InterPore, the International Society for Porous Media, is a non-profit, independent scientific organization established in 2008. As a young and rapidly growing community, we bring together members from academia and industry worldwide, all united by a shared goal—to advance and disseminate knowledge in understanding, describing, and modeling natural and industrial porous media systems.

We invite you to become part of this dynamic and vibrant society, where you can expand your horizons in porous media research. By joining InterPore, you will:

• Connect with hundreds of researchers working to advance porous media science and technology.
• Gain exposure to a broad range of porous media applications—from environmental and energy sciences to biomedical and industrial processes.
• Increase professional opportunities and enhance the impact of your research through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Membership Options

You can join InterPore as an individual member (regular, student, or retired) or through an institutional membership. For details on membership fees, please visit Membership Fees.

Member Benefits

In addition to networking and research opportunities, InterPore members enjoy a range of exclusive benefits, including:

• Expand your personal network. Attend InterPore conferences and events at discounted member rates to meet and exchange ideas with international leaders in porous media science.
• Save money with discounted rates exclusively for InterPore members:
  • Reduced registration fee (up to 20%) at InterPore events
  • 20% reduction on the exhibition fee during InterPore Annual Meeting
  • 20% discount on the list price of all books published by Springer
  • 20% discount on the individual subscription price of Transport in Porous Media, (Springer)
  • 75% discount on the individual online subscription price of Special Topics and Review in Porous Media and Journal of Porous Media, (Begell House Inc.)
  • 20% discount on the list price of all books published by Begell House Inc.
  • **NEW** International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) is affiliated to MDPI Energies and Batteries journals. A 10% discount on article processing charges to all InterPore members to publish in Energies and Batteries; more information here.
  • Alliance with international associations, allowing members to pay significantly lower fees (e.g., IAHR)
• Member services such as…
  • Discounted access to online courses and video recordings from short courses,
  • Forum: possibility of posing technical or scientific questions to other members,
  • Forming discussion groups,
  • Job posting for members only and job announcements,
  • Opportunity to promote publications to the community via InterPore website and In Journals Section of the newsletter
• Recognition of top scientists, young researchers and students:
  • Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
  • InterPore Award for Porous Media Research
  • InterPore – Porelab Award for Young Researchers
  • Rien van Genuchten Early Career Award
  • Proctor & Gamble Student Awardees
  • Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer Award
  • InterPore Medal for Porous Media Research
  • Student Poster Award
• Stay up to date with the bi-weekly InterPore Newsletter. Covers updates about new developments, meetings, community news, short courses, job opportunities, etc. Use the InterPore Newsletter to disseminate news about your work in research spotlights, publish your job announcements and advertise your workshops.

Follow this link to create a new member account and begin the process with a few easy steps.