Japan Chapter

About Japan InterPore 

The Japan Chapter was established Oct. 14, 2023 to provide an opportunity for porous media researchers from academia and industry in Japan to interact with others who have shared interests in diversified porous media areas.

Upcoming Meetings

No upcoming meetings for now. Stay tuned!

Past Meetings

Past Meetings & Minutes Kick-Off Meeting of the Japan InterPore Chapter

October 14, 2023 – Kobe, Japan The Kick-Off Meeting was held Oct.

14, 2023 at Kobe city, concurrently with the National Thermal Engineering Conference 2023. Prof. M. Quintard was invited to deliver a memorial lecture “Heat transfer in porous media with heterogeneous and homogeneous sources: An overview of model typology” to 30 members of the newly established chapter.

Steering Committee


Dr. F. Kuwahara


Kuwahara & Sano Laboratory, Shizuoka University
kuwahara.fujio@shizuoka.ac.jp

Dr. K. Hanamura


Hanamura Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Dr. Y. Sano


Kuwahara & Sano Laboratory, Shizuoka University
sano.yoshihiko@shizuoka.ac.jp