- June 24, 2022
- Posted by: lbilke
- Category: Interpore Newsletter
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Dear InterPore colleagues, A very worrying trend observed in Dutch politics and some corresponding parts of society is the tendency to not believe scientific results. This disbelief is not based on scientific arguments that would disprove the results in question, but simply because these particular results are unfavorable. This has sadly led to well-known Dutch scientists being threatened, and I am afraid the Netherlands is not alone in this sense. Therefore I am happy that InterPore endorsed the ISC initiative of Science in Exile. An initiative aiming to help scientists being forced to stop their work. Of course, the cruel Russian war inflicted on Ukraine is a leading incentive for the initiative, and I also immediately think of the related danger to local science communities in Africa because of the threat of famine. Today’s Newsletter shows once more our thriving porous media community, with meeting reports, talks, opportunities to invite the KC lecturer, jobs on offer, etc. It is something to foster, as volunteers for the social media, volunteers for the DEI-committee, up to the next President-Elect (you can still apply to be nominated!) Stay safe, Matthijs de Winter
InterPore Science Council News
InterPore has endorsed the Science in Exile Declaration of the International Science Council. Through this, InterPore has joined efforts to advocate for the protection and support of at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists. Countless scientists are displaced each year by war, political instability, and human-made and natural disasters. Some are killed. Countries that once had well-established science communities and thriving research ecosystems have seen these weakened, even destroyed, by conflict, violence or repression. Scientists who survive such crises may be displaced internally, forced into exile in neighboring countries, or end up scattered far from their homes, without jobs and without prospects. The Science in Exile program is aiming to support scientists who find themselves in such situations. For more information, please visit the Science in Exile website. The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together over 200 international scientific unions and associations as well as national and regional scientific organizations including academies and research councils. The vision of the ISC is science as a global public good. Scientific knowledge, data and expertise must be universally accessible and its benefits universally shared. The practice of science must be inclusive and equitable, also in opportunities for scientific education and capacity development. You can read more on the ISC’s vision in the following paper, Science as a Global Public Good.
InterPore Elections 2022: Call for Nominations
Would you like to get more involved in InterPore activities, or know someone who would be a great candidate? Put forth your nominations now! More information on the committees involved and the election procedure can be found here. Nomination deadline: 1 July 2022.
KC Lecturer 2023
His lecture, entitled: Vascular materials: Predicting Design Evolution, will focus on one of his major contributions: evolutionary design illustrated in the case of multiscale vasculature, a methodology that can be used generally to predict the evolution toward flow access, miniaturization, high density of heat transfer, and the scaling up (or down) of an existing design. (full abstract) How to host Adrian Bejan at your institutePlease visit our website for further information on how to apply.
New members to DEI
Below we introduce all of the inaugural members of the committee:
Changes in Social Media staff
The responsibilities for the Facebook page are taken over by Hamidreza Parsimehr, who had been running the InterPore Twitter account. And we’re happy to report that Elizabeth Barsotti has volunteered to run the Twitter account. Thank you, Hamidreza and Elizabeth, for stepping up and welcome on board!
HINC kick-off meeting report The HINC kick-off meeting and one-day conference have been hosted by the 13th Panhellenic Scientific Conference in Chemical Engineering 2022. The PSCCE took place at the University of Patras, June 2-4, 2022. On Friday, June 3, the Hellenic InterPore National Chapter had its kick-off meeting and elected the Steering Committee:
The Steering Committee will work towards expanding HINC’s network within the local porous media and applications community. A LinkedIn HINC group was set-up here. On Saturday, June 4, the Special Session on “Processes in Porous Media” took place and comprised 11 oral presentations. Click here to read the full report about the HINC kick-off meeting and one-day conference.
InterPore2023: Save the Date!Now that InterPore2022 has officially ended, we’re already looking forward to 2023! Join us in Edinburgh for the 15th Annual Meeting from 22-25 May 2023. The Local Organizing Committee at Heriot Watt University, the Events and Program Committees, and the InterPore office already have plans under way. Announcements of the plenary and invited speakers will be made soon – stay tuned!
You are warmly invited to session 37 of the “Porous Media Tea Time Talks” webinars, part of the InterPore Young Academy. We are delighted to host Simon Cazaurang and Omar Mokhtari (Toulouse Fluid Mechanics Institute, France) on Tuesday, 28 June 2022. Join us at 15:00 CEST via live YouTube stream.
Research Spotlight
The full Research Spotlight can be found here.
Promote your PublicationInterPore 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-doctoral positions
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.
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