On June 22, William put on his PhD gown on CUG-Wuhan campus. He received his PhD certificate from the CUG president (upper-left), and happily took pictures with his CUG supervisor Professor Qi Shihua (lower-left), who has ben and will be a forever member of our group. We circulated the pictures and all enjoyed sharing his great success in pursuing the PhD degree. He has been staying with us from 2019 until now, really a distinguished group member! Congratulations!
On April 25, we held a warm farewell dinner for Prof. Habib and Xuyen, who had been with us for about a month. Prof. Habib will return in June to complete his PIFI project, and we look forward to welcoming him back.
Xuyen stayed for three weeks to complete her analysis of OPEs in dust samples, working under the supervision of Prof. Minh. During her stay, Linbo provided guidance on the laboratory work, and Xiaosong also kindly supported her daily needs. She is about to receive her PhD degree after returning to Vietnam, and we’re proud to have supported part of her journey.
We truly cherished the time they spent with us—their presence brought energy, collaboration, and friendship. We wish them every success in the next chapter of their lives and hope our paths cross again soon.
On October 17th 2024, the online seminar of “Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Toxic Chemicals in the Air (MORATOXA)” program supported by ANSO was successfully held online. About eight experts and students attended this seminar, including Dr. Zhao Shizhen from GIGCAS, four students from GIGCAS (William, Kun, Yuwei and Weiru) Dr. Simion Bartilol from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and two students from the University of Nairobi, to discuss on indoor dust collection strategies. This seminar was chaired by Dr. Shizhen Zhao.
After Dr. Shizhen and Dr. Simion introducing the participants, they discussed about the difficulties in indoor dust sampling. In order to better support the sampling, Weiru shared the review of collected samples, the basic requirements of household dust sampling and three strategies of dust collection. After discussion, we clarified the follow-up sampling details, and determined the supplies we could provide. This online meeting will lead to further progress in the project.
Group photo of participants