Editorial

Dear InterPore colleagues,

Our thriving InterPore community is growing with the launch of a new InterPore chapter in Canada and more chapters reporting on their activities. And I am sure many of you are looking forward to our vibrant InterPore Annual meeting. Don’t forget to check the courses scheduled for Monday!

An exciting trip to Nantes, France, but hopefully not as adventurous as that of one of Nantes' former residents, Jules Verne!

All the best,

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

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Sightseeing Hunt... in Nantes

Nantes has a strong and proud connection to the famous novelist Jules Verne. He was born there in 1828, and the city celebrates him as one of its most famous figures. Nantes' maritime activity had a deep influence on his imagination, and many of his stories involve travel, exploration and adventure. The Musée Jules Verne is entirely dedicated to his life and work.

Photo credit/license: Pepie34 / CC BY-SA 2.0

We welcome our Platinum sponsor: Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark is a 150-year-old company that has consistently brought technical innovations to market to meet essential consumer needs and deliver Better Care for a Better World. We invented fundamental product categories such as paper towels, toilet paper on a roll, facial tissue, feminine pads and toddler training pants. These are enabled by unique technical breakthroughs rooted in robust research programs around materials science, life sciences, high-speed manufacturing processes and product development.

Many of our products manage various liquids and interact with skin and surfaces. The core function of the products is enabled by highly engineered porous media, whether it is to pick up or dispense liquid, or sometimes even prevent liquid absorption. These porous media tend to be thin and change considerably during liquid absorption, and both of these elements pose significant challenges – and opportunities – to understand, design and build top-performing materials. Sustainability is at the heart of our research strategy, and we look for specific materials, compositions and manufacturing methods that minimize our environmental footprint.

New InterPore Time Capsule now available

We are delighted to share the latest edition of the InterPore Time Capsule, featuring Norman R. Morrow, Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming, in conversation with Saman Aryana.

• Click here for the short version.
• Click here for the full interview.

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InterPore Welcomes New Chair of the Social Media Team

InterPore is pleased to announce that Maryam Batool has been appointed as the new Chair of the InterPore Social Media Team. Maryam is a Senior Research Affiliate at Amity University Dubai and a researcher at the University of Sahiwal. Maryam will lead the InterPore Social Media Team with the aim of strengthening communication, increasing visibility, and fostering collaboration across the porous media community.

We warmly welcome Maryam to this position and look forward to working with her.

InterPore Foundation 2025 Annual Report

The Board of Directors of the InterPore Foundation is pleased to share its 2025 Annual Report. Established in 2016, the Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental, independent organization. Its mission is to facilitate InterPore’s outreach and educational activities, support the participation of researchers and students from financially disadvantaged regions in InterPore events, and secure funding for InterPore awards and grants.

We invite the entire InterPore community to help us raise awareness and secure resources to expand the Foundation’s impact.

Connect with the InterPore Foundation on LinkedIn to stay updated on its initiatives!

Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lectureship in Italy

Prof. Lyesse Laloui, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, is the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2026.

His most recent lecture as part of the series was on 24 April at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, where he presented Carbon Dioxide Injection into Deep Aquifers: a Geomechanical Perspective.

May will be a busy month with four lectures scheduled: France (Université Grenoble Alpes), Austria (TU Wien), Lithuania (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University) and Cyprus (University of Cyprus).

New InterPore Chapter in Canada

We’re pleased to share the news of the launch of the Canada InterPore Chapter. It’s great to see our community continue to grow, and we look forward to officially welcoming our Canadian colleagues into the InterPore Community. We would like to extend a special thank you to Maxime van der Heijden for her efforts in making this chapter possible. Stay tuned for more details about the kick-off meeting soon!

The Inaugural Session of Brazil Pore Talks is Now Available!

The Brazil InterPore Chapter reports that the first session of Brazil Pore Talks took place! The organizing committee sends a warm thank you to everyone in the porous media community who tuned in! A special thank you goes to Dr. Marcel Moura (University of Oslo) for sharing his time and delivering such an engaging presentation to get the initiative started.

Important Contact Update: Please note that we have transitioned to a new official email address. For general questions or if you are interested in presenting your research: brporetalks@gmail.com.

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UK Chapter Conference

Join us for the 9th Annual InterPore UK Chapter Conference on Porous Media, taking place on 1–2 September 2026 at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. The conference will feature the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Lyesse Laloui.

Webinar recap

Many thanks to all who joined this Tuesday’s webinar with Quentin Meyer (UNSW Sydney) on the topic of “Lateral Bypass Flow Fields for High-Performance, Flood-Free Hydrogen Fuel Cells.”

For those who missed out on the lively presentation and Q&A that followed, you can view a recording of the session here.

For more details and to learn about other upcoming events, please visit our InterPore Academy page.

Announcing New Course on Mechanics of Deformable Porous Media: Free for InterPore Members!

Join us for a member-exclusive course exploring a systematic introduction to the mechanics of deformable porous media from a variational perspective, led by Yashar Mehmani (Pennsylvania State University)

Course Schedule: 3-6 August 2026 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (EDT)
Free for InterPore members

Visit the InterPore Academy page to learn more about this and our other upcoming courses.

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