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Issue #20, 11 October 2024
Content
- InterPore2025
- Join the Website Team!
- WikiPore
- Kimberly-Clark Lectureship
- Chapter News
- InterPore Academy
- Webinar by Tom Bultreys
- SP-PM courses
- Community News
- International Science Council
- InterPore In Journals
- InterPore Journal
- Research Positions
- InterPore Calendar
- Imprint
Dear InterPore colleagues,
“Skilled engineers is what we need”, according to a friend who owns a small company producing chemical analysis equipment. I think that this is the case in academia too. And not only engineers that build and run experiments, but also “in-silico engineers” (programmers) doing robust and sustainable simulation coding. After all, science is interdisciplinary craftsmanship with beautifully shaped knowledge as the product. Craftsmanship in webinars, lectures, publications, Chapter events, courses…. and it very often started with that guy who helped fix leaking experiments or that woman who found the coding bug that kept freezing up the computers!
So, a real shout-out and admiration to all those engineers at the foundations of porous media research!
All the best,
Matthijs de Winter
Editor-in-Chief
InterPore News
Abstract Submission for InterPore2025 Opens on October 14!
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. To explore the list of minisymposia and find the perfect fit for your research, visit this page.
Be sure to mark your calendars and prepare your abstracts!
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: Jennifer McIntosh
Jennifer McIntosh
University of Arizona, USA
Title: Evolution of subsurface fluid-rock-microbial systems over geologic timescales
Jennifer McIntosh is the Thomas Meixner Endowed Chair, Professor, University Distinguished Scholar, and Associate Department Head of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona (UA). She has published over 120 papers on the geochemistry of geochemistry of fresh to saline fluids to constrain sources, residence times, biogeochemical reactions, and flow paths of waters, solutes, and gases in the earth’s shallow crust.
Our understanding of how complex subsurface porous and fractured rock, fluid, and microbe systems are coupled and have dynamically evolved over geologic time is limited. This talk will highlight recent work on the distribution of permeability and porosity at global scales and zoom in to regional- and pore-scale examples of how subsurface microbe-rock-fluid systems have… (full abstract).
Must see…. in Albuquerque!
InterPore2025 will be in Albuquerque. This week’s cultural highlight: Sandia Peak: A Jewel of Albuquerque
Located at the top of the Sandia Mountains, just east of Albuquerque, the Sandia Peak is not only a breathtaking natural wonder but also a beloved recreational haven for locals and visitors alike. With its stunning vistas, diverse wildlife, and a wealth of outdoor activities, Sandia Peak offers something for everyone—from serene hikes for all skill levels to thrilling mountain biking.
After a day of adventure, unwind at the high-altitude restaurant Ten 3, an exquisite dining experience paired with breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains.
Sandia Peak is more than just a mountain; it’s an experience that showcases the natural beauty and outdoor spirit of Albuquerque. Whether you’re hiking, biking, or simply soaking in the views, a visit to Sandia Peak promises memories that will last a lifetime. Get ready to explore this stunning gem in the heart of New Mexico!
Photo Credit: Dirt Road Travels
Call for Volunteers: Join the Website Team!
We are seeking one or two volunteers to join the Website Team at InterPore. This is a volunteer opportunity, perfect for individuals passionate about website management and contributing to the InterPore community.
Ideally, we are looking for someone with strong IT skills and another person with art/design expertise to complement each other and cover both the technical and visual aspects of the website.
The responsibilities of the Website Team include:
- Checking the website regularly for broken links and inconsistent information
- Conducting website benchmarking to ensure we follow best practices
- Assisting with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to improve online visibility
- Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations
If you have experience or interest in these areas and would like to volunteer, send an email to Laura Lenz.
WikiPore
WikiPore is a freely accessible knowledge and an open-collaborative portal on the topic of porous media with unbiased and high-quality contents.
It contains knowledge and latest research findings contributed by the porous media science community, ranging from basic definitions, as in textbooks, to latest research. Moreover, it introduces key and instrumental software and resources used in porous media science which can be beneficial to a wide range of stakeholder groups ranging from academia to industry. WikiPore will contribute toward one of our main missions as provider of valuable knowledge, its dissemination as well as linking community across disciplines and sectors.
WikiPore includes two main sections: Articles and Software.
To contribute to WikiPore, please login to your InterPore account by clicking on “MY INTERPORE” and click either on “Submit WikiPore Article” or “Submit WikiPore Software” to add a new entry.
We are looking forward to reading an article from you on WikiPore!
Kimberly-Clark Lectureship Updates
Report from McMaster University
Robin Zhao from McMaster University reports that the talk given by Prof. Ruben Juanes, the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2024, was extremely well received. Further details can be found in a news item on the website of McMaster University.
Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer 2025
Prof. Rainer Helmig, from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, is the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2025.
As the winner of this year’s distinguished award, Prof. Rainer Helmig will be giving one of his two lectures at selected institutions. For more information about the lectures, please visit Prof. Helmig’s page.
If your university/institution is interested in hosting Prof. Helmig, please download and fill out the application formand send it to Sandra Bartsch by 31 December 2024.
Chapter News
Australia Chapter Meeting: Final call for Registration!
The 4th Biennial Meeting of InterPore Australian Chapter will take place in Sydney from 29 – 31 Jan 2025. This is a joint conference with International Wettability and Porous Media Symposium. Registration is now open!
Register early to benefit from early bird delegate rates. Submissions for poster presentations are still being accepted.
📅 Conference Dates: 29 – 31 Jan 2025
📍 Location: Novotel Sydney at Darling Harbour
🔗 Register Now
📌 Submit Your Poster Presentation
View the flyer and visit the event page to register.
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: Download the flyer
Iran National Chapter
The 1st Iran InterPore Chapter Meeting took place on 24-25 September 2024, at the School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran. The topics included diverse applications of porous media in: geosciences, energy, medicine, biology and environmental engineering, and industry.
It was a very successful event that included keynote lectures, workshops, technical panels, over 70 poster and oral presentations, and a student competition.
Further detailed information can be also found from 1st Iran InterPore Chapter Meeting.
Webinar by Tom Bultreys
Fluid flow and transport through porous materials is ubiquitous in nature and engineering. The pores of rocks in the subsurface hold groundwater reserves and can store hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Over the past years, micro-CT has become an… (continue reading).
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.
Call for Abstracts: ICTEA
18-20 June 2025, Bucharest, Romania
The 16th International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTEA) will be held this year in Bucharest, Romania. The conference will cover a significant number of disciplines related to energy engineering. The meeting will be held in collaboration with Politehnica University of Bucharest, Ovidius University of Constanta in Romania, and Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada. Please mark it in your calendar; the extended abstract submission is open. More information can be found on the conference website.
As many of you may have noticed, from time to time we post updates on relevant events and news items from the International Science Council (ISC), but do you know why? Since 2020, InterPore has proudly been a member of the ISC, a global organization representing over 245 scientific bodies. Our membership provides access to unique benefits, including participation in international policy discussions, collaborations across disciplines, and access to resources that help shape science as a global public good. Learn more about ISC’s initiatives and activities on their website.
Pore unit cell network modeling of the thermal conductivity dynamics in unsaturated sandy soils: Unveiling the role of spanning-wetting phase cluster
Rasoul Mirghafari, Amir Hossein Helforoosh, Ehsan Nikooee, Ghassem Habibagahi, Amir Raoof, Martinus Theodorus van Genuchten
A novel technique is proposed to capture the thermal conductivity (TC) dynamics in unsaturated sands, essential for applications as diverse as geo-energy technologies to crop management and modeling fire-induced soil quality loss.
The study introduces a pore unit cell network model (PUCNM) to link thermal conductivity to pore-scale saturation dynamics, revealing that the shrinkage in the extent of spanning wetting-phase cluster results in a drastic decline in the unsaturated TC. The findings highlight the necessity of pore-scale approaches to accurately model heat and moisture transport, crucial to foresee climate change effects on soil and water, two vital human resources.
Vadose Zone Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4 (2024)
Corresponding Author: Ehsan Nikooee
Hybrid mixture theory-based modeling of unsaturated transport in a deforming porous food matrix during frying
Yash Shah & Pawan Singh Takhar
Food materials present challenging porous media problems as multiphase, soft geometries, high temperatures, multispecies, and scale hierarchies are often involved. The porous structure continuously evolves during processing. Solving these problems is essential for consumers who prefer healthy products without compromising taste and texture. In this study, we used the hybrid mixture theory of porous media to model the unsaturated transport of fluids (water, air-vapor mixture, and oil) and heat in a deformable food during frying. The generalized relations of Darcy’s law and heat transfer were used. The geometry was treated as a deformable viscoelastic material. The model calculated fluid concentration, temperature distribution, volume fraction of fluids, capillary pressure, pressure in different phases, and pore pressure. The model computed porosity changes as a function of time and correction, which allows predictably controlling the material’s texture by modifying frying parameters. Physical mechanisms causing oil uptake were elucidated, which can be modified to reduce oil penetration to make the product healthier.
InterPore Journal, 1(2), (2024) ipj240824–6.
Corresponding Author: Pawan Singh Takhar
Suitability Mapping for Subsurface Floodwater Storage Schemes
Lea Augustin & Thomas Baumann
The hydrological conditions imposed by climate change require updated, sustainable measures to manage extreme water events. This study evaluates the site suitability for subsurface floodwater storage schemes, which can mitigate both floods and droughts. We present a workflow that generates suitability maps using a GIS-based, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). The results highlight the enormous potential of implementing these sustainable co-management schemes.
InterPore Journal, 1(2), (2024) ipj240824–7.
Corresponding Author: Lea Augustin
Challenges and opportunities for porous media research to address PFAS groundwater contamination
Bo Guo and Mark L. Brusseau
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become one of the most important contaminants due to their ubiquitous presence in the environment and potentially profound impacts on human health and the environment. Soils at many contaminated sites have been demonstrated to serve as long-term PFAS sources to groundwater. This invited commentary discusses the governing processes involved in the fate and transport of PFAS in soil media, particularly the complex partitioning and mass transfer processes at air-water interfaces. The authors highlight key challenges and identify serval potential areas where the porous media research community can contribute to addressing the PFAS contamination problem.
InterPore Journal, 1(2), (2024) ipj240824–2.
Corresponding author: Bo Guo
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MSc
Post-doc
- Modeling reactive transport processes in unsaturated porous media. University of Rennes and Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona), France
- Mathematical modeling of reactive transport in porous media. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 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
InterPore Academy
22 October 2024
InterPore Webinar by Tom Bultreys
29 October 2024
SP-PM Course PORE 1-2 (start date)
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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- Matthijs de Winter (Editor in Chief)
- Leslie Jakobs (Managing Editor)
- Lars Bilke (Production Officer)
- Lynn Schreyer (Assistant Editor, Research Spotlights)
- Serveh Kamrava (Assistant Editor, Social Media)
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