Jason D. Dykstra

Biography

Dr. Jason Dykstra received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is currently the Chief Advisor to the corporate research group, where he is tasked with creating the technology vision of high-risk research. He has worked in the automotive, nuclear, steel mill, and heavy equipment industries before joining the oil services company Halliburton upon completion of his doctorate. At Halliburton, he has designed control systems for cementing, cryogenic nitrogen pumping, chemical blending, and high-pressure fracking equipment along with fault detection and virtual sensing system that are used in over 100 countries every day. Jason has invented several award-winning tools that have been installed in wells in South America, the North Sea, and the Middle East. He holds 62 U.S. patents with over 100 patent applications in process and was awarded the E&P meritorious award for engineering innovation 2012, the OTC Spotlight on Innovation Award 2012, and a finalist in the world oil awards 2013. Jason is currently interested in creating value by distilling control theory to practice in the broad range of products and services Halliburton offers.