Alberto Ayala, Ph.D.
Manager of Emission Control Technology Research,
Dr. Ayala is Manager of
Emission Control Technology Research in the Research Division of the California
Air Resources Board. His
responsibilities include technical assessment and research on emission control
technologies for mobile and stationary sources, oversight of extramural
research funding dedicated to various clean air priorities for the agency, and
other emissions-related regulatory and non-regulatory activities. In addition, a significant current activity
for Dr. Ayala’s team is the development of the mobile air conditioning
refrigerant component of the AB1493-Pavley greenhouse gas emission regulation. Prior to ARB, Dr. Ayala was an Assistant
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at