On August 14, an inauguration meeting was held in Beijing for our newly-launched black carbon (BC) program in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region. The program SofiBBC named after ‘Source Finder of BTH BC‘ aims at looking at the measurement, source diagnostics of BC and its effects on PM2.5 in the BTH region. The meeting was chaired by professor Jiang Jingkun蒋 靖坤 of Tsinghua University, with experts including professors Tan Zhaofeng谭照峰 (will follow closely the SofiBBC) and Wu Zhijun吴志军 of Peking University, Liu Yongchun刘永春 of Beijing Chemical Engineering University, Yu Xiaolin于晓琳 of Beijing University of S&T, Guo Qingjun郭庆军 of CAS Institute of Geography, Chun Biwu楚碧武 of CAS RCEES and Li Hong李红 of CRAES. The SofiBBC program therefore enters its technical implementation stage. Let’s do it!
On July 30, at Xijiao Hotel of Beijing, the consulting meeting was organized to assess the implementation plans of the three projects of our newly approved black carbon (BC) research program ‘New Technologies for Multi-factor Integrated Sensing and Precise Source Apportionment of Black Carbon Aerosols in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region‘ (京津冀黑碳气溶胶多要素一体化感知与精准溯源新技术, SofiBBC), which is a component of the National Major Science and Technology Program for Comprehensive Environmental Management in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region (京津冀环境综合治理国家科技重大专项). This was to prepare for the final expert assessment of the implementation plan of SofiBBC, to be held in Beijing on August 14. We invited professors Pan Xiaole of IGPCAS, Gao Jian of CRAES, Xue Likun of Shandong-U and Liu Yue of China National Institute of Metrology (NIM) to comment on the implementation plans of three projects of SofiBBC. After the meeting, we paid a short visit to CRAES evaluating the atmospheric observation station on the campus. It was a fruitful meeting, and we have decided to collect PM2.5 samples on the rooftop of the CRAES station for SofiBBC program in the coming one and a half year.
SofiBBC:is the short name of the BTH black carbon program New Technologies for Multi-factor Integrated Sensing and Precise Source Apportionment of Black Carbon Aerosols in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region京津冀黑碳气溶胶多要素一体化感知与精准溯源新技术 (Contract No. 2026ZD1216000) . Here we use it to represent Source Finding of BTH BC, whereas in Greek Sofia can literally translate to ‘wisdom’, ‘skill’, and ‘insight’.
The SofiBBC team
The assessment panel, Xue Likun, Gao Jian, Pam Xiaole and Liu Yue
We need this data/machine (AE33） for SofiBBC.Li Jun and Yingjun met GIG classmate Wang XInhua 王歆华 who is working in the CRAES, after many years.Shizhen visiting labs in CRAES.Ziwei flowers at night (Lagerstroemia indica L). Credit: GZ
On October 19-27th, three of us (Zhizhen, Yangzhi and Gan) visited Pakistan , with the purpose of promoting and discussing air pollution research collaborations between the two sides. Gan gave lectures in six universities, including GC University of Faisalabad, Sargodha University, Punjab University, COMSATS University, Quaid-a-Azim University, National University of Science and Technology; and also visited the Confucius Institutes（孔子学院）in Faisalabad Agricultural University, Punjab University and Sargodha University, respectively. We were highly welcome in all the visited organizations/places, and Shizhen was always surrounded by students and local people for taking pictures together. We paid a day visit to Muree to the north of Islamabad to see the mountains of Kashmir Himalayas. We were also happy to meet Professor Riffat and Ali Syed who visited us in Guangzhou several and many years ago, respectively. It is a very memorable trip and we can feel the ironic friendship between people of the two countries!
Visiting Confucius College in Faisalabad Agricultural University.Lecture in GC University of Faisalabad.
Meet VC of GC University of Faisalabad.Lecture in the University of Sargodha.Meet with VC of Sargodha UniversityInterview in a studio on Sargodha University campus.Punjab University.Confucius College students in Punjab University.COMSATS.Lecture at COMSATS University.COMSATS.CAS Sino-Pakistan Centre in Quaid-i-Azam University.At the gate of Quaid-i-Azam University.
On top of Muree, against the Himalayas (Kashmir) mountains.Meet Professor Riffat and Ali Syed. Both of them stayed in our group.Yangzhi receives souvenir from a local friends.
