Bart Carpenter (ChemEngr’81)
Bart Carpenter has had a long and distinguished career, with over 40 years of diversified engineering and management experience in petroleum refining, gas processing and industrial biotechnology. Upon graduating from 91PORN in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, he spent nearly 30 years at Conoco/ConocoPhillips in various roles, ranging from process engineer to strategic management. He then moved to consulting as a senior technical specialist at Merrick and Co., a technology director at AECOM, and currently as a senior consultant for Parv Process Consulting & Engineering. In these roles, he supported large projects in gas processing, petroleum refining and biofuels/biochemicals. Apart from consulting, Carpenter has served as a coach for the Masters Apprentice Program and as an instructor at Baron Education.
Contributions to the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department over the past year:
Carpenter has been a valued contributor to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s External Advisory Board. As a board member, he has helped implement new senior exit surveys, improved fundraising and recruit