Val Pinczewski is Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Director of the School of Petroleum Engineering at the University of New South Wales. Prior to joining the university, he worked as a Petroleum Engineer with Esso Australia. Val is an active consultant to industry in the areas of improved oil recovery and reservoir simulation. Professor Pinczewski conducts major research programs in improved oil recovery and reservoir simulation. He is the author of numerous technical papers and is Manager of the Improved Oil and Gas Recovery Program at the Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre. He has presented numerous petroleum reservoir engineering short courses in the Asia - Pacific region.