CE-CERT is proud to announce the 5 recipients of the 2022-2023 National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) Dissertation Award!
Funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Secretary for Research and Technology under the University Transportation Center (UTC) program, each doctoral candidate will receive $20,000 toward their research expenses.
NCST’s research themes are as follows:
1. Environmentally responsible infrastructure and operations
2. Multi-modal travel and sustainable land use
3. Zero-emission vehicle and fuel technologies
4. Institutional change
Here are our 5 Award Winners:
Abdulah Fuad Un-Noor
Abdulah is a 4th year Electrical Engineering Ph.D. student researching the total cost of ownership (TCO) of certain types of off-road heavy-duty battery electric equipment, which involves component sizing (battery, motor) and their associated costs (procurement, insurance, fuel, maintenance, available incentives etc.).The award will allow him to expand his work in a new direction: wireless charging of drayage trucks, which will significantly contribute in the adoption of zero emission vehicles.
David Oswald
Starting out as a Mathematics major, David is currently a 5th-year Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering who is working on creating a Dynamic Mobility Management System (DyMMS) to deal with traffic congestion. This award will allow him to put all his energy on researching this framework, enabling innovations in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) that will improve traffic safety, mobility, and energy consumption and emissions.
After completing his dissertation research, David will pursue a career of research and Development in CAV technology. “I would just like to thank everyone at CE-CERT that I’ve had the pleasure to work with.” said David.
Jacqueline Garrido
Jacqueline is a 3rd-year Electrical Engineering Ph.D. candidate studying the response in EV charging behavior by implementing a carbon-based pricing scheme and studying activity patterns of drayage trucks operations through simulation. Jacqueline’s efforts aim to increase research related to vehicle electrification, support innovative charging solutions and technologies, align EV charging with renewable generation and local grid needs, and to study light-, medium-, and heavy-duty EV fleets management and scheduling.
She recently presented her research at the 2021 ITSC Conference in Indianapolis and is currently involved in various other projects including the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Zhouqiao Zhao
Zhouqiao is in the 4th and final year of his Ph.D.. His research revolves around personalized vehicle automation, vehicle cooperation in mixed traffic condition, cooperative perception, small-scale autonomous vehicle platform design, and large-scale eco-dispatching. By introducing cooperation to the road users, Zhouqiao’s work has great impact in improving safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability.
After his graduation in May 2023, Zhouqiao aims for a research and development position in leading transportation companies to bridge the gap between research and industry, designing the blueprint of future transportation systems to optimize safety, mobility, and energy efficiency. “I want to be remembered as a motivated, helpful, and caring person.” Said Zhouqiao.
Zhensong Wei
Zhensong is a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering. His current research focuses on cooperative eco-driving systems to help vehicles reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission while driving along signalized corridors. In the future, he plans to continue working on autonomous vehicles with applications related to driving safety and energy management.
“I would like people to remember me for my contribution to the vehicle’s full automation in the future.” said Zhensong.
Congratulations once again to all our winners! Learn more about NCST here: https://www.cert.ucr.edu/ncst
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