{"id":25,"date":"2013-02-26T20:39:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T20:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/template\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:25:34","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/wexler\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, December 1990, Thesis Topic: Inorganic Components of Atmospheric Aerosols<\/li>\n<li>M.S., Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 1978, Thesis Topic: Electrostatic Charging of Jet Fuel<\/li>\n<li>B.S., Engineering Physics, University of California, Berkeley, June 1976<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Employment Experience<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2005-present: Director, Air Quality Research Center, University of California, Davis<\/li>\n<li>2015-present: Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis<\/li>\n<li>2009-2016: Director, Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, University of California, Davis<\/li>\n<li>2000-2015: Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis<\/li>\n<li>1999-2000: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware<\/li>\n<li>1994-1999: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware<\/li>\n<li>1991-1994: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware<\/li>\n<li>1984-1990: Research Associate, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Southern California School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>1983-1984: Engineer, BMDP Statistical Software (Developers of statistical software), Los Angeles, CA<\/li>\n<li>1978-1983: Engineer, Berkeley Solar Group (HVAC energy conservation consultants), Berkeley, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Honors and Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair, Haagen-Smit Prize Committee, Atmospheric Environment, 2013-2016, 2025-present<\/li>\n<li>Chair, International Advisory Committee, Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2011-2015<\/li>\n<li>Elected to Fellow status, American Association for Aerosol Research, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Advisory Board, Aerosol Science and Technology, 2008-2017<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Mid-career Research Faculty Award, College of Engineering, UC Davis, 2005<\/li>\n<li>President of the American Association for Aerosol Research, 2005-2006<\/li>\n<li>Erdos\u00a0number of 2, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Appointed to Editorial Board, Atmospheric Environment, 2004<\/li>\n<li>Founder of Newark Charter School, Newark, DE, 2001<\/li>\n<li>Appointed Editor of Aerosol Science and Technology issue on Single Particle Analysis, 2000<\/li>\n<li>Technical Program Chair for the American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, 1999<\/li>\n<li>Advisor to the NRC Committee to Review the Department of Energy&#8217;s Office of Fossil Energy&#8217;s Research Plan for Fine Particulates, 1998<\/li>\n<li>Plenary Lecturer, American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, 1998<\/li>\n<li>Dean&#8217;s Special Merit Award, U.D., 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998<\/li>\n<li>Editor&#8217;s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for JGR-Atmospheres, American Geophysical Union, 1997<\/li>\n<li>Dean&#8217;s Teaching Commendation, U.D., 1993, 1996<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth T. Whitby Award, American Association for Aerosol Research, October 1995<\/li>\n<li>Provost&#8217;s Special Merit Award, U.D., 1993, 1996, 1999<\/li>\n<li>Rockwell Scholarship, 1989<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, December 1990, Thesis Topic: Inorganic Components of Atmospheric Aerosols M.S., Mechanical Engineering. 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