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Monica Ramirez-Ibarra

  • GSRMSDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20162018
  • GSRPhD, Civil and Environmental EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20182022
  • GSRMSDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20162018
  • GSRITS-IrvineUC Irvine20162022
  • GSRPhD, Civil and Environmental EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20182022
  • Research AssociateITS-IrvineUC Irvine20222024
  • Senior Intelligent Transportation (ITS) PlannerSan Diego Association of Governments2024

Areas of Expertise

Freight, Logistics, & Supply Chain Infrastructure Delivery, Operations, & Resilience Zero-Emission Vehicles & Low-Carbon Fuels

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Recent Projects

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Reducing Transportation-Related Fossil Fuel Demand and Emissions

Complete | Mar 2020—Mar 2021

Research Team:

Jean-Daniel Saphores (lead), Michael Hyland, Stephen Ritchie, Kate Forrest, Blake Lane, Michael Mackinnon, Monica Ramirez-Ibarra, Andre (Yeow Chern) Tok

Department(s):

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Simulation of Zero-Emissions Self-Driving Drayage Trucks in a Busy Freight Corridor

Complete | Jan 2018—Jun 2019

Research Team:

Jean-Daniel Saphores (lead), Bumsub Park, Monica Ramirez-Ibarra, Lu Xu

Department(s):

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Reducing Degradation of High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes

Complete | Oct 2016—Oct 2017

Research Team:

R. (Jay) Jayakrishnan (lead), Riju Lavanya, Marjan Mosslemi, Monica Ramirez-Ibarra, Bumsub Park, Lu Xu, Navjyoth Sarma

Department(s):

Transportation Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Program

Recent Publications

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policy brief | Jan 2025

What are the Public Health and Environmental Implications of Drayage Truck Electrification Targets in California?

policy brief | Aug 2024

Transitioning to Electric Drayage Trucks May Help Avoid Adding New Freeway Lanes to Freight Corridors in Southern California

published journal article | May 2023

1,000 HP Electric Drayage Trucks as a Substitute for New Freeway Lanes Construction

Events

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September 1, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

PhD Defense: Electrification, Connectivity, & Active Demand Management: Addressing the traffic, health, and EJ impacts of drayage trucks in Southern California

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