- Senior Lecturer, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
- Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Phone: 979-845-2361
- Email: dlwillauer@tamu.edu
- Office: THOM 118J
Educational Background
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1991
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1988
Research Interests
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- Product development and engineering design processes
- Digital transformation and process optimization
- Smart systems, IoT, and downhole instrumentation
- Emerging energy technologies, nanomaterials, and O&G completions
Industry Experience
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- Baker Hughes Inc. - Global Product Line Director-Upper Completion Systems, Director of Business Transformation, Director of Digital Transformation-Completions, Global Product Line Director-Intelligent Production Systems, Technology Director-Intelligent Production Systems, Senior Engineering Member-Intelligent Well Systems
- Nanotechnologies Inc. (NovaCentrix) - Vice President of Engineering and Production
- Baker Oil Tools - Engineering Manager/Project Engineer
- Dowell Schlumberger - Project Engineer
Certifications & Memberships
- American Petroleum Institute (API) Intelligent Well Standards Chairman, 2017, 2018
- Advanced Well Equipment Standards (AWES) Intelligent Well Chairman, 2015-2016
- SPE Intelligent Wells Workshop, Brazil, Presenter, 2014
- SPE ATCE, Steering Committee member 2011, 2012
- Advanced Energy Consortium on Nanotechnology, Technical Advisory Committee 2007, 2008
Awards & Honors
- Patents - 26 total in completions, nano-materials, and energy technologies
- Harts Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation, Reach™ Wireline Retrievable Safety Valve, 2023
- OTC Spotlight Awards, Best New Technology SureCONNECT™ downhole wet connect, 2020
- OTC Spotlight Awards, Best New Technology, Multinode™ All Electric Completion, 2015
- World Oil, Best Data Management & Application Solution – WellLink Vision Mobile Application, 2013
Selected Publications
- M Schniederjans, M Pantoya, J Hoffman, D Willauer, “A Multi-Objective Modeling Approach for Energetic Material Evaluation Decisions,” European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 194, Issue 3, pp 629-636, 1 May 2009,
- H Thomeer, D Willauer “Realtime Measurements with Coiled Tubing Increases Treatment Efficiency,” OTC Paper, 1994
- D Willauer, P Varghese “Direct Simulation of Rotational Relaxation Using State-to-State Cross-Sections,” Journal of Thermal Physics and Heat Transfer, December 1992
- D Willauer, P Varghese “Monte Carlo Simulation of Rotational Relaxation in Para-Hydrogen Using State-to-State Cross-Sections,” AIAA Paper 91-1342, June 1991