CE-CERT News
Graduating Senior Wins Research Fellowship
Lindsay Yee
Lindsay Yee, a graduating senior who has done considerable work in CE-CERT's Atmospheric Pollution Laboratory, has won a highly competitive three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Yee plans to pursue a Ph.D. in atmospheric studies at the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech). At CE-CERT, Yee worked under Dr. David Cocker in the APL while accumulating a 3.9 GPA and winning the Ford Motor Co. Undergraduate Scholarship and first place in the Jim Guthrie Undergraduate Research Competition. She is an Environmental Engineering major with a concentration in Air Pollution Control and plans to continue research on Secondary Organic Aerosols (SOA) at the postgraduate level. "Lindsay has been a top researcher in our Atmospheric Processes Lab for four years and is quite deserving of this national honor," said Cocker.
CE-CERT Students Participate in Earth Day
Edi Rocha, Benjamin Catarino
CE-CERT's solar car was showcased on campus April 22 as part of the Earth Day festivities. Edi Rocha and Benjamin Catarino took the car and were on hand to answer any questions.
CE-CERT Research to Benefit School Children
Testing equipment on school bus
CE-CERT research has turned into a $200 million program to reduce pollution children are exposed to while riding school buses. The California Air Resources Board in March allocated the money to replace the 74 oldest school buses still in use in the state and to replace or retrofit an additional 4,500 vehicles. Dennis Fitz, manager of CE-CERT Atmospheric Processes Group, led a team including UCLA scientists to measure concentrations of pollutants in bus cabins and used tracer gases to determine the degree of self-pollution due to the bus' engine exhaust emissions. "I can't even begin to describe the significant health benefits that this program will bring into California and particularly for our most precious sector of the population, our children," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols.
IntelliShare: an Intelligent Shared Vehicle System