GROUP MEETING FOR MID-TERM REPORTS AND RESEARCH PROPOSALS

2018-10-14 Gan Zhang

On October 11th, our group held a meeting for mid-term reports and research proposals. First, Tang Tiangang, Tang Jiao and Su Tao did their mid-term reports, then Hu Beibei, Liu Yi, Zhang Jiyun, Wang Xiao, Tian Lele and Wu Zhaocheng did their research proposals.

Judges were made up of Professor Jin Biao, Li Jun, Luo Chunling and Zhang Gan, from whom objective and impartial comments on every report was given, some of the viewpoints in the reports even aroused heated discussions.

Tang Tiangang was explaining one of his charts.

Tang Jiao gave his viewpoints on brown carbon.

Su Tao was explaining his models.

Hu Beibei will continue her work on phosphorus flame retardant.

Liu Yi gave an explanation CSIA.

Zhang Jiyun will work on effects of physical isotope fractionation on groundwater contaminants.

Wu Zhaocheng was talking about how to control heavy metal pollution.

Tian Lele was interpreting about her work plan.

Wang Xiao will work on black carbon.

(photos from Liu Yi, written & edited by Wu Zhaocheng, revised&uploaded by Zhang Bolong)

论文

Haoyu publishes in ES&T

2018-10-01 Gan Zhang

As a gift to the National Day, Haoyu published an important paper in ES&T entitled ‘Using Polyurethane Foam-Based Passive Air Sampling Technique to Monitor Monosaccharides at a Regional Scale’. This is her first ES&T paper. Congratulations!

To be No 1! I am sure that it will be a benchmark of regional monitoring of biomass burning across the earth planet.

It was a team work . Of the study, Haoyu did the experiment, wrote the manuscript; Guangcai supervised the chemical analysis; Tian Congguo of YIC coded the computer program/model for counting fire spots within 50 km of each sampling point, based on MODIS fire products; Yu Zhiqiang helped in managing the field sampling campaign; Li Jun joined discussions and managed the field sampling; Jiaqi, Hongxin, Shizhen helped with the experiment and joined the discussions; Lidia Morawska of QUT joined the discussion and polished the text. Gan Zhang inspired and designed the study.

SCP

Kenya Visit on 4-15 August

2018-08-20 Gan Zhang

During 4^th-15^th October, four people of us (Gan Zhang, Jun Li, Shizhen and Xin Liu) were invited to visit University of Nairobi for the purpose of establishing academic collaborative relationship under framework of Belt and Road Initiative “Southern Contaminants Programme”. Gan was invited to deliver a speech titled “China Education System, Role and Research at SKLOG” to students and colleagues of Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology. He received a great deal of praise as Prof Michael who is Acting Director of the institute promptly expressed strong intentions to cooperate. Shizhen and Xin demonstrated standard operation of passive air samplers. Ten PASs will be quickly deployed at 5 sites of Nairobi city which is part of air monitoring network of the project. Two students of Nairobi-U are arranged to visit GIG soon after. They will also participate “SCP training class” in November. We also visited CAS Sino-Africa Joint Research Center (SAJRC) located inside campus of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

The director of SAJRC Dr. Wang Qingfeng show us around the center.

Wet chemistry laboratory of SAJRC. Made in China.

Meet with Professor Gatari after arrival, in a nice restaurant.

We being foreigners. @Kenyan National Museum.

First formal meeting with Prof Michael Gatari @UoN.

Short but happy talk with Vice Chancellor of UoN.

Students of UoN learn how to assemble the passive air sampler. With their participation, a PAS was, demonstratively, deployed on the roof inside campus of UoN which means the air monitoring network of the project has expanded to East Africa.