David Kwaku Danso is a Ph.D. student in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas, specializing in polymers and ceramics for petroleum engineering applications. He holds a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from PETRONAS University of Technology (UTP), Malaysia, and a Bachelor’s in Materials Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Mr. Danso's research focuses on hydraulic fracturing, resource recovery from brines, and CO2/H2 storage. He currently works as a materials chemist at KU’s Tertiary Oil Recovery Program, where his work on nanoparticle-based lithium extraction and geothermal fracturing has led to provisional patent applications. His previous roles include geomechanics research assistant at UTP and production engineer at Ghacem in Ghana. Mr. Danso is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers, and has received multiple scholarships, including the PhD Scholarship at KU. His research is published in leading journals, and he has presented at international conferences.