A 2D array of disks under stress replicates several statistical features of seismic phenomena. This is an interesting reading by S. Lherminier, R. Planet, V. Levy dit Vehl, G. Simon, L. Vanel, K.J. Måløy and O. Ramos on how 2D disks under stress mimic earthquakes. This article is published in PRL, featured in Focus on
The PoreLab course on ” Experimental techniques in condensed matter physics ” will be offered in the 2019 fall semester. The course is offered for both, Ph.D. and master students. The code for the Ph.D. level is FYS9240. The master level code is FYS4420. The lectures will be held in PoreLab Oslo and PoreLab Trondheim. For more
On Friday, June 21, 2019, Le Xu will be defending his thesis titled “Experimental Observations of Dissolution in Fractures in Circular Geometry” for the degree of Ph.D. The defense takes place at the Physics Building, second floor west in room V232 (Lille fysiske auditorium) at 1:15 PM. The defense itself is preceded by the trial
In September Louison Thorens and James Matthew Campbell joined us at PoreLab Oslo, and we are happy to have them here with us! Louison will be doing his Ph.D. with us and will stay at PoreLab Oslo for the whole period of his Ph.D. program. He comes from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, in
The 2nd national Interpore workshop on porous media is organized in Oslo on November 9, 2018. Registration for the workshop is now open. The first part of the day is reserved for talks given by invited speakers. A poster session follows after the talks. Abstracts for the poster session can be sent here. When sending abstracts
We are announcing a Ph.D. position in the newly established PoreLab Center of Excellence at the University of Oslo, Norway. The work is to be conducted in the group of Prof. Knut Jørgen Måløy and it is related to experiments in multiphase flows. The project is mostly focused on the characterization of short and long-range forces
PoreLab invites to its kick-off meeting, its first international workshop to be held in Oslo from 6th to 8th September 2017. Lectures in various disciplines of porous media will be given by national and international invited speakers, followed by poster sessions. What can be more appropriate than having our grand opening at the historical Soria
