Team

Austyn E. Vance, P.E.

Engineer

Experience

  • June 2011–PresentEngineer, Trimeric Corporation, Buda, Texas
  • 2009Solar Energy Intern, Shell Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia

Fields of Experience

Ms. Vance has experience in process engineering and technical services in several areas, including oil and gas, oil refining, CO₂ processing and polysilicon production. Some of Ms. Vance’s areas of experience include:

  • Development and implementation of process simulations
  • Emissions testing
  • CO₂ capture
  • Gas scrubbing
  • Material and energy balance development
  • PFD and P&ID development
  • Analysis of plant analytical data / correlating simulations with plant data
  • Pipeline network hydraulic analysis
  • Costing of individual pieces of major process equipment
  • Relief valve calculations
  • Process hazards analysis, HAZOPs
  • Documentation of safe operating limits

Professional Registrations

  • Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Texas and New Mexico

Education

  • 2011B.S., Chemical Engineering, 3.95/4.0 GPA, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honors & Awards

  • Best Presentation for Bolivian Sanitation Engineering Project at the University of Tulsa Research Colloquium
  • Wilbur L. Nelson Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chemical Engineering
  • Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honors Society
  • Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

Publications

  • Vance, A. “Cost Estimate of CO₂ Capture from Small Scale Industrial Applications”. Prepared for EPRI’s Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), Report 3002034601. February 2026.
  • Fisher, K. S., A. I. Ryan, A. E. Vance, and C. Jones. 2026. “Can You Trust Your Process Simulation Results?” Chemical Engineering, 1 January 2026.
  • Piggott BD, Vance AE, McKaskle RW. “RED TRAIL ENERGY CO₂ CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION PROJECT – CO₂ SURFACE FACILITY DESIGN REPORT”, Rev 0, 08 May 2017, in “INITIAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR CO₂ CAPTURE FROM ETHANOL FACILITIES”, Final Report, U.S. Department of Energy, Co-operative Agreement DE-FE0031938, Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota, November 2022.
  • Greenberg, S.E., S.G. Whittaker, A. Vance, and R. McKaskle. “Projecting CCUS project costs using the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project as a cost basis.” Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference Lyon 23-27 October 2022 (GHGT-16).
  • McKaskle, R., and A. Vance. Chapter 18 “Technology Screening Study for CO₂ Removal in Offshore Natural Gas Treating,” in CCP4 Results Book: Volume 5 Carbon Dioxide Capture for Storage in Deep Geologic Formations – Results from the CO₂ Capture Project, CCS Technology Development and Demonstration Results (2015-2022). Edited by Karl Gerdes. 2022.
  • Piggott BD, Vance AE, McKaskle RW. “RED TRAIL ENERGY CO₂ CAPTURE FACILITY PHASE III COST ESTIMATE AND PROCESS DESIGN PACKAGE”, Rev 1, 20 November 2019, in “SUBTASK 1.3 – INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE FOR NORTH DAKOTA ETHANOL PRODUCTION”, Topical Report, U.S. Department of Energy, Co-operative Agreement DE-FE0024233, Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota, May 2020.
  • Kerr, T. A., D. B. Myers, B. D. Piggott, and A. E. Vance. April 2020. “Solve PRV and Piping Capacity Problems – Part 2.” Hydrocarbon Processing. April 2020 edition. pp 71-77.
  • Kerr, T. A., D. B. Myers, B. D. Piggott, and A. E. Vance. March 2020. “Solve PRV and Piping Capacity Problems – Part 1.” Hydrocarbon Processing. March 2020 edition. pp 77-82.
  • Kerr, T. A., D. B. Myers, B. D. Piggott, and A. E. Vance. February 24-27, 2020. “Solving Pressure Relief Valve and Piping Capacity Problems in the Gas Conditioning Industry.” Presented at the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference in Norman, OK.
  • McKaskle, R., Rosalind Jones, Austyn Vance, Brad Piggott, Kevin Fisher, and Sallie Greenberg. 2019. “Illinois Basin – Decatur Project: Process Design and Operation of Carbon Dioxide Surface Facilities.” Illinois State Geological Survey. Circular 597, 42 p.
  • Greenberg, S., K. Canaday, A. Vance, R. McKaskle, and J. Koenig. “A Detailed Approach for Cost Analysis for Early CCS Projects: A Case Study from the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project.” Presented at 14th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference Melbourne 21-26 October 2018 (GHGT-14).
  • Kerr, T., D. Myers, B. Piggott, and A. Vance. April 15-18, 2018. “Solving Pressure Relief Valve and Piping Capacity Problems.” Presented at the 2018 GPA Midstream Convention, Austin, TX.
  • Mamrosh, D., K. Fisher, A. Ryan, and A. Vance. April 15-18, 2018. “GPA Midstream Project 111: Comparison of GPA Midstream Data to Simulation Software Predictions.” Presented at the 2018 GPA Midstream Convention, Austin, TX.
  • Sexton, A., D. Sachde, A. Vance, K. Fisher, J. Selinger, K. Fischer, G. Rochelle. “Minimizing Solvent Oxidation with NO₂ Prescrubbing.” Presented at Carbon Management Technology Conference, July 17-20, 2017, Houston, Texas.
  • Sexton, Andrew, Austyn Douglas, Kevin Fisher, Ray McKaskle, “Process Engineering Perspectives on CO₂ Capture Technology Development”, Presented at the Carbon Management Technology Conference, November 2015, Sugar Land, TX.
  • Mamrosh, Darryl, Ken McIntush, Austyn Douglas, Kevin Fisher, Bjarni Juliusson, Ingvi Gunnarsson, Sigurdur Markusson, Kristin Matthiasdottir, Magnus Arnarson, “Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide and Recovery of Carbon Dioxide from Geothermal Non-Condensable Gas Using Water”, presented at Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, 2014.