David Tsao

Dr. David Tsao is a team leader in the Environmental Technology group in the Group Environmental Management Company at the BP Naperville Complex in Naperville, IL. He is a three-time chemical engineering graduate of Purdue University (B.S., 1988, M.S., 1990, Ph.D., 1997) where his areas of research included plant biotechnology, pharmaceutical production, plant nutrition, and plant biomass production for space (NASA) applications. Upon graduation, David came to work for Amoco in the Environmental Technology Assessment and Development group where he specialized in the areas of phytoremediation and the remediation of gasoline oxygenate components. Currently, David is responsible for a team of environmental engineers and professionals developing the technical aspects of all phytotechnology efforts within BP. He is also active in wetland technologies, landfarming, composting, native prairie restorations, ecosystem developments, biodiversity, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Furthermore, David actively participates in the development of these natural clean up technologies as well as the establishment of regulatory guidance on the use of these innovations through the US EPA’s Remediation Technologies Development Forum, the Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Petroleum Environmental Research Forum. David also teaches phytotechnologies to state and federal regulators for the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council.

Email address: tsaodt@bp.com