Mazyar Zeinali’s current efforts focus on technical aspects of public policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector and Climate and Health initiatives. Mazyar’s aviation work is grounded in his efforts in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) working group on aircraft emissions and technology and the ICAO Modeling and Database Group. He is leading ICCT’s Domestic Aviation initiatives. Prior to joining the ICCT, Dr. Zeinali was the founding member of nEnvironmental, LLC where he was developing nanoporous materials for the detection of environmental contaminants associated with air pollution in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Zeinali is co-inventor and possesses multiple patents pertaining to nanoporous materials and the detection and remediation of these contaminants. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an M.S. and Ph.D. In Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park. Dr. Zeinali has also served as a Postdoctoral fellow with the National Academies through the National Research Council.