Richard (Chet) Wayland

Richard A. “Chet” Wayland has over 25 years of experience in information management, air quality modeling and data analysis. He has been employed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1991 and currently serves as the Director for the Air Quality Assessment Division within the EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He is currently responsible for the overall management of air quality modeling, monitoring and data analysis programs for OAQPS. In previous positions in EPA, he conceived and developed the AIRNow program, oversaw information management systems and developed emissions modeling platforms. He has B.A. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia.

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