Diesel Particulate Filter Technology

Tim Johnson is Director-Emerging Regulations and Technologies for Coming Environmental Technologies, Corning Incorporated. Dr. Johnson is responsible for tracking emerging mobile emissions regulations and technologies, and he helps develop strategic positioning via new products. He has been with Corning for twenty years, with nine years in his current position. Dr. Johnson is an acknowledged expert and frequent speaker on diesel emission control technology and trends. For the past six years, he has given the diesel emission control reviews at the SAE Congress. Dr. Johnson is quite active in various advisory committee roles. He currently is the co-chair for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Advisory Working Group on Diesel Emission Control Retrofits. He is a member of the EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, EPA Mobile Source Technical Review Subcommittee. Formerly, Dr. Johnson served on the EPA Clean Diesel Independent Review Panel and the California Air Resources Board International Diesel Retrofit Advisory Committee. He recently became a member of the board of directors of the Northeast Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF/NESCAUM), and he is on the board of advisors for the Center of Environmental Research and Technology at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Johnson also is co-chairman of the Diesel Emission Control Committee of the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA). Dr. Johnson earned his B.S. and M.S. engineering degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1978 and 1979, respectively, and his Doctor of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1 987.”