Editorial

Dear InterPore colleagues,

Curious about how a famous professor became famous? Suggest him/her for an InterPore Time Capsule interview (see item below). It is inspiring to listen to earlier editions. Very different origins, different paths to their fame, probably some coincidences or luck, but the commonality is the enthusiasm for their work.

More enthusiasm speaks from the IP2026 organization, both scientifically (e.g. courses) and socially (wine tasting). And with enthusiasm as a driving force, we go to activities such the KC lecturer, a chapter meeting (in China), scientific achievements and new jobs!

All the best,

Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News

Registration Deadline for Oral Presenters - TODAY!

A reminder that the registration deadline for oral presenters is today, Friday, 27 March, at midnight (Pacific Time). To maintain their speaking slot, presenters must complete their registration by this deadline.

If you were assigned a poster but would like to be reconsidered for an oral presentation, please contact conference2026@interpore.org. As slots become available, minisymposium organizers will review these requests.

Abstracts for poster or online presentations

Submissions for poster and online presentations are still open. There’s still time to share your work and join the InterPore2026 program!

Register for one of our 2026 Conference Courses

Sign up for one of our 2026 Conference Courses, offered as satellite events of InterPore 2026. Courses will be held in person on Monday, 18 May, the day before the conference begins.

All courses are offered as half-day sessions and are open for registration as part of the conference registration process. The following courses are available:

• InterPore2026 Conference Course #1: Digital Rock Physics in Subsurface Systems Workshop: From CT Scanning to Pore-Scale Modeling | InterPore
• InterPore2026 Conference Course #2: The Physics of Drying | InterPore
• InterPore2026 Conference Course #3: Advancing Your Research Career: Sharing 50 Years of Experience on Best Practices in Experimental Studies, Modeling, Writing, and Professional Development | InterPore
• InterPore2026 Conference Course #4: Multiscale Pore Network Simulation with Geoslicer | InterPore

If you have already completed your conference registration and would like to add a conference course, please contact margaret.dieter@interpore.org.

InterPore2026 Promotional Partner: EAGE

EAGE is a professional association for geoscientists and engineers. It is an organization with a worldwide membership of about 19,000 providing a global network of commercial and academic professionals and students. The association is truly multi-disciplinary and international in form and pursuits. EAGE operates three Circles: Oil&Gas Geoscience, Near Surface Geoscience, and Sustainable Energy.

We acknowledge our Promotional Partners, whose support helps broaden the visibility of InterPore2026 across related communities and networks.

Muscadet Wine Cellar Visit & Tasting

Spaces are still available for the Muscadet Wine Cellar Visit & Tasting on Monday, 18 May.

Join us for a relaxed excursion into the heart of the Muscadet wine region. Interested participants are invited to take part in a guided visit to a local wine cellar, including a Muscadet tasting, set against the beautiful vineyards south of Nantes. Participants will travel together by bus, with a scenic stop at the Porte-Vue in Château-Thébaud, offering stunning views over the Sèvre Nantaise valley.

Participation is limited to a maximum of 50 participants and will be allocated on a first-paid, first-served basis. If you would like to join, please secure your place by completing the tour registration form here.

Registration deadline for the tour is Sunday, 29 March at midnight (CET).

Sightseeing Hunt... in Nantes

The 965-kilometre stretch of the Loire River and its tributaries, from the foothills of Massif Central to the city of Nantes, constitutes one of France's leading wine regions. The Upper Loire includes the Sauvignon blanc dominated areas of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. The Middle Loire is dominated by more Chenin blanc and Cabernet franc wines, which are produced in the regions around Tours, Saumur, Chinon and Vouvray. In the Lower Loire, the Pays Nantais vineyards are all about white wines.

Photo credit: DalGobboM, CC BY-SA 4.0

Call for Bids: Host InterPore2029

InterPore invites bids to host the InterPore2029 Annual Meeting, planned for a four-day period in the week of 14 May 2029. For this edition, bids are invited from venues located in Australia, Asia, North Africa, and Canada.

The venue selection will follow a two-stage process. In Stage 1, interested parties are asked to submit a concise bidusing the Stage 1 Bid Submission Form. Based on these submissions, the InterPore Events Committee and Executive Committee will shortlist up to four candidates, who will then be invited to submit detailed proposals in Stage 2.

Key deadline:
Stage 1 bid submission: 19 June 2026

Please send Stage 1 bids to Oleg Iliev (oleg.iliev@itwm.fraunhofer.de) with a copy to conference2029@interpore.org.

InterPore Time Capsule – Suggestions

The InterPore Time Capsule features video interviews with pioneers of porous media research, reflecting on their careers and the ideas that shaped the field. We invite suggestions for future interviewees with distinguished careers in porous media research, including scientists in nongeological disciplines.

Please send your suggestions to Karolin Weber.

Kimberly-Clark Lectureship 2026

Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2026 – Prof. Lyesse Laloui

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

His next lecture will take place on March 31, at the Lebanese American University, Lebanon (online). On 24 April, he will be in Italy, at the Politecnico di Torino.

Announcing the InterPore China Chapter Annual Conference 2026

We are pleased to announce the InterPore China Chapter Annual Conference 2026, taking place 13–15 July 2026 at Nanjing University Suzhou Campus, China.

This conference will bring together researchers and professionals from academia and industry to explore advances in porous media science and its role in sustainable subsurface energy applications, including carbon storage, hydrogen storage, geothermal energy, and groundwater management.

Poster submission deadline: 30 June 2026
(Posters in English; on-site printing will not be available)

Announcing Brazil Pore Talks

Inspired by the huge success of the Porous Media Tea Time Talks, the InterPore Brazil Committee is launching Brazil Pore Talks, a new platform highlighting porous media research from within Brazil and the Brazilian scientific community overseas. This is a prime opportunity for those who haven’t yet had the chance to present their work at a conference, as well as for those looking to reach a broader audience. The inaugural episode is scheduled for late April. For further details, please contact brazilporetalks@gmail.com.

Upcoming Academy Webinar

How Inert Phases and Active Matter Shape Mixing and Reactions in Porous Media. 

Join us on Tuesday, 21 April at 16:00 CEST for an exciting talk on how inert phases and active matter shape mixing and reactions in porous media.

Professor Jimenez-Martinez is leading the Subsurface Environmental Processes group at Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) and at the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich.

Image credits: Markale et al.,

Register for one of our upcoming Academy Courses

We invite you to join us for one of our upcoming InterPore Academy courses:

PORE 2-1: Upscaling Theories and Multiscale modeling of flow and reactive transport in porous media
Lecturer: Michel Quintard
Start: 19 June 2026, 8:00 CEST (online)

PORE 2-8.2: Salt Cavern Modeling and Simulation
Lecturers: Hadi Hajibeygi, Herminio Honório, and Mathias Erdtmann
Start: 25 June 2026, 10:00 CEST (online)

Exploring the Inter-Relationship between Climatic Conditions and Heat-Water Transfer in Deformable Cracked Surface Strata

Milad Jabbarzadeh, Hamed Sadeghi

Climate-driven desiccation cracks significantly alter the movement of heat, water, and mass in porous media. This study combines field statistics, a thermo-hydro-mechanical model, and three years of meteorological data from Qom, Iran, demonstrating that these cracks act as thermal and hydraulic shortcuts. The pathways created by the cracks can seasonally intensify heat flux, concentrate evaporation along the crack walls, and facilitate deeper infiltration into the soil.

InterPore Journal Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026

Optimization of the Energy Extraction Process from Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Mohammad Norouzi Delaviz, Mozhdeh Sajjadi, Mohammad Emami Niri

Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) have emerged as a viable solution for sustainable energy extraction from hot dry rock reservoirs. In this study, numerical simulations are employed to investigate the optimization of energy extraction from enhanced geothermal systems, focusing on the effects of fracture geometry, the number of fractures, and well spacing on overall system performance and profitability. The results demonstrate that increased well spacing enhances energy output by delaying thermal breakthrough and increasing the optimal injection rates. Economic analyses underscore the importance of operational design in maximizing profitability.

Check out the Events at InterPore

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