Our research group received funding from the Statewide Transportation Research Program (STRP), funded by the State of California through the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1). Workplace Charging Policies Most Americans commute to work using personal vehicles, which remain parked in employer-provided spaces for extended periods during the day. As California progresses towards its…Continue Reading Research Grant Award: Workplace Charging Policies & Optimal Operations
Fall 2025 Position Available
Dr. Dean is recruiting 1-2 highly motivated students for fall 2025 to conduct innovative, high-quality research on sustainable transportation and energy systems, like shared autonomous vehicles, electric mobility systems, charging stations, and vehicle-grid integration. The student will be part of the Sustainable Transportation & Evolving Energy Research (STEER) lab at the University of California, Irvine….Continue Reading Fall 2025 Position Available
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Urban Mobility Electrification
Please consider submitting your research paper to Transportation Research Part A’s Special Issue on Urban Mobility Electrification. More details are in the attached flyer….Continue Reading Call for Papers: Special Issue on Urban Mobility Electrification
UCI-UCLA Seed Funding Collaboration
Our research team was one of 18 new UCI-UCLA collaborations started between faculty at the two engineering schools that received funding from the Samueli Foundation. Dr. Dean (UCI) and Associate Professor Jiaqi Ma (UCLA) received money to look at sustainable mobility and equitable access to EV charging stations. Public charging stations are growing in numbers to support…Continue Reading UCI-UCLA Seed Funding Collaboration
KJZZ Interview on Peer-to-Peer Charging Apps
Dr. Dean spoke with Mark Brodie, co-host of KJZZ’s The Show, to talk about Buzze, a Phoenix-based start-up that connects EV owners with residential Level 2 chargers with EV drivers in need of a place to plug in. This app is a new form of peer-to-peer sharing that is familiar to many people in the…Continue Reading KJZZ Interview on Peer-to-Peer Charging Apps
Introduction to Dr. Dean
Interested in learning more about our lab’s research? Check out this UCI Samueli School of Engineering intro video to learn more:…Continue Reading Introduction to Dr. Dean
Research Grant Award: Charging-as-a-Service Business Model
Our research group received funding from the State of California’s one-time allocation in the 2021 State Budget for the Resilient and Innovative Mobility Initiative (RIMI) to conduct research on the role of turnkey EV charging infrastructure in our state. Role of Charging as a Service in California Access to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure remains…Continue Reading Research Grant Award: Charging-as-a-Service Business Model