Kent Hoekman, PhD

Dr. Kent Hoekman is a Research Professor in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences at Desert Research Institute, and a member of NIREC’s TCAB.

From 2001 to 2007, Kent served as Executive Director of DRI's Division of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS). Prior to joining DRI in 2001, he spent over 20 years at Chevron, where his work focused on motor vehicle emissions and their impacts on air quality.

Kent has also served in technical advisory roles to EPA and was a member of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Research Screening Committee for five years. He currently serves as a member of the Health Effects Institute's (HEI) Special Committee on Emerging Technologies.

Kent received his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Iowa State University, and his B.S. in Chemistry from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI.

Technology Commercialization Advisory Board

  • Jason Geddes, PhD
    Environmental Services Administrator, City of Reno, NIREC Trustee & TCAB Chair
  • Wil Agatstein
    Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, and Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
  • Jim Davis
    President, Chevron Energy Solutions
  • Oliver Hemmers, PhD
    Executive Director, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies & Research Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Kent Hoekman, PhD
    Research Professor, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, DRI
  • Travis Johnson, P.E.
    Manager, Substation Construction & Maintenance, NV Energy
  • Manoranjan Misra, PhD
    Director, Renewable Energy Center and Professor, Materials Engineering Division, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Lou Peoples
    Former Vice Chairman of the Board and CEO, Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc
  • Marc Wiseman, PhD
    Vice President, Clean and Advanced Technology, Ricardo US