DavidDiCarlo

About

David DiCarlo joined the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering as an assistant professor in 2007.

During his time, he has taught courses in thermodynamics, phase behavior, transport phenomena and multiphase flow while also developing a research program focused on enhanced oil recovery, reservoir engineering and petrophysics. Using advanced experimental techniques such as X-ray CT scanning, his work examines fluid flow in porous media to better understand the processes that govern hydrocarbon recovery.

His research has explored topics including three-phase flow, surfactant imbibition, compositional displacements, flow stability and the effects of nanoparticles in porous media. His work on saturation overshoot was spotlighted in the EOS Research Spotlight (EOS, Vol. 92, No. 21) in 2011.

DiCarlo’s enthusiasm for teaching and commitment to student success earned him the PGE Departmental Teaching Excellence Award in 2008, and he was twice nominated by students as their favorite professor in the department. In 2011, he was also nominated by PGE for the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Outstanding Engineering Teaching by an Assistant Professor award. Recently, he was named the Spring 2023 Accessibility Champion by The University of Texas at Austin Disability and Access Office (D&A).

Educational Qualifications

B.S., Physics with high honors, Case Western Reserve University, 1987
M.S., Physics, Cornell University, 1990
Ph.D., Physics, Cornell University, 1994

Select Awards & Honors

• D&A Accessibility Champion – The University of Texas at Austin Disability and Access Office (D&A) (2023)
• Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award – Society of Petroleum Engineers (2014)
• Departmental Teaching Excellence Award – Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (2008)

Related Websites

• EOS Research Spotlight

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