Karn Vohra is a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London (UCL) focusing on the health effects of exposure to air pollution from the oil and gas lifecycle in the US. Karn obtained his PhD in Environmental Health and Risk Management from the University of Birmingham in 2021, funded by the University’s Global Challenges Studentship.
Dr. Muhammad Zeeshaan Shahid is an air quality modeling Scientist. He received his PhD in atmospheric environment from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing China. His PhD thesis focused on Seasonal Variations of Aerosols in Pakistan: Contributions of Domestic Anthropogenic Emissions and Transboundary Transport. He worked as an Assistant Professor at College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan.
Imran SHAHID is currently working as Research Associate Professor at Environmental Science centre, Qatar University, Qatar. Studying atmospheric aerosols chemical and optical properties / urban air quality and dust storms. Before joining Qatar University, Dr. Shahid worked as Assistant Professor at Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad Pakistan. He received his Ph. D in Atmospheric Environment from Vienna University of Technology (TUWIEN), Vienna Austria with focus on "carbonaceous species in atmospheric aerosols and wood smoke particles".
Maximilien Desservettaz is a postdoctoral research fellow in atmospheric science at the Cyprus Institute since January 2022, after having worked as a technical research expert since joining the institute in October 2019. He received his PhD in atmospheric chemistry from the University of Wollongong, Australia, his BSc and MChem in chemistry from the University of Leeds, UK, and his DUT in chemistry from the University of Rouen, France.
Tanzina Akther is a 3rd year PhD student in the Atmospheric Science Research group in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), University of Houston (UH), Houston, TX, USA. Before joining UH she obtained an MS degree in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mr. Randa is a passionate young professional researcher with over three years of active research and practice in air pollution in cities, climate change and sustainable development in the Sub Saharan Africa. His professional scope entails research evidence generation, active stakeholder engagements to influence policy decisions and interventions design for sustainability. Passionate to transform Africa and the world through Professional research and practice excellence, Mr.
Stephanie Schneider is an NSERC postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She received her PhD in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Prof. Jon Abbatt. Her PhD thesis focused on chemical reactions occurring between the ocean and the atmosphere. Currently, her postdoctoral research focuses on the effect of wildfires on urban surfaces. Dr.
Leonard Kirago is currently a PhD candidate at the department of environmental science at Stockholm University, Sweden. A central focus of his research has been investigating and quantifying the sources of different atmospheric and air pollutants - aerosols and greenhouse gases - in urban and remote environments in sub-Saharan Africa. Leonard holds a BSc. in Chemistry and an MSc in Nuclear Science applications from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Steven Turnock currently works as a senior scientist studying air quality and climate interactions within the atmospheric composition and climate team, within the Met Office Hadley Centre based in the UK. Prior to completing his PhD at the University of Leeds in the field of aerosol and climate science and starting work at the Met Office he gained experience outside academic research private environmental consultancy.
Hannah is a second year PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh. She works to model the environmental effects of atmospheric hydrogen emissions. This work is part of a modelling inter-comparison project with CICERO, Center for International Climate Research, funded by the Research Council of Norway. Previously, she obtained an integrated master’s degree in Natural Science from the University of Cambridge.