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The detailed list of contracts resulting from the 2013/14, 2012/13, 2011/12, and 2010/11 Plans are provided below.
Projects approved by the Board for the 2013-2014 Research Plan
| Project Title | Board Approval | Contractor | Funding Amount | Contract Information |
| Air Quality Impacts of Low Vapor Pressure-Volatile Organic Compounds | 13-22 | UC Riverside | $405,338 | ARB #13-302 |
| Environmental Fate of Low Vapor Pressure - Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products: A Modeling Approach | 13-23 | UC Davis | $200,000 | ARB #13-304 |
| Co-Exposure to PM and O-3: Pulmonary C Fiber Platelet Activation in Decreased HRV | 13-26 | UC Davis | $600,782 | ARB #13-311 |
| Collection of Activity Data From On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles | 13-21 | UC Riverside, CE-CERT | $323,715 | ARB #13-301 |
| The Future of Drop-In Fuels: Life-Cycle Cost and Environmental Impacts of Bio-Based Hydrocarbon Fuel Pathways | 13-19 | UC Berkeley | $400,000 | ARB #13-308 |
| Cardiovascular Effects of Multipollutant Exposure: Mechanisms and Interactions | 13-24 | UC Irvine | $740,425 | ARB #13-309 |
| The Feasibility of Renewable Natural Gas as a Large-Scale, Low-Carbon Substitute | 13-20 | UC Davis | $330,934 | ARB #13-307 |
| Examining Factors that Influence ZEV Sales in California | 13-18 | UC Los Angeles | $302,993 | ARB #13-303 |
| Effectiveness of Sound Wall-Vegetation Combination Barriers as Near-Roadway Pollutant Mitigation Strategies | 13-28 | UC Los Angeles | $516,139 | ARB #13-306 |
| Developing a New Methodology for Analyzing Potential Displacement | 13-25 | UC Berkeley | $649,264 | ARB #13-310 |
Projects approved by the Board for the 2012-2013 Research Plan
| Project Title | Board Approval | Contractor | Funding Amount | Contract Information |
| Technical Analysis of Vehicle Load-Reduction Potential for Advanced Clean Cars | 13-11 | Control-Tec, LLC | $162,120 | ARB #13-313 |
| Advanced Plug-In Electric Vehicle Usage and Charging Behavior | 12-45 | UC Davis | $649,997 | ARB #12-319 |
| Investigating Semi-Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles | 13-12 | UC Berkeley | $500,000 | ARB #12-318 |
| Measuring Real-World Emissions from the On-Road Heavy-Duty Truck Fleet | 12-39 | UC Berkeley | $450,000 | ARB #12-315 |
| Life Cycle Assessment and Co-benefits of Cool Pavements | 12-42 | LBNL | $450,000 | ARB #12-314 |
| Evaluating the Benefits of Light Rail Transit | 12-40 | UC Irvine | $200,000 | ARB #12-313 |
| Improving Chemical Mechanisms for Ozone and Secondary Organic Carbon | 12-44 | UC Davis | $450,024 | ARB #12-312 |
Identifying Urban Designs and Traffic Management Strategies for Southern California that Reduce Air Pollution Exposure | 12-47 | UC Los Angeles | $388,001 | ARB #12-308 |
| Very Low PM Measurements for Light-Duty Vehicles (E-99) | 12-43 | UCR | $100,000 | ARB #12-320 |
| Evaluating Technologies and Methods to Lower Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles | 13-27 | Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) | $1,599,744 | ARB #13-312 |
| Measuring Real-World Emissions from the On-Road Passenger Car Fleet | 12-38 | University of Denver | $75,000 | ARB #12-303 |
Projects approved by the Board for the 2011-2012 Research Plan
| Project Title | Board Approval | Contractor | Funding Amount | Contract Information |
| Modeling the formation and evolution of secondary organic aerosol during CalNex 2010 | Resolution 12-3 | University of Colorado | $350,000 | ARB #11-305 |
| Atmospheric measurement and inverse modeling to improve greenhouse gas emission estimates | Resolution 12-5 | Lawrence Berkeley National Labs | $680,000 | |
| Assessment of the emissions and energy impacts of biomass and biogas use in California | Resolution 12-9 | UC Irvine | $167,497 | ARB #11-307 |
| Emissions of potent greenhouse gases from appliance and building waste in landfills | Resolution 12-15 | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | $299,826 | ARB #11-308 |
| Investigate the durability of diesel engine emissions controls | Resolution 12-12 | University of Denver | $289,678 | ARB #11-309 |
| Reducing air pollution exposure in passenger vehicles and school buses | Resolution 12-2 | UC Los Angeles | $150,000 | ARB #11-310 |
| Reducing in-home exposure to air pollution | Resolution 12-1 | Lawrence Berkeley National Labs | $1,300,863 | ARB #11-311 |
| Effects of complete streets on travel behavior | Resolution 12-18 | UC Los Angeles | $250,000 | ARB #11-312 |
| Evaluating mitigation options of nitrous oxide emissions in California cropping systems | Resolution 12-8 | UC Davis | $400,000 | ARB #11-313 |
| Source speciation of Central Valley GHG emissions using in-situ measurments of volatile organic compounds | Resoultion 12-6 | UC Berkeley | $360,000 | ARB #11-315 |
| Development of a new methodology to characterize truck body types along California freeways | Resolution 12-7 | UC Irvine | $350,000 | ARB #11-316 |
| Modeling household vehicle and transportation choice and usage | Resolution 12-17 | UC Davis | $299,900 | ARB #11-322 |
| Quantifying the comprehensive greenhouse gas co-benefits of green buildings | Resolution 12-16 | UC Berkeley | $180,000 | ARB #11-323 |
| Benefits of high efficiency filtration to children with asthma | Resolution 12-13 | UC Davis | $3,350,000 | ARB #11-324 |
| Quantification of the emission reduction benefits of mitigation strategies for dairy silage | Resolution 12-14 | UC Davis | $400,000 | ARB #11-325 |
| Analyzing the economic benefits and costs of smart growth strategies | Resolution 12-19 | UC Berkeley | $330,000 | ARB #11-326 |
Projects approved by the Board for the 2010-2011 Research Plan
| Project Title | Board Approval | Contractor | Funding Amount | Contract Information |
Season- and location-specific systemic health effects of ambient PM | UC Davis | $285,866 | ||
Risk of pediatric asthma morbidity from multipollutant exposures | UC Irvine | $285,000 | ||
Investigation of persistent immune effects of acute PM exposure during early life and development of a biomarker for lung function decline | UC Davis | $268,029 | ||
Evaluation of secondary pollutant emissions from portable air cleaners | LBNL | $400,000 | ||
Characterization and mitigation of volatile organic compound emissions from dairy silage sources (project and resulting contract established in 2012 Plan) | Resolution 12-14 | UC Davis | $400,000 | |
Developing, validating and implementing a process modeling system for California agriculture greenhouse gas inventories | University of New Hampshire | $249,668 | ||
Probing the intrinsic ability of particles to generate reactive oxygen species | UC Los Angeles | $301,039 | ||
Understanding primary organic aerosol volatility at atmospherically realistic concentrations of SIP analysis | UC Davis | $309,769 | ||
Development of innovative instrumentation to enable investigation of the relationship between SO2 and sulfate | UC Riverside | $90,004 | ||
Development of a high quality proportional gravimetric PM system for in-use emissions measurements at low emissions levels | UC Riverside | $300,000 | ||
Extended analysis of the CARES aerosol chemistry data to characterize the sources and processes of organic fine particulate matter | UC San Diego | $155,000 | ||
Synthesis of policy-relevant findings from the CalNex 2010 field study | NOAA | $252,378 | ||
Developing databases to estimate California-specific climate forcing benefits of cool roofs | LBNL | $250,000 | ||
The role of land use planning in reducing residential energy consumption and GHG emissions | UC Berkeley | $100,000 | ||
Development and evaluation of energy-efficient approaches to keeping building occupants cool using room air motion | UC Berkeley | $170,000 | ||
Using feedback from commercial buildings to support energy-conserving behavior at work and at home | UC Berkeley | $184,260 | ||
Reducing energy use through optimized communication of real-time residential energy usage information | UC Los Angeles | $322,003 | ||
Monitoring and evaluating behavioral change strategies that incorporate the CoolCalifornia.org resource developed by ARB | UC Berkeley | $300,004 |