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Projects

The National Center for Sustainable Transportation funds a variety of research grants, organized by our three research themes (Infrastructure Provision; Travel Demand; and Vehicle Technology), and by project type (applied research projects, white papers / research synthesis, seed grants, translational projects, dissertation grants, and graduate student-led research). 

Implementing Industry-Supported and Demand-Driven Talent Pipelines for the Trade and Transportation Sector

  • Principal Investigator Tyler Reeb, Ph.D.
  • California State University Long Beach
This project will produce a Talent Pipeline Blueprint report that identifies the necessary steps required to build cross-campus CSU talent pipelines that target the most in-demand trade and transportation occupations requiring specific degrees, certificates, and non-credit professional development.
Project Status
Complete

Electric Vehicle Assessment and Leveraging of Unified models toward AbatemenT of Emissions (EVALUATE): Phase II

  • Principal Investigator Richard Simmons, Ph.D.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
This research will expand on EVALUATE, Phase I by testing the tools developed in that project in an urban area, developing guidance to assist others in using these tools in other regions, and performing technology transfer activities to get the tools in the hands of practitioners and decision makers.
Project Status
In Progress

Assessing the Charging Needs of Multi-EV Households in California

  • Principal Investigator Gil Tal, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This project will determine the market penetration and charging infrastructure needs of multi-EV households by region and community in California from 2022 to 2040, with a particular focus on how access to charging will affect the rate at which households acquire additional EVs and on the difficulties of expanding EV ownership in Disadvantaged Communities in California.
Project Status
In Progress

Applying Topological Data Analysis to Logistics Systems Analysis

  • Principal Investigator John Carlsson
  • University of Southern California
The purpose of this project is to apply computational tools from topological data analysis (TDA) to study the logistics systems in the state of California and the USA, with an emphasis on freight networks.
Project Status
In Progress

Cost Sensitivity and Charging Choices of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Drivers – A Stated Preference Study

  • Principal Investigator Gil Tal, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
Using stated preference choice experiments, this study tries to fill the two gaps in the literature mentioned here: identify the drivers of choice of charging location during non-routine charging events and quantitative estimates of consumer preference for pricing strategies and other charging infrastructure attributes in case of routine nonhome charging events.
Project Status
In Progress

Stochastic Ride Sharing System with Flexible Pickup and Drop-off

  • Principal Investigator Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
The purpose of this research is to provide a ride-sharing planning scheme that will consider all three sources of uncertainties to provide a robust travel plan while at the same time reducing travel time for the commuters.
Project Status
Complete