FEFLOW International User Conference | December 3-6, 2018 | Golden, CO
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Conference Program
Monday, December 3, 2018
All Monday events in the Clear Creek Ballroom unless otherwise stated.
8:00 to 8:30am – Morning Social (coffee and tea)
8:30 to 9:00am – Welcome
Stefan Szylkarski, Vice President Inland Water, DHI
Jennifer Mathers, Marketing Director – North America, DHI
9:00 to 9:45am – Keynote Presentation
“Tracing the past for a safer future – reconstruction of a century deep well injection”
Martina aus der Beek, Hydro- / Environmental Geology, K+S
9:45 to 10:15am – User Presentations
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
“Design of a dual infiltration system (basins + wells) for treated wastewater within a context of layered unsaturated/saturated zones – Khan Younis (Gaza strip)” – Rémi Vigouroux, Artelia Eau et Environnement
“New ways for identifying potential groundwater abstraction locations in unexploited areas in Northern Germany” – Alexander Renz, DHI
10:15 to 10:45am – Networking Break
10:45 to 12:00pm – User Presentations
MINING
“Lessons learned from hydraulic performance evaluation of tailings storage facilities using FEFLOW” – Ajitha Wanninayake, AECOM
“Optimizing 3D unstructured FEFLOW groundwater model for pit dewatering plan and pore pressure estimation at geologically complex mine site, Antamina – Peru” – Robin Dufour, DHI
“Better geology modelling, with options for direct mesh generation and properties that are geology trend dependent” – Elise Wade and Des Fitzgerald, Intrepid Geophysics
“Groundwater flow modelling of an underground mine in the Andean cordillera of Chile” – Bruno Lapi, WSP
12:00 to 1:00pm – Lunch
1:00 to 2:00pm – User presentations
WATER QUALITY
“Shallow groundwater flow analysis under a beef feedlot in southern Alberta” – Jacqueline Kohn, Alberta Agriculture & Forestry
“Modelling reactive transport through riverbank filtration in Lake Tegel, Berlin” – Dr. Carlos Rivera Villarreyes, DHI
2:00 to 2:30pm – Networking Break
2:30 to 3:15pm – Keynote Presentation
“Opportunities and challenges in integrated modeling”
Tissa H. Illangasekare, AMAX Distinguished Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
3:15 to 4:00pm – Keynote Presentation
“The future of FEFLOW – A sneak peek at new development features”
Fabien Cornaton, MIKE Development Manager, DHI
4:30 to 6:30pm – Welcome Reception & Happy Hour
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the Golden Vista Room
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
All Tuesday events in the Clear Creek Ballroom
8:00 to 8:30am – Morning social (coffee and tea)
8:30 to 9:15am – Keynote Presentation
“Supporting models to support decisions: The role of model partner software”
John Doherty, Owner, Watermark Numerical Computing Pty. Ltd.
2019 Darcy Lecturer
9:15 to 10:15am – User presentations
GEOTECHNICAL
“Development of a FEFLOW plug-in to support FLAC3D stability modeling” – Mark Thomasson, Call & Nicholas, Inc.
“Application of groundwater modelling to support with Assisting the Design and Assessment of a Pressure Relief Well System” – Jinhui Zhang, S. S. Papsdopulos & Associates, Inc
“Using a hybrid flow model for evaluating rock erodibility and mitigating leakage in fracture flow pathways around lower baker dam, WA” – Brent Meyer, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology
“FFTOOLS plugin for FEFLOW: Easy simulation of transient excavation, deposition and coupled lakes” – William (Bill) Wingle, AquaGeo
10:15 to 10:45am – Networking Break
10:45 to 12:00pm – User Presentations
COUPLING
“Coupling groundwater modeling with external process models to simulate land use impacts on groundwater quality at the regional scale” – Hans Kupfersberger, JR-AquaConSol GmbH
“Machine learning neural networks to validate FEFLOW-Mike 21 coupled model developed to assess climate change, sea level rise, and tidal interactions with surficial coastal aquifer systems: Miami Beach Case Study” – Carlos Tamayo, AECOM
“Modelling of surface-groundwater interactions” – Janja Vrzel, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
“Coupling GEOMODELR and FEFLOW to generate adaptive prismatic meshes of complex geological models for groundwater” – Ricardo Serrano, GEOMODELR, and Luis Suescun, DHI
12:00 to 1:00pm – Lunch
1:00 to 1:45pm – Keynote Presentation
“Comparison of approaches to modeling contaminant fate and transport in sedimentary rock”
Paul J. Martin, President, Aqua Insight Inc.
1:45 to 2:15pm – User presentations
GEOTHERMAL & DENSITY FLOW
“Thermal calibration of a 3D groundwater model of a Grenoble district: Development of a robust decision-aid tool for optimized implementation of urban shallow geothermal systems” – Gaelle Gaultier, Artelia Eau et Environnement
“Brine plume modeling using Feflow 7.0” – Jayme de Paula Filho, Soilution
2:15 to 2:45pm – Networking break
2:45 to 4:00pm – User presentations
MINING
“Simulating coupled hydromechanical processes for mining hydrogeology” – Michael Gabora, DHI
“Preserving the full story: Mine inflow estimation using geostatistical simulation” – Matthew Simons, SRK
“FEFLOW model of a tailing storage facility” – Peter Sinton, AquaGeo
“Assessing the importance of modeling karst conduit flows into an underground mine: a case study in Brazil” – Nilson Guiguer, Water Services & Technologies
“Past, present, and future contributions of groundwater modeling applied to tunnels and underground mining projects” – Luis Suescun, DHI
4:00 to 4:15pm – Closing Remarks
Stefan Szylkarski, Vice President Inland Water, DHI
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
8:00 to 8:30am – Morning social (coffee and tea)
8:30 to 12:00pm
“FEFLOW – Flow and Mass Transport Modeling – Part 1” | Clear Creek Ballroom
Carlos Rivera Villarreyes, Director Sales, Service, and Support, DHI
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8:30 to 12:00pm
“Better Use of Models in Decision Support: New Developments in PEST and PEST++” | Golden Vista Room
John Doherty, Owner, Watermark Numerical Computing Pty. Ltd.
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12:00 to 1:00pm – Lunch
Clear Creek Ballroom
1:00 to 4:30pm
“FEFLOW – Flow and Mass Transport Modeling – Part 2” | Clear Creek Ballroom
Carlos Rivera Villarreyes, Director Sales, Service, and Support, DHI
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1:00 to 4:30pm
“FEFLOW 7.2 / FePEST 7.2 – Cloud Platform Deployment using Docker Containers” | Golden Vista Room
Fabien Cornaton, MIKE Development Manager, DHI
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
8:00 to 8:30am – Morning social (coffee and tea)
8:30 to 12:00pm
“GeoModeller Coupling to FEFLOW – Part 1” | Golden Vista Room
Evren Pakyuz-Charrier, Geology Product Specialist, Intrepid Geophysics
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8:30 to 12:00pm
“A Smooth Introduction to FEFLOW Python Interface” | Clear Creek Ballroom
Carlos Rivera Villarreyes, Director Sales, Service, and Support, DHI
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12:00 to 1:00pm – Lunch
Clear Creek Ballroom
1:00 to 4:30pm
“GeoModeller Coupling to FEFLOW – Part 2” | Golden Vista Room
Evren Pakyuz-Charrier, Geology Product Specialist, Intrepid Geophysics
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1:00 to 4:30pm
“Pick My Brain! – Open Q&A Session for Advanced FEFLOW Users” | Clear Creek Ballroom
Peter Schätzl, Expert/Advisor Groundwater, DHI
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