Dr. Victor Torrealba from the Hoteit group presented a technical paper on the use of microemulsion technology for conformance improvement application at the 2018 SPE Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 

At the conference, which took place April 23-26, Dr. Torrealba also spoke on a young professional's panel about how young professional can maximize their contributions in STEM careers. During this panel, he emphasized ANPERC's efforts in training a diverse workforce in petroleum engineering, and his group's involvement in mentoring gifted high school students as part of the SRSI program.

Additionally, KAUST PhD student Wardana Saputra, a member of the Patzek group, presented results from his internship experience with Saudi Aramco on validating a generalized scaling curve method for EUR predictions in unconventional oil reservoirs.