International Society for Porous Media

What International Society for Porous Media does

InterPore, the International Society for Porous Media, is a non-profit, independent scientific organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in De Bilt, the Netherlands. Its mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge on natural and industrial porous media systems, serving a global community of more than 2,000 members from academia and industry through an integrated platform of conferences, publications, education, and grants. Core offerings include the InterPore Annual Conference (Albuquerque 2025; Nantes 2026; Rio de Janeiro 2027), the peer-reviewed InterPore Journal, the InterPore Academy (established 2020) for courses and webinars, the InterPore Foundation supporting researchers from economically disadvantaged regions, and a national chapter network spanning the UK, Benelux, China, Brazil, and Iran.

The society operates a tiered membership model (Individual, Student, Corporate, Institutional) on annual subscriptions, supplemented by event registration fees, Academy course and webinar fees, and donations to the Foundation. Distribution is primarily self-serve via the website (interpore.org), supported by regional national chapters, multi-channel marketing (LinkedIn, X, YouTube, WeChat, email newsletters), and conference management technology (Whova) with payment processing through Stripe and PayPal and live course delivery via Zoom. Annual conferences attract industrial sponsors such as Shell (Gold Sponsor of InterPore2026) and equipment exhibitors including Hiden Isochema, RX Solutions, Thermo Fisher, and Math2Market, signaling industry-academia crossover demand.

Governance is provided by a Council led by President Karsten Thompson (Louisiana State University) and Managing Director Seyed Majid Hassanizadeh (co-founder, Stuttgart University), with operations supported by a small staff of 1-10 employees and volunteer committees. InterPore has been a member of the International Science Council since 2023 and runs an honors program that includes the Lifetime Achievement Medal, PoreLab Award for Young Researchers, and the Rien van Genuchten Early-Career Award, reinforcing its position as the default professional society for the porous media research community.

Name

International Society for Porous Media

Legal name

International Society for Porous Media

Website

https://interpore.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

InterPore is a Netherlands-based non-profit scientific society founded in 2008 that serves 2,000+ researchers worldwide through annual conferences, a peer-reviewed journal, academy courses, and grants advancing porous media science.

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Scientific Society Services

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International Science, Technology & Space Cooperation Organizations

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Multilateral & Intergovernmental Organizations

Keywords

• Porous media research
• Scientific society membership
• Academic conference services
• Scientific journal publishing
• Researcher community network

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilthoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Individual, student, corporate, and institutional membership subscriptions provide recurring revenue. Members receive benefits including event discounts, publication access, and networking opportunities.
2. Event Registration Fees: Annual conferences, national chapter events, and academy courses generate revenue from registration fees. Member rates are discounted compared to non-member rates.
3. Academy Courses and Webinars: Educational programs including paid courses and webinars on porous media topics. Some courses are offered free to members.
4. Donations to Foundation: The InterPore Foundation accepts donations to support conference grants for students and researchers from economically disadvantaged regions.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

InterPore is an independent international non-profit scientific society that advances knowledge of natural and industrial porous media systems. It offers paid society memberships, an annual international conference, the InterPore Journal, the InterPore Academy courses and webinars, National Chapters, and the InterPore Foundation supporting members in developing countries.

Product overview

InterPore is a non-profit scientific society founded in 2008 that operates as a membership-based organization offering a unified platform for advancing and disseminating knowledge on porous media. The core offerings include the annual flagship conference, the InterPore Academy (established 2020) providing courses and webinars, and the InterPore Journal for publishing. Additional services encompass membership benefits with event discounts, national chapters for regional engagement, honors and awards programs, career services, and the InterPore Foundation for supporting researchers through grants. The organization serves over 2000 members worldwide across academia and industry.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Society Membership Paid membership in the International Society for Porous Media offered at Individual, Student, Corporate, and Institutional tiers, providing access to the global porous media research community and member benefits.
• InterPore Annual Conference Annual international conference for the porous media research community, featuring technical sessions, networking, and industry sponsorship.
• InterPore Journal Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original research on porous media systems, distributed to the InterPore community and beyond.
• InterPore Academy Courses Structured online educational courses on porous media topics offered through the InterPore Academy.
• InterPore Academy Webinars Online webinar series delivered via the InterPore Academy featuring expert talks on porous media science.
• InterPore Academy Annual Event Annual event organized by the InterPore Academy to support learning and community engagement around porous media science.
• InterPore Foundation Affiliated foundation that supports members in developing countries in participating in the porous media research community.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• ShellmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerShell is a Gold Sponsor of InterPore2026 annual conference. Shell hosts events jointly with InterPore Benelux Chapter at the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam, demonstrating industry collaboration with academic porous media research community.
• Hiden IsochemaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor at InterPore2026 conference showcasing porous media analysis equipment and technology solutions.
• RX SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor at InterPore2026 conference providing X-ray tomography and imaging solutions relevant to porous media research.
• Thermo Fisher ScientificminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor at InterPore2026 conference showcasing scientific instrumentation for porous media analysis.
• Math2MarketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibitor at InterPore2026 conference providing simulation and modeling software for porous media applications.
• International Science CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterPore is a member of the International Science Council, indicating global scientific recognition and alignment with international science policy initiatives. Tannaz Pak serves as ISC Liaison for InterPore.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH): International scientific and professional association for hydrogeology — closely aligned with InterPore's subsurface porous media research, sharing a global membership, national chapter structure, and conference-led engagement model.
• Materials Research Society (MRS): International non-profit scientific society for materials research, including porous and structured materials; comparable in structure (membership society, annual meeting, journal, awards, education programs) and academic-industry hybrid membership.
• International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE): Global professional society for geotechnical engineering, which centers on soil behavior in porous media; shares InterPore's academic-industry membership profile and conference-led knowledge dissemination approach.
• International Zeolite Association (IZA): International scientific association for the study of zeolites and related porous materials; shares InterPore's narrow focus on a porous media sub-field with comparable membership, conference, and publication activities.

Broad incumbents

• American Physical Society (APS): Major non-profit physics society with a comparable membership, conference, journal, and awards structure; porous media physics (flow, transport, statistical mechanics) intersects APS topical groups, although APS operates at vastly larger scale.
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM): International non-profit society for applied mathematics; overlaps with InterPore where porous media research relies on multiscale modeling, numerical simulation, and machine learning — similar society structure and membership monetization.
• European Geosciences Union (EGU): European non-profit international union for all Earth, planetary, and space sciences; shares InterPore's membership-society, conference-driven, and peer-reviewed journal model across overlapping geoscience disciplines.
• Geological Society of America (GSA): Long-established Earth sciences society with a membership and conference model similar to InterPore; overlaps through geoscience, hydrogeology, and sedimentary porous media research communities.
• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): Global professional society for the oil and gas upstream sector, which extensively engages with porous media science (reservoir engineering, flow in porous media) and overlaps with InterPore's industry-relevant research community.
• American Geophysical Union (AGU): Large international scientific society covering Earth, atmospheric, oceanographic, and hydrological sciences — overlapping with InterPore's hydrogeology, geoscience, and environmental porous media applications, but operating at a much broader scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@interpore2805
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interpore
• Facebookfacebook.com/interpore

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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