Project Details
Projekt
GRK 1398: Non-Linearities and Upscaling in Porous Media
Subject Area
Water Research
Term
from 2007 to 2015
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 20025736
Coping with non-linearities and the question of upscaling are outstanding challenges in environmental and technical applications in the field of flow and transport phenomena in the subsurface. A variety of hierarchical (spatial and temporal) scales can be identified in porous media, in general related to the structure of their heterogeneities. The flow and transport phenomena in these structures can be caused by coupled mechanisms, resulting from the non-linear interplay between physical, (geo-)chemical and/or biological processes.
To tackle problems in this field, an interdisciplinary environment is crucial. The participating scientists excel in such diverse fields as applied mathematics, scientific computing, physics, environmental and civil engineering, geosciences, and petroleum engineering. The joint Dutch-German research is being carried out by the TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, the University of Stuttgart and the Utrecht University.
Fundamental research, such as looking into the development of stochastic methods and optimisation of efficient numerical schemes, will be interlinked with applied research in fields such as the optimisation of fuel cells, the sequestration of CO2 or the prediction of slope failure. As an outlook, applications in paper manufacturing or biomechanics are also envisaged.
A central aspect of the International Research Training Group is the study programme, which aims at fostering the education and the research of young scientists. This will be achieved by organising highly advanced courses, typically meeting the needs of the involved young scientists, implementing a "graduate school seminar" for the discussion of research results via video-conferencing and an exchange programme allowing the doctoral students to spend between six and nine months in the partner country. The resulting international and interdisciplinary environment will enable the doctoral fellows to perform highly efficient work at the top of scientific research in non-linearities and upscaling in the subsurface.
To tackle problems in this field, an interdisciplinary environment is crucial. The participating scientists excel in such diverse fields as applied mathematics, scientific computing, physics, environmental and civil engineering, geosciences, and petroleum engineering. The joint Dutch-German research is being carried out by the TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, the University of Stuttgart and the Utrecht University.
Fundamental research, such as looking into the development of stochastic methods and optimisation of efficient numerical schemes, will be interlinked with applied research in fields such as the optimisation of fuel cells, the sequestration of CO2 or the prediction of slope failure. As an outlook, applications in paper manufacturing or biomechanics are also envisaged.
A central aspect of the International Research Training Group is the study programme, which aims at fostering the education and the research of young scientists. This will be achieved by organising highly advanced courses, typically meeting the needs of the involved young scientists, implementing a "graduate school seminar" for the discussion of research results via video-conferencing and an exchange programme allowing the doctoral students to spend between six and nine months in the partner country. The resulting international and interdisciplinary environment will enable the doctoral fellows to perform highly efficient work at the top of scientific research in non-linearities and upscaling in the subsurface.
DFG Programme
International Research Training Groups
International Connection
Netherlands, Norway
Applicant Institution
Universität Stuttgart
IRTG-Partner Institution
University of Bergen
Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR); SINTEF; Technische Universiteit Delft; Eindhoven University of Technology; Universiteit Utrecht; Universitetet i Bergen; Wageningen University
Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR); SINTEF; Technische Universiteit Delft; Eindhoven University of Technology; Universiteit Utrecht; Universitetet i Bergen; Wageningen University
Spokesperson
Professor Dr.-Ing. Rainer Helmig
Cooperation Partners
Professor Ivar A. Aavatsmark, Ph.D.; Dr. Cas W.J. Berentsen; Professorin Inga Berre, Ph.D.; Professor Dr.-Ing. René de Borst; Professor Dr. Hans Bruining; Professor Dr. C.J. Hans van Duijn; Dr. Timo J. Heimovaara; Professor Dr. Harald Hoiland; Professor Dr.-Ing. Jacques M. Huyghe; Professor Dr. A. Toon Leijnse; Professor Trond Mannseth, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Joseph M.L. Maubach; Professor Dr. Frans Molenkamp; Dr. Tycho van Noorden; Professor Jan Martin Nordbotten, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Mark A. Peletier; Dr. Iuliu Sorin Pop; Professor Dr. Ruud Johannes Schotting; Professor Arne Skauge, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Andrzej Stankiewicz; Professor Dr. Sjoerd van der Zee; Dr. Paul Andries Zegeling
IRTG-Partner: Spokespersons
Professor Helge K. Dahle, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. S. Majid Hassanizadeh
Participating Researchers
Professor Dr.-Ing. András Bárdossy; Professor Dr.-Ing. Holger Class; Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Ehlers; Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhart Eigenberger; Professor Dr. Bernd Flemisch; Professor Dr. Rudolf Hilfer; Professor Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Nieken; Professorin Dr.-Ing. Jennifer Niessner; Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Nowak; Professor Dr. Christian Rohde; Professorin Dr. Barbara Wohlmuth
