Call for Abstracts – MS12: Coupled Flow-Deformation Processes in Porous Media at InterPore2026
karoli...@interpore.org
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 18th Annual InterPore Meeting – InterPore2026, which will take place 19–22 May 2026 in Nantes, France. InterPore brings together researchers from around the world working on all aspects of porous media science, including energy, climate, hydrology, materials, biology, and more.
As part of the conference, we warmly encourage you to submit an abstract to the minisymposium:
MS11: Coupled flow–deformation processes in porous media: swelling, shrinking, and poromechanical interactions
Lead Organizer
Yihuai Zhang (University of Glasgow, UK)
Co-Organizers
Muhammad Arif (Khalifa University, UAE)
Chaojie Cheng (KIT – Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany)
Sridhar Ranganathan (Kimberly-Clark, USA)
Qazim Llabjani (EPFL, Switzerland)
Zhenjiang You (China University of Petroleum–Beijing at Karamay, China)
Scope and topics
The coupling between fluid flow and mechanical deformation in porous media underlies a wide range of natural phenomena and technological applications—from soil consolidation, swelling clays, and biological tissues to energy geotechnics, CO₂ sequestration, and soft materials. This minisymposium brings together the formerly separate themes of swelling/shrinking materials and poromechanical interactions to explore the latest advances in modelling, simulation, and experimental investigation of coupled flow–deformation processes.
We welcome contributions on both fundamental and applied aspects, including (but not limited to):
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Nonlinear poromechanics
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Multiphase and reactive transport
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Thermo-poroelasticity
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Fracture formation and propagation
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Swelling and shrinking effects
We particularly encourage work that bridges theory and experiment, such as direct visualisations of deformation and flow, in-situ imaging techniques (e.g., micro-CT, MRI), and validation of numerical models with laboratory results. Emphasis will also be placed on innovative numerical approaches—such as monolithic/iterative solvers, multiscale or mass-conservative discretisations, and efficient preconditioners—to simulate complex hydro-mechanical behaviour in heterogeneous and fractured media. Through interdisciplinary contributions, this session aims to foster deeper understanding and more predictive modelling of coupled processes in natural, engineered, and bio-inspired porous systems.
Submit Your Abstract
Share your latest research and contribute to this important discussion by
submitting an abstract to MS12 here:
https://events.interpore.org/event/58/abstracts/
We look forward to your contributions and hope to welcome you to Nantes, France, in May 2026.
Warm regards,
Karolin Weber, on behalf of the MS12 Organizing Committee