Dan Laudal
- Exec Dir CEM Research Inst / Interim Chair Energy & Petroleum Eng Dept, CEM Research Institute
- Department Chair, Interim Chair, Energy & Petroleum Engineering
- Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Faculty Affiliate - Center for Process Engineering Research, College of Engineering & Mines
Contact Info
- Email: daniel.laudal@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.5745
- Dept: 701.777.5986
Office Address
Collaborative Energy Complex Room 246A
2844 Campus Road Stop 8153
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8153
Websites
Biography
Dan Laudal is the Executive Director of the UND College of Engineering & Mines Research Institute, where he leads the research enterprise of the College of Engineering & Mines (CEM). He is a Research Professor with academic affiliations in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Energy & Petroleum Engineering. Dr. Laudal's career has focused on energy, with nearly 20 years of combined industry and research experience. His areas of expertise include carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), critical minerals / rare earth elements processing technologies, and advanced energy systems. He has led a wide array of projects funded by the Department of Energy, the State of North Dakota and industry. In a previous role in industry, he was the project development manager for a world-scale CCUS project at a coal plant in central North Dakota.
For academic year 2025-2026, Dr. Laudal is also serving as the Interim Chair of the Department of Energy & Petroleum Engineering, which offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Petroleum Engineering and graudate degrees in Energy Engineering.
Process engineering & technology development
- Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)
- Critical minerals / rare earth elements
- Battery technologies
- Hydrogen production
- Carbon products
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D Chemical Engineering
2006-2008: Field Engineer, Schlumberger
2008-2012: Research Engineer, UND Energy & Environmental Research Center
2012-2019: Research Engineer & Research Manager, UND Institute for Energy Studies (IES)
2019-2021: Environmental Manager & Project Tundra Development Manager, Minnkota Power Cooperative
2021-2025: Director, UND Center for Process Engineering Research (CPER)
2022-Current: Executive Director & Research Professor, UND College of Engineering & Mines Research Institute
2025-Current: Interim Chair, UND Department of Energy & Petroleum Engineering