Publications
In Preparation / Under Review
Hennessy, E. M, and Syal, S. M., 2023, "Assessing Justice in California's Transition to Electric Vehicles?", Under Review.
Syal, S. M., Hennessy, E. M., Eggerman, K., Carrillo, E., and Gerritsen, M., 2023, "Inclusive Community Selection for Equitable Engagement in Transportation Programs and Policies," Under Review.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
2020
Syal, S. M., and MacDonald, E. F., 2020, “Quantifying the Importance of Solar Soft Costs: A New Method to Apply Sensitivity Analysis to a Value Function,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(12). pp. 121405. [link]
Syal, S. M., Ding, Y., and MacDonald, E. F., 2020, “Agent-Based Modeling of Decisions and Developer Actions in Wind Farm Landowner Contract Acceptance,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(9), pp. 091403. [link]
2013
Zekkos, D., Kablan, M., Syal, S. M., Hambright, M., and Sahadewa, A., 2013, “Geotechnical Characterization of a Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Ash from A Michigan Monofill,” Waste Management, 33(6), pp. 1442-1450. [link]
Position Papers
2021
Syal, S. M., Eggerman, K. & Gerritsen, M, 2021, “True Decommissioning: Removing Internal Combustion Engine Light-duty Vehicles Permanently, Quickly, and Equitably,” engrXiv, August 23, doi:10.31224/osf.io/n2rjs. [link]
Refereed Conference Publications
2020
Syal, S. M., and MacDonald, E. F., 2020, “Quantifying the Uncertainty of Solar Photovoltaic Soft Costs in the ‘Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool’ (CREST) Model,” Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference, pp. 2157-2166. [link]
*Awarded Reviewer’s Favourite Award (rated in top 10% of papers in the conference)
2019
Syal, S. M., Ding, Y., and MacDonald, E. F., 2020, “Agent-Based Modeling of Decisions and Developer Actions in Wind Farm Landowner Contract Acceptance,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(9), pp. 091403. [link]
Refereed Conference Presentations
2023
Litong, T. J., and Syal, S. M., 2023, "Uncovering the Barriers and Inequities of a Clean Mobility Program Using Journey Mapping," 102nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, poster presentation.