Recently Completed Research Contracts
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Visit the Active Contracts webpage for a list of CARB's current research contracts.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) sponsors a research program that is guided by the mission of providing sound and timely scientific results to support CARB’s policies and programs. CARB’s research goals of informing health-based air quality standards, reducing air pollution exposures, and protecting California from the potential impacts of climate change have been met through a diverse portfolio of projects. A list of recently completed research contracts sorted by category can be found below. Environmental justice and economics are included in all research categories.
Air Quality
Climate
Title | Start Date | PI (Author) | Institution | Contract No. |
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Airborne Remote-Sensing Surveys of Methane Emissions in California | 03/01/23 | Andrew Aubrey | Carbon Mapper, Inc | 22RD001 |
Development of a Testing Standard and a Mechanistic Model for Enteric Fermentation Methane Emissions | 04/01/22 | Ermias Kebreab | University of California, Davis | 21RD019 |
Airborne Remote-Sensing Surveys of Methane Emissions in California: Fall 2020 Campaign | 10/21/20 | Riley Duren | University of Arizona | 20RD011 |
Understanding and Mitigating Wildfire Risk in California | 01/01/20 | Allen Goldstein | University of California, Berkeley | 19RD008 |
Health
Sustainable Transportation & Communities
Mobile Sources
Title | Start Date | PI (Author) | Institution | Contract No. |
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Heavy-Duty Optional Low NOx Vehicle Testing | 04/01/22 | Thomas Durbin | University of California, Riverside | 21RD018 |
Plume Capture Measurement of Vehicle Emissions at the Caldecott Tunnel for Heavy-Duty Emission Program Development and Verification | 02/01/21 | Thomas Kirchstetter | University of California, Berkeley | 20RD004 |
Remote Sensing Measurements of Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions at Multiple California Locations | 11/01/20 | Sandeep Kishan | Eastern Research Group | 20RD001 |
Low-Carbon Transportation Incentive Strategies Using Performance Evaluation Tools for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Off-Road Equipment | 06/01/20 | Stephen Ritchie | University of California, Irvine | 19RD026 |
Air Monitoring Site Selection Methodology for Particulate Matter from Brake and Tire Wear | 02/15/20 | Michael Jerrett | University of California, Los Angeles | 19RD007 |
Collection and Analysis of Agricultural Equipment Activity Data | 06/01/20 | Tom Durbin | University of California, Riverside | 19RD002 |