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Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH)

A USDOT University Transportation Center

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CARTEEH’s research program includes a collaborative program with joint projects conducted by consortium members, a competitive program administered by individual consortium members, and a strategic program. These projects together address important research needs that synergize the expertise of the various partners.

Our current collaborative, competitive, and strategic research projects are listed below.

Project InstitutionPrincipal Investigator
Enhancing the Modeling of Emission Dispersion from Idling and Slowly Moving VehiclesUCRGuoyuan Wu
Assessing Roles of Inductive Opportunity Charging in Battery Electric Truck Operations based on Real-World Truck Activity DataUCRKanok Boriboonsomsin, PhD
Supporting Health-Transportation Education in SchoolsTTIJoanne Olson, PhD
Drayage Truck Electrification Feasibility and Benefit AnalysisTTIYanzhi (Ann) Xu, PhD
Fourteen Pathways Between Urban Transportation and Health: Conceptual Model, Literature Review, and Burden of Disease Assessment in HoustonTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD
Technology Landscape and Future Direction for Transportation Emissions, Energy, and HealthTTIYanzhi (Ann) Xu, PhD
Development of CARTEEH Curriculum for Transportation Emissions, and HealthTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD
Quantifying Potential Impacts of Bioavailable Metals and Potential Dust Emissions from Highway-Related and Desert Sediments at Lordsburg Playa, New MexicoUTEPThomas Gill, PhD
Evaluation of Dockless Mobility User Exposure to TrafficRelated Air PollutionTTISuriya Vallamsundar, PhD
In-Cabin Fine Particulate Matter Exposure During Paratransit TransportGaTechAlex Samoylov, PhD
Measuring Temporal and Spatial Exposure of Urban Cyclists to Air Pollutants Using an Instrumented BicycleGaTechKari Watkins, PhD
Developing a Transportation, Emissions and Health Data HubTTIAndrew Birt, PhD
Improved Vehicle Emissions and Near-Road Dispersion Modeling Tool for Project Evaluation:  Integrating MOVES-Matric, the FEC, and AERMODGaTechHaobing Liu, PhD
Modeling Air Quality Impacts of Pollution Mitigation Scenarios at a Multimodal Inland PortGaTechFranklin Gbologah, PhD
PM Exposure for Paratransit TransportGaTechAlex Samoylov, PhD
Truck Emissions Exposure Study in PortsGaTechMichael Rodgers, PhD
Assessing Regulatory Compliance and Community Air Pollution Impacts of Crude Oil by Rail (CBR) Transport in Baltimore City, MarylandJHUGenee Smith, PhD
Health Risk Characterization for Transportation UsersJHUMary Fox, PhD
Making New Mobility a “Win” for Public HealthJHUJohnathon Ehsani, PhD
Understanding Modal Shift during the Pandemic and Quantifying its Public Health ImpactJHUMichelle Duren
Personal Exposure to Air Pollution in the Vicinity of U.S.-Mexico Border CrossingsTTITara Ramanin PhD
Characterizing In-Cab Air Quality in Heavy-Duty Diesel Construction EquipmentTTIPhil Lewis, PhD
Developing a SMART Framework and Practitioner Toolkit to Enhance the Public Health Benefits of Transportation InfrastructureTTIBenjamin Ettelman
Development of an Emission-Based Selection Algorithm to Optimize Variable Message Signs LocationTTIFarinoush Sharifi
Dockless Mobility: Addressing Safety, Emissions, and Gaps in Policy MakingTTISuriya Vallamsundar, PhD
Economic Impacts of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Expansion on Texas MetrosTTIJacqueline Kuzio
Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Quality and Mortality across Continental United States – A Data Driven Approach  TTIRohit Jaikumar
Feasibility Analysis and Infrastructure Requirements of Affordable, Shared, and Electric MobilityTTIYanzhi (Ann) Xu, PhD
Impacts of COVID-19 Induced Active Transportation Demand on the Built Environment and Public HealthTTIBahar Dadashova
Runners air pollution exposure assessment using Low-cost Wearable (LCS) SensorsTTIBenjamin Ettelman
Technology Landscape and Future Direction for Transportation Emissions, Energy, and HealthTTIYanzhi (Ann) Xu, PhD
Trace Metals in Airborne Particulate Matter and Genomic Characterization of Associated Microorganisms:  Insights into Health Effects from an Industrialized, Near-Roadway Site in HoustonTTIShankar Chellam, PhD
Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Childhood Asthma in the United States: A Burden of Disease AssessmentTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD
Transportation as a Disease Vector – a Modeling Approach TTIJoe Zietsman, PhD
Transportation Emissions and Health Data HubTTIAndrew Birt, PhD
Transportation Emissions, Air Pollution, Exposures, and Health Literature LibraryTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD
Urban Policy Interventions to Reduce Traffic Emissions and Traffic-Related Air Pollution: A Systematic Evidence MapTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD
Develop a performance metric to quantify the inhalation of traffic-related air pollutants at both mesoscale and macroscaleUCRJi Luo
Energy and Emission Benefits Evaluation of Battery Electric/Plug-in Hybrid Electric Connected Drayage TrucksUCRPeng Hao, PhD
Onboard Sensing, Analysis, and Reporting (OSAR):  Expanded Field Demonstrations and Development of Associated Visual AidsUCRKent Johnson, PhD
Quantifying the Environmental and Health Impacts of Curbside Management for Emerging Multi-modal Mobility ServicesUCRGuoyuan Wu
Quantifying Traffic Congestion-Induced Change of Near-Road Air Pollutant ConcentrationUCRJill Luo, PhD
Secondary Particulate Matter Exceed Primary Emissions from Current Gasoline Vehicles: Air Quality and Public Health ImplicationsUCRGeorgios Karavalakis, PhD
Association of Traffic and Related Air Pollutants on Cardiorespiratory Risk Factors from Low-Income Populations in El Paso, TX.UTEPJsoyoung Jeon, PhD
Children’s Exposure to Traffic Pollution in Texas School Districts: Analyzing Social Disparities and Adoption of Mitigation StrategiesUTEPJayajit Chakraborty
Healthy Living and Traffic-Related Air Pollution in an Underserved CommunityUTEPWen-Whai Li, PhD
Instant COVID-19 Diagnostic Devices on the Go to Improve Transportation SafetyUTEPXiujun Li
Locational Marginal Emission Evaluation for Electric Vehicle Charging Facility PlanningUTEPYuanrui Sang
Quantification of traffic-related emissions and exposures at US-Mexico Border Crossings using real-time mobile sensorsUTEPMayra Chavez
Quantifying Bioavailable Metals and Potential Dust Emissions from Highway-Related and Desert Sediments at Lordsburg Playa, New MexicoUTEPThomas Gill, PhD
Applying SMART to Assess Green Space, Transportation and Health at the Dallas Southwestern Medical DistrictTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD
Understanding Transportation and Health Impacts at Port CommunitiesTTITara Ramanin PhD
Healthy People through SMART Infrastructure: Cumulative Risk ApplicationsTTIMary Fox, PhD
Smart TaskGaTechMichael Rodgers, PhD
Development of Full-Chain Transportation Emissions, Exposure and Health Modeling PlatformTTIYanzhi (Ann) Xu, PhD
Drayage Truck Electrification Feasibility and Benefit AnalysisTTITara Ramani, PhD
Innovative Data Applications using CARTEEH’s Data HubTTIYanzhi (Ann) Xu, PhD
Real-World Data Measurement of Factors Affecting Air Quality for Nonroad Diesel Equipment OperatorsTTIPhil Lewis, PhD
Transportation and Health – Conceptualization and QuantificationTTIHaneen Khreis, PhD