Author Archives: PoreLab

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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PoreLab lecture with Professor Panos Papanastasiou on the potential of repurposing depleting natural gas reservoirs for green hydrogen storage

Who: Professor Panos Papanastasiou from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cyprus When:  Thrusday April 24 at 13:15 CET (Norway time). Where: Auditorium P1, PTS1, Trondheim, Norway Title: The potential of repurposing depleting natural gas reservoirs for green hydrogen storage Summary This research work explores the potential of repurposing depleting natural gas reservoirs for green hydrogen

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PoreLab lecture with Nathan Abitbol on Flow of a yield-stress fluid in a percolation network

Who: Nathan Abitbol, PhD candidate in FAST Laboratory (Fluides, Automatique et Systèmes Thermiques) at the Université Paris-Saclay, France When:  Wednesday April 23 at 13:00 CET (Norway time). Where: The lecture will be in-person in the common room (PoreLab Trondheim) and will be streamed in the Kelvin room (PoreLab Oslo). From anywhere else, you will be able to join

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