Team

Darrell Sonntag

Assistant Professor, Civil & Construction Engineering Brigham Young University

Darrell Sonntag joined the BYU Civil & Construction Engineering faculty in April 2022. At BYU, Darrell is teaching classes in environmental engineering, stewardship in the built environment, data science, computer programming, air quality, and vehicle emissisons analysis. Darrell leads the Y-Emissions lab, and conducts research on vehicle emissions, sustainable transportation, and indoor air quality.

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Graduate Students

Kirsten Steele

M.S. Student

Master’s Thesis: A Fuel-Based Emissions Inventory for Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles Measured in Utah


Undergraduate Students

Name Year Research Project
Andrew Coleman 2024-2026 Heavy-duty vehicle analysis
Abbie Woolley 2026- FEAT
Henry Li 2026- Heavy-duty vehicle analysis
Eva Logan 2026- FEAT
Max Sommer 2026- FEAT & PLUMES
William Waddoups 2026- FEAT & PLUMES

Alumni

Graduate Students

Amber Gurecki Allen

PhD Student

PhD Dissertation: Assessment of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Emissions: Implications for Modeling and Regulation

Current Position: ERM / Consulting Senior Associate, Air Quality

Undergraduate Alumni

Name Year Research Project
Braxton Porter 2022 FEAT
Ellie Mills 2022-2023 FEAT
Dylan Fitt 2023-2023 FEAT
Dave Andrada 2020-2023 FEAT
Han Jung 2024 Heavy-duty Vehicle Analysis
Seth Robinson 2024 FEAT
Emma Reeves 2024-2026 FEAT & Life Cycle Cost and GHG Analysis
Dane Richards 2024-2025 Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Genevieve Rozell 2024-2025 FEAT & Life Cycle GHG Analysis

Affiliated Research Labs & Collaborators

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