S. Majid Hassanizadeh
Professor & Managing Director of Inter-pore Organization
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Biography
S. Majid Hassanizadeh is Professor of Hydrogeology at Utrecht University and Senior Advisor with Soil and Groundwater Department of Deltares. He is on editorial boards of many journals (Transport in Porous Media, Journal of Porous Media, Journal of Fluids) and has organized many conferences, workshops, and short courses. He is Elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union (2002), Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science (2007). Selected as Distinguished Darcy Lecturer by US National Groundwater Association (2012). Recipient of Honorary Degree of Doctor-Ingenieur from Stuttgart University (2008), von Humboldt Prize (2010), Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award (2011), Advance Research Grant from European Research Council (2013), and Royal medal of honor Knight in the Order of Netherlands Lion (2015).
Research Interest
Fundamental theories of flow and transport in porous media, and applications to complex porous media such as fuel cells, diapers, paper, and biological tissues.