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InterPore Spain chapter kick-off meeting

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


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