Vincent Torres
Air Resource Engineering (ARE)
Mr. Torres has served as Associate Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources since February 1995, having served as Assistant Director for three years before. He had seven years of industrial experience prior to joining the center in 1987.
His education, training, research interests and expertise include energy and fluid systems design, measurement of emissions from industrial operations including flares, indoor and outdoor air quality measurements and assessments, analysis and project management, reducing methane and carbon dioxide emissions, and development of specifications for remediation of microbial contamination especially identification of sources and control of indoor air pollution and its relationship to HVAC systems.
In his professional career, Mr. Torres has conducted research projects for various state and federal agencies, industrial firms, electric utilities, municipalities, a US District Court and school districts in the areas of air quality, performance of industrial flares, energy analysis of industrial processes, emission measurements, technical and economic analysis of dielectric heating for industrial processes, market analysis of electro-technologies, assessment of indoor air quality in schools and commercial buildings and its relationship to HVAC systems, development of remediation plans for microbial contamination in schools, homes and commercial buildings, training of industrial flare operators, and project management for the establishment and operation of continuous air quality monitoring stations throughout Texas. Has also conducted microbial contamination remediation training of physical plant personnel at The University of Texas at Austin.
