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Texas A&M University
Halbouty 102
Department of Geology and Geophysics,
MS 3115,
College Station, Texas 77843

Dr. Ernest A. Mancini

Director of the Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems and Dan A. Hughes Endowed Chair

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1974

M.S., Southern Illinois University, 1972

B.S., Albright College, 1969

Research Interests

Microbial Carbonate Reservoir Characterization
Integrated Chrono-, Bio-, and Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis
Transgressive-Regressive Sequence Application to Petroleum Exploration
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization and Modeling
Sedimentary Basin Analysis
Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Systems Studies

Experience

2010–present: Director, Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems, Texas A&M University
2008–2009: Interim Chair, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama
1998–2009: Director, Center for Sedimentary Basin Studies, University of Alabama
1995–2007: Regional Director, Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
1982–1996: State Geologist and Director, Geological Survey of Alabama
1982–1996: Supervisor and Director, State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama
1988–1989: Interim Director, School of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama
1977–1978: Coordinator, Petroleum Research Program, Mineral Resources Institute, University of Alabama

Awards and Honors

2011 Don R. Boyd Medal, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
2010 Professor Emeritus, Geology, University of Alabama
2010 Burnum Distinguished Professor Award, University of Alabama
2010 Distinguished Service Award, Association of American State Geologists
2008 Honorary Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
2007 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award, University of Alabama
2007 Outstanding Service Award, American Geological Institute
2007 Award of Excellence, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
2005 Distinguished Research Professor, University of Alabama
2004 Ian Campbell Medal, American Geological Institute
2003 Honorary Member, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
2000 Distinguished Educator Award, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
1998 Outstanding Educator Award, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
1996 Honorary Member, Association of American State Geologists
1996 Resolution for Outstanding Contributions in Public Policy, U.S. Department of Interior Outer Continental Shelf Policy Advisory Board Committee
1996 Resolution for Distinguished Service, State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama
1995 Fellow, Geological Society of America
1991 Honorary Member, Gulf Coast Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
1987–1988 Haas-Pratt Distinguished Lecturer, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
1980 A.I. Levorsen Petroleum Geology Award, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies/American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Professional Affiliations

Board of Trustees, American Geological Institute
President, American Geological Institute
Executive Committee, American Geological Institute
Elected Editor, American Assoc. Petroleum Geologists
Executive Committee, American Assoc. Petroleum Geologists
Chair, Research Committee, American Assoc. Petroleum Geologists
Board of Natural Resources Executive Committee, National Assoc. of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
University Advisory Board for Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research
Co-Chair, Environmental Information Subcommittee, U.S. Department of Interior
Chair, Energy and Minerals Policy Committee, Assoc. of Amer. State Geologists
Chair, Legislative Subcommittee, Outer Continental Shelf Advisory Board, U.S. Department of Interior
Advisory Board, American Assoc. of Petroleum Geologists, Division of Environmental Geosciences
Chair, Constitution and By-Laws Revision Committee, Assoc. Amer. State Geologists
Member Society Council, American Geological Institute
President, Association of American State Geologists
President, Southeastern Section Paleontological Society
Chair, U.S. Department of Interior Outer Continental Shelf Policy Advisory Board
Executive Committee, Association of American State Geologists
President, Gulf Coast Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
Executive Committee, Gulf Coast Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
Chair, Energy in Alabama Conference
President, Alabama Geological Society
Chair, North American Commission of Stratigraphic Nomenclature

Selected Publications

Mancini, E.A., Ahr, W.M., Parcell, W.C., and Morgan, W.A., 2010, Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs, AAPG Getting Started Series 19, 30 p. and Appendices, CD.
Mancini, E.A., Li., P., Ramirez, V.O., Goddard, D.A., and Talukdar, S.C., 2008, Mesozoic (Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous) deep gas reservoir play, central and eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull. 92:283-308.
Mancini, E.A., Obid, J., Badali, M., Liu, K., and Parcell, W.C., 2008, Sequence-stratigraphic analysis of Jurassic and Cretaceous strata and petroleum exploration in the central and eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, United States, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull. 92:1655-1686.
Mancini, E.A., Parcell, W.C., Ahr, W.M., Ramirez, V.O., Llinas, J.C., and Cameron, M., 2008, Upper Jurassic updip stratigraphic trap and associated Smackover Microbial and nearshore carbonate facies, eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull. 92:409-434.
Mancini, Ernest A., Blasingame, T.A., Archer, R., Panetta, B.J., Haynes, C.D., and Benson, D.J., 2004, Improving hydrocarbon recovery from mature oil fields producing from carbonate facies through integrated geoscientific and engineering reservoir characterization and modeling studies, Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation, Womack Hill Field (Eastern Gulf Coast, USA), Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull. 88:1629-1651.
Mancini, E.A., Aurell, M., Llinas, J.C., Parcell, W.C., Badenas, B., and Benson, D.J., 2004, Upper Jurassic thrombolite reservoir play, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull. 88:1573 1602.