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Matt Dean
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Assistant Professor at UC Irvine // sustainable transportation, vehicle-grid integration, clean energy, behavior-informed models, optimization-simulation models
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Peer-to-peer EV charging could rapidly scale availability of chargers in cities without public money or curbside space.

This survey indicates that 28% of folks with a home Level 2 charger would be willing to share access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Peer-to-peer residential charger sharing: Exploring public perceptions in California
Peer-to-peer residential charger sharing (P2P-EVSE) matches private electric vehicle (EV) chargers with drivers seeking near-home charging alternative…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Wow - read these highlights:
February 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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“The #SanJose Planning Department has rejected a proposed project because it was filed at 1.2 inches instead of 1 inch, leaving the developer stunned….Donovan Adesoro said the planning department denied his housing proposal over incorrect paper sizing…”

Huh?!?
sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-rej...
San Jose rejects development due to 'ridiculous' red tape - San José Spotlight
The San Jose Planning Department has rejected a proposed project because it was filed at 1.2 inches instead of 1 inch, leaving the developer stunned.
sanjosespotlight.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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The number of people surprised by the long list of words NSF is targeting makes me think many of you all have not seen this: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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At 16,335 pages, the Austin Light Rail environmental review document is 1,667 pages per mile of project. We need to DRASTICALLY cut this red tape if we want to build a lot of infrastructure in this country fast.
January 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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New photos captures the Palisades Fire burning north of Santa Monica, taken from a diverted flight that was originally headed to Burbank, CA, but landed at Los Angeles International Airport instead.

LSC Permission: Mark Viniello
January 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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where does the new york times even find these people
January 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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If you want to drive in our densest, most transit-rich environments and cause pollution, congestion, and safety hazards, that’s fine, but you’ll have to pay and if that upsets you well so it goes. Drivers have had it their way for a century at the literal expense of everyone.
January 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Almost to TRBAM!
January 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Getting this meme ready #energysky
December 16, 2024 at 12:54 AM
This is a tale of two charging stations: existing equipment that is out of order and brand-new shiny equipment. It is not surprising that the reliability of public charging stations is becoming top of mind…
December 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
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Nice schematic showing how a warmer climate increases not only the probability of extreme events, but also the intensity of extreme events with the same probability as the pre-Industrial climate. [From AR6 WG1 Ch11]
December 16, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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Nice to see some increasing density in the gingerbread housing market
December 5, 2024 at 2:35 AM
My research group at UCI is looking to expand in Fall 2025 with 1-2 PhD students. The attached description includes details about our research topics, preferred qualifications, and links to the application process.

#PhDapplication #sustainability #transportation #energy
December 5, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Optimist: the cup is half full

Pessimist: the cup is half empty

The Institute of Traffic Engineers’ Trip Generation Manual: here’s a linear regression based on 6 observations all collected in Florida in the summertime. Use this to measure the fullness of all cups in the United States.
Optimist: The cup is half full

Pessimist: The cup is half empty

QA engineer: Please tell me someone tried a parameter other than 50%
Optimist:The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty

ER doc: Hang 20cc/kg of NS please while we figure out the underlying reason why its IVC is flat
November 24, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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It’s one bus terminal Michael, how much could it cost — $10 billion?
A new Port Authority Bus Terminal has been approved.

With 65 million annual riders, this critical infrastructure project will bring a major improvement for riders, and will much better serve the surrounding neighborhood.

www.crainsnewyork.com/transportati...
Port Authority Bus Terminal’s $10B revamp secures City Council approval
Over three acres of public green space was key to gaining local support for the project.
www.crainsnewyork.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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Opposing ADUs because "tenants deserve better" is like banning economy class because everyone deserves the comfort of business class, send skeet.
November 23, 2024 at 7:52 PM