The International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) awarded Rainer Helmig the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lectureship Award 2025. As part of this award, he gave lectures at the following research institutions during 2025 (in chronological order):
- Eawag/EMPA, ETH Zürich, Zürich (Switzerland)
- 11a Reunión Anual del Capítulo Mexicano de Interpore, Mexico (online, Mexico)
- Tongji University, Shanghai (China)
- Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics (IRSM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China)
- China University of Geosciences (CUG), Wuhan (China)
- Chongqing University, Chongqing (China)
- China University of Petroleum (East China) (CUP), Qingdao (China)
- Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao (China)
- Tsinghua University, Bejing (China)
- Peking University, Bejing (China)
- Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing (China)
- InterPore Maghreb Chapter Kick-Off Meeting, Monastir (Tunesia)
- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona (Spain)
- Summer School on GEOENERGIES for the Ecological Transition, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
- Bergen Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics, Bergen (Norway)
- Workshop on Subsurface Hydrology in a Modern World, Princeton University (USA)
- 8th Interpore UK Chapter Conference, Loughborough University (United Kingdom)
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
- University of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas (USA)
- University of Arizona, Tucson (USA)
- Montana State University, Bozeman (USA)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (USA)
- 17e Journées d’Etudes des Milieux Poreux, Orléans (France)
- VI Annual Conference on Porous Media of the InterPore Spanish Chapter, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
- Hasselt University, Hasselt (Belgium)
The Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lectureship Award is presented annually to an internationally recognised researcher and represents significant added value for InterPore. It is closely aligned with the society's objectives: promoting research in the field of porous media and strengthening ties within the community. The respective award winner acts as an important ambassador for InterPore.
The numerous invitations to give lectures that Rainer Helmig has received demonstrate the attractiveness of the research field of porous media and the internationally oriented network to which Rainer Helmig and the Stuttgart research group belong. During his travels, Rainer Helmig was able to cultivate scientific and personal exchanges, strengthen professional networks and establish new contacts.
We would like to thank InterPore and Kimberly-Clark Corporation for their generous financial support in promoting science. The award not only directly promoted international exchange, but will also have a positive impact on future research activities in the field of porous media.
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