FACULTY PROFILES

Mayra C. Chavez

Research Associate Professor
Civil Engineering

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Email: mcchavez4@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (2019)
MS in Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (2016)
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (2014)

Publications

Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment Air (2025), Mayra C. Chavez, Leonardo Vazquez-Raygoza, Evan Williams, Wen-Whai Li.
Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment Air 3 2 (in press), Mayra C. Chavez, Leonardo Vazquez-Raygoza, Evan Williams, Wen-Whai Li.
Quantification of Traffic-Related Emissions and Exposures at US-Mexico Border Crossings Using Real-Time Portable Sensors Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and~… (2024), Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Leonardo Vazquez, Wen-Whai Li, others.
Measurements of traffic-related air pollution at a U.S.–Mexico port of entry and its impacts on nearby community Discover Environment (2023), Wen-Whai Li, Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Leonardo Vazquez.
Measurements of traffic-related air pollution at a US--Mexico port of entry and its impacts on nearby community Discover Environment 1 1 (2023), Wen-Whai Li, Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Leonardo Vazquez.
Assessing the health and environmental benefits associated with changes in transportation activities in near-road communities using low-cost sensors Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health.(CTECH)(UTC) (2022), Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Kelvin R. Cheu, Wen-Whai Li, others.
Assessment of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) at two near-road schools and residence in El Paso, Texas, USA Atmospheric Pollution Research 13 2 (2022), Adan Rangel, Amit U. Raysoni, Mayra C. Chavez, Soyoung Jeon, Juan A. Aguilera, Leah Whigham, Wen-Whai Li.
Land-Use Regression of Long-Term Transportation Data on Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Low-Income Communities Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (2021), Juan A. Aguilera, Soyoung Jeon, Mayra C. Chavez, Gabriel Ibarra-Mejia, Joao B. Ferreira-Pinto, D .. Leah Whigham, Wen-Whai Li.
Assessment of Stress and Quality of Life in Non-native and Native English-speaking Pharmacy Students American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 85 6 (2021), Ballard Saul, Sweta Andrews, Jennifer M. Hartman, Sebastian E. Perez, Mayra C. Chavez, Gabriel Frietze.
Land-use regression of long-term transportation data on metabolic syndrome risk factors in low-income communities Transportation Research Record 2675 11 (2021), Juan A. Aguilera, Soyoung Jeon, Mayra C. Chavez, Gabriel Ibarra-Mejia, Joao B. Ferreira-Pinto, Leah Whigham, Wen-Whai Li.
LOW-COST AIR SENSOR STUDY IN THE PASO DEL NORTE (2021), Mayra C. Chavez, Leonardo Vazquez, Garc\'\ia, Yazm\'\in Hern\'andez, Frida Y. Manjarrez, Engr E. Williams, F A. Galvez.
Using Transit Vehicles as Probes to Monitor Community Air Quality and Exposure (2021), Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Ruey Long K. Cheu, Wen-Whai Li.

Presentations

Advancing Regional Air Quality Monitoring through a Binational Low-Cost Sensor Network in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region (2026), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Mayra C. Chavez.
Improving Data Quality for Low-Cost PM2.5 Sensor Network Using Calibration Data Continuously Generated at a Reference Station (2026), Mayra C. Chavez.
Real-Time Monitoring of Vehicle Emissions at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings in El Paso, Texas (2026), Volume Los Angeles, Mayra C. Chavez, Wen-Whai Li.
Paso del Norte Air Quality Report (2025), Volume Santa Teresa, NM, Mayra C. Chavez.
Low-cost PM2.5 Measurements In A Binational Metropolitan Area Along The U.S.-Mexico Border (2025), Volume El Paso, TX, Mayra C. Chavez.
Paso del Norte Air Quality Report (2025), Volume El Paso, Texas, Mayra C. Chavez.
Low-Cost Sensor study in the Paso del Norte Region Updates (2025), Volume El Paso, TX, Mayra C. Chavez.
Ambient air quality measurements of PM, NO2 and O3 in a near-highway community using mobile monitoring and stationary continuous monitoring (2024), Volume Riverside, California, Mayra C. Chavez.
Estimation of traffic-related concentrations and exposures at border crossings between the United States and Mexico (2024), Volume Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mayra C. Chavez.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

No info available.

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	14719	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	13700	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	14718	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control	17661	Syllabus
Summer 2025	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	31819	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2024	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	11199	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CE 5398 - Thesis	15690
Spring 2024	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	26916	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	11413	Syllabus
Summer 2023	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	33402
Spring 2023	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	23113	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control	24660	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	21650	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	22336

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	13700	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control	17661	Evaluation
Summer 2025	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	31819	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	11199	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	26916	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	11413	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	33402	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	23113	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control	24660	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	21650	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	22336	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (2019)
MS in Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (2016)
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (2014)

Publications

Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment Air (2025), Mayra C. Chavez, Leonardo Vazquez-Raygoza, Evan Williams, Wen-Whai Li.
Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment Air 3 2 (in press), Mayra C. Chavez, Leonardo Vazquez-Raygoza, Evan Williams, Wen-Whai Li.
Quantification of Traffic-Related Emissions and Exposures at US-Mexico Border Crossings Using Real-Time Portable Sensors Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and~… (2024), Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Leonardo Vazquez, Wen-Whai Li, others.
Measurements of traffic-related air pollution at a U.S.–Mexico port of entry and its impacts on nearby community Discover Environment (2023), Wen-Whai Li, Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Leonardo Vazquez.
Measurements of traffic-related air pollution at a US--Mexico port of entry and its impacts on nearby community Discover Environment 1 1 (2023), Wen-Whai Li, Mayra C. Chavez, Evan Williams, Leonardo Vazquez.

Presentations

Advancing Regional Air Quality Monitoring through a Binational Low-Cost Sensor Network in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region (2026), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Mayra C. Chavez.
Improving Data Quality for Low-Cost PM2.5 Sensor Network Using Calibration Data Continuously Generated at a Reference Station (2026), Mayra C. Chavez.
Real-Time Monitoring of Vehicle Emissions at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings in El Paso, Texas (2026), Volume Los Angeles, Mayra C. Chavez, Wen-Whai Li.
Paso del Norte Air Quality Report (2025), Volume Santa Teresa, NM, Mayra C. Chavez.
Low-cost PM2.5 Measurements In A Binational Metropolitan Area Along The U.S.-Mexico Border (2025), Volume El Paso, TX, Mayra C. Chavez.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

No info available.

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II

Section

14719

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III

Section

13700

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

14718

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control

Section

17661

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

31819

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

11199

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CE 5398 - Thesis

Section

15690

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

26916

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

11413

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

33402

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

23113

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control

Section

24660

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

21650

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

22336

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III

Section

13700

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control

Section

17661

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

31819

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

11199

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

26916

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

11413

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

33402

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

23113

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 5326 - Air Pollution Control

Section

24660

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics

Section

21650

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

22336

Evaluation

Mayra C. Chavez

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