The SFB 1313 status seminar 2026 took place from March 9 to 11 in Gültstein, Germany. With a turnout exceeding around 100 members, associated members, and guests, the seminar served as a platform for presenting and discussing various projects centered around porous media topics.
SFB 1313 spokesperson Holger Steeb opened the status seinar 2026 and gave an overview about the three-day program. This year, the project area leaders presented each project area A, B, C, and D and summarized the work realised in funding oeriod 2, but especially after the SFB 1313 review, that took place in July 2025. The central projects INF, Z02 (PML), and WiKo (science communication) were presented as well. New project leaders presented themselves and their future work within SFB 1313 and invited guest talks broadend our horizon and gave a practical porous media perspective.
Poster sessions provided opportunities for in-depth discussions around all of the project areas.
In addition, we organised an "exhibitor booth" with an interactive format to present the SFB 1313 structure and research as well as SFB 1313 merchandise. The feedback of our members gave us the opportunity for a test run of the booth. This year, for first time, this exact booth was presented during the GAMM conference from 16 to 20 March 2026 that took place in Stuttgart. A second opportunity to present the booth will be during the InterPore Annual Meeting in Nantes (France) from 19 to 22 May 2026.
Best Question Award and Best Poster Award
Congratulations to our SFB 1313 researchers Taras Mel'nyk and Maziar Veyskarami for winning the "Best Question Award" at the SFB 1313 status seminar 2026.
Congratulations to Rana Mahmoudian Darvishani for winning the "Best Poster Award" at the SFB 1313 status seminar 2026.
Public Engagement Award
The SFB 1313 "Public Engagement Award", endowed with 1000 euros, was awarded again this year at the status seminar. Researchers are awarded this prize for their outstanding contribution to SFB 1313 science communication. This year, the team decided to acknowledge two researchers for their public engagement:
- Samaneh Vahid Dastjerdi (SFB 1313 management and research project Z02)
- Johannes Hommel (research project CX-2)
Congratulations!
Special thanks go to Samaneh Vahid Dastjerdi and Norvi Brendle-Forero for organising the status seminar 2026, to our spokesperson Holger Steeb, and to the whole team for creating such a great working environment and team spirit! And last but not least, we would like to thank the team of the Tagungsstätte Gültstein for their great organisation and exceptional service. We're looking forward to a great third and last funding period.