Steve Kujak

Steve Kujak has over 30 years of experience in the development of new refrigerants, lubricants, and HVACR system designs. He is currently an incoming director at large for the ASHRAE Board of Directors and the director of Next Generation Refrigerants Research at Trane Technologies. 

Kujak holds over 40 patents, many related to the safe and effective use of next-generation refrigerants. In collaboration with influential organizations ASHRAE and AHRI, and events such as the International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conferences, he has authored or co-authored more than 50 published articles about refrigerants and HVAC technology.

He has been a Distinguished Lecturer for ASHRAE and serves on Standard 34 Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants committee for the past 20 years, various Section 3 Technical Committees on refrigerants, and has chaired its Refrigeration Committee for Comfort, Process and Cold Chain. 

He holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.