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J. David Mobley
Education:
- B. S., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
1970
Professional Experience:
July 2003-present – Associate Director, Atmospheric Modeling Division, Research Triangle Park, NC – Support the development of advanced air quality models that can simulate the transport and fate of pollutants in the atmosphere. The models support EPA and the general air pollution community in understanding not only the magnitude of the air pollution problem, but also in developing emission control policies and regulations. Also, support activities to develop international emission inventories and to characterize emissions from key source categories.
September 2002-July 2003 – Emission Inventory Specialist, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC – Responsible for activities to develop international emission inventories and to characterize emissions from key source categories impacting air quality across international boundaries. Served as Co-chair of the Emissions Committee of the NARSTO public-private partnership to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior. Supported emission inventory and emission characterization activities of the North America Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Through these activities, supported development and harmonization of emission inventories across the US, Canada and Mexico as well as around the world (NARSTO formerly stood for North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone).
February 1997-September 2002 – Acting Director/Associate Director, Emissions Monitoring and Analysis Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC – Responsible for establishing and implementing broad policy, plans, guidelines, regulations, procedures and objectives of the Agency in assessing and managing the quality of the Nation's air. Supported the development and implementation of technical support programs for source test methods development, emission measurement field tests, emission factor development, emission inventory development and compilation, air quality modeling for control strategy assessments, ambient monitoring, quality assurance, and data analysis. These programs provided the technical infrastructure for air quality management programs for criteria pollutants of ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and lead, as well as air toxic pollutants. Provided technical consultation to Headquarters, Regional Offices, and State/local agencies, as well as international programs in formulating overall emission inventory, ambient monitoring, and air quality modeling policies and programs to determine air quality and the effectiveness of the regulatory programs in reducing ambient concentrations of various pollutants. Key products included the National Ambient and Emission Trends Reports which are issued each year. Responsible for activities of 120 people plus an extramural contract budget of ~$15M and grants of ~$100M per year.
July 1970-February 1997 – Environmental Engineer or First-Line Supervisor with the following organizations:
- February
1991-February 1997 – Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research
Triangle Park, NC
- July 1976-February 1991 – Air and Energy
Engineering Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC
- July
1973-July 1976 – Air Pollution Control Bureau, City of Richmond, Richmond,
VA
- July 1970-July 1973 – Mobile Source Pollution Control
Program, EPA, Ann Arbor, MI
These positions offered progressively increasing responsibility in developing national strategies to address acid rain, ozone, particulate matter, regional haze, and climate change, along with emission control technologies for SO2, NOx and particulate matter from coal-fired sources.
Awards and Memberships:
- EPA Gold Medal for PM2.5 Monitoring Program
Implementation, 2000
- EPA Bronze Medals, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006
- EPA Scientific & Technological Achievement
Award, 1984
- Federal Engineer of the Year Award, Professional Society
of Engineers, 1993
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellow Member, Director (2006-2008) & Vice President (2008) , Air and Waste Management Association
- Registered Professional Engineer
- EPA Charter Member (1970)
Recent Publications
Air Emission Inventories in North America: A Critical Assessment, C. Andrew Miller, George Hidy, Jeremy Hales, Charles E. Kolb, Arthurs S. Werner, Bernd Haneke, David Parrish, J. Christopher Frey, Leonora Rojas-Bracho, Marc Deslauries, William Pennell, and J. David Mobley, Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, Volume 56, August 2006.
The Case for Improving Emission Inventories in North America, William Pennell and David Mobley, EM Magazine, January 2006.
Improving Emission Inventories for Effective Air Quality Management Across North America--A NARSTO Assessment, NARSTO-05-001, September 2005. J. David Mobley, Co-Author and Report Coordinator.
Innovative Methods for Emission Inventory Development and Evaluation: Workshop Summary, J. David Mobley and Steven H. Cadle, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Volume 54, November 2004.
Innovative Methods for Emission Inventory Development and Evaluation: Workshop Synthesis, George M Hidy, J. David Mobley , and Steven H. Cadle, EM Magazine, November 2004.
Compilation of Regional to Global Inventories of Anthropogenic Emissions. Chapter in: Emissions of Atmospheric Trace Compounds. Carmen Benkovitz, Hajime Akimoto, James Corbett, David Mobley, Jos Olivier, John van Aardenne, Vigdis Vestreng; Chapter in Emissions of Atmospheric Trace Compounds, C. Granier et at. (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers. The Netherlands, 2004.