About CE-CERT
Welcome from Director Matt Barth
In 1992, the Bourns College of Engineering established the Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE-CERT) as a model for partnerships among industry, government, and academia. CE-CERT's goals were to become a recognized leader in environmental education, a collaborator with industry and government to improve the technical basis for regulations and policy, a creative source of new technology, and a contributor to a better understanding of the environment.
A critical role of any university is to explore pressing questions, identify new challenges, and to structure a framework for finding the answers to both. At CE-CERT, we approach this role as a bridge between research and education. As part of the University of California, Riverside, CE-CERT is committed to furthering education and research for the next generation of engineers. Our students not only receive an excellent education, but unprecedented opportunities to be intimately involved in the research enterprise. Maintaining a broad-based industry network requires that research at the Center remains on the cutting edge of technology. This means that students who have worked at CE-CERT graduate with a set of skills that are desirable to employers and suitable for further academic pursuits.
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n less than a decade, the Center has created a visible partnership between UCR and the community-at-large. Inside the CE-CERT laboratories, engineers and scientists explore a wide-ranging research agenda that encompasses:
- Developing autonomous vehicles and transportation systems for the future
- Converting biomass such as yard waste into vehicle fuel
- Measuring air pollutants and modeling how they react in the atmosphere
- Using computer models to evaluate the impact of roadway improvement on air quality
- Developing alternative-fueled engines and vehicles
- Evaluating clean and renewable energy sources
- Manufacturing commercial products that will improve our quality of life
CE-CERT is a place of learning, a place for examining what has often been taken for granted, and a place for searching for solutions to some of the world's more vexing environmental problems. Whether you are a prospective student, industry partner, or someone who is interested in improving our environment, we invite you to explore what CE-CERT has to offer.
Matthew Barth
Director, CE-CERT
Professor of Electrical Engineering