The kickoff meeting of the Spanish InterPore Chapter was held at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) in Barcelona on January 28, 2020 wit the participation of 30 researchers from academia and industry. The meeting was sponsored by the IDAEA, and through the Severo-Ochoa program of excellence.
The meeting established the Spanish InterPore Chapter as a platform for interdisciplinary porous media research, and exchange between academia and industry in Spain. A scientific meeting consisting of 4 different sessions preceded the round table discussion and formation of the steering committee.
The meeting was opened by the director of IDAEA-CSIC, Teresa Moreno. After this, Marco Dentz (IDAEA-CSIC) gave a short introduction on the steps leading up to this meeting, before Michel Quintard (IMFT Toulouse, InterPore) gave a presentation on the InterPore Society and the role of the national chapters.
The opening session was followed by a keynote lecture of Michel Quintard. The scientific program was organized in 4 blocks on (i) Hydrogeology, (ii) Geotechnics and Geoenergy, (iii) Geoenergy and Geological Storage, (iv) Industrial Porous Media, with a total of 8 talks of 30 minutes each. The detailed program is attached below.
The meeting was concluded with a round table discussion on the future of the chapter, and the formation of the Steering and Advisory Committees.Program of the kickoff meeting of the Spanish InterPore Chapter
Welcome & Presentation: Welcome note (Teresa Moreno, director of IDAEA-CSIC), presentation Spanish InterPore Chapter (Marco Dentz), presentation InterPore Society (Michel Quintard)
Keynote Speaker: Michel Quintard (IMFT Toulouse): Non-Newtonian flows in porous media
Hydrogeology.
- Jaime Gómez-Hernández (UPV): Microesferas en un tanque: no tan fácil como parece.
- Jesús Carrera (IDAEA): Pore scale challenges in modelling biodegradation
Geotechnics and Geoenergy
- Sebastiá Olivella (UPC): Gas flow in clay materials
- Víctor Vilarrasa (IDAEA): Using geologic resources to mitigate climate change
Geoenergy and Geological Storage
- Pablo Salinas (Imperial College): Mallas no estructuradas adaptativas para modelar sistemas geotermicos altamente heterogeneos
- Jorge Molinero (AMPHOS21): Principales retos en la simulación de medios porosos en el sector de la gestión de los residuos radiactivos
Industrial Porous Media
- Maria Barragán (UCM): Membranas de intercambio iónico para la generación de energía
- Pablo García Salaberri (UC3M): Modeling Gas Diffusion Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Round Table Discussion
