Publications

The Center for Advancement toward Sustainable Urban Systems (CATSUS) is committed to disseminating its findings with the scientific community, academia, students and federal, state and local agencies, through various venues, including peer-reviewed journal publications, conference papers and presentations, books and technical reports. A comprehensive list of publications authored and co-authored by CATSUS faculty and students presenting results and findings of research developed at CATSUS are presented available in this page.

2023

Q. Kang, S. Ning, D. Jiang, Y. Wang, and F. Zhou, "Semiconductor-based artificial photosynthesis for water-splitting and CO2 reduction," in Photosynthesis, from Plants to Nanomaterials, H. J. Hou and M. S. I. Allakhverdiev, Eds., Academic Press, 2023, pp. 377-405.

Journal Publications

2025

A. Pacheco-Vega and M. Sen, "Analytical and numerical steady states for thermal convection in an inclined, slender, two-dimensional enclosure," Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2025. [Under review]

V. Pena Perez et al., "Synthesis of magnetic nanostructures in different carbon matrices and post annealing with oxygen, nitrogen and argon," AIP Adv., vol. 15, p. 035226, 2025.

A. Sargsyan, A. Kocharian et al., "Core-shell Fe-based nanoparticles in a carbon matrix: Synthesis and magnetic properties," Journal of Materials Science, 2025. [Submitted]

A. S. Quon, D. Manriquez, A. Nguyen, E. K. Papazyan, P. Wijeratne, L. An, L. Qi, M. J. Tang, A. D. Ready, O. K. Farha, and Y. Liu, "Metalloporphyrinic metal-organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of a mustard gas simulant," Chem. Commun., vol. 61, pp. 77–80, 2025.

S. Yadav, S. Delgado, O. O. Bernal, D. E. MacLaughlin, Y. Liu, D. Jiang, O. Santana, A. Mushammel, L. Shu, K. Huang, D. Yazici, and M. B. Maple, "19F NMR and defect spins in vacuum-annealed LaO0.5F0.5BiS2" Phys. Rev. B, vol. 110, no. 23, p. 235132, 2024.

D. Geethanath and D. Jiang, "Polythiophene based p-n junction solar cells," in Proc. MS&T25: Materials Science & Technology, Columbus, Sep. 2025. [Submitted]

S. Groysman, Y. Chen, A. Garcia, C. Martinez, K. Diego-Perez, M. Benavides, Y. Chen, Z. Wan, S. Wang, R. Liu, D. Wang, C. Liu, and Y. Wang, "Sensitive imaging of electroactive species in plasmonic electrochemical microscopy enabled by nanoconfinement," ACS Electrochem., 2025, doi: 10.1021/acselectrochem.4c00227.

J. Fuentes, W. S. Kwan, C. Leal, and E. Nunez, "Comparison of dynamic properties between treated and untreated bauxite residue," in Proc. ASCE GeoenvironMeet, Louisville, KY, USA, 2025, doi: 10.1061/9780784485699.047.

E. Nunez, W. S. Kwan, and C. Leal, "Laboratory investigations into the effects of heating on clay's mechanical and hydraulic changes using geophysical methods," in Proc. ASCE GeoenvironMeet, Louisville, KY, USA, 2025, doi: 10.1061/9780784485705.006.

W. S. Kwan, C. Leal, E. Nunez, and B. De Jesus, "Partially drained responses of dense sand under monotonic simple shear," in Proc. ASCE Geotech. Frontiers 2025, Louisville, KY, USA, 2025, doi: 10.1061/9780784486016.048.

C. Nguyen, W. S. Kwan, and C. Leal, "Numerical simulations of sand elements based on constant-volume versus true-undrained data from cyclic direct simple shear tests," in Proc. ASCE Geotech. Frontiers 2025, Louisville, KY, USA, 2025, doi: 10.1061/9780784485996.028.

M. Auersvald, M. Šiman, P. Vozka, and P. Straka, "Quantitative determination of olefins in pyrolysis oils from waste plastics and tires using selective adsorption by Ag–SiO2 followed by GC×GC-FID," Talanta, vol. 281, p. 126792, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126792.

U. Agbulut, P. Vozka, H. Bakir, N. Brieu, F. Polat, and S. Saridemir, "On-board hydrogen-rich syngas production via waste heat recovery from compression-ignition engines: Maximizing hydrogen content with novel multi-objective algorithms," Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, vol. 130, pp. 411–422, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.04.261.

2024

M. Santana, A. Cabrera, A. Sperling, J. Kuo, J. Bellardo, T. Daimaru, E. Sunada, and E. Roberts, “Exploring the influence of channel diameter, fill ratio, and adiabatic length variable on long oscillating heat pipes,” in Proc. Int. Mech. Eng. Congr. Exposition (IMECE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Oct. 2024.

M. Auersvald, M. Šiman, E. L. Vachková, J. Kroufek, P. Straka, G. Barzallo, and P. Vozka, “A comparative study of aromatic content in pyrolysis oils from waste plastics and tires: Assessing common refinery methods,” Fuel, vol. 369, p. 131714, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131714.

C. Gentilcore, K. Jin, G. Barzallo, P. Vozka, and N.-H. L. Wang, “Low-pressure hydrothermal processing for conversion of polystyrene into oils,” J. Environ. Chem. Eng., vol. 12, no. 5, p. 113836, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113836.

A. Garcia, C. Dhoj, S. Groysman, K. Wang, S. Vo, A. Anguiano, T. Tran, D. Jiang, and Y. Wang, "Prussian blue nanofilm-sensitized plasmonic electrochemical microscopy for spatially resolved detection of the localized delivery of hydrogen peroxide," Sensor Actuator Rep., vol. 8, p. 100218, 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.snr.2024.100218.

C. Gentilcore et al., "Low-pressure hydrothermal processing for conversion of polystyrene into oils," J. Environ. Chem. Eng., vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 113836, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113836.

S. Khan et al., "A machine learning approach to characterize directly injected gasoline fuel sprays using multi-hole injectors," Fuel vol. 371, part B, pp. 131980, 2024, doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131980

Y. Hou, X. S. Huang, S. H. Gong, et al., "Stable hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks and their photo- and electro-responses," Nano Research, vol. 17, pp. 7675–7699, 2024. doi: 10.1007/s12274-024-6665-7.

2023

L. Lippman, L. Perez, and S. R. Lopez, "Fifty-year review of effluent discharge trends to the Southern California Bight from large municipal wastewater treatment facilities from 1971 to 2020," Water, vol. 15, no. 22, pp. 3876, 2023, doi: 10.3390/w15223876.

N.O. Mishra et al., "Constructing physiological defense systems against infectious disease with metal–organic frameworks: A review," ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 3052–3065, 2023, doi: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00391.

M. Genovese, D. Blekhman, M. Dray, F. Piraino, and P. Fragiacomo, "Experimental comparison of hydrogen refueling with directly pressurized vs. cascade method," Energies, vol. 16, no. 15, pp. 5749, 2023, doi: 10.3390/en16155749.

R. Durantes et al., "On an averaged energy-balance method for the analysis of wavy microchannels," Heat and Mass Transfer vol. 60, no. 2, pages 2095–2104, 2023.

X. Dong, Z. Yang, J. Li, W. Jiang, Y. Xu, T. S. Hu, and M. Li, "Recent advances of triboelectric, piezoelectric and pyroelectric nanogenerators," Nano Structures & Nano Objects, vol. 35, p. 100990, 2023.

C. Dhoj, A. Garcia, A. Manasyan, M. Benavides, D. Abou Abbas, C. Toscano, E. Porter, and Y. Wang, "Scanning ion conductance microscopy reveals differential effect of PM2.5 exposure on A549 lung epithelial and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell membranes," Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, pp. 1–11, 2023.

N. Cusato, S. A. Nabavizadeh, and M. Eshraghi, "A review of large-scale simulations of microstructural evolution during alloy solidification," Metals, vol. 13, no. 7, p. 1169, 2023.

J. Gjerde and R. A. Jishi, "First-principles study of the optical properties of BaMoO3/SrHfO3 hyperbolic metamaterials," Computational Materials Science, vol. 226, pp. 112199, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112199.\

H. Shen, A. Ruiz, and N. Li, "Fast online reinforcement learning control of small lift-driven vertical axis wind turbines with an active programmable four-bar linkage mechanism," Energy, vol. 262, Part A, 2023.

2022

J. Gjerde and R. A. Jishi, "Hyperbolic behavior and antiferromagnetic order in rare-earth tellurides," Crystals, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 1839, 2022, doi: 10.3390/cryst12121839.

C. Feng, M. Flores, C. Dhoj, A. Garcia, S. Belleca, D. Abou Abbas, J. Parres-Gold, A. Anguiano, E. Porter, and Y. Wang, "Observation of α‑synuclein preformed fibrils interacting with SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell membranes using scanning ion conductance microscopy," ACS Chemical Neuroscience, vol. 13, pp. 3547–3553, 2022.

P. Straka et al., "Production of transportation fuels via hydrotreating of scrap tires pyrolysis oil," Chem. Eng. J., vol. 460, pp. 141764, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.141764.

Y. C. Wang, J. Rudi, J. Velasco, N. Sinha, G. Idumah, R. K. Powers, C. J. Heckman, and M. K. Chardon, "Multimodal parameter spaces of a complex multi-channel neuron model," Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, vol. 16, p. 999531, 2022.

C. G. Monsour, A. C. Tadle, B. J. Tafolla-Aguirre, N. Lakshmanan, J. H. Yoon, R. B. Sabio, M. Selke, "Singlet oxygen quenching by resveratrol derivatives," Photochem. Photobiol., vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 672–679, 2022.

Juried Conference Papers

2025

A. Damas, M. Sen, and A. Pacheco-Vega, “Humidity-driven convection patterns in a horizontal square enclosure,” in Proc. 10th Thermal and Fluids Eng. Conf. (TFEC), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA, Paper No. TFEC-2025-56389, 2025.

D. A. Strickland, C. T. Romero, A. Sanchez, J. C. Bachman, M. J. Keating, E. J. Biddinger, R. J. Messinger, L. Fei, K. Gordon, J.-P. Jones, and W. C. West, “Thermal Stability and Performance of Li-ion Batteries at Elevated Temperatures: Separator Effects,” J. Power Sources, 2025. [Under Review]

2024

M. S. Santana et al., "Exploring the influence of channel diameter, fill ratio, and adiabatic length variation on long oscillating heat pipes," ASME IMECE, Portland, Oregon, Nov. 17-21, 2024, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2024-145111.

V. P. Perez et al., "Significance of carbon matrices in synthesis of magnetic core-shell magnetic nanostructures," presented at American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Arcata, California, Oct. 25-26, 2024.

A. Saguilan and A. Pacheco-Vega, "Fuzzy controller response to internal and external disturbances in a multi-room building testbed," TFEC Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, April 21-24, 2024, doi:10.1615/TFEC2024.sbc.050484

2023

S. Miesner et al., "Thermal testing of an AMDROHP (additively manufactured deployable radiator oscillating heat pipes) for use in high-powered CubeSats," ASME IMECE, New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 2023, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2023-114249.

S. Miesner et al., "An experimental investigation of the relationship between evaporator and condenser sizes with oscillating heat pipe start-up," ASME IMECE, New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2023, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2023-112416.

S. Khan et al., "Application of machine learning models for fuel spray characterization of gasoline fuels in compression ignition systems," 32^nd European Conference on Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems, Napoli, Italy, Sept. 4-7, 2023.

J. Nguyen and Y. C. Wang, "A classification model utilizing facial landmark tracking to determine sentence types for American Sign Language recognition," IEEE EMBC, Sydney, Australia, July 24-27, 2023, doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340217.

K. Liu and S. Lopez, "Post-fire evapotranspiration estimates in ground truth limited environments," SSRN, 2023

Non-Juried Conference Papers

2024

E. Nunez, W. S. Kwan, and C. Leal, "Laboratory Investigations into the Effects of Heating on Clay's Mechanical and Hydraulic Changes Using Geophysical Methods," presented at ASCE GeoEnvironMeet, Portland, OR, USA, Sept. 8-11, 2024.

C. Leal, W. S. Kwan, and E. Nunez, "Sand Post-Liquefaction Monotonic Responses with Various Loading Directions and Angularity," presented at 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy, July 1-2, 2024.

G. Barzallo, H. Gieng, and P. Vozka, "Alkene Quantification in Plastic Waste-Derived Alternative Fuels Using GC×GC-FID," oral presentation at 15th Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, Jan.10-12, 2024.

2023

S. Khan, M. Masood, M. Medina, and F. Alzahrani, "Applications of Machine Learning Models for Fuel Spray Characterization of Gasoline Fuels in Compression Ignition Systems," presented at ILASS Europe 2023, 32nd European Conference on Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems, Napoli, Italy, Sept. 4-7, 2023.

D. Blekhman, "How to Train Engineers for the Hydrogen Economy," presented at Hydrogen Online Workshop, Mission Hydrogen Online, 2023.

D. Blekhman, "Cross-Cutting Opportunities, Considerations, and Challenges to Scale-Up," presented at DOE Panel, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar, Feb. 8, 2023.

P. B. Scott, D. Blekhman, and M. Shahverdi, "Mobile Zero-Emission Electrical Generator," presented at Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar, Long Beach, CA, Feb. 7-9, 2023

2022

J. Nguyen and Y. C. Wang, "A Classification Model Utilizing Facial Landmark Tracking to Determine Sentence Types for American Sign Language Recognition," Electrical Engineering and Systems Science, Nov. 23, 2022.

Abstracts and Presentations

2025

S. Rojas, "Embodying Autonomous Directional Locomotion Control in Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (sUUV) using Decentralized Neuro Nets Inspired by Jellyfish," presented at IEEE Robosoft 2025, Switzerland, Apr. 2025.

A. Valdez, J. Yoon, Y. Liu, and M. Selke, "Regiochemistry of the Singlet Oxygen Ene Reaction in Metal Organic Frameworks," presented at ACS National Meeting, Division of Inorganic Chemistry, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2025.

S. Rojas, "Exploring Nature-Inspired Systems and the Importance of Broadening Participation of Early Career Scientists in URM and Non-Doctoral Institutions," presented at APS Global Physics Summit, Forum for Early Career Scientists (FECS), Anaheim, CA, Mar. 2025.

N. Venegas and P. Vozka, "Analyzing Microplastic Samples from Beaches in Southern California Using Py-GC×GC-TOF/MS," poster presented at ACS Spring 2025, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2025.

J. Martinez-Maldonado, O. Ulloa, and P. Vozka, "Comparative analysis of polystyrene depolymerization products from low-pressure hydrothermal processing and hydrothermal liquefaction via GC-MS/FID," poster presentation at ACS Spring 2025, San Diego, CA, Mar. 25, 2025.

W. S. Kwan, C. Leal, and E. Nunez, "Partially drained responses of dense sand under monotonic simple shear," presented at Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, Louisville, KY, USA, Mar. 2-5, 2025.

C. Nguyen, W. S. Kwan, and C. Leal, "Numerical simulations of sand elements based on constant-volume versus true-undrained data from cyclic direct simple shear tests," presented at Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, Louisville, KY, USA, Mar. 3-4, 2025.

I. Rajapakshe and D. S. Won, "Spectral Changes in sEEG as a Biomarker for rTMS Efficacy in Major Depressive Disorder," presented at CSULA Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity (RSCA) Annual Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 2025.

N. Brieu, U. Agbulut, and P. Vozka, "Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production: Utilizing Waste Heat in Methanol Steam Reforming," poster presented at the 33rd Annual Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA), Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2025.

J. Flores and S. Rojas, "Preliminary Design of a Soft Robotic Tentacle for Grasping Based on a Bioinspired Octopus Arm," presented at CSULA Office of Research and Scholarship Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2025.

J. M. Guttierez and S. Rojas, "A Bio-Inspired Approach to Wave Disturbance Detection and Positional Control," presented at CSULA Office of Research and Scholarship Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2025.

J. Lucey, "Research in Academia," presented at Cal State LA Research Week, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2025.

K. Bohl and S. Rojas, "Additive Manufacturing: Using 5-Head Extrusion 3D Printing to Measure the Physical Performance of Multi-Material Structures," presented at CSULA Office of Research and Scholarship Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2025.

L. Salgado, "Influence of Microplastic Contamination on Sand Liquefaction Initiation and Post-Liquefaction Behavior," presented at Cal State LA Research Week, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 27, 2025. (Best 3-Minute Presentation Award).

J. Lucey, "Girl Scouts x ASCE YMF Opening Ceremony," presented in Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2025.

L. Martinez, “Parkinsons Tremor Detection via Apple Watch Accelerometry Data,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

C. Perez, “Modeling of Hydrogen Station Upgrade,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

A. Damas, “Circulation Patterns in Horizontal Rectangular Enclosures due to Humidity in Air,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

H. Amador and M. Tepanohaya, “C Investigating the Impact of Oxygen on AQDS-Based Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

C. Sanches, “Humidity-Induced Natural Convection Currents,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

S. Figueroa and E. Gutierrez, “Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticles in Different Carbon-based Matrices,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

W. Pasillas, D. Soriano, and I. Rajapakshe, “Changes in neural network associations with RTMS for depression,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

N. Brieu, “Experimental simulation and optimization study of the hydrogen-rich gas production via a methanol steam reforming reactor,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

L. Salgado, J. Hernandez Villasenor, H. Vazquez, B.Fletes, and E.Pliego, “Assessing Coastal Flood Driver Dependencies and Evolution Along the United States Pacific Coast,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

C. Lopez and A. Sperling, “The Role of Nitinol Actuators in Miniaturized Satellites for Cost-Effective Space Applications,” presented at 2025 CSULA Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

J. Doose, “Computer-Vision Based Landing Guidance for Autonomous Marine Exploration,” presented at 2025 CSULA Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

C. Hernandez and J. Martinez, “Online Control of a Scaled HVAC Test-bed,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

H. Gardea, “Soft Robotic Propulsion based on Bioinspired Jellyfish,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

T. Taing, “Utilization of Titanium and Indium-based Porphyrin Metal-Organic Frameworks for Fabrication of Photovoltaic Solar Cells,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 28, 2025.

J. Lucey, "Quantifying Hydrologic and Marine Compound Events and Uncertainties," presented at Cal State LA Oceans Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 2025.

A. Damas, M. Sen, and A. Pacheco-Vega, "Hygro-Convection Patterns in Horizontal Rectangular Enclosures," presented at Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM (ERN 2025), Atlanta, GA, 2025.

E. Blanco and D. Flores, "Effects of Equivalence Ratio on Flame Stability," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

L. F. Martinez, O. Martinez, A. Gholian, S. Schmidt, D. Turner, and D. S. Won, "Parkinsonian Tremor Detection via Wearable Accelerometer for Improved Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy," presented at CSU Biotech Annual Symposium, Garden Grove, CA, 2025.

D. Dang, "Single Nanoparticle Electrochemical Analysis Using Critical Angle Reflection Microscopy," presented at CSULA RSCA Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

D. Yang, Y. Liang, and Y. Wang, "Development of an Undergraduate Teaching Lab Manual: Multiple Heavy Metal Detection via Square Wave Voltammetry," presented at CSULA RSCA Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

V. P. Perez et al., "Algorithms of Image Processing and XRD Analyses for Characterization of Magnetic Nanostructures," presented at APS March Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2025.

V. P. Perez et al., "Significance of Carbon Matrices in Synthesis of Magnetic Core-Shell Magnetic Nanostructures," presented at APS March Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2025.

V. P. Perez et al., "Room Temperature Ferromagnetism of Cu-Nanoparticles under Pyrolysis of Copper Porphyrin," presented at APS March Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2025.

V. P. Perez et al., "Characterization of Magnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles in Carbon Matrices," poster presented at Joint MMM Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2025.

V. P. Perez et al., "Synthesis of Magnetic Nanostructures in Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Matrices," presented at Joint MMM Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2025.

A. Kocharian, "Quantum Phase Transitions in Small Nanoclusters and Large Thermodynamic Systems," presented at the 26th International Conference on the Jahn-Teller Effect, 2025.

B. De Jesus, G. Menezes, and W. S. Kwan, "Comparison of Advanced Hydraulic Properties Between Microplastic and Fines in Sands," presented at the 4th Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Ottawa, Canada, 2025.

C. Leal, L. Salgado, and W. S. Kwan, "Influence of Microplastic Contamination on Sand Liquefaction Initiation and Post-Liquefaction Behavior," presented at ASCE Geo-Institute GeoExtremes 2025: Geotechnical Engineering for Extreme Events, Long Beach, CA, 2025.

2024

C. Sanches, "Humidity Induced Natural Convection Currents," presented at CSU-LSAMP Summer Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2024.

I. Rajapakshe, L. Jimenez-Diaz, and D. S. Won, "Spectral Changes Due to rTMS in Major Depressive Disorder," presented at 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 25, 2024.

S. Sherzai, A. Argandona, S. Ao, and D. S. Won, "Variability in Motor Related ERPs During Upper Limb Reaching Tasks," presented at 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 25, 2024.

J. Fuentes, W. S. Kwan, C. Leal, and E. Nunez, "Comparison of Dynamic Properties Between Treated and Untreated Bauxite Residue," presented at ASCE GeoEnvironMeet, Portland, OR, USA, Sept. 8-11, 2024.

G. Barzallo, H. Gieng, J. Patel, A. Sharma, and P. Vozka, "Understanding Olefin Content in Plastic Waste Depolymerization Products: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps," presented at ACS Fall 2024, Denver, CO, Aug. 22, 2024.

G. Barzallo, H. Gieng, and P. Vozka, "Advancements in Quantitative Analysis of Aliphatic Olefins: From Petroleum Fractions to Plastic-Waste Derived Alternative Fuels using GC×GC-FID," oral presentation at ACS Fall 2024, Denver, CO, Aug. 2024.

N. Salimbangon, M. Selke, and Y. Liu, "Photooxidations of Arylphosphines in Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Mechanistic Probe for Cage Effects," presented at 42nd Biannual Meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, Chicago, IL, July 28, 2024, P 77.

T. Tran and Y. Wang, "Microplastic pollution in Will Rogers State Beach sediments in Los Angeles, California," poster presentation at ACS Spring 2024 – Many Flavors of Chemistry, New Orleans, LA, Mar. 17-21, 2024.

E. Gutierrez, “Magnetic Properties of Pyrolytic Polyethylene with Diamond Powder,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

G. Barzallo, H. Gieng, and P. Vozka, "GC×GC-FID Quantification of Olefins in Alternative Fuels Produced from Plastic Waste Conversion," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

F. Moreno, S. Sherzai, D. S. Won, A. Saguilan, and A. Pacheco-Vega, "Development of a thermal energy monitoring and simulation system for optimization of a model HVAC controller," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

L. Jimenez-Diaz, I. Rajapakshe, and D. S. Won, "Spectral analysis of changes in brain activity after repetitive transcrapresented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

A. Argandona, S. Sherzai, S. Ao, G. Sercel, and D. S. Won, "Differences in event-related potentials across reaches in eight directions," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

A. Saguilan, "Analysis of fuzzy control robustness in a multi-room building testbed," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024

A. Saguilan and A. Pacheco-Vega, "Study on the robustness of fuzzy controllers under individual-room setpoints of a multi-room building testbed," presented at Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM (ERN 2024), Washington, DC.

N. Stoetzel and A. Pacheco-Vega, "Development of a compact model for a natural convection loop by proper orthogonal decomposition," presented at Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM (ERN 2024), Washington, DC.

H. Amador, S. Udomnopwitthayaku, and J. Bachman, "Anthraquinone-ferrocyanide redox couple for pH-neutral redox flow batteries," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

A. Kocharian, C. R. Gonzalez, F. Iglesias, J. Baughman, O. Khodagulyan, and O. Bernal, "Characterization of synthesized iron-based core-shell nanoarchitectures in carbon matrix annealed by oxygen and nitrogen," presented at APS March Meeting, Mar. 7, 2024.

A. Kocharian, P. V. Perez, S. Dumont, O. Khodagulyan, and O. Bernal, "Data imaging and XRD analyses for characterization of magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructures," presented at APS March Meeting, Mar. 7, 2024.

T. Tran and Y. Wang, "Microplastic pollution in Huntington Beach: Characterization and implications for coastal waste management," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

K. Diego-Perez, T. Tran, and Y. Wang, "Optimizing methods to monitor the degradation of individual polyethylene terephthalate microplastics," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 8, 2024.

M. Engquist, A. Shakibidazeh, M. Eshraghi, "Influence of process parameters on mechanical behavior of 316L stainless steel samples processed by wire-laser directed energy deposition," presented at TMS, Orlando, FL, Mar. 5, 2024.

A. Shakibidazeh, M. Engquist, M. Eshraghi, "Process-induced texture formation in 316L stainless steel samples processed by laser wire directed energy deposition," presented at TMS, Orlando, FL, Mar. 5, 2024.

S. Ao, J. Zhong, and D. S. Won, "A Novel Model Decoding Graded Movement from Neural Activity," presented at American Mathematical Society Joint Mathematical Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 3-6, 2024

2023

K. Liu, A. Retana, and S. R. Lopez, "Assessing post-fire evapotranspiration changes using ECOStress: A case study of two fires in Trinity and Shasta County, CA," presented at 2023 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 11-16, 2023.

R. Siqueiros and M. Medina, "Constant Volume Chamber Construction," presented at LSAMP Summer Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 25, 2023.

M. Rojas, F. Boby, E. Rojas, S. Schmidt, D. Turner, and D. S. Won, "Validation of internal accelerometer-based activity classifier using in-clinic control data," presented at LSAMP Summer Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 25, 2023.

T. Tran and Y. Wang, "Microplastics identification in Southern California coastal sediments," presented at ACS Fall 2023 – Harnessing the Power of Data, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 13-17, 2023.

G. Barzallo, H. Gieng, and P. Vozka, "Quantitative Analysis of Olefins in Gasoline-Like Alternative Fuels Made from Conversion of Plastic Waste via GC×GC-FID," presented at ACS Fall 2023, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 13-17, 2023.

C. Lam, A. Segura, M. Nasry, J. Chan, and P. Vozka, “Analysis of Microplastics in Beach Samples by Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (GC-TOFMS),” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

C. Leal and W. Kwan, “Developing a Partial Drainage Filter for the Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation,” presented presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

E. Nunez and W. Kwan, “The Effect of Wildfires on the Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Clay – Civil Engineering Point of View,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

A. Retana and S. R. Lopez, “An ‘off-the-shelf’ Post-Fire Hydrologic Model for California,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

C. Leal and W. Kwan, “Developing a Partial Drainage Filter for the Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation,” presented [CD1] at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

B. G. Barzallo and P. Vozka, "Quantitative analysis of olefins in alternative fuels made from conversion of plastic waste via GCxGC-FID," presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

A. Trujillo and S. R. Lopez, “Post-fire Hydrologic Calibration using ECOSTRESS,” presented at Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 2023.

2022

G. Barzallo, H. Gieng, and P. Vozka, "Quantitative Analysis of Alkenes in Alternative Fuels via Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography," presented at the SCALACS Research Symposium at Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 2022.

2025

L. Martinez, “Parkinson's Tremor Detection in Patients Receiving Deep Brain Stimulation Using Apple Watch Accelerometer Data,” M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

J. Corona and Y. Liu, “Application of Ruthenium(II) Poly-Bis(Terpyridyl) Molecular Wires in Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,” M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Jun. 2025.

T. Taing and Y. Liu, “Utilization of Titanium- and Indium-based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells,” Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2025.

D. Geethanath, "Polythiophene Based P-N Junction Solar Cells", M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

E. Nunez, “Experimental Investigation of the Hydro-Mechanical Effects of Heating on Kaolin and Microplastic Contamination Using Geophysical Methods” M.S. Thesis, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

C. Leal, “Influence of Particle Shape and Size in Cyclic Liquefaction Resistance and Post-Liquefaction Behavior of Sands,” M.S. Thesis, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

D. K. P. Tran, “Development of Stereocomplex Polylactic Acid Aerogel for Removing Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics in Water” M.S. Thesis, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 2025.

2024

H. Gieng, “Quantifying Olefins in Alternative Fuels using ChromaTOF Tile Analytical Software and Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography” M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2024.

K. Diego-Perez, “Optimizing Analytical Methods for Studying Microplastics and Nanoplastics at the Microscopic Level” M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2024.

N. Salimbangon, "Photooxidation of Aryl Phosphines in Metal Organic Frameworks: A Mechanistic Probe for Cage Effects," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2024.

V. P. Pena, "Algorithms of Image Processing and X-ray Diffraction Analyses for Characterization of Magnetic Characteristics of Nanoparticles and Nanostructures," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May, 2024.

R. C. Gonzalez, "Nickel (II) Tetraphenyl Porphyrin: Core-Shell Nanoparticle Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetic Properties," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2024.

D. Strickland, "Design of Experiments for High-Temperature Lithium-Ion Battery Research," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2024.

A. M. Saguilan, "Analysis on the Robustness of Fuzzy Control of a Building Testbed under Internal and External Disturbances," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2024.

V. Pena, "Collaborative Reinforcement Learning Control of Paired Vertical Axis Wind Turbines," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2024.

T. Tran, "Microplastics Identification in Southern California Coastal Sediments," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2024.

A. A. Retana Garcia, "An 'Off-The-Shelf' Post Fire Hydrologic Model for California Wildfires," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2024.

2023

H. Tjitradjaja and Y. Liu, "The Removal of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonate Using Metal-Organic Frameworks," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2023.

B. F. Williams and M. Medina, "Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Analysis on Cycle-to-Cycle Variability of High-Pressure Gasoline Sprays for Internal Combustion Engines," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2023.

J. Nguyen, "A Classification Model Utilizing Facial Landmark Tracking to Determine Sentence Types for American Sign Language Recognition," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2023.

J. Yoon, Y. Liu, and M. Selke, "Regiochemistry of Singlet Oxygen Ene Reaction in Metal-Organic Frameworks," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2023.

R. Lo, "Investigation of the Regioselectivity of the Singlet Oxygen Ene Reaction in Metal-Organic Frameworks," Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2023.

A. Anguiano, J. R. Vargas, D. Nash, and R. Blair, "Application of Photoluminescent Copper (I) Iodide Cluster Compounds to Illicit Drug Identification," presented at California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 2023.

F. Y. Boby, "Unsupervised Classification of Physical Activity From Implanted Accelerometer in Deep Brain Stimulation Patients," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2023.

N. A. Cusato, "Large Scale Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Alloy Solidification," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, May 2023.

2022

D. S. Lopez, "Fuzzy Logic Control of a Natural Convection Loop," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2022.

R. Rodriguez, "Framework for Modeling Post-Fire Hydrology With Remote Sensing," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2022.

A. Ruiz, "Intelligent Control of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for High Efficiency Energy Generation," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2022.

A. O. Aguirre, "Spatiotemporal Analysis of Spreading Depolarizations and Spreading Depressions," M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Sep. 2022.

2025

D. Blekhman, "Hydrogen Economy Examples as a Catalyst for Energy Security and Economic Growth: Opportunities for U.S.-Morocco Collaboration", USA Morocco Hydrogen Technology Cooperation-Dept. of State, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Jun. 2025.

D. Blekhman, “Hydrogen Robinson Helicopter On The Bleeding Edge Of Organ Delivery,” May 6, 2025.

D. Blekhman, "Hydrogen Port Technology View Through Journalism", Future Energy Summit, Boston, Feb. 2025. [Plenary Presentation]

D. Blekhman, "Panel Discussion on Workforce Development and Upskilling-HFTO Workshop", Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Seminar, Jan. 2025.

2024

D. Blekhman, “Altered Carbon Portal At The Toyota Terminal In The Port Of Long Beach,” Dec. 9, 2024.

S. Rojas, "Multistable bioinspired origami with reprogrammable architectures for actuation and adaptable material", UC Riverside ME Colloquium, Riverside, CA, Nov. 2024.

D. Blekhman, “Hyster-Yale And Nuvera In Hot Pursuit Of Hydrogen Port Solutions,” Sep. 9, 2024.

D. Blekhman, "Revolutionizing the US Hydrogen Economy: Unprecedented Investments and Emerging Long-Duration Energy Storage Technology", 12th Int. Conf. Smart Energy Grid Eng. (SEGE), Ontario Tech University, Aug. 2024. [Keynote Speaker]

D. Blekhman, “Jump Starting Hydrogen Economy with Seven Hubs Awarded,” plenary presentation at 8th Global Energy Meet, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 2024.

2023

S. R. Lopez, “Establishing the Engineering Identity within the First-Year Experience Course at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI),” presented at 2023 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 11–16, 2023.

D. Blekhman, “Workforce Development Innovation,” presented at Catalyst H2, Huntington Beach, CA, Dec. 2023.

D. Blekhman, “Technologies for Hydrogen Production,” presented at Adopting Fuel Cell Vehicles and Developing Related Infrastructure, Half Moon Education Live Webinars, Dec. 2023.

D. Blekhman, “Hydrogen Hubs,” presented at Adopting Fuel Cell Vehicles and Developing Related Infrastructure, Half Moon Education Live Webinars, Dec. 2023.

D. Blekhman, “Beyond Three Revolutions: Hydrogen Economy,” presented at Seminar Series at UC Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies, Nov. 22, 2023.

D. Blekhman, "Nikola Builds Its Own Hydrogen Ecosystem," Forbes.com, Jun. 1, 2023.

D. Blekhman, "Bosch’s Race To Hydrogen: A Complete Ecosystem Of Products," Forbes.com, May 31, 2023.

D. Blekhman, "Volvo's Hydrogen Trucks: A 3-Year Journey," Forbes.com, May 31, 2023.