PoreLab Lecture Series
Do you wish to receive the invitations to the PoreLab lectures? Contact Marie-Laure Olivier here: Marie-Laure.Olivier@ntnu.no
FALL 2025/2026 COURSE: “EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN POROUS AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS” (FYS 4420/FYS9420) AT University of Oslo (UIO)
PoreLab’s course ” Experimental techniques in porous and complex systems ” is traditionally offered in the fall semester each year, which is the case this year as well. The course is two-tiered and both, Ph.D. and master students are encouraged to take it. The code for the Ph.D. level is FYS9240. The master level code
PoreLab lecture with Associate Professor Davide Picchi on Taylor bubbles improve mixing and mass transfer – is it true?”
Who: Associate professor Davide Picchi from the University of Brescia, Italy When: Wednesday 25 June, between 11:00 and 12:00 CET (Norway time). Note that it is at 11 instead of the usual 13:00 Where: The lecture will be in-person in the common room (PoreLab Trondheim). From anywhere else, you will be able to join via the following Zoom
Defense of thesis: Fazel Mirzaei
FAZEL MIRZAEI – THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Fazel Mirzaei has submitted the following academic thesis as part of the doctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): “Neutron and X-ray microscopy of water dynamics, liquefaction and ice formation in porous media” Assessment Committee The Faculty of Natural Sciences has appointed the following Assessment
Open postdoc position in membrane biophysics at the University of Oslo
Read the advertisement and apply for the job here: Postdoctoral Fellows in membrane biophysics: Droplet/condensate wetting at cellular membranes (280781) | University of Oslo Deadline: 8 June 2025 About the positions One or two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are available at the Mechanics Division, Department of Mathematics at the University of Oslo. Starting date as soon
Open PhD position in experimental fluid mechanics: tunable hairy surfaces for droplet flow control at the University of Oslo
Read about the advertisement and apply for the job here: PhD Research Fellow in Experimental Fluid Mechanics: Tunable hairy surfaces for droplet flow control (280936) | University of Oslo Deadline: 9 June 2025 About the position A PhD Research Fellowship is available at the Department of Mathematics in the research group of Prof. Andreas Carlson
Open PhD position in experimental fluid mechanics at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oslo
Read the advertisement and apply for the position here: PhD Research Fellow in experimental Fluid Mechanics (280935) | University of Oslo Deadline: 9 June 2025 About the position A PhD Research Fellowship is available at the Department of Mathematics in the research group of Prof. Andreas Carlson at the University of Oslo (UiO). No one
Open Postdoc position at the Department of Physics, NTNU, in multiphase flow in porous media
Read about the position and apply here: Postdoc position in multiphase flow in porous media (280820) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology Deadline: 20 June 2025 About the position We have a vacancy for an experimental postdoc position in multiphase flow in porous media at PoreLab, Department of Physics, NTNU. The position is financed
Open PhD position at the Department of Physics, NTNU, in theory of multiphase flow in porous media
Read about the position and apply here: PhD position in theory of multiphase flow in porous media (280809) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology Deadline: 20 June 2025 About the position We have a vacancy for a PhD position in theory of multiphase flow in porous media at PoreLab, Department of Physics, NTNU. This
Open PhD position at the Department of Physics, NTNU, in computational material research at the Materials Theory Group
Read about the position and apply here: PhD Candidate in computational material research at the Materials Theory Group (280173) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology Deadline: 15 June 2025 About the position We have a vacancy for a PhD position in the Materials Theory group at the Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and
Congratulations to Dr. Steffen Berg for the Darcy Award!
Dr, Steffen Berg, PoreLab Scientific Advisory Board member, has been awarded the prestigious Darcy Award from the Society of Core Analysts, SCA (The Society of Core Analysts). Congratulations! The SCA board wrote the following to Steffen Berg: This recognition is a testament to your incredible dedication and exceptional contribution to our field. Your passion and
PoreLab lecture with Dr. Harold Auradou on Bacterial Suspension Flow in Porous Media
Who: Dr. Harold Auradou, head of the FAST laboratory at Université Paris-Saclay and CNRS researcher When: Wednesday, 14 May between 13:00 and 14:00 CET (Norway time). Where: zoom here Https://uio.zoom.us/j/65837085049?pwd=WjZianUyN3FJa2liQkxBbzQrOCtGdz09 Title: Bacterial Suspension Flow in Porous Media Summary: Bacteria are equipped with flagella, which enable them to move within their fluid environment. Physicists view these biological entities as active particles. This
Defence of thesis: Jennifer Ruth Sheehan on May 22nd and 23rd, 2025
Jennifer R. Sheehan has submitted the following academic thesis as part of the doctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Mechanical andIndustrial Engineering:Decay Behaviour, State Transitions and Escape Rates in Simple Models for ComplexSystems Assessment Committee The Faculty has appointed the following Assessment Committee to assess the thesis:– Professor
Third Call for Access to EU-EXCITE
The 3rd call for the EXCITE transnational access is now open. The European EXCITE Network provides academic and industrial users from all over the globe with free-of-charge Transnational Access (TNA) to state-of-the-art imaging facilities. The X-ray facility at NTNU is also accessible as part of the call. Costs related to access including travel is covered by the project.
Welcome to Yann!
Yann Dumay joined PoreLab on January 2nd, 2025, as PhD candidate. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science, specialising in Physics, from the University of South Brittany, France, in 2019. Subsequently, he completed a Master’s degree in Materials Science, focusing on composite materials, at the Engineering School of Nantes, France, in 2022. Post-graduation, Yann joined
Congratulations to Raffaela Cabriolu and her partners from SINTEF for her new FRIPRO project
Congratulations to Associate Professor Raffaela Cabriolu, associated member of PoreLab, and Dr. Francesca Bleken from SINTEF Industry. Their proposal on “Multiscale dynamics of the semi-catalytic Rochow-Müller process” received funding from the Research Council of Norway through the FRIPRO program. DYNCAT, acronym for “Multiscale dynamics of the semi-catalytic Rochow-Müller process” aims to provide a highly predictive