Kimitaka Kawamura

Professor Kimitaka Kawamura from Hokkaido University visited the group. (2015.11.07)

(Kimitaka Kawamura, Fu Pingqing and Zhang Yanlin visited GIG on Nov 7th 2015)

Kimitaka Kawamura is a professor of chemistry in Hokkaido University. He visited our group and the VOC group, with his former postdoc Fu Pingqing and present postdoc Zhang Yanlin, on November 7th. His research mainly focus on physical and chemical property of aerosols, organic species composition, distribution, origin, transformation and long-range atmospheric transport, as well as climate effect.He has published nearly 300 publications in mainstream journals including Atmos. Chem. Phys, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., and Environ. Sci. & Technol. His work was cited by other scholars in SCI-indexed journals near 10,000 times.

k1Professor Kawamura gave a lecture titled “Decadal and seasonal distributions of low molecular weight dicarboxylic acids and related compounds, and inorganic ions in the marine aerosols from the western North Pacific”.

k2From left to right : Zhang Yanlin,Liu Junwen,Zhang Gan, Kimitaka Kawamura, Fu Pingqing,Ding Xiang.

k3Visit the AMS facility.

ICELS in Thailand

Group members attended The 1st ICELS in Bangkok, Thailand

Nov 2-5th,2015
Professor Zhang Gan, Drs Zhong Guangcai & Jabir H. Syed, and Ms Jiang Haoyu attended The first International Conference on Environment, Livelihood and services: Environment for Life(The 1st ICELS) at Bangkok International Convention Center at the Centara Grand Hotel at Central World in Bangkok ,Thailand on November 2-5th,2015.They all gave oral presentations on Environmental Assemblage session. The conference was organized by the Chaipattana Foundation and Kasetsart University.
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Receiving appreciation certificate from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand.  (诗琳通公主).
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 Professor Zhang Gan was invited to give a Keynote Speech in the closing ceremony titled “Application of radiocarbon analysis and molecular tracers in the source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols in China”.
t3An attractive girl with her attractive presentation.
t4Jabir talked about e-waste in Pakistan, which attracted many people. Here he is having a dialogue with the session chair.
t6 Two men of narcissism.
t7With the addition of beauty, the photo attraction increased a lot.
t8Handsome boy and beauty.
t9Fancy food in the fancy country for the coffee break.
t10Traditional Thai dance to mimic buddha angel.
t11Elegant Thai girls was dancing northern traditional dance.
t12All the dancers curtsied to the audience.
t14Pizzas upon arrival.
t13Professor Surat (center) is a collaborator of our group on biomass burning in Indo-China peninsula. He is also the dean of Environment Faculty of Kasesart University. This picture was taken in Lam Pak Bia firld station.
t15Gulf Of Siam.
t16Gan Zhang wrote a classic Chinese poem (Ci)on our Thailand (Siam)link. http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6f655bb70102vq7c.html)

Soil Bioscience Forum

Sino-UK Soil Bioscience Forum 2015 held at GIG

Nov 10-13th,2015

See GIG official news at: 广州地化所举办“中—英土壤可持续发展研讨会”.

‘Sino-UK Soil Bioscience Forum 2015’ was held at Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry on November 10-13th, 2015. The Forum was organized by Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese academy of Sc iences (GIGCAS) and Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) of Lancaster University.
More than 20 top researchers attended the Forum. They are from LEC, GIGCAS, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS, Prof Wang Yanfen), South China Botanic Garden of CAS (Prof Fu Shenglei), Wuhan Botanic Garden of CAS (Prof Wang Jun), Nanjing University (Prof Ye Lin), Peking University (Prof Xie Shuguang), Sun-Yat-Sun University (Prof Huang Linan), South China University of Technology (Prof Yin Hua), Nanjing Institute of Soil Sciences of CAS (Prof Wang Yujun), South China Agricultural University (Prof Li Yongtao), Guangdong Institute of Eco-environment and Soil (Prof Li Fangbai), respectively.
The convenors of this forum were Professors Luo Chunling and Nick Ostle.  The Forum was co-sponsored by BBSRC, GIGCAS and i-RICE.
s1Front row: Wang Jun, Xie Shuguang, Jess Davies, Ye Lin, Li Yongtao, Alona Armstrong, David Tyfield, Wang Yujun, Liu Tongxu, Sun Yingtao, Jiang Longfei, Li Qiqian. Back row: Xu Yue, Luo Chunling, Ran Yong, Huang Linan, Niall McNamara, Nick Ostle, Zhang Gan, Fu Shenglei, Song  Mengke, Jiang Yishan, Dai Qing.
s2Front row: Zhang Gan, Fu Shenglei, Luo Chunling, Nick Ostle, Niall McNamara, Wang Yanfen, Ran Yong, Wang Yujun, Xu Yue, Jiang Yishan. Back row: Li Fangbai, Li Yongtao, Yin Hua, Alona Armstrong, Jess Davies, Xie Shuguang, Liu Tongxu, Ye Lin, David Tyfield, Zhou Jiayi, Li Jun.
 s5As forum chair ,Professor Nick Ostle was delivering the opening address on the first day.
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Professor Huang Linan gave a presentation on “Dynamics of microbial community compostion and function in mine tailings generating acid mine drainage”.
s3“What is soil doing?”  Featured Professor Nick Ostle of LEC, also as a CAS senior visiting professor to GIG.