Research

Air pollution sources and control methods; characterization and modeling of mobile source emissions; environmental performance and life cycle analysis of alternative fuels and vehicles; impact of motor vehicle emissions on urban air quality; motor vehicle emission inventories and regional air quality modeling; measurement and modeling of urban air quality in microenvironments; greenhouse gas emissions from industrial and transportation sources.

Application

Emission characteristics and performance evaluation of gasoline-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles under Canadian conditions. Source Apportionment and intra-urban variability of PAHs in Ontario sites using receptor models. Emission modelling for on-road vehicles with temporal and spatial resolution in Edmonton.

Activities

Collaboration with Environment Canada

Collaboration with City of Ottawa

Journal Articles

Martha Christenson, Aaron Loiselle, Deniz Karman, and Lisa A. Graham (2007), “The effect of driving conditions and ambient temperature on light duty gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles (2):Fuel consumption and gaseous pollutant emission rates,” SAE Paper.
Note: 2007-01-2137

Martha Christenson, Deniz Karman, and Lisa A. Graham (2007), “The effect of driving conditions and ambient temperature on light duty gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles (1): Particulate matter emission rates and size distributions,” SAE 2007 Transactions, Journal of Engines..
Note: 2007-01-2136