ArvinMeritor's Bill Taylor Named One of Technology Review's Young Innovators of the Year
Team Support Instrumental in Achieving this Honor
TROY, Mich., Sept. 20 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that Bill Taylor, director of Research and Development for Commercial Vehicle Emissions (CVE), was named a recipient of the 2004 Top 100 Young Innovators award given by Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation. The annual award recognizes 100 individuals under age 35 whose innovative work in technology has a profound impact on today's world.
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Taylor directs the company's Emissions Technology Development team, which plays a pivotal role in revolutionizing the way diesel engine manufacturers meet the upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards. The team can already be credited with numerous achievements in emission control. They were the first to demonstrate on-board viability of the Plasma Fuel Reformer, a breakthrough exhaust technology that uses hydrogen to control tailpipe emissions. Taylor's group also developed the Thermal Regenerator, which enables diesel soot filters to operate in difficult real-world environments.
"Although I am highly honored to be a recipient of the TR100, the credit really goes to my engineering team," commented Taylor. "It is because of their diligence and willingness to go the extra mile that we as a company can offer innovations to our customers. Our products are changing the landscape of emissions management thanks to the pioneering efforts and hard work of our engineers."
Taylor is a 10-year veteran of the emissions industry and has been with ArvinMeritor for 8 years. He has earned engineering degrees from Clemson University, North Carolina State University, and MIT.
ArvinMeritor's proven competencies of exhaust system design, thermal management, packaging, and durability are a common thread connecting all of company's Clean Air Solutions. Aimed at heavy truck, light truck and passenger car applications in North America, Europe and Asia, the currently- available technologies and those under development, include effective solutions to meet upcoming near-term diesel exhaust emission regulations, as well as innovative solutions for the increasingly stringent standards mandated for the future.
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ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $8 billion global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and related aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 32,000 people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 27 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/ .
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