1st call to access facilities within the framework of EXCITE Transnational Access programme

We are pleased to announce the first call to access facilities within the framework of EXCITE Transnational Access programme.

The first call will be open for proposals from 1st of December 2021 until the 28th of February 2022. In this first round, the EXCITE TNA programme will provide coordinated access to 24 imaging facilities in nine countries to researchers of any level.

The call information is now available here and applicants can submit their proposals using the online application procedure. Proposal selection will be carried out on the basis of the technical feasibility, and scientific quality of the proposals, this latter carried out by a panel of EM and X-ray microscopy experts, external to EXCITE.

All the necessary information on how to apply, eligibility, list of available installations, and proposal templates will be available on the EXCITE website (https://excite-network.eu/excite-tna-call-open/).

ALERT Workshop & School 2022

Dear ALERT members,
Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce to you the themes and dates of the ALERT Workshop and School 2022.

ALERT WORKSHOP 2022
Dates of the ALERT Workshop 2022: 26th September to 28th September 2022

  • Session 1: “Mechanics of hard-soils/soft rocks
    Organizers: Claudia Vitone, Elma Charalampidou & Nadia Benahmed
  • Session 2 (half-day): “Robot ground interaction”
    Organizers: Raul Fuentes & Itai Einav.
  • Session 3: “Gravity-driven disasters in a global climate change context”
    Organizers: François Nicot, Florence Magnin, Stéphane Lambert & Francesco Calvetti.

ALERT SCHOOL 2022
Dates of the ALERT School 2022: 28th September to 2nd October 2022

  • Advanced experimental geomechanics
    Organizers: Edward Ando, Benjy Marks & Ryan Hurley

ALERT OZ Course 2022

There are still no propositions for the ALERT OZ Course 2022, so you are welcomed to send us your proposition!

Further information will arrive later.
Hoping to see you next year in Aussois !

Sixth Webinar of CMFRGS

The organising committee of the “Computational Modelling for Future Research in Geoenvironmental Sciences” (CMFRGS) webinar series invites you to the 6th webinar entitled “ Computational modeling of geophysical and environmental processes: introduction to the lattice Boltzmann method and the Palabos library” presented by A/Prof Jonas Latt from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Webinar 6 is scheduled to be hosted at 9:00 am (CET), 9th December 2021 with registration for this webinar closing at 24:00 (CET), 6th December 2021.

Please forward this invitation to your colleagues who may be interested in attending.

You may find further info and register (free but mandatory) here: https://www.m2clab.com/cmfrgs-webinars as well as on this flyer.

Dr Maziar Gholami Korzani, A/Prof Sergio Galindo Torres
CMFRGS organising committee

Fifth Webinar of CMFRGS

The organising committee of the “Computational Modelling for Future Research in Geoenvironmental Sciences” (CMFRGS) webinar series invites you to the 5th webinar entitled “SPH applications in geotechnical engineering and applied geology” presented by Dr Chong Peng from the University of Natural Resources, Vienna, Austria.

Webinar 5 is scheduled to be hosted at 9:00 am (CET), 8th November 2021 with registration for this webinar closing at 24:00 (CET), 5th November 2021.

You may find further info and register (free but mandatory) here: https://www.m2clab.com/cmfrgs-webinars as well as on this flyer.

Dr Maziar Gholami Korzani, A/Prof Sergio Galindo Torres
CMFRGS organising committee

International Conference “Processes in natural and technical Particle-Fluid-Systems” (PintPFS) in Hamburg

In the framework of Research Training Group GRK 2462 “Processes in Natural and Technical Particle- Fluid-Systems“ (PintPFS), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), researchers from the fields of civil engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering and materials sciences investigate natural and technical Particle-Fluid-Systems in an interdisciplinary approach. GRK 2462 is formed by eight professors from Hamburg University of Technology leading the PhD research projects of eight junior scientists. In this international conference the Research Training Group brings together all associated scientists and external guest scientists to present and discuss research results of the first 3 year period. While the junior scientists give insights into their research work at TUHH, the international guest scientists will present on the corresponding state of the art in their related fields of research. Interested colleagues from research and industry are cordially invited to join the workshop.

Link to the Conference Website: https://www.tuhh.de/grk2462/pintpfs-conference.html

More information in this flyer.

Webinar: Implicit Material Point Method for geomechanics applications

The organising committee of the “Computational Modelling for Future Research in Geoenvironmental Sciences” (CMFRGS) webinar series invites you to the 4th webinar entitled “Implicit Material Point Method for geomechanics applications” presented by Dr Antonia Larese from the University of Padua, Italy.

Webinar 4 is scheduled to be hosted at 9:00 am (CEST), 19th October 2021 with registration for this webinar closing at 24:00 (CEST), 16th October 2021.

You may find further info and register (free but mandatory) here: https://www.m2clab.com/cmfrgs-webinars and on this flyer.

Dr Maziar Gholami Korzani on behalf of the organizing committee

Energy Geotechnics Webinar Series

On behalf of the organisers, Budi Zhao (UCD) and Zhongxuan Yang (ZJU), we are delighted to invite you to Energy Geotechnics Webinar Series (weekly or biweekly from Sep to Dec, 2021). 

The webinar aims to promote Energy Geotechnics research and will cover the following topics:

  • Offshore foundation
  • Carbon geological storage
  • Shallow/deep geothermal
  • Nuclear waste disposal
  • Methane hydrate

Our three speakers in October are (more details on posters):
Prof. Carlos Santamarina on Energy: A Geo-Centered Perspective (10 am, CEST, 4th Oct, Monday): Tencent Meeting Link – https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/hghXpYo1dtSo?rs=25
Prof. Holger Ott on Carbon Geological Storage (10 am, CEST, 8th Oct, Friday): Tencent Meeting Link – https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/ogu2z0Mai22j?rs=25
Prof. Kenichi Soga on Shallow Geothermal Energy at Multi-Scale (6 am, CEST, 19th Oct, Tuesday): Microsoft Teams Link – https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjExYmZlNGItZTUyNy00Njc3LThkMTUtYjI1NDg1MWU0MDU4@thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22:%222b897507-ee8c-4575-830b-4f8267c3d307%22,%22Oid%22:%2268b939f1-d53e-460f-90a3-c00501759557%22%7D

Posters in PDF

Prof. Carlos SantamarinaProf. Holger OttProf. Kenichi Soga

Getting to Aussois by train

Dear all,

For those of you who are registered to the workshop and school in Aussois, and come by train, a bus has been planned to pick you up at the station at around 19h00, Sunday 26 September.

A bus will also be planned to drive you back to the station at the end of the school but more information will arrive later.

See you soon in Aussois !

International Young Professionals Workshop on Road-Rail Infrastructure (Hybrid), 26th November 2021, Sydney

The Transport Research Centre is organising the International Young Professionals Workshop on Road-Rail Infrastructure (Hybrid), 26th November 2021, Sydney, as we are now taking Registrations (https://events.humanitix.com/trc).

The workshop will showcase the recent advances in the field of Transport Infrastructure with special reference to ground engineering and the utilisation of novel construction materials. Research students and young professionals will present a range of emerging themes focused on the advancement of rail geotechnology and pavement engineering, including topics covering soil-structure interaction, embankment and substructure design, track construction materials, ground improvement and moving load dynamics.

We invite you all to check the Programme at our website https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/transport-research-centre/events/international-young-professionals-workshop.

For further information, please contact christine.smith-1@uts.edu.au.

Tec 21 Winter school on “Multi scale approaches and multiphysics couplings in fluid and solid mechanics » (5th Edition)

Grenoble – 31st January to 4th February 2022

Important societal issues require to solve problems of increasing complexity. A key vector of progress relies on multi-scale and multi-physics approaches. The objective of the winter school is to review the different approaches, numerical and experimental techniques to tackle the complexity of today’s engineering problems. All the courses are illustrated through various up-to-date examples. Two days are devoted to practical laboratory work on «high-tech demonstrators» , combining experiments and numerical modeling. The last day  of the school is dedicated to a particular theme. This year this day will be dedicated to “mechanics at the nanoscale”.

• Web Page: https://www.tec21.fr/winter-school-2022/

The number of participants is limited and registrations are subject to availability. Registration dead line: 31st December 2021.

The Organizing Committee
Contact : cecile.bordier@tec21.fr