Center for Tire Research

CenTiRe Research Advances Understanding of Airborne Tire Wear Emissions

The Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe) is pleased to announce the completion of “Multiscale Dynamic Assessment of Airborne Microplastic Emissions in Tire Wear Particles,” a three-year research project at Virginia Tech that concluded recently. As the transportation industry works to better understand emissions beyond the tailpipe, particles generated by tire wear are an important area of investigation. This project examined how those particles become airborne and developed tools to estimate emissions—from an individual vehicle to an entire city’s road network.

CenTiRe Industry Advisory Board Fall Conference April 2027

The Spring Industry Advisory Board (IAB) conference will be held live and hosted by Virginia Tech on April 6 & 7, 2027. The Center's IAB members will review current projects, review and decide on new project funding, and provide oversight on the operations of the center. If your company is not yet a member of CenTiRe, we welcome you to attend the IAB conference to view how our center operates and interact with our current members, faculty, and students.