Tuesday, October 6, 2026

CE-CERT Open House

Tour our research facilities, meet CE-CERT students and researchers, and see environmental research in action.

Date Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Location CE-CERT
1084 Columbia Ave., Riverside
Admission Free & Open to the Public

Choose Your Session

Morning | 9:00–11:30 a.m. 9–9:30 a.m. Resource Fair & Networking
9:30–11:30 a.m. Lab Tours
Afternoon | 1:00–3:30 p.m. 1–1:30 p.m. Resource Fair & Networking
1:30–3:30 p.m. Lab Tours
Tours begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Closed-toe shoes are required for all lab tours.

What You’ll See

Go inside working research facilities and see the equipment, vehicles and mobile platforms used by CE-CERT researchers.

Air Quality

Atmospheric Processes Laboratory

See the large environmental chambers researchers use to simulate atmospheric conditions and study air pollution and atmospheric chemistry.

Emissions & Vehicles

Light-Duty Vehicle Laboratory

See a vehicle on the dynamometer and learn how researchers measure emissions and vehicle performance under controlled driving conditions.

Transportation

Driving Simulator

Explore how researchers study connected and automated vehicles, driver behavior, traffic operations and safety.

Sustainable Energy

SIGI Mobile Battery Trailer

Tour a mobile microgrid platform combining battery storage, solar generation, grid connectivity and vehicle-to-grid charging.

Greenhouse Gas Research

Mobile Greenhouse Gas Laboratory

Explore a mobile laboratory used to measure greenhouse gases in real time and identify emissions sources in the field.

Draganfly Research Drone Operated by 4G Management Inc.
Ship Emissions Research

Draganfly Research Drone

See the drone platform being used in CE-CERT’s ship emissions research to sample pollution from cargo ship plumes and help researchers study how emissions move toward nearby communities.

Open House Resource Fair

The Resource Fair will be open throughout the event from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with participating campus, industry, and community organizations sharing information about internships, fellowships, career pathways, student organizations, workforce programs, sustainability resources, and other opportunities.

For the best opportunity to connect with participating organizations, we recommend arriving during the 30-minute check-in and networking period before your tour.

Participating Organizations
South Coast Air Quality Management District logo
South Coast Air Quality Management District
UCR Career Center logo
UCR Career Center
Inland Regional Energy Network logo
Inland Regional Energy Network (I-REN)
UCR Engineers Without Borders logo
UCR Engineers Without Borders
UCR Society of Women Engineers logo
UCR Society of Women Engineers
Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative logo
Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative

Additional participating organizations will be added as they are confirmed. Interested in joining the Open House Resource Fair?

Participate in the Resource Fair

UCR Students: Need a Ride?

The UCR Society of Women Engineers is helping coordinate potential carpool and shuttle options from the main UCR campus to CE-CERT.

Current UCR students can indicate their interest on the registration form, and additional transportation information will be shared as plans are finalized.

Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors

National Center for Sustainable Transportation
Center for Efficient Mobility
Southern California Edison
Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative
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