AUTONOMY FOR SUSTAINABILITY

PRESENT PROJECT

CONNECT: Collaborative Office Network for Navigating Empowerment, Creativity, and Transformation

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): 

Collaborator(s): Tom De Smet (Project Management and Utility Construction), Maria Sison-Roces (Sustainability and Energy Efficiency), LADWP

CSUN CO-Is: Nasrin Golshany (Evidence-Based Design and Occupant Wellbeing), Hessam Ghamari (Environmental Psychology and Human-Centered Design, Bingbing Li (Sustainability, Digital Twin and Multimodal Data Fusion for Autonomous System), Shawn Sun (Sustainable Construction and Structural Health Monitoring), Thang Le (Earthquake Engineering and Building Materials), Nhut Ho (Systems Engineering and Autonomy)

High-Pressure Turbulent Reactive Flows

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): Raphael Perez-Magallon, B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Collaborator(s): Josette Bellan

CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Vinicius Maron Sauer, Mechanical Engineering

DOE Industrial Assessment Center

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): Faria Tahar-Binta, M.S. student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Student Lead at CSUN; Miller Alas, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Collaborator(s): Dr. G.P. Li, Director of Calit2, Co-Director of SMART ITAC; Chelsea Choudhary, Program Manager of SMART ITAC; Carlos Urquidi, Co-Director of SMART ITAC

CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Bingbing Li, Professor in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Co-Director of SMART ITAC

RecyCOOL: Reduce Methane Landfill Emissions Through Citizen Science & Community Outreach

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): Garret Eiferman, BA Student in Psychology, Andrew Garcia Leopold, BS Student in Computer Science, David Gukasyan, BS Student in Business Analytics, Lucia Miguel, BA Student in Sociology, Arpitha Pradeep, MS Student in Engineering Management, Crystal Valdez, BA Student in Psychology, Pam Porcaro, MA Student in Sustainability, Jen-yu Li, MA Student in Sustainability, Julius Maxwell, BS Student in Food Science, Stanislav Alexander Kazhar, BS Student in Computer Science & Data Science, Monish Ramesh, MS Student in Industrial Engineering, Anthony Derderian, BA Student in Political Science, Sky Lane, BS Student in Environmental Science, Shreyas William, MS Student in Engineering Management, Miller Alas, BS Mechanical Engineering

Collaborator(s): WM (Waste Management), Park Parthenia Apartments, Police Academy Leagues, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

CSUN CO-Is: Eugene Tseng, Autonomy for Sustainability Lead, Dr. Amanda Baugh, Director of MA in Sustainability, Dr. Nhut Ho, Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Bingbing Li, Professor in Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Geo Information-Visualization for Natural Disasters

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): David Castrejon, Connor Wang, Denys Osmak, Luis Padilla, Farid Koushaneh, Edwin Rivera, Matthew Bellman, Alondra Sanchez Ochoa

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: Mario Giraldo, CoI. Xunfei Jiang, Li Liu

Python Tools for Autonomous Multidimensional Data Assemble and Analysis

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): Yashira Almanza

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

Storytelling of Earth process using GIS tools

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): Jessie Gonzalez and Yashira Almanza

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

Multidimensional analysis of Coastal evapotranspiration in the Pacific Coast USA using multidimensional data analysis.

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): Andrea Flores and Yashira Almanza

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

Machine learning analysis to assess water cycle changes in the Amazon rain forest

Status: Current

Student Researcher(s): David Castrejon CSUS, Connor Wang UCLA, Denys Osmak UT Austin

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

On the Challenge of Sustainable Agriculture and Ecosystem under Diverse Environments

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Dr. Upeksha Hemamali

Collaborator(s): Dr. Eric Deeds (UCLA)

CSUN CO-I: Yoshie Hanzawa

CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR DAKOTA AND LAKOTA NATIONS

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Teo Dominguez, BS Computer Science; Samuel Guinto, BS Computer Science; Nicholas Rodriguez Weda, BS Computer Science; Keaton Maki, BS Computer Science; Pragya Sangwan, BS Computer Science; Yash Desai, BS Computer Science; Martin Dela Cruz, BS Computer Science*

Collaborator (s): Dr. Mafani Mongoh, Bridget Eagle, Fred McLaghlin, Alayna Eagle Shield, Zane Prentice, Sunshine Claymore

CSUN CO-I: Dr. Alex Modarresi, Comp Sci; Dr. Nhut Ho, Mech Engr; Dr. Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engr & Mnmt

Astro Cultivators: Autonomous Growth System for Space Farming

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Anthony Morales-Badajoz, graduate student in Computer Engineering, Neville Elieh, undergraduate student in Computer Science, Elliot Sadler, graduate student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Jasmine Glover, undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, Manoj Nizampatnam, graduate student in Computer Science, Andrew Wang, student at Portola High School, Larry Zhang, student at Agoura High School, Troy Israel, MS, Computer Engineering, John Vega, MS, Software Engineering, Jade Dergevorkian, BS, Comp Science

Collaborator(s): Annette Besnilian, April Diederich, Andreas George, Julie Miller, Marilyn Magaram
Center for Food Science, Nutrition, and Dietetics

CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Xunfei Jiang, Computer Science

 

Workers and Technology Together (WATT)

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Mitesh Sawant, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, Douglas Cruz, Business and Economics, David Bell, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, Melissa Baghoumian, Business and Economics, Jianhao Zhu, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, Joshua Vazquez, Communication Design, Nitya Kumari, Business Administration, Fahima Arif, Electrical engineering, Keiana Samoy, Business Analytics

Collaborator(s):  Los Angeles Local Enforcement Agency, Waste Management, Anaergia

CSUN CO-Is: Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering, Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management, Farshad Ghodoosi, Business Law, Joe Bautista Art and Communication, Sharif Monica, Organizational Management

Energy & Appliance Standards for Plug Loads: Assessing Current Needs and Future Opportunities

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Jianhao Zhu, Mechanical Engineering

Collaborator(s): Xunfei Jiang, Computer Science, Josh Dean, California Energy Alliance (CEA), Joy Pixley, Calplug at University of California, Irvine Keith Graeber, CLTC at UC Davis

CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management

Climate Change Resiliency Assessment for Cold Food Storage and Logistics

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Mitesh Sawant, Engineering Management, Paula Logozzo, Mechanical Engineering

Collaborator(s): Dr. Alex Woolf, Mrs. Nadia Bolis, at Lineage Logistics, Dr. G.P. Li, Dr. Richard Donovan, Dr. Yoon Kim at University of California Irvine, Dr. Krystel Castillo at University of Texas San Antonio

CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management

Sustainable Manufacturing Alliance for Research and Training Industrial Assessment Center for Southern California

Status: Ongoing

Student Researcher(s): Jasmine Glover, Mechanical Engineering

Collaborator(s): Dr. G.P. Li, Calit2 at University of California, Irvine Dr. Li Shao, Calit2 at University of California Irvine, Dr. Kathleen Reiland, Cypress College

CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management

PAST PROJECTS

Field instrumentation of native vegetation to assess plant water dynamics under dry landscapes

Status: Complete

Student Researcher(s): Zoila Campos, Andrew Heltzel, and Gurucharan Dass.

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

Teleconnections of Sea Surface Temperature and Cloud Fraction cover in the Pacific Coast USA

Status: Complete

Student Researcher(s): Jessie Gonzalez and Yashira Almanza

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

Assessing user accessibility of PO.DAAC website and data for environmental Analysis

Status: Complete

Student Researcher(s): Shantel Perez and Katya Yanez

Collaborator(s):

CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo

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