At the PORO Lab we study how the physical properties of rocks are reflected in geophysical signatures by combining elastic laboratory experiments, geophysical well logs and field data. We are passionate to explore any cool topic that relates rocks, gadgets, high pressures and fluids! We are close collaborators of the Physical Acoustics Lab.
Together with Kasper van Wijk, Dan Hikuroa and collaborators we love to 
enlighten kids about the geophysics and geoscience through the Seismometers in New Zealand Schools project: Ru.
Finally, communicating (geo)science to people anywhere between 5 and 90 years old makes my day! (including our two little kids!)
News
- Evert's research accepted in Geophysical Journal International!Dear all, please join me at giving Evert a big CONGRATULATIONS for the acceptance of his first paper Separating intrinsic and scattering attenuation in full waveform sonic logging with radiative transfer theory in Geophysical Journal International! This is a significant part of his thesis where he has put a huge amount of effort.
- Steve Brennan receives the Best Student Poster AwardSteve Brennan received the best student poster award at the 4th International Workshop of Rock Physics in Trondheim, Norway. There were 110 attendees covering a range of topics from laboratory to seismic. In addition to the honour Steve received a cash prize and special Norwegian chocolates. Congratulations Steve!
- Shreya's work accepted in JGRCongratulations to Shreya (and co-authors) for her first - of many to come - peer-reviewed publication. The manuscript titled Dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation in basalts due to reactions with carbonic acid has been accepted for publication in JGR-Solid Earth.