and extra flavor. Historically, the gâteau nantais reflects Nantes’ role in maritime trade and the import of Caribbean rum.

 

Shell will join InterPore2026 as a Gold Sponsor. Shell has been a longtime supporter of InterPore, and we deeply appreciate their continued commitment to the porous media community.

A special thank you goes to Steffen Berg, Principal Science Expert at Shell Global Solutions International B.V. working at the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA) — an InterPore member almost since the very beginning.
Steffen has served InterPore in many capacities over the years:
✅ Former Member and Chair of the InterPore Council
✅ Founding member of the InterPore Foundation and first chair of the Board of Directors
✅ Current Treasurer of the InterPore Foundation
✅ Founding Member and first chair of the BeNeLux InterPore chapter

Thank you, Steffen, for facilitating this sponsorship — and a big thank you to Shell for their continuous and long-term support of our community. We are excited to have Shell on board for InterPore2026!

#InterPore2026 #InterPore #PorousMedia #ScientificCommunity #Sponsorship #Shell #EnergyTransitionCampusAmsterdam #InterPore_Foundation

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EquiPore is launching a new structured mentorship program to support our InterPore community.

The aim is to support the development of porous media enthusiasts by providing a safe space to ask pressing questions to mentors of our community. The intention is to run dedicated mentorship session every half year, with the first meeting starting 3 December 2025, 4pm CET.

If you are interested in becoming a mentee, please sign up by 27 November 2025.

Please note: we have limited seats available. Following this registration, we will reach out to you to provide more information.

EquiPore Mentorship Program: Round One

EquiPore Mentee Registration

 

Prof. Rainer Helmig, from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, is the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2025. So far this year, he has presented 21 lectures in universities and institutions all over the world.

Prof. Helmig’s latest tour took him to the USA, where he spoke at University of Arizona, Southern Methodist University, Montana State University and MIT.

On November 4th he was also present at the JEMP 2025 (Journées d'Etude des Milieux Poreux) for the InterPore French Chapter Meeting.

Submit abstracts for the third annual meeting, the West Africa InterPore Chapter (WAIC). Researchers and industry professionals are invited for the upcoming symposium. This edition highlights the Special Topic: Machine Learning for Porous Media Systems.

Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025

Visit the event website for more details surrounding abstract submission!

Due to numerous requests for additional time, we are pleased to inform you that the submission deadline for nominations for the InterPore Awards 2026 has been extended to Monday, 24 November 2025.

This extension is intended to provide additional time for nominators to complete and submit their nomination packages. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and submit your nominations if you have not yet done so.

If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact Sandra Bartsch.

Thank you for your continued interest and participation.

👉 InterPore Awards 2026

2 December 2025

Underground Hydrogen Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Uncertainties in Reservoir Integrity by Dr. Samintha Perera from the University of Melbourne.

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ICTEA2026 is the 17th International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Valletta, Malta, from June 22 - 24, 2026.

Paper submission through the link

 

Have you checked out the InterPore Journal yet? If not, you can view the current issue here.

We also invite you to consider submitting your next work to the InterPore Journal. Your participation and support are crucial to the success of this society journal and our collective advancement in porous media science and technology.

Thank you for your ongoing dedication to our community!

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