Publications
EERL is developing transformative solutions to energy and environment problems by integrating electric power, transporation, building and environment systems.
Wang, Y; Yang, B; Lipsky, E; Robinson, A; Zhang, K, Analyses of turbulent flow fields and aerosol dynamics of diesel engine exhaust inside two dilution sampling tunnels using the CTAG model. Environmental Science & Technology. 47 (2):, 889-898, 2013[PDF]
Jonathan T. Steffens, David K. Heist, Steven G. Perry and K. Max Zhang. Modeling the effects of a solid barrier on pollutant dispersion under various atmospheric stability conditions. Atmospheric Environment. Atmospheric Environment. 69: 76-85, 2013. [PDF]
Wang, Y., Nguyen, M., Jonathan, S., Tong, Z., Zhang, K., et al. Modeling
multi-scale aerosol dynamics and micro-environmental air quality near a
large highway intersection using the CTAG model. Science of the Total Environment 443: 375-386, 2013[PDF]
Wang, Y. and Zhang, K.M.,Coupled turbulence and aerosol dynamics modeling of vehicle exhaust plumes using the CTAG model. Atmospheric Environment 59: 284-293, 2012.[PDF]
Valentine, K., Temple, W. and Zhang, K. Electric Vehicle Charging and Wind Power Integration: Coupled or Decoupled Electricity Market Resources? Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Feb. 2012. Accepted.
Steffens, J. T., Wang, Y. and Zhang, K. M., Exploration of effects of a vegetation barrier on the dispersion of pollutants in a near road environment. Atmospheric Environment, 50: 120-128 [PDF]
Tong, Z., Wang, Y., Patel, M., Kinney, P., Chillrud, S. and Zhang, K. M. Modeling spatial variations of black carbon particles in an urban highway-buildings environment,
Environmental Science & Technology 46 (1): 312-319, 2012 [PDF]
Wang, X., Westerdahl, D., Hu, J., Wu, Y.,Yin, H., Pan, X-C., Zhang, K.M. On-road diesel vehicle emission factors for nitrogen oxides and black carbon in two Chinese cities. Atmospheric Environment
46(1): 45-55, 2012 [PDF]
Baldauf, R. W., Jackson, L., Hagler, G., Isakov, V., McPherson, G., Nowak, D., Cahill, T.A., Zhang, K.M., Zhang, Cook.J.R., Bailey, C.R. The Role of Vegetation in
Mitigating Air Quality Impacts from Traffic Emissions. EM Magazine, January 2011, 1-4 [PDF]
Strauss, L., Larkin, J., and Zhang, K.M. The use of occupancy as a surrogate for particle concentrations in recirculating zoned cleanrooms. Energy and Buildings,43(11): 3258-3262, 2011 [PDF]
Zhang, L., Blanchard P., Johnson D, Dastoor A., Ryzhkov A., Lin C.-J.,Vijayaraghavan K., Gay D., Holsen T., Huang J., Graydon J., St. Louis V.L., Castro M.S., Miller E.K., Marsik F., Lu J., Poissant
L., Pilote M., Zhang K.M. Assessment of modelled mercury deposition over the Great Lakes region. Environmental Pollution, 161: 272-283, 2012 [PDF]
Valentine, K., Temple, W. and Zhang, K. M. Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging: Rethinking the Valley-Fill, Journal of Power Sources, 196 (24):10717-10726, 2011 [PDF]
Whitlow, T.H., Andrew Hall, Zhang, K. M, and Anguita, J. Impact of local traffic exclusion on near-road air quality: Findings from New York City ''Summer Streets'' Campaign. Environmental Pollution 159(8-9): 2016-2027,2011 [PDF]
White, C.D., and Zhang, K. M. Using Vehicle-to-Grid Technology for Frequency Regulation and Peak-Load Reduction in the New York Metropolitan Area. Journal of Power Sources,196(6):3972-3980,2011[PDF]
Valentine, K., Foster, E.J., Acquaviva, J. and Zhang, K. M. Transmission network-based energy and environmental assessment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Journal of Power Sources,196(6):3378-3386,2011 [PDF]
Wang, X., Westerdahl, D., Wu, Y., Hao, Pan, X-C., Zhang, K.M., On-road emission
factor distributions of individual diesel vehicles in and around Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment ,45(2):503-513,2011 [PDF]
Wang, Y. McDonald-Buller, E., Denbleyker, A., Allen, D. and Zhang, K.M. Modeling chemical transformation of nitrogen oxides near roadways, Atmospheric Environment,45(1):
43-52,2011 [PDF]
Palacio, S., Zhang, K. M., Patel, D., Basu, M., Trager, J. Sustainable Communities Case Study: Energy management using Demand response methods, Proceedings of ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability, May 17-22, 2010, Phoenix, AZ
Tong, J. Y.; Su, C.; Guo, Y. M.; Wang, J. J.; Zhang, K.M.; Pan, X. C. (2010) Status and distribution of atmospheric ultrafine particles during Olympics Games in Beijing. Journal of Peking University (Health Sciences), 42 (3): 335-339.
Kircher, K.J., Shi, X., Patil, S. and Zhang, K.M. (2010) Cleanroom Energy Efficiency Strategies: Modeling and Simulation, Energy and Buildings, 42(3): 282-289.[PDF]
Wang, Y. and Zhang, K.M. (2009) Modeling near-road air quality using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, CFD-VIT-RIT. Environmental Science & Technology, 43: 7778-7783
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P.L. Livingstone, K. Magliano, K. Gürera, P.D. Allen, Zhang, K.M. et al. (2009) Simulating PM concentration during a winter episode in a subtropical valley: Sensitivity simulations and evaluation methods. Atmospheric Environment, 43(37): 5971-5977
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Wang, X., Westerdahl, D., Chen, L-C., Wu, Y., Hao, J-M., Pan, X-C., Guo, X., Zhang, K.M. (2009)
Evaluating the Air Quality Impacts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics : On-road emission factors and black carbon profiles. Atmospheric Environment, 43(30): 4535-4543
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Westerdahl, D., Wang, X., Pan, X-C., and Zhang, K.M. (2009) Characterization of on-road vehicle emission factors and micro-environmental air quality in Beijing, China, Atmospheric Environment 43: 697-705 [PDF]
Baldauf, R. W., Cahill, T.A., Bailey, C.R., Khlystov, A., Zhang, K.M., Cook. J.R., Cowherd, C., Bowker, G.E. Can Roadway Design be used to Mitigate Air Quality Impacts from Traffic? EM Magazine, August 2009, 6-11
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Zhang, K. M., Thomas, R.J., Bohm, M., and Miller, M., An integrated design approach for sustainable community development, Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2009, 1-10
Acquaviva, J., Ferdon, C., Rawat, S. and Zhang, K.M., Energy and environmental assessment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the New York City Metropolitan Area, ES2009-90195, Proceedings of ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability, July 19-23, 2009, San Francisco, California USA
Ferdon, C., J., Foster, E.J., Acquaviva, J. and Zhang, K.M., The impacts of vehicle-to-grid technologies on reducing high energy demand days (HEDD) emissions in New York City, ES2009-90196, Proceedings of ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability, July 19-23, 2009, San Francisco, California USA
Fradette, M, and K. Max Zhang (2009), "Energy Storage for a Sustainable Development", ES2009-90214, Proceedings of ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability, San Francisco, California, USA
Zhang, K.M. and A.S. Wexler (2008) "Modeling Urban and Regional Aerosols - Development of the UCD Aerosol Module and Implementation in CMAQ Model", Atmospheric Environment 42 (13): 3166-3178
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C.G. Nolte, P.V. Bhave, R.L. Dennis, J.R. Arnold, Zhang, K.M. and A.S. Wexler (2008), "Modeling Urban and Regional Aerosols - Application of CMAQ-UCD module to
Tampa, a coastal urban site", Atmospheric Environment 42 (13): 3179-3191
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Zhang, K.M. and Wexler, A.S. (2006) An asynchronous time-stepping (ATS) integrator for atmospheric applications: Aerosol dynamics. Atmospheric Environment 40 (24): 4574-4588
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Zhang, K.M., Wexler, A.S., Knipping, E.M., Bhave P.V. and Tonnesen, G.S. (2005) Size distribution of sea salt emissions as a function of relative humidity. Atmospheric Environment 39(18): 3373-3379
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Zhang, K.M., Wexler, A.S., Niemeier, D.A., Zhu Y.F., Hinds, W.C. and Sioutas, C (2005) Evolution of particle number distributions near roadways Part III: Traffic analysis and on-road size resolved particulate emission factors. Atmospheric Environment 39 (22): 4155-4166
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Zhang, K.M., Wexler, A.S. (2004) Evolution of particle number distributions near roadways Part I: Analysis of aerosol dynamics and its implication for engine emissions measurement. Atmospheric Environment 38(38): 6643-6653
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Zhang, K.M., Wexler, A.S., Zhu Y.F., Hinds, W.C. and Sioutas, C (2004) Evolution of particle number distributions near roadways Part II: The road-to-ambient process. Atmospheric Environment 38(38): 6655-6665
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Zhang, K.M. and Wexler A.S. (2002) Modeling the number distributions of urban and Regional aerosols: theoretical foundation. Atmospheric Environment 36 (11): 1863-1874
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Zhang, K.M. and Wexler A.S. (2002) A hypothesis for growth of fresh atmospheric nuclei. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 107 (D21): art. no. 4577 [PDF]