Dr. Gertler is the Vice President of Research and Chief Science Officer at the Desert Research Institute.  He is also the Senior Director of DRI’s Clean Technologies and Renewable Energy Center, the organizational umbrella under which all of DRI’s renewable energy research, education, and outreach are conducted.  His research includes both laboratory and field studies of atmospheric chemistry with particular emphasis on the impact of mobile sources on the environment.  Dr. Gertler’s research at DRI has also included characterization of factors affecting the rate and mechanism of SO2 and NOx oxidation in the atmosphere, wet and dry deposition processes, studies of chemical processes leading to "gas-to-particle" conversion, the effects of acids and their precursors on materials, fog and cloud droplet characterization, trace analysis of pollutants in air and water samples, and development of quality assurance procedures to ensure accuracy of wet and dry deposition data.  In addition, he has investigated discrepancies between observed and predicted automotive emission factors. 

Atmospheric Chemistry, Ambient Air and Source Sampling, Chemical and Physical Analysis