On October 27, Gan delivered a plenary speech titled “Analysis and Application of Monomeric Organic Compound 14C” at the closing ceremony of the 10th Bio-Organic Geochemistry Conference, held by Ocean University of China (OUC) in Qingdao. Taking the opportunity, Gan and Shizhen visited Hu Limin’s group to discuss potential collaboration on Arctic samples. Gan also shared insights with the group’s students on conducting impactful research. Coinciding with OUC’s 100th anniversary, they enjoyed the lively celebratory atmosphere on campus.
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!