Report on 2nd Annual Meeting and Symposium of West Africa InterPore Chapter (WAIC)

The second annual meeting and symposium of the West Africa InterPore Chapter (WAIC) was held in virtual format on 27 & 28 July 2024 with the participation of over 20 academic researchers for this second event.

The meeting was opened by Dr Adu SAKYI from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), Chair of the Steering Committee.

The main objective of the event was to foster interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations among researchers, engineers, and industry stakeholders to explore the latest advancements and potential applications of porous media science and engineering in the context of clay applications and mining waste management in Africa. Keynote lectures included:

• Relative permeability hysteresis in underground hydrogen storage – a look at the finer details – Prof. Anozie EBIGBO from Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg
• Clays applications by Dr Brahima SORGHO, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO (Burkina Faso)
• Thermodynamics of irreversible processes (TIP) approach flow modeling at the porous medium-atmosphere interface by Dr Marcel Bawindsom KEBRE, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO (Burkina Faso)

Read the full report here