Between September 25th and October 5th, Shizhen, Lele, and Roland traveled to Singapore for Dioxin 2024 – 44th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Shizhen co-chaired a session on “Source, Transport, and Fate of POPs and Emerging Contaminants in Environments” with Prof. Stuart Harrad from the University of Birmingham, who was a post-doctoral researcher with Kevin. She delivered a talk titled “Tire Wear Chemicals in the Urban Atmosphere: Significant Contributions of Tire Wear Particles to PM2.5”. Lele  presented on “Screening Organic Markers of Tire Wear Particles (TWPs) in Road Dust from China: Cross-validation by Py-GC/MS”.

They enjoyed a half-day city tour, taking in the beautiful views of Singapore, and later visited the National University of Singapore. The trip concluded with a great gathering with both old and new friends, making it a fantastic experience!