Introduction

This workshop is the 8th biennial meeting on the physics of porous media and its applications to a broad range of basic problems encountered in geophysics, geomechanics, medical physics and condensed matter physics. The topics include multiphase flow and transport, wave phenomenon, constitutive modeling, granular behavior, and field and laboratory measurements. On this occasion the special themes are artificial recharge and reversal of soil compaction, non-linear deformation processes, random porous media, and seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers.

Dates: October 9 - 12, 2009

Location: CICESE, Ensenada, México

Workshop procedures:

1. Apply to attend the workshop by April 30, 2009 (applications are still accepted). Applicant will be notified of acceptance.

2. Once accepted, a one page abstract or a short paper is required by July 31, 2009. Participants are encouraged to submit a short paper (8-10 pages). This will enable the work to be considered for publication in a special issue of a journal.  Selected works presented at the previous workshop (Poro 2007) are being published in a special issue of Transport in Porous Media.

3. Registration and housing reservation will begin on August 1, 2009.

4. The workshop will provide transportation from and to the airports in San Diego and Tijuana. For this courtesy transportation, participant needs to provide the itinerary to the workshop secretary.