CREATE has been actively engaged in knowledge dissemination throughout Fall 2024. Our team presented two impactful papers at the CMAQ Conference in North Carolina, USA, in October, showcasing cutting-edge research in air quality modeling. In November, we ran two hands-on workshops about the SCRAM Project during the Engineering Without Borders (xChange) event at UBC, fostering innovation and collaboration. Additionally, in December, we delivered an invited talk at the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Alberta, highlighting advancements in sustainable energy and transportation systems.
On May 24, 2024, CREATE along with the involved research groups from SFU and UBC in the SCRAM (Sustainable Community-Resilient Alternative Mobility) project, hosted a co-creation workshop with partners from the City of Burnaby, TransLink, Mobi Bike, EVO Carshare, and others. The workshop focused on developing pathways for low-carbon urban mobility, prioritizing a fair transition, maximizing societal benefits, and ensuring feasibility within existing infrastructure. Insights from this event will guide future community engagement and case study selection in Burnaby. For a detailed report and further information, please visit the SCRAM project page here.
We are thrilled to announce that Ali and Negaar have been awarded the Best Poster Presentation Awards at the SFU SEEGRAD 2024 conference! Their outstanding research and presentation skills were recognized at this prestigious event, showcasing their dedication and innovation in the field.
For more details about the conference and their winning presentations, please visit the SFU SEE GRAD 2024.
We are proud to announce that our team members Hamid, Maha, and Ali presented their research in the 59th Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) conference, held in Kelowna, BC from May 12th to May 15th, 2024.
We’re delighted to welcome Yannick, Saeed, Ali, and Shedrach to our growing research family! Please visit the People page on our website to learn more about their research work and expertise.
The story of helping cities reach their net-zero mobility goals faster — even in sub-zero temperatures by by profiling tailpipe emissions and creating community-specific transportation models launched on Innovation.ca about CFI-funded research at CREATE institution.
For reviewing the full article, here is the link at Innovation: Choosing the right route to lower traffic emissions
The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA), a multi-stakeholder non-profit association, has an ongoing remote sensing project to help address emissions from the transportation sector. The project scope is to use remote sensing technology to test emissions from the in-use on-road vehicle fleet in Alberta, including both light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, and making recommendations for managing emissions from the on-road transportation sector. Dr. Hosseini is a participant on the CASA project team and is contributing his expertise in motor vehicle emissions to support the project work.
The emissions data collection and analysis were completed by Opus Inspection Inc., and Dr. Hosseini was involved in reviewing and providing comments on the consultant report. Opus’ report is available on the CASA website, and the project team is using those results, along with other key information sources, to develop a set of recommendations to support transportation emissions management in the province.
The project’s final report is expected to be available in June 2024.
CREATE lab is involved in the Do-it-Yourself (DIY) air filtration project with BC Lung.
The lab will provide technical and engineering support for low-cost air filtration design, which will support communities and individuals facing infiltration of air pollution from forest fires.
For details, see BC Lung Foundation news.
See the link from CBC News on how to protect health in the adverse indoor air quality caused by wildfire here.
Join us for the CREATE lab's webinar, "Unveiling Insights from Regulatory Agencies: Enhanced Data Analysis Techniques and Proficient Communication Strategies", on July 14, at 10-11:30.
This will be presented by Dr. Faraz Ahangar, data engineer at Southern California Edison.
Key topics:
Join us for the CREATE lab's webinar, "Application of Atmospheric Modeling in Clean Transportation", on July 11 and 12, at 9-12.
This will be presented by Erfan Hajiparvane, air quality modeler and rsearch assistant at CREATE group.
Key topics:
CREATE's PI, Dr. Hosseini, and group members had an exciting tour of Surrey's Traffic Management Center (TMC), the most advanced municipal center of its kind in BC. During the visit, we witnessed live demonstrations of traffic control and data acquisition from advanced sensors, traffic cameras, and AI-based algorithms on all modes of transportation across the City.
CASA has announced the emission measusrment campaign of ROVER III project to be conducted in coming weeks in Alberta. This is an exciting news as it will provide a glance into emission factors of heavy-duty transportation in Alberta, and more spceifically on high-emitters. CASA's public FAQ sheet.
Exhaust tampering is a practice in which diesel exhaust filters are removed from the vehicle to save fuel. The procedure is illegal in many jurisdictions and harms both the environment and human health. The International Council of Clean Transportation (ICCT) has recently released a report on estimating the health impacts of exhaust tampering in Canadian provinces. Dr. Hosseini is a co-author of the report.
Hossein Shahbazi has succesfully defended his PhD thesis on adjoint inverse modelling for improving emission inputs of an air quality dispersion model. Congurtulations Dr. Shahbazi!
Vahid Hosseini joined SEE in August 2021 as an Associate Professor. With expertise in studying urban sustainable mobility options, he uses integrated experimental and modelling tools to analyze the dispersion of criteria air contaminants, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy consumption of transportation modes and technologies in cities.
“I look forward to working with SEE undergraduate and graduate students to put SEE on the map as a major player of research, innovation, and expertise to achieve sustainable goals in the transportation sector while collaborating with SFU faculties in economics, social sciences, environmental justice, and more. I expect that the contribution will also improve the relationship with Indigenous peoples, recognizing rights, respect, cooperation and partnership in the transportation sector and will promote EDI principles in higher education and research.”
Dr. Hosseini will serve as the keynote speaker and guest speaker in the following events:
Sustainable Urban Transportation (SUT) research group started at the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering, Surrey Campus.
