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Issue #21, 25 October 2024
Content
- InterPore2025
- InterPore Elections
- Kimberly-Clark Lectureship
- Chapter News
- SP-PM courses
- InterPore Awards Nominations
- Community News
- InterPore In Journals
- Research Positions
- InterPore Calendar
- Imprint
Dear InterPore colleagues,
InterPore2025 is starting to shape up. In fact, you can start shaping up InterPore2025 by submitting abstracts! I must admit that I find it sometimes a little bit challenging to foresee what will be the latest achievement that I will want to share six months from now! I know that (my) scientific endeavors don’t always go quite as fast as I had hoped, so I shouldn’t set my expectations too high with these abstracts. On the other hand, submitting an abstract on already published work feels like moving backwards… (which is not the case!). I am very familiar with my own work, but most of you aren’t. And vice versa. There is so much being published, yet the excitement comes with the latest work…
Anyway, I’ll think about it. Meanwhile, elections coming up! Chapter meetings and very important: Do make a nomination for an InterPore Award!
All the best,
Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News
This is your opportunity to showcase your research and share your insights with the international porous media community.
Submissions can be made to a variety of minisymposia across different themes. Submit your abstracts here!
Registration Fee
Registration fees for InterPore2025 have been published. In addition to all the scientific portions of the event, in-person registration will also provide access to networking and social events, a DEI event, and Student Affairs Committee events. In-person registration fees also include daily lunches and coffee breaks, plus the welcome reception! For those of you unable to attend in Albuquerque, InterPore2025 will once again offer the opportunity to join us online. Those fees can also be found on the website.
A select number of conference grants will also be made available. Stay tuned for more details on how to apply.
Proposals for Conference Courses
Submission of proposals for Conference Courses at InterPore2025 is now open! Courses will be organized as satellite events of the InterPore Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the following dates:
- Sunday, 18 May 2025
- Friday, 23 May 2025
Standard duration of a given course will be half a day (3-hour lecture). Proposals for non-standard duration, if well justified, will be considered. Main criteria for selection of proposals include track record of the proposers as well as the opportunity to ensure diversity to a full extent across the set of courses.
To submit your proposal, please complete the submission form.
Invited speaker
In anticipation of InterPore2025, we’re introducing the invited speakers in today’s and forthcoming Newsletters and Bulletins. This week: Luis Cueto-Felgueroso (Technical University of Madrid, Spain)
Title: Phase-field modeling for multiphase flow and geomechanical processes
Luis Cueto-Felgueroso is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and Environment at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain. His research focuses on developing mathematical models and numerical simulation techniques for multiphase flow and geomechanics, with applications in subsurface energy resources and environmental research.
Phase-field models have proven to be effective simulation tools for describing interfacial processes at computationally feasible scales. Recent applications of these models include simulating the nucleation and propagation of hydraulic fractures in geological formations, as well as the behavior of fluid-fluid interfaces during flow through permeable media. The phase-field approach seeks to upscale interface dynamics by … (continue reading)
Must see…. in Albuquerque!
InterPore2025 will be in Albuquerque. This week’s cultural highlight: ”Watermelon” Sandia Mountain.
Sandia Mountain is often referred to as “Watermelon Mountain” because of its distinct reddish color at sunset due to potassium-feldspar crystals embedded within the Sandia granite, which resembles the color of a watermelon. When viewed from the west, you can see dramatic cliffs and rugged terrain, offering a striking contrast to the lush foothills. The view includes expansive vistas of the Rio Grande Valley and the city of Albuquerque, particularly stunning during sunrise or sunset when the mountains are illuminated with vibrant colors. The landscape features piñon and juniper trees, creating a beautiful backdrop for outdoor activities and photography. The name also reflects local cultural influences and the vibrant landscape in the area. As part of the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, this area offers activities like hiking, mountain biking, and skiing in the winter. The Sandia Peak Tramway provides breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Please visit Albuquerque for exploring the Sandia Mountain!!!
Photo Credit: Hongkyu Yoon
InterPore Elections
InterPore Elections are coming up, spanning an election period from 1 – 30 November 2024.
A new President-Elect, four new Council members and five new members for the Student Affairs Committee will be elected. All current InterPore members are eligible to vote and will receive an e-mail from Survey Ballot Systems on 01 November which includes a personalized one-time link to our voting tool.
Who are the candidates?
Detailed information on all candidates can now be found on our website.
Kimberly-Clark Lectureship
Prof. Ruben Juanes, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, is the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2024, he continues to present his lectures in universities and organisations all over the world.
His next scheduled presentation will be at the Technical University of Valencia and 5th Annual meeting and Porous Media Workshop of the InterPore Spanish Chapter, Spain (18 November).
The V Annual meeting of the Spanish Chapter will take place in Valencia on 18 November 2024 in the Red Cube of the Polytechnic City of Innovation, Technical University of Valencia.
Check the brochure for more information or visit the Spain InterPore Chapter website here.
InterPore Norway 2024!
When: 5 December 2024 at 09:00
Where: University of Stavanger, Room KE-E101 Address: Kitty Kiellands hus Rennebergstien, 30 4021 Stavanger.
Registration: Link (closes 25 November)
Flyer: (Link to pdf)
PM courses
The course is an attempt to present the fundamentals of flow and transport in porous media, motivated by its applications in many fields, including energy, hydrology, geothermal, and, more recently, carbon sequestration and hydrogen storage. Click here for full summary and registration.
InterPore Awards Nominations
Be a leader! Nominate a colleague for an InterPore Award!
Call for nominations for the InterPore Awards, the deadline is 15 November!
InterPore recognizes young and senior scientists for their contributions in the field of porous media research as a sign of appreciation and as a stimulus for more excellent work.
Please nominate a worthy recipient!
More information can be found here:
EPoMM Workshop
Join us at our free online interactive and participatory workshop on Thursday, 5 December, 10 am – 1 pm on Zoom as we bring together research communities that work across different length scales who have not traditionally interacted through existing fora to generate new ideas about the Interface between Academia & Industry in Porous Materials.
The EPSRC-funded Engineering Porous Materials at Multiple Scales (EPoMM) network builds on the work of GWPore and aims to foster multiscale porosity (nm to mm), applications-led collaboration of scientists and engineers spanning the entire engineering and physical sciences portfolio.
Audience
We particularly welcome a broad range of participants from Chemistry, Physics, Materials, and Engineering who are interested porous materials across a range of scales/dimensions, and form academia or industry.
The workshop objectives are to:
- Identify emerging industrial areas of interest in porous materials and gaps in fundamental understanding for academic research to address.
- Identify disconnects and opportunities between academia and industry in the field of porous materials.
- Consider the balance between exploratory academic research and industry-led impact in the development of porous materials .
- Identify and evaluate established and novel mechanisms for academia and industry to work together.
- Considerations when bringing a porous materials based technology to market.
- Provide an opportunity for networking and formation of academic/industrial partnerships in porous materials research.
Registration
Please fill in the registration form. Email epomm@bath.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Determination of a pedotransfer function for specific air–water interfacial area in sandy soils: A pore network-informed multigene genetic programming approach
Rasoul Mirghafari, Ehsan Nikooee, Amir Raoof, Ghassem Habibagahi
Estimating specific air-water interfacial area (SAWIA) is essential for modeling transport and retention of surface-active solutes (such as per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)) as well as microorganisms in the vadose zone, developing removal techniques for microplastics and predicting mechanical strength of unsaturated soils.
A novel methodology, the pore network-informed multigene genetic programming, is employed to obtain a pedotransfer function for predicting SAWIA in sandy soils, where pore network simulations of soil-water retention data from six sandy soils, with varying porosities and median grain sizes, are used to feed a machine learning algorithm, thereby, developing different formulae predicting SAWIA.
Vadose Zone Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4 (2024)
Corresponding Author: Ehsan Nikooee
Evolution of Frictional Strength of Dry Sheared Granular Porous Media During Slip-Rate Weakening
Sahar Bakhshian, Muhammad Sahimi
It is generally believed that earthquakes occur when faults weaken with increasing slip rates. It has been hypothesized that the weakening phenomenon during fault slip may be activated by thermal pressurization of pores’ fluid and flash heating. Flash heating was incorporated into the DEM simulations so as to study the variations of the local friction coefficients between the particles, as well the evolution of the frictional strength, induced by slip-rate weakening. It is shown that at relatively high velocities the effect of frictional weakening on the frictional strength of the medium is nontrivial. As strain increases, the … (full read)
InterPore Journal, 1(2), ipj240824–5 (2024)
Corresponding Author: Muhammad Sahimi
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InterPore Journal Invited Student Paper Award
We are happy to announce the continuation of the Invited Student Paper Award for its second year! This award celebrates exceptional student presentations at the InterPore annual meeting. Eligible students will be invited to submit a paper to InterPore Journal, with the award granted upon successful publication. All who are students at the time of abstract submission and are the presenter of the abstract at the Conference (online or in person) are eligible. You can indicate your interest in this award during the abstract submission process. For more information on this award, please see here.
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Thank you for your ongoing dedication to our community!
Post-doc
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- Assistant Professor Position – Environmental Earth Science Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, Houston, USA
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Date
2024 Partner Society Events
4-7 November 2024
GET2024, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Date
InterPore Events
18 November 2024
5th Annual meeting and Porous Media Workshop of the Spanish Chapter, Valencia, Spain
5 December 2024
29-31 January 2025
11-13 August 2025
8th Brazilian Chapter Conference in Porous Media
Date
Future InterPore Events
18 – 23 May 2025
The 17th InterPore Annual Meeting (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
17 – 22 May 2026
The 18th InterPore Annual Meeting (Nantes, France)
Imprint
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- Leslie Jakobs (Managing Editor)
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- Lynn Schreyer (Assistant Editor, Research Spotlights)
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