MSc. Petroleum geoscience, major geophysics

Massimiliano Ferronato got the PhD degree at the Technology University of Delft (The Netherlands) in 2003. Then, he joined the University of Padova and in 2020 he was appointed Professor of Numerical Analysis at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. The main scientific interests concern the analysis and development of mathematical and numerical models for the solution of the partial differential equations governing the deformation and flow processes in saturated and partially saturated porous media, with specific applications in the field of petroleum engineering. He is author and co-author of more than 100 papers published on international scientific journals with peer-review, and more than 80 communications published on proceedings of international conferences. He is a SIAM member (Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics) and has been Invited and Keynote Speaker in several international conferences, presenting advancements on the development of coupled flow and geomechanical models. In 2017 he was the recipient of the Excellent Regional Contribution Award given by the International Association for Computer Methods in Geomechanics (IACMAG) with the following motivation: “for outstanding contributions to the development and application of novel computer methods and solvers in the field of the geomechanics of underground reservoirs and coupled Biot models”. He has been, and currently is, Principal Investigator in several research projects funded by the both national and international public institutions and private companies, such as the Italian Ministry of Research, Stanford University, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of The Netherlands, Ministry of Land and Resources of People Republic of China, Eni S.p.A. and Stogit S.p.A.

Stefano Nardean joined Eni in 2023 as a Digital Reservoir Modeling Engineer after graduating from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha with a Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy. His primary scientific interests are linear solvers and preconditioning for reservoir simulation, discretization schemes, and geomechanics.

Nicola Castelletto is a research scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research focuses on developing numerical algorithms to efficiently model geomechanics and multiphase flow in porous and fractured media on high-performance computing platforms, with an emphasis on multiscale approaches. Prior to joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he completed his postdoctoral training in the Energy Resources Engineering Department at Stanford University where he later became a research associate. He holds a Laurea degree in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences from the University of Padova, Italy.

Maria Elizabeth Sanchez Ho is a Principal Petrophysicist at QatarEnergy with over 25 years of experience conducting diverse and multidisciplinary studies, including data management, surveillance, petrophysical evaluations, and geomechanical modelling, with a focus on carbonate reservoirs. She has led geomechanics studies and is recognized for her ability to integrate complex datasets to optimize reservoir performance and field development.