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Join the engineers at Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies (PADT) as they discuss what’s new and exciting in the world of Ansys simulation. (This podcast is in no way affiliated with Ansys Inc, and the opinions expressed are owned solely by those on the show) If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Episode 134: A Deep Dive into Ansys 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by members of our simulation support team to discuss various updates made available in the latest version of Ansys - 2025 R1.
This includes discussion from:
Application Engineer Alex Moody, Mechanical/Thermal Application Engineer Molly Rhodes, Senior CFD Application Engineer Sina Ghods, LF Electromagnetics Application Engineer Tyler Buntin, Chief Engineer Joe Woodward, Senior CFD Engineer Tom Chadwick, and Senior Systems Application & Support Engineer Josh Stout.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Episode 133: Ansys 2024 R1 & R2 in Review
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by members of our simulation support team to discuss their favorite updates from Ansys 2024 R1 & R2 in preparation for the 2025 release. Our outstanding staff has always been the foundation of what sets PADT apart from our competitors and we're excited to have so many of them on this episode.
This includes discussion from:
Application Engineer Alex Moody, Structural Application Engineer Christian Crowley, Application Engineering Manager Doug Oatis, Senior CFD Application Engineer Daniel Chaparro, Mechanical/Thermal Application Engineer Molly Rhodes, Embedded Software Application Engineer Noah Asherbranner, Structural Application Engineer Robert McCathren, Senior CFD Application Engineer Sina Ghods, LF Electromagnetics Application Engineer Tyler Buntin.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by EOS Additive Manufacturing Consultant, Vincenzo Abbatiello, PADT's Application Engineering Manager Doug Oatis, and PADT's Application Engineer Christian Crowley, to discuss Ansys applications for modeling with metal additive design.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PlaneWave Co-founder & Chief Engineer Keyvan Bahadori and PADT's Antenna Application Engineer Alex Moody, to discuss their use of Ansys HFSS and how it provides benefits for their unique applications.
Learn more about PlaneWave's use of Ansys tools by reading the case study here.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Episode 130: Advancing Accuracy with Ansys & Flownex Co-simulation
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Vincent Britz, Thermofluids Solver Developer at Flownex, and Miles Adkins, Lead Flownex Simulation Support Engineer at PADT to discuss the collaborative capabilities available when working with Ansys & Flownex Co-simulation.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Monday Aug 26, 2024
Episode 129: Introducing Ansys 2024 R2
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by members of PADT's simulation support team to discuss the features they are most excited about in Ansys 2024 R2.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Monday Jul 15, 2024
Episode 128: Meshing Capabilities in Ansys LS-DYNA
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Chief Simulation Engineer Jim Peters to discuss the breadth and depth of meshing capabilities in Ansys LS-DYNA.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Thursday May 23, 2024
Episode 127: Bringing Simulation into Virtual Reality with SciVista
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by CEO Michael Langone and CTO Aaron Lau from SciVista, to discuss the use of emerging virtual reality technology for visualization of engineering simulation.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Friday Apr 19, 2024
Episode 126: Structural Updates in Ansys 2024 R1
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
All Things Ansys is back.
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by two of PADT's Chief Simulation Engineers, Jim Peters and Joe Woodward, for a deep dive into the mechanical updates made in the 2024 R1 release of Ansys.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Episode 125: 2023 Wrap Up Discussion
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by members of PADT's simulation support team, including Ahmed Fayad, Miles Adkins, Chris Settanni, Alex Moody, Robert McCathren, Josh Stout, Joe Woodward, Christian Crowley, Doug Oatis, and Ted Harris, for a year-end discussion covering their thoughts on the 2024 release, as well as hopes for next year.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!