Mr. Nils Solheim Smith is currently working as a Researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway and as a consultant with the engineering firm Sweco. He is about to finish his PhD in Hydraulic Engineering from NTNU, which is focused on measures to increase spillway capacity in existing run-of-river hydraulic structures. Prior to commencing his PhD, he worked as a research assistant at NTNU, working on large-scale physical model studies and numerical modelling of embankment dams in extreme load scenarios. He holds an MSc in Hydropower Development from NTNU and a BEng in Arctic Technology: geotechnics and natural resources from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark. In addition, he has professional experience as a site engineer with the contractor Per Aarsleff A/S, where he worked on a large harbour construction project in Nuuk, Greenland.

The Department of Civil Engineering cordially invites you to a talk by Dr. Virendra M. Tiwari, Director, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.

The symposium aims to bring together academicians, researchers, scientists, students, and industrialists across the country working in diverse applications of porous media such as flow and transport in soil and groundwater, water and air filtration, enhanced oil recovery, energy storage and recovery, CO2 and H2 storage in subsurface, industrial porous media including batteries, fuel cells, adsorbents, paper, semiconductors, and membranes, targeted drug delivery, and biophysics in living porous media. It also provides a platform to disseminate knowledge, share ideas, and discuss the future of porous media research in India. This symposium also creates a platform for industrialists/entrepreneurs to showcase their state-of-the-art technologies and products.