David Burnett

David Burnett is the Director of Technology for the Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) and is the Research Project Coordinator for the Department of Petroleum Engineering. He currently serves as the one of the Managing Partners of the U.S. RPSEA Environmentally Friendly Drilling System Technology Integration Program representing a $5 million joint partnership among university/industry and government organizations dedicated to reducing the impact of O&G operations in environmentally sensitive areas. In addition through GPRI, he leads a research team developing advanced membrane filtration technology to reduce waste water volumes at rig sites, including flow back fracturing fluids. He received the 2006 Hearst Energy Award for Technology in the oil industry and his research team recently received Gulf Publishing’s 2008 World Oil Awards (environmental, health and safety).

Prior to coming to Texas A&M, Burnett was a Program Manager for BP’s Westport Technology Center (Houston) developing and managing research programs for oil and gas joint ventures. He has a B. S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Sam Houston State University and an MBA from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles California.

Contact Information: burnett@pe.tamu.edu; 979-845-2274