Norbeck, Joseph

Dr. Norbeck's research topics include: thermo-chemical conversion, synthetic and bio-fuels and hydrogen production technologies, thermodynamics of power conversion, haracterization of vehicle and stationary source emissions and assessment of their environmental and health impacts; development of advanced vehicle technology such as alternative fuels, hydrogen fuel-cells and electrical vehicles; environmental and air quality modeling; renewable transportation fuels; and stationary source emission control, sustainable development related to climate change. He was the founding Director of the Bourns College of Engineering’s Center for environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) from 1992 to 2004, which is a collaborative research center between industry and the regulatory community. CE-CERT has grown to become the largest research center at the University of California Riverside with 120 staff, faculty, and students. CE-CERT has active programs in over 20 foreign countries. In 2004, Dr. Norbeck became the founding Director of the Environmental Research Institute at the University of California, Riverside that integrates several new and several internationally renowned interdisciplinary environmental research centers and educational programs related to air, water, biodiversity, and natural resources. The UCR Environmental Research Institute will assume the challenge of developing the tools and technologies for integrated resource planning and management. The heart of this strategy will be to implement a new comprehensive vision for an integrative approach to air, water, energy, and biodiversity to meet the 21st century challenge to the environment.

Joseph Norbeck 环境研究局，主管, 加州大学河滨分校 Dr. Norbeck的研究课题包括：热化学转换，燃料合成和生物燃料技术，氢能源生产技术，能量转换的热力学过程，汽车污染和固定源污染排放的表征以及评估其对环境和健康的影响；高级燃料技术，如可替代燃料，氢燃料电池和电动力机动车技术；环境和空气质量模型研究；可持续运输燃料生产技术；固定源污染排放控制技术以及与气候变化相关的可持续发展课题。 Bourns College of Engineering’s Center for environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) 系由企业资助并与环保规范制定机构合作的研究中心。作为CE-CERT的创始人之一，Dr. Norbeck自1992年至2004年期间担任该中心的主任。CE-CERT目前已发展成为University of California, Riverside最大的研究中心，拥有多达120名工作人员，教师和学生，并与超过20个国家有合作项目。 2004年，Dr. Norbeck成为Environmental Research Institute at the University of California, Riverside的创始人兼主任，该研究所现已与数个国际知名的跨学科环境研究中心达成在空气，水，生物多样性，自然资源等方面的合作协议。UCR environmental Research Institute将积极迎接挑战，开发综合利用资源的规划和管理工具与技术。其战略核心将着重于实施一项全新而全面的环境治理方法，综合考虑大气，水，能源和生物多样性，以满足二十一世纪环境问题的挑战。