Our Experts

Journal Articles

1. Shupeng Zhu, Michael Mac Kinnon, Brendan P. Shaffer, G.S. Samuelsen, Jacob Brouwer and Donald Dabdub (2019) “An uncertainty for clean air: Air quality modeling implications of underestimating VOC emissions in urban inventories”, Atmospheric Environment, 211, pp. 256–267. Available at: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.05.019. [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Michael Mac Kinnon, Shupeng Zhu, Marc Carreras-Sospedra, James V. Soukup, Donald Dabdub, G.S. Samuelsen and Jacob Brouwer (2019) “Considering future regional air quality impacts of the transportation sector”, Energy Policy, 124, pp. 63–80. Available at: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.09.011. [ITS-Irvine record]

Technical Reports

1. Michael MacKinnon, Kai Wu and Scott Samuelsen (2025) Maximizing the Air Quality and Environmental Justice Benefits of Zero Emission Off-road Vehicles and Equipment in California. Available at: https://ezid.cdlib.org/id/doi:10.7922/G21Z42SX (Accessed: September 16, 2025). [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Craig Rindt, Mingqi Yao, Naila Sharmeen, Andre Tok, Stephen G. Ritchie, Blake Lane, Kate Forrest, Mike MacKinnon, Scott Samuelsen, Bo Liu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Abdullah Fuad Un-Noor, Suman Mitra, Farzana Mehzabin Tuli and Vuban Chowdhury (2023) Low-Carbon Transportation Incentive Strategies Using Performance Evaluation Tools for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Off-Road Equipment. Draft Final Report. California Air Resources Board / Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine. Available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/IV.3%20-%2019rd026-dfr-rsc_final_2023_12_20_clean.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
3. Austin L. Brown, Daniel Sperling, Bernadette Austin, J. R. DeShazo, Lew Fulton, Timothy Lipman, Colin W. Murphy, Jean Daniel Saphores, Gil Tal, Carolyn Abrams, Debapriya Chakraborty, Daniel Coffee, Sina Dabag, Adam Davis, Mark A. Delucchi, Kelly L. Fleming, Kate Forest, Juan Carlos Garcia Sanchez, Susan Handy, Michael Hyland, Alan Jenn, Seth Karten, Blake Lane, Michael Mackinnon, Elliot Martin, Marshall Miller, Monica Ramirez-Ibarra, Stephen Ritchie, Sara Schremmer, Joshua Segui, Susan Shaheen, Andre Tok, Aditya Voleti, Julie Witcover and Allison Yang (2021) Driving California’s Transportation Emissions to Zero. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3np3p2t0 (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
4. Michael MacKinnon, Brendan Shaffer, Alejandra Cervantes and G. Scott Samuelsen (2017) Evaluation of the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Benefits of an Advanced Low‐NOx Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Engine in Medium and Heavy‐Duty Vehicles in California. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9841k55n (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]

Policy Briefs

1. Michael MacKinnon, Kai Wu and Scott Samuelsen (2025) Switching to Zero Emission Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment Has Significant Air Quality and Environmental Justice Benefits in California. Policy Brief. Available at: https://ezid.cdlib.org/id/doi:10.7922/G2X63K9Z (Accessed: September 16, 2025). [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Michael MacKinnon, Brendan Shaffer, Alejandra Cervantes and G. Scott Samuelsen (2017) Advanced Low-NOx Compressed Natural Gas Engines in Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Are Poised to Deliver Air Quality Benefits and Advance California’s Climate Goals. Policy Brief. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/37b8s5dj (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
3. Alejandra Cervantes, Brendan Shaffer, Michael MacKinnon and Scott Samuelsen (2017) Advanced Low-NOx Compressed Natural Gas Engines in Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Are Poised to Deliver Air Quality Benefits and Advance California’s Climate Goals. Policy Brief. UC ITS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g2gm85ng. [ITS-Irvine record]