The event will showcase SIMULIA’s state of the art Simulation capabilities tailored to the applications in the Energy Industry. The event will host several technical tracks including High-Fidelity Sim Models, Multiphysics Design, and Drilling & Completion. Also in focus, is Energy transition through Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), and Simulation driven design enabled through SolidWorks & other CAD tools across various applications within the Industry. Furthermore, this event will explore ways in which innovative technology such as Generative AI & ML can have a transformational impact on the Energy Industry.
The Energy Day is an excellent opportunity to network & collaborate, in person, with Oil & Gas industry practitioners and leaders, along with SIMULIA’s network of Industry Consultants to address the Dual Challenge that the Energy Industry faces today.
Customer Presenters

Rich Albert, ConocoPhillips Company

Rich Albert, ConocoPhillips Company
Rich is a Staff Reservoir Geomechanicist at ConocoPhillips Company and has used the finite element numerical technique to solve problems in geomechanics for about 30 years. Rich has spent the past 20 years in the oil and gas industry. He has used Abaqus for most of this time, and some notable projects have involved coding user subroutines involving material nonlinearity in classical, rate-independent plasticity, salt deformation, and fracturing of rock. Rich's most recent work involves hydraulic fracturing in porous rock, the XFEM technique, and extensive Python scripting within pre- and post-processing. Rich holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Universities of Rochester, Wisconsin, and Washington (St. Louis) in Geosciences and Mechanical Engineering, and post-docs at Northwestern and Sydney. His hobbies are playing drums and piano, history, and his primary text editor will always be improved vi.

Andrew Grohmann, Innovex International

Andrew Grohmann, Innovex International
Andrew has extensive experience in finite element analysis and is currently the Director of Development Engineering at Innovex International

Steven Hafernik, Innovex International

Steven Hafernik, Innovex International
Steven is the Engineering Director for downhole products at Innovex International.