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Ron has been a pioneer and innovator in the field of exhaust dispersion modeling and analysis since the early 1970s. He is CPP's Principal-in-Charge for all air quality services.
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Dr. Ron Petersen, Vice President
Dr. Petersen, Vice President and Principal-in-Charge of CPP's air quality services, has over 30 years experience in exhaust and intake evaluations, air quality assessments, atmospheric dispersion, snow deposition simulations, wind-tunnel and numerical modeling.
Ron has conducted numerous studies related to exhaust and intake design and pollutant transport in complex environments for many clients. He is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and a member of several professional organizations including A&WMA, AMS, AIHA and ASHRAE. He was the Chairman of the AMS technical committee on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution and was the Technical Program Chairman for the 9th Joint Conference on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology.
Ron has presented/prepared comments on behalf of the Air & Waste Management Association's meteorology committee at past EPA Modeling Conferences in Washington D.C. regarding revisions to the EPA's "Guideline on Air Quality Modeling.” He has presented at the ASHRAE and Laboratories for the 21st Century Conferences on topics related to exhaust and intake design.
In January of 2004 and 2006, Ron gave a short course for ASHRAE on designing exhaust systems. He regularly provides training for architects and engineers on exhaust system design through the educational organization LabWize. He has authored or coauthored over 300 papers and technical reports, including technical papers that address wind-tunnel modeling and optimum stack designs.
Ron has a PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, and anMS in Atmospheric Science and a BS in Mathematics, both from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
