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1st announcement of the 8th GeoProc 2025

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Dear colleagues,

This is the 1st announcement of the International Conference on Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechano-Chemical (THMC) Geomechanics Processes (GeoPro2025) which will be held at the University of Cyprus, in Nicosia Cyprus on 20-23 October 2025.

A flyer advertising the event is attached. The GeoProc2025 website can be found at: https://cyprusconferences.org/geoproc2025/

GeoProc2025 will be the 8th International Conference in the GeoProc series of conferences on coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes, with the theme for 2025 being Geomechanics for Energy and Environmental Applications. It is hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Cyprus, in consultation with the GeoProc founders Prof. Jean Sulem (Ecole des Ponts ParisTech) and Prof. Klaus Regenauer-Lieb (University of New South Wales) and the GeoProc2019 chairperson Prof. Chris Spiers (University of Utrecht).

GeoProc has a history since 2003 of bringing together top scientists and engineers to advance the understanding of the role of THMC processes in controlling geosystem behavior. The 2025 theme on ” Geomechanics for Energy and Environmental Applications ” is intended to attract theoretical, experimental and numerical modeling scientists, as well as practitioners in the fields of geo-energy and subsurface environmental science and engineering, to come together to address common issues. The Organizing Committee is looking forward to welcoming you at the GeoProc2025 in Cyprus.

On behalf of the GeoProc2025 organizing Committee

The Chairpersons:
Prof. Panos Papanastasiou  (UCY)       
Prof. Euripides Papamichos  (AUTH)    
Dr Charalampos Konstantinou  (UCY)  

Assistant / Associate Professor of Geotechnical Uncertainty (Delft University of Technology)

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Delft University of Technology is seeking candidates for a new Assistant or Associate Professor of Geotechnical Uncertainty.

There is an increasing need to quantify the performance of geotechnical structures and infrastructures within a reliability-based framework, so that risks can be explicitly quantified for guiding effective mitigation measures. Of fundamental importance is the need to understand uncertainties and their impacts at the soil mechanical behaviour level and at the geotechnical site level, as an essential precursor to reducing the uncertainty in soil mechanical response as well as to understanding uncertainty propagation to the structure level.

The position is proposed to investigate soil mechanical material behaviour and geotechnical structure response, accounting for uncertainties relating to, for example, data, measurements, statistics, transformation from measured data to derived properties, and external (including environmental) loadings. The position takes into consideration the random, spatial and systematic components of uncertainty, as well as uncertainties relating to the cross-correlations of material properties, and it develops new solutions to better control and reduce the geotechnical uncertainty and risk in geotechnical assessments and construction processes.

More details can be found at link.

Last day for applications: 15 September 2024.

PhD Scholarship at Scuola Superiore Meridionale in Naples.

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What:     PhD call
Where:    Napoli, Italy
Duration: 4 years
Salary:   € 19,000 yearly
Deadline: 20/08/2024 – 23:59 CEST
Website: 
https://www.ssmeridionale.it/avcp/bando-di-concorso-xl-ciclo-dottorato-ssm/
Contatct details: merc@ssmeridionale.it

A call for applications for 10 Doctoral Programs has been announced by the Scuola Superiore Meridionale (SSM) in Naples (Italy). Specifically, the program, titled Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity (MERC), emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to studying and managing complex systems, designing and engineering resilient systems, and analyzing and managing risks and cascading effects. Within this context, geotechnical methods can be utilized to address hazard assessments related to landslides, seismic site responses, and other issues.

Detailed hazard assessments can be further integrated into risk analyses for structures and lifelines to evaluate both their serviceability and ultimate state. This can also lead to the development of risk mitigation strategies through a decision support system.

Please find enclosed two PDF files about the PhD scholarship (10 Programs), including detailed information about the MERC (Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity) program.

Two PhD positions at Politecnico di Bari (Italy)

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Two PhD positions in geotechnical engineering are open at Politecnico di Bari, as part of the PhD Programme in Risk, Environmental, Territorial and Building Development at the DICATECh Department. The positions are funded for 3 years: it will be mainly based at Politecnico di Bari (Italy). The research will benefit from the collaboration between research groups in Italy and abroad and companies in the industrial sector. The possibility of recycling mussel shells, suitably treated, as a partial replacement of commercial cements has been recently investigated for stabilising dredged marine sediments with less environmental impact but similar same chemo-hydro-mechanical effectiveness. Based on these results, the two PhD students will contribute to the optimisation of the design of innovative solutions for the chemo-hydro-mechanical stabilisation of sediments and the reuse of other blue waste materials, by multiscale testing and modelling.

Applications are welcome to apply for the 5-year project “GREENLIFE4SEAS – GREen ENgineering solutions: a new LIFE FOR SEdiments A Shells”, recently funded in the field of the LIFE EU PROGRAMME.  For further details about the project, please visit: https://greenlife4seas.poliba.it/en/

We are looking forward to receiving applications from highly motivated and curious candidates with master’s degree (or equivalent) in civil or environmental engineering and specialisation in geotechnics or related area.

Candidates can find more details on the PhD position and the submission procedures at the following link:  https://www.poliba.it/sites/default/files/40_phd_call_rif._rd_697.pdf (see the RESEARCH TOPICS AS PER PLACES CO-FINANCED BY PUBLIC/PRIVATE BODIES grants NUMBER 2 and 4, in the section Risk and Environmental, Territorial and Building Development PH.D. Call for application PhD Programmes (XL cycle).

Application deadline: July 17th  2024 

Contact details for further information: claudia.vitone@poliba.it

“EP024 Geophysical Granular Flow and Sediment Transport” AGU24 Call for Abstracts

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Dear Colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session we organize at AGU24 (Dec 9-13, Washington, D.C.).
Submission link: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/228441
Due date: Jul 31, 2024

EP024 – Geophysical Granular Flows and Sediment Transport: Bridging Grain-Scale Mechanics and Continuum Modeling  
Earth and planetary surfaces are covered by granular material that may flow under the action of gravity, interaction with fluids such as air or water, or other geophysical processes. Geophysical granular flows and sediment transport phenomena are at the heart of landscape dynamics (hillslope creep, riverbed evolution, coastal erosion), pattern formation (grain sorting and segregation, dunes, ripples), and geohazards (landslide, debris flow, snow avalanche). A fundamental challenge lies in the multiscale nature of granular materials rendering a continuum description difficult to achieve. Recent advances in high-resolution imaging and particle-resolved numerical simulations allowed for insights into particle-scale mechanisms. However, research carried out at the particle-scale has yet to be harmonized into a consistent theoretical body able to match field and laboratory observations. We invite contributions addressing this theme’s open questions, featuring field, experimental and numerical research, at particle and/or at macroscopic scales or integrating ranges of scales and processes.

Conveners: Lu Jing, Rui M.L. Ferreira, Thomas Pähtz, Marwan Hassan, Solange Mendes

Best wishes,
Lu, on behalf of all conveners

MPM Workshop in Berkeley

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Dear Colleagues,
We hope you’re doing well. This is a friendly reminder to submit your abstract and register for the 15th Annual MPM Workshop hosted at the University of California, Berkeley, on September 5th-6th, 2024.

Call for Abstracts:
We invite you to submit an abstract for consideration for oral presentation at our event. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase and share your latest research findings and contribute to advancing the Material Point Method.

We welcome abstract submissions on a wide range of topics related to MPM such as new integration methods or spatiotemporal schemes; improvements in stability, scalability, and computational efficiency; and applications to different materials, among others. Whether you are exploring groundbreaking techniques, innovative methodologies, or practical applications, we encourage you to be part of this enriching event.

To submit your abstract, please follow the guidelines and use the submission portal at www.mpmworkshop.com

Registration: 
Registration is open at www.mpmworkshop.com. Take this opportunity to engage with fellow researchers and experts in the field.

Important dates:

  1. May 1, 2024: Abstract submissions and registration open
  2. August 1, 2024: Abstract submission deadline
  3. August 15, 2024:  Registration deadline
  4. September 5, 2024: Workshop begins

Anura3D Short Course:
This year, the Anura3D Research Community is offering a short course after the workshop. You can visit our website www.mpmworkshop.com to find out more details.

We’re looking forward to you participating in the 15th Annual MPM Workshop. Please spread the word among your colleagues and peers who might be interested in attending or submitting a paper.

Thank you for your attention, and we anticipate an enlightening and fruitful event. Should you have any questions or require further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us at soga@berkeley.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in Berkeley.
Sincerely,
Organizers
Kenichi Soga, Ken Kamrin, Nanda Chandra, John Murphy, Joel Given, Lauren Talbot, Connor Geudeker

Polymer Support Fluids in Geotechnical Engineering Workshop

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Registration is now open for a workshop on polymer support fluids that will take place at Imperial College London on September 10th 2024.

The talks will focus on the behaviour of polymer fluids in geomaterials from the micro-to macro- scales,  ranging from particle scale simulations and experiments to field-scale observations This workshop is co-sponsored by TC105 of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the British Geotechnical Association.

The workshop will be chaired by Prof. Stephan Jefferis and is organised by Catherine O’Sullivan (Imperial College London), Brian Sheil (University of Cambridge) and Chris MacMinn (University of Oxford).

Full details in the attached pdf. 

Registration link is https://lnkd.in/ePqTmb5u. 

Please direct queries to cath.osullivan@imperial.ac.uk.

PhD position at UMons and ULiège, Belgium

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A PhD position on “Characterization of thermo-hydro-mechanical properties of longwall goaf for geothermal energy storage in abandoned coal mines” is open in collaboration between UMons and ULiège in Belgium.

This PhD project takes place in the field of minewater geothermal systems that aim storing heat in flooded abandoned mines. More specifically, longwall goafs will be investigated as potential geothermal reservoirs through their characterization from mechanical, hydraulic and thermal point of views.

The position has a duration of 4 years and the PhD is expected to start on 1st October 2024.
Application deadline (detailed resume + motivation letter + names and e-mail addresses of two referees who may be contacted by those in charge of evaluating applications): 15th August 2024.
Further enquiries on the vacancy and application must be directed to Prof. Pascal Goderniaux (pascal.goderniaux@umons.ac.be) and Prof. Bertrand François (Bertrand.francois@uliege.be).

More information on this .pdf file.

Registration for the ALERT Workshop and School 2024 is OPEN!

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Dear ALERT community,

I am pleased to inform you that the registration for the ALERT Geomaterials Workshop and School 2024 is now open! The preliminary programme of the Doctoral School is available here, the programme of the Workshop should be posted soon.

In the continuity of last year edition, a remote access to the doctoral school is proposed at the same price as the on-site option. However, this remote option only gives access to the passive attending of the presentations, and no questions could be asked.

This year, the ALERT Bureau has once again decided to offer one day of accomodation to:

  • all PhD students attending the doctoral school and belonging to an ALERT member institution (in a double room only);
  • all retired researchers attending the workshop.

Please read the hints in the registration form! After filling the form and pressing the button “Register”, a window will open to prompt you to save the invoice as a .pdf file. Please save it for your records! You will also get an email with the registration data afterwards. If you are an ALERT member, the corresponding representative of your ALERT institution will receive the registration data too.

Click here to register for the ALERT Workshop and School 2024.

The deadline for the registration is September 01st! The accommodation in Aussois will be processed in the order of the registrations (see the hints in the registration form). Please note that the number of rooms in the CNRS “Centre Paul Langevin” is limited.
See also hints on how to get to Aussois.

If you need to modify or cancel your registration, please send an email to director@alertgeomaterials.eu, mentioning your invoice number, at least one week before the meeting. Individuals who fail to honor their registration will be required to pay a fee to the hotel covering the cost of both the room reservation and the food services.

Looking forward to meeting you in Aussois!