EPA, Byron Bunker
Byron Bunker, Center Director, HD On-Highway Center, Assessments and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency
Byron Bunker received the BSME degree from Texas A&M University and the
MSME degree from Purdue University. His graduate research topic was the
application of robust control techniques to engines and engine test cells. He has
worked at Southwest Research Institute in the Automotive Products Division and at
Cummins Engine Company in Advanced Engineering and at the European Engine
Alliance, a Cummins joint venture with IVECO and Case New Holland located in the
United Kingdom. He has authored papers for the ASME and IEEE on robust controls
techniques applied to engine test cells as well as numerous technical reports
covering advanced control systems for diesel engines and diesel exhaust aftertreatment
systems. He holds three patents for design and control aspects of diesel
engine systems.
Since 1999, Byron has worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency at the
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan working on
regulatory programs related to diesel engines. Byron is the Center Director of EPA’s
Heavy Duty Engine Center responsible for developing EPA regulations for a range of
heavy-duty engine categories ranging from commercial trucks to the largest marine
diesel engines. Byron has been recognized for his role in work to develop new
regulatory programs for diesel engines with four Gold Medals for Exceptional Service
at EPA. Byron is married, has two daughters and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
