Teaching
- 2011 Director’s Partnership Award, State Fire Marshall, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Member, Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis – Augmented for Review of Black Carbon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2010 – 2011
- Visiting Professor, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Institute of Energy, Materials, and the Environment, Medellin, COLOMBIA, Fall 2011
- Consultation: Geasur Tecnologia y Medioambiente, Santiago, Chile, 2009-2010
- Workshop Organizing Committee, Real-World Vehicle Emissions, Coordinating Research Council, 2006 - Present
- Session Organizer, SAE International World Congress, Emissions Measurements and Testing, 2006 – Present
- Mentor, Capstone Course for Ph.D. students in air quality at the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Merced, 2009, 2010
- Reviewer for various agencies including the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the California Energy Commission, the National Renewable Energy Technology Laboratory, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Health Effects Institute
- Visiting Professor, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Quito, ECUADOR, Spring 2009
- Visiting Professor, University of the Pacific, Department of Civil Engineering, Stockton, California, Winter 2008
- Expert International Reviewer, Canadian Federal Program for Energy Research and Development, Advanced Fuels and Technologies for Emissions Reductions, Natural Resources Canada, 2009
- Consultation: CORPAIRE (Corporacion Para el Mejoramiento del Aire), Quito, Ecuador, 2005 - 2007
- Peer Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Aerosol Science, Atmospheric Environment, Energy and Environment, SAE International
- Expert Panel Reviewer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Solicitation Review Pilot: Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative, 2006
- Expert Reviewer, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Research and Development “Energy System Dynamics” Focus Area Merit Review, 2006
- 2005 Participant in European Union Visitors Program, Brussels, Belgium, November 21-25.
- 2005, Panel Member, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Study Committee on Demonstration and Evaluation of Hybrid Diesel-Electric Transit Buses
- 2002, 2003, and 2004, Superior Accomplishment Awards, California Air Resources Board
- Consultation: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, 2001 - 2003
- 1999-2000 Young Researcher of the Year, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University
- Nomination, 1999 Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University
- Consultation: Coordinating Research Council, Inc. Alpharetta, GA, 1999 - 2002
- Consultation: Environmental Science Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1990 - 1997
- Graduate Fellowship, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1991 – 1996
- Consultation: Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA, 1993 - 1995.
- Consultation: Office of Architects and Engineers, University of California, Davis, CA, 1990 – 1996
- Consultation: Englekirk & Sabol Consulting Engineers, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, 1992 - 1993.
- Engineering Instructor, American River College, Sacramento, California, Fall 1993
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Technical Presentation Award, 1990 – 1992
- National Hispanic Scholarship Fund (NHSF) Award, 1989 – 1990