Ziran Wang, recent mechanical engineering Ph.D. graduate, and Xishun Liao, electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student, built an immersive driving simulation platform that develops a cooperative ramp merging system. Highway on-ramp merging has been linked to traffic congestion. Drivers along the on-ramp adjust vehicle speeds and positions to enter the highway, while drivers on the...
The UC Riverside CE-CERT Emissions and Fuels Research group has partnered with MVT Solutions and MeasureMission to bring a comprehensive fuel efficiency and emissions evaluation package to the industry.
The 2019-2020 academic year introduces the J. Wayne Miller and Thomas Durbin Graduate Research Award, a $1,000 scholarship made possible by donors Dr. Jiacheng Yang and Dr. Sam Tanfeng Cao, both CE-CERT alumni. The inaugural recipient of this award is Cavan McCaffery, a second year Ph.D. student studying Mechanical Engineering and working closely with the...
A new study finds that increasing the percentage of ethanol in gasoline to 30% or 78% ethanol (as compared to baseline fuel with 10% ethanol) in a flex fuel gasoline direct injection passenger vehicle reduced tailpipe emissions of particulate matter (PM), total hydrocarbon (THC), non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC), carbon monoxide (CO), and BTEX toxics (benzene, toluene...
On Thursday, May 16, EPA and UCR joined to reaffirm their 2010 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to increase EPA’s outreach to diverse and underserved communities by offering internships, joint projects, and scientific research opportunities to students and faculty members. The day was highlighted with activities from UCR’s Office of Sustainability the Center for Environmental...
CE-CERT is proud to announce the recipients of the 2019-2020 Scholarship Awards. Ten students were awarded a total of $37,500 in recognition of their commitment to academic and research excellence. We would like to congratulate them on their hard work, and to thank our generous donors who made these awards possible. Graduate Awardees Isaac Afreh...
A $1.19 million grant will bring lessons about air pollution to over 2,000 Riverside high school students as early as next year. Riverside Unified School District teachers will collaborate with the UC Riverside Center for Environmental Research & Technology to create new lesson plans to add to high school biology, physics and chemistry classes about...
On Thursday, May 23 rd, CE-CERT hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Chemehuevi Community Center to highlight the success of the recent collaboration between CE-CERT, the California Energy Commission (CEC), and a team of technology partners to deploy and demonstrate an advanced micro grid system on the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe reservation near Lake Havasu...
CE-CERT was excited to host the Deputy Treasurer of Housing & Economic Development for the State of California, Mr. Jovan Agee. CE-CERT Deputy Director Nicole Cleary and UC Riverside Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Dr. Karthick Ramakrishnan welcomed Mr. Agee to the Center on May 9th, 2019 to discuss investment opportunities in clean...
J.W. North High School in Riverside, California is located near the intersection of the 215 and 60 freeways, a location known for its poor air quality. As a result of a partnership between UCR CE-CERT, the UCR Center for Healthy Communities, the Riverside Unified School District, and the Coalition for Clean Air, and with funding...
On May 10, 2019, CE-CERT hosted the 36th Annual Informal Symposium on Kinetics and Photochemical Processes in the Atmosphere (ISKPPA) at the Bourns Technology Center. This one-day symposium brought together over 130 researchers, students, and faculty from across Southern California to share their work on recent advancements in atmospheric chemistry. Universities from across Southern California...
In 2016, the State of California funded two technology projects to reduce emissions and petroleum use, and improve the health and quality of life of communities disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution. On March 6, 2019, CE-CERT joined partners Volvo, the California Air Resources Board, and the California Energy Commission for a demonstration of a technology...
Faculty and students from CE-CERT had a great showing at the 98 th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting. The meeting, which was held in Washington D.C. from January 13 - 17, engaged thousands of transportation professionals with 5,000 presentations in 800 sessions and workshops. Attendees include policy makers, administrators, practitioners, and researchers from various government...
The Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) Transportation Systems Research Group helped organize and made a strong showing at the 21st IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC). Accompanied by CE-CERT Director and group leader Dr. Matthew Barth (who served as the ITSC2018 program chair) and research faculty member Dr. Guoyuan Wu, graduate...
On October 3, 2018, the Center for Environmental Research and Technology partnered with Bourns, Inc. to host the annual STEPCon event. This conference, now in its 8 th year, aims to promote interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field careers for students through the exploration of the most current research and technology in these...
The University of California, Riverside’s Center for Renewable Natural Gas has released a study evaluating California’s renewable methane production potential from in-state resources through landfill gas upgrading and anaerobic digestion. The study shows that renewable natural gas from existing resources can play a key role in helping the state achieve its climate and renewable energy...
Daven Segura (California State University Monterey Bay), Efren Doroteo (San Bernardino Valley College), Mario Orendain, Jr., Carlos Morton III, and Leonardo Rodriguez (all from Riverside City College) are working with Bourns, Inc. and the Center for Environmental Research (CE-CERT) to develop an early warning system to make it easier for drivers and pedestrians to clear...
Reprinted from UCR Today The University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) recently announced the results of a new study on ultra-low emission natural gas heavy-duty engines, showing a new 11.9-liter engine achieved California’s lowest smog-forming emissions standard, and maintained those...
The Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) is pleased to partner with UC Riverside’s Office of Sustainability in its efforts to make a difference in the areas of public health, air quality, and climate change through participation in the Coalition for Clean Air’s California Clean Air Day Event on October 3, 2018. The objective...
