PoreLab is a Norwegian Center of Excellence created in 2017 and situated at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, and the University of Oslo (UiO). It focuses on the physics of porous media using experimental, theoretical and computational methods. It is led by seven principal scientists from physics, chemistry and reservoir engineering.

PoreLab Lecture Series

Do you wish to receive the invitations to the PoreLab lectures? Contact Marie-Laure Olivier here: Marie-Laure.Olivier@ntnu.no

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Porous Media Tea Time Talk (#PorousMediaTTT)

Welcome to the Webinar series

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PoreLab Journal Club

The idea is for the juniors to present a recent paper with a short preparation time, Papers are then peer-reviewed by the group.

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New release in 2020: 2 Advanced Materials Books

Congratulations to Ole Torsæter and his colleagues for the release of 2 Advanced Materials books. Sustainable Materials for Oil and Gas Applications – 1st edition Sustainable Materials for Transitional and Alternative Energy – 1st edition It is going to be available soon by the renowned Elsevier on the following links. Vol 1-  https://www.elsevier.com/books/sustainable-materials-for-oil-and-gas-applications/temizel/978-0-12-824380-0  Sustainable Materials

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POROUS MEDIA TEA TIME TALK # 5

We are glad to invite you to our next Porous Media Tea Time Talks (#PorousMediaTTT) session on 25.08.2020 at 3 pm CEST, which will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuK0ogQKdSxq6pW-vljLN1Q Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QGbTzAGlXM You can ask questions anytime using the comment field on YouTube. I think the work in these presentations are very much related to

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New publication: Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of surfaces captures the energy conversions in a shock wave

Last publication from Bjørn Hafskjold, Dick Bedeaux, Signe Kjelstrup and Øivind Wilhelmsen. Title: “Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of surfaces captures the energy conversions in a shock wave” Journal: Chemical Physics Letters: X – Volume 7, July 2020, 100054 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpletx.2020.100054 Available online 1 August 2020. Read the publication here >>

Presentation from TESCAN on August 18th

There is going to be an online presentation from Daniel Jensen, TESCAN at 13:00 on Tuesday 18th of August. Please feel free to join. The presentation is focusing on the unique TESCAN DynaTOM and it’s capabilities for in-situ dynamic testing. Continuous imaging and which advantages that entails over standard CT imaging techniques. Abstract: TESCAN DynaTOM

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Porous Media Tea Time Talk # 4

We are happy to invite you to our next Porous Media Tea Time Talks (#PorousMediaTTT) session at 11.08.2020 at 10.30 am Oslo Time/local time on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuK0ogQKdSxq6pW-vljLN1Q​. The two presentations are: Pressure tomography for CO2 plume monitoring: The Otway Stage 3 project By: Samuel Jackson, CSIRO, Australia CO2CRC’s Otway Stage 3 project is developing permanently deployed,

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Porous Media Tea Time Talk #3

We are happy to invite you to our next Porous Media Tea Time Talks (#PorousMediaTTT) session at 28.07.2020 at 3 pm Oslo time/local time on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuK0ogQKdSxq6pW-vljLN1Q. Please find attached a banner with info on the presentations. We remind that questions are very welcome and can be sent during the presentations using the comment field on

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Porous Media Tea Time Talk #2

After the successful launch of our new webinar series Porous Media Tea Time Talks (#PorousMediaTTT) I am happy to invite you to our second session tomorrow, 14.07.2020 at 10.30 am Oslo time (CEST) / local time on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuK0ogQKdSxq6pW-vljLN1Q​. You are welcome to send questions anytime during the talks using the comment field on YouTube. The

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Alberto Bila defended his thesis on May 20th, 2020

Alberto Luis Bila has defended his thesis for the PhD degree at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum at NTNU. The title of the academic thesis was: «Experimental investigation of surface-functionalized silica nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery» The Assessment Committee consisted of Professor Henri Bertin, University of Bordeaux, Frankrike, Associate Professor Tina Puntervold, University of

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INVITATION TO THE PORELAB COURSE , “EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN POROUS AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS” (FYS 4420/FYS9420 AT UIO)

The PoreLab course on ” Experimental techniques in porous and complex systems ” will be offered in the 2020 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

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Jingya Zhang defended her thesis on May 30th

Congratulations to Jingya Zhang who defended her thesis on May 30th, 2020! Jingya spent the 3rd year of her PhD at PoreLab  from September 2018 to August 2019, working with Professor Ole Torsæter. During her research stay in PoreLab, she conducted research on characterization of pore structure of tight sandstones and studied the impact of

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