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Program

Final program, updated May 12, 2021. | Access the detailed program.

Presenting authors ONLY are listed.
All times are listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Welcome

Joe Zietsman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health
Matt Barth, University of California, Riverside

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Keynote Session: Challenges and Opportunities in Community Air Quality and Health
Moderator: Matt Barth, University of California, Riverside

Speaker: Liane Randolph, California Air Resources Board

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Break
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session A: Modeling Traffic Emissions and Air Pollution
Moderator: Kirsten Koehler, Johns Hopkins University

  • A Surrogate Approach for Estimating Vehicle-Related Emissions Under Heterogenous Traffic Patterns
    Yuche Chen, University of South Carolina
  • Assessing Ambient Pollution Concentrations and Personal Exposures in Baltimore: The SEARCH Project
    Misti Zamora, Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Estimating Traffic-Related Air Pollution Using a Noise-Based Model
    Masoud Fallah-Shorshani, University of Southern California
  • Modeling Spatiotemporal Exposures to Traffic-Related Air Pollutants in a Near-Highway Microenvironment
    Mayra Chavez, The University of Texas at El Paso

Breakout Session B: Characterizing Traffic-Related Air Pollution
Moderator: Wen-Whai Li, The University of Texas at El Paso

  • Dynamic Receptor Grid Method for Regional-Level Near-Road Air Quality Analysis: A Case Study for Particulate Matter
    Daejin Kim, Gangneung-Wonju National University
  • Dust and Particulate Matter Hazard on Interstate 10 at Lordsburg Playa in Southwestern New Mexico
    Thomas E. Gill, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • Elemental Analysis of PM2.5 at Four Schools in El Paso, TX, USA and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, MX
    Amit Raysoni, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • COVID-19 and Air Pollution: A Case Study of a London Street
    Daisy Thomas, 3DATX Corporation
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

CARTEEH Spotlight Session 1: UTC Paves the Way for Transportation, Air Quality and Health
Moderator: Ann Xu, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Advancing a Research Agenda for Transportation Emissions, Health and Beyond
    Tara Ramani, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Improving Public Health in Disadvantaged Communities Near Ports Through Heavy-Duty Truck Electrification
    Kanok Boriboonsomsin, University of California, Riverside
  • Characterization of Exposures and Associated Health Risks in Underserved Near-Road Communities Due to Traffic Emissions: Recent Investigations in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
    Wen-Whai Li, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • Public Health Methods for Decision Making in Communities
    Mary Fox, Johns Hopkins University
  • Teaching Transportation, Air Quality and Public Health
    Michael Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

Breakout Session C: Addressing Transportation Emissions to Improve Public Health
Moderator: John Hall, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Short-Term Associations of Traffic-Related Air Pollutants on Cardiorespiratory Risk Factors from Low-Income Populations in El Paso, TX
    Juan Aguilera, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • The TRANSIT Accountability Study: Preliminary Results & Methods to Assess Impacts of Local Congestion Programs on Pregnant Women in Texas
    Perry Hystad, Oregon State University
  • Reducing Community Exposure to Diesel Emissions Through Health-Conscious Truck Routing
    Ji Luo, University of California, Riverside
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Plenary Session: Protecting Community Air Quality and Health
Moderator: Vernon Hughes, California Air Resources Board

Speakers:

  • Toward Improved Mobile Source Activity Data for AB 617 Communities
    Hanjiro Ambrose, California Air Resources Board
  • Environmental Justice and Air Quality: AB 617 Implementation in the San Francisco Bay Area
    Philip Martien, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
  • Improving Air Quality in Environmental Justice Communities in Southern California
    Jo Kay Ghosh, South Coast Air Quality Management District
  • Communities’ Experience and Perspective on Local Air Quality and Health Impacts
    Chris Chavez, Coalition for Clean Air
12:00 noon – 12:15 p.m. Break
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lightning Talks
Moderator: Ben Ettelman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Off-Road Construction Equipment Electrification: Current State of Technology Development and Pathway toward Market Adoption
    Fuad Un-Noor, University of California, Riverside
  • The Effect of Vehicular Emissions on the Traffic Wardens
    Aderemi Adewunmi, Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, NITT
  • Can Battery Electric Trucks Replace Conventional Heavy-Duty Trucks Used in Port Drayage Operation?
    Shams Tanvir, California Polytechnic State University
  • Development of a Standard Testing Method for Vehicle Cabin Air Quality Index
    Heejung Jung, University of California, Riverside
  • Development and Application of a Micro-PEMS System for Onboard Sensing, Analysis, and Reporting
    Kent Johnson, University of California, Riverside
  • Pollutants and Adverse Health Effects of Traffic Related air Pollution: A Literature Review
    Shabnam Bhuiyan, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Bridging Model Estimates of Vehicular Emissions with Near-Roadway Ambient Measurements
    Ayla Moretti, University of California, Riverside
  • Effects of Route Selection on In-Use NOx Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks
    George Scora, University of California, Riverside
  • Evaluation of Population Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollutions by Demographic Characteristics Using Activity-Based Models with Path Retention and Streamlined Dispersion Modeling Tool: Case in Atlanta, GA
    Hongyu Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Energy Consumption Estimation for Buses Under Mountain Driving Characteristics: A Machine-Learning Approach
    Yuche Chen, University of South Carolina
  • Overview of Active Transportation Programs Implemented Between 2017-2020 in the U.S.
    Olga Bredikhina, The University of Alabama
    Sanaa Rafique, The University of Alabama
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Poster Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session D: Heavy Duty and Non-Road Transportation Emissions
Moderator: Haobing Liu, The University of New Mexico

  • Measurement of Particulate Matter and Gaseous Emissions from Commercial Harbor Craft During Real-World Operation
    Chas Frederickson, University of California, Riverside
  • Oversize/Overweight Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Impacts Study
    Jason Brown, North Central Texas Council of Governments
  • In-Cab Pollutant Measurements for Nonroad Diesel Equipment
    Phil Lewis, Texas A&M University

Breakout Session E: Life-Cycle and Regional Assessments of Transportation Emissions
Moderator: Kanok Boriboonsomsin, University of California, Riverside

  • Life-Cycle Modeling of Technologies and Strategies for a Sustainable Freight System in California
    Hanjiro Ambrose, University of California Davis
    Alissa Kendall, University of California Davis
  • Regional Assessment of Implementing Autonomous Vehicle Dedicated Lanes on Transportation Congestion and Emissions
    Farinoush Sharifi, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Energy Use of Full Electric and Combustion Engine Vehicles in Transient Traffic
    Aron Jazcilevich, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Thursday, May 20, 2021
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session F: Health Effects of Air Pollution
Moderator: Haneen Khreis, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Air Pollution and Mental Health-Related Emergency Room Visits in California
    Ruwan Thilakaratne, Air and Climate Epidemiology Section, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Oakland, CA.
  • Development of a Consumer Cumulative Risk Profile
    Mary Fox, Johns Hopkins University
  • Systematic Review on the Health Effects of Long-term Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution
    Hanna Boogaard, Health Effects Institute
  • Air Quality Monitoring in Glasgow
    Craig Michie, University of Strathclyde

Breakout Session G: Policy Making and Partnerships for Transportation and Health
Moderator: Katie Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Development of a Fuel-Economy Based Automobile Excise Tax in the District of Columbia
    Joseph Jakuta, District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
  • A Systems Approach into Health Pathways from Community Development, Active Travel Behavior to Body Mass Index and Health
    Xiaobing Li, Alabama Transportation Institute
  • Frameworks and Tools for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination for Sustainability, Livability, Health, and Equity
    Bruce Appleyard, San Diego State University
  • Software Eats the World: A No Added Hardware, Connected Vehicle Data Driven Approach to Automating Signal Retiming
    Jatish Patel, Flow Labs
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon Break
12:00 noon – 1:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

CARTEEH Spotlight Session 2: Highlights from Students and Early Career Researchers
Moderator: Haneen Khreis, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • Transportation, Technology and Public Health: Assessing the Health Impacts of Automated Vehicles
    Soheil Sohrabi, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Use of Traffic-Related Air Quality Estimates to Inform Health-Aware Travel Route Choice
    Ji Luo, University of California, Riverside
  • Accurately Tracking Emissions from Electric Power Generation
    Yuanrui Sang, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • Evaluation of Potential Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Strategies to Improve Healthy-Food Accessibility
    Chia-Hsiu Chang, Johns Hopkins University
  • Investigation of MOVES and AERMOD Uncertainty: Impact of Temporal- and Spatial- Aggregation of Onroad Operating Conditions on Emissions and Dispersion Modeling
    Hongyu Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Breakout Session H: Exposures and Health Effects
Moderator: Mary Fox, Johns Hopkins University

  • Investigating Health Effects of Various Particulate Matter on Mice by Using Animal Exposure Chambers
    Qi Li, University of California, Riverside
  • Ambient Near-Road Mobile Source Air Toxics Concentrations in the United States: 2016–2018
    Olivia Ryder, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
  • Benzene Exposure and Cancer Risk from Commercial Gasoline Station Fueling Events Using a Novel Self-Sampling Protocol
    Andrew Patton, Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • The Impact of Roadside Structures on Near-Road Air Quality
    Ranga Rajan Thiruvenkatachari, University of California, Riverside
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Plenary Session: Building Back Better – New Directions for Transportation and Health after the Global Pandemic
Moderator: Joe Zietsman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health

Speakers:

  • Two Pandemics for the Price of One: Chronic and Infectious Disease Impacts of the Built and Nature Environment
    Larry Frank, University of California San Diego
  • Advancing Future Mobility, Clean Air, and Climate Actions in the California Capital Region
    Alberto Ayala, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
  • Pathway to Better Health for All: Connecting Healthy People 2030 and Transportation Policy
    Carter Blakey, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Student Awards

Joe Zietsman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health
Matt Barth, University of California, Riverside

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