Project leads: Khurram Afridi and Marv Halling Key Accomplishments for this Quarter: Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Pilot formally launched Three-phase transmitter/receiver design rated at 230 kW peak completed Visco-elastic properties incorporated into the structural model of the pavement Temperature data at different depths of asphalt mix samples with unmodified binder under different conditions obtained…
Project leads: Carolyn Campbell and Jennifer Ramos-Chavez Key Accomplishments for this Quarter: Submission of a DRK-12 NSF grant in November for $1,168,910 to expand our Pre-College Curricula, Engagement & PD work within ASPIRE The CED final year 3 pilot was initiated at all four ASPIRE institutions (CU, Purdue, USU, UTEP) with 10 teachers at six…
Hello ASPIRE Students! Welcome to our ASPIRE student newsletter. In this section we will highlight students and their research, discuss events and student news, and provide a place for students to have a voice for the center. Student Event Highlights This past quarter we’ve had wonderful success with our student events. December 4th through 6th…
Project Leads: Yuanrui Sang and Patrick Singleton Key Accomplishments for this Quarter: Task 2: Modified emissions model in Salt Lake region to run at a small spatial scale (1km). Task 3: Collected and started analyzing survey data in Indiana about light-duty EV adoption, perceptions, and charging preferences. Task 3: Analyzing and comparing social media and…
Where are the Woman EV Drivers? Electric vehicles in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were originally marketed towards women[1]. When the modern iterations of the electric vehicle began mass-production in the 1990s and 2000s, “women were among those who were first in line to drive first-generation EVs like the EV1, Ford TH!NK, and Toyota RAV4…
The IIB had a great last quarter. Our membership grew thanks to the addition of 4 new members after the annual meeting, some of our most recent pilots saw great breakthroughs, and we also had the chance to collaborate with an international delegation thanks to UDOT. Member Highlight: Our member Electreon is now making waves…
Project leads: Hongjie Wang, USU & Scott Trimboli, UCCS Key Accomplishments for this Quarter: Battery Toolbox components have been updated and uploaded to Box for general use by ASPIRE. Produced refined toolbox methods for cell characterization and improved model accuracy. Produced validated Sigma Point Kalman Filter (SPKF) and Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for ESC and…
Dec 2023 ConGRADulations! Purdue University Konstantinos Flaris, Master Theodora Konstantinou, PhD Samuel Fang, BS /minor Pol Sci & Math Cornell University Emmi Wyttenbach (BS/MEng) Qijia Li (BS) Yuqian Cao (MEng) Student Recognitions USU Students Celebrate ECE Awards Happy National Engineering Week! Every year during E-week, Utah State University recognizes the achievements of the students, faculty,…