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  • ECR Seminar 10: Remote sensing of air pollution and global relevance of emission factors

    The April 2026 session of the IGAC-iCACGP Early Career Researcher (ECR) Online Seminar Series was held on 30 April 2026 (14:00–15:00 UTC). This seminar featured two speakers from the iCACGP-IGAC community who presented cutting-edge research on remote sensing air pollution and the global relevance of emission factors. Kristen Okorn (Research Scientist and Center Coordinator for NASA’s Disaster…

  • ECR Seminar 9: Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry and Urban Air Quality – From NOy Budgets to Policy Integration

    The March 2026 session of the IGAC-iCACGP Early Career Researcher (ECR) Online Seminar Series was held on 13 March 2026 (14:00–15:00 UTC). This seminar featured two distinguished speakers who presented cutting-edge research on atmospheric chemistry and sustainable urban air quality solutions, bridging fundamental science and policy-relevant applications. Dr. Ishir Dutta (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)The Global Tropospheric…

  • ECR Seminar 7: Science Governance – Meet with Young Professionals from WMO

    The January 2026 session of the IGAC-iCACGP Early Career Researcher (ECR) Online Seminar Series was held on 29 January 2026 (13:00–14:30 UTC). This special session on Science Governance featured young professionals from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) who shared insights into science-policy interfaces, international coordination, and career pathways in global environmental governance. Speakers included: The session provided ECRs with valuable…

  • ECR Seminar 8: Will More Air Quality Monitoring Help Clean Up the Air?

    The February 2026 session of IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Seminar Series was held on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, from 15:00 to 16:00 UTC, with invited speakers Camille Fournier de Lauriere from ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Air quality monitoring is considered to play a central role in the transition to cleaner air. Measuring where air pollution is highest…

  • Reflections on my time with IGAC

    by Emily Matthews – outgoing co-chair of the IGAC-iCACGP ECR SSC Like many other early-career researchers (ECRs) in atmospheric chemistry, I was drawn to this path by a love of science—and by the desire to work on real-world problems that matter. What I hadn’t fully appreciated as an undergraduate is that addressing global challenges requires global collaboration:…

  • A new generation of Early Career Researchers in atmospheric chemistry: Navigating a globalised scientific landscape

    by Martin Ramacher – ECR Steering Committee Member We are proud to present our perspective paper, “A new generation of Early Career Researchers in atmospheric chemistry: Navigating a globalised scientific landscape”, published in Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. This paper – which is authored by members of the iCACGP-IGAC ECR Steering Committee – marks a milestone…

  • A Man-Made Volcano

    by Hannah Bryant – ECR Steering Committee Member Credit: BBC News UK Our lives have been shaped by volcanoes. They sculpt our land and govern our safety. Our influence on them, however, has been limited. Farming practices on the slopes to benefit from the rich soil beneath and tourist hiking paths from base to crater are…

  • IGAC’s 2025 Review & Planning Meeting

    by Tamryn Hamilton – ECR Steering Committee Member IGAC SSC members at the 2025 annual review in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire The IGAC Scientific Steering Committee (SC) recently held their annual review in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; on the heels of the 21st Global Emissions Initiative (GEIA) conference. Annual review meetings usually fall into the administration category, often seen…

  • From Models to Motherhood in Southeast Asia’s Air Quality

    by Nor Diana Abdul Halim – ECR Steering Committee Member, Early Career Researcher and Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak, Malaysia. Heavy haze blankets Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the recent July 2025 haze event (Source: TVS 2025) As a mother and an early career researcher (ECR) studying air quality in Southeast Asia, I often find myself moving…

  • Reflections on the 6th ACAM Training School and Workshop 2025 in Bali, Indonesia

    by Shahid Uz Zaman, Lecturer at BUET, Bangladesh and IGAC-iCACGP ECR SSC committee member In June 2025, I had the opportunity to participate in the 6th Atmospheric Composition and the Asian Monsoon (ACAM) Training School and Workshop, held in the stunning setting of Bali, Indonesia. This biennial event, organized by Institut Teknologi Bandung, brought together early career…

  • Thoughts on Air Quality in Ecuador

    by Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano, an IGAC-iCACGP ECR SSC committee member Over the past few weeks, I’ve been a frequent visitor to Worldview from NASA, Purple Air, and Air Now to track the trajectory of the wildfire smoke that has been impacting air quality in various regions of the U.S. It is remarkable that such tools are so readily available for public…

  • EGU x IGAC Poster Walk

    by Martin Otto Paul Ramacher, Karn Vohra and Flossie Brown – ECR Steering Committee Members The IGAC-iCACGP Early Career Researcher Poster Walk and Dinner held on the opening day of the EGU 2025 conference in Vienna brought together an international group of 40–50 early career scientists working in atmospheric sciences. Organized by the IGAC-iCACGP ECR…

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Understand Air Pollution from Wildfires

    by Arielle Milkman – ECR Steering Committee Member, Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado State University, USA As a social scientist who works with atmospheric scientists, engineers and toxicologists studying wildfire smoke, I sometimes feel like the odd voice out in the room. My research is mainly qualitative, not quantitative. I ask questions about how people perceive air…

  • ECR Seminar 6: Merve Polat & Shahina Raushan Saikh

    The December session of IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Seminar Series was held on Thursday, 11 December 2025, from 09:00 to 10:00 UTC with invited speakers Merve Polar and Shanina Raushan Saikh Merve Polar (Københavns Universitet: København K, DK)Title: Paving the road between laboratory and field studies: chemical and physical properties of asphalt emissions Shahina Raushan Saikh(Bose Institute, India)Title:…

  • ECR Seminar 5: Maria Angelaki & Bradley Isenor

    The November session of IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Seminar Series was held on Thursday, 20 November 2025, from 15:00 to 16:30 UTC.We were delighted to welcome two speakers who shared recent advances in atmospheric oxidation processes and aerosol chemistry. Maria Angelaki (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, France)Title: Particle Air–Water Interface: The Unknown Source of…

  • Workshop 11: Leveraging OpenAQ for Air Quality Research and Applications

    OpenAQ is a free, open-source platform providing universal access to global, ground-level air quality data from reference monitors and low-cost sensors. In this session, Colleen Rosales from OpenAQ demonstrated how to use OpenAQ’s tools, including the OpenAQ Explorer, API, R Client, and Python SDK, to access the air quality data. The workshop also explored scientific…

  • Workshop 10: From Data to Discovery – Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing for Atmospheric Science

    Our August workshop, led by Dr Piyushkymar Patel at SRON (Netherlands), was a hands-on, informative session focused on aerosol and cloud analysis. Dr Patel began with a presentation on the background to the content and to the history of aerosol research in the IPCC reports. We then had a quick tour of the current Earth…

  • The Microsoft Copilot workshop at the 2025 IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Conference

    Workshop Host: Microsoft Microsoft is a global leader in software, services, and devices, dedicated to empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. As a pioneer in the development of artificial intelligence, Microsoft is committed to making advanced AI tools accessible and practical. With innovations like Microsoft Copilot, the company is transforming…

  • The ATMO-ACCESS workshop at the 2025 IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Conference

    Workshop Host: ATMO-ACCESS ATMO-ACCESS (Atmospheric Measurement and Observation – Access to European Infrastructures) is a European research initiative dedicated to integrating key atmospheric research facilities into a single, accessible network. By providing coordinated virtual and physical access to Europe’s leading ground-based observation stations, simulation chambers, and mobile facilities, ATMO-ACCESS fosters the next generation of research,…

  • The WCRP Academy workshop at the 2025 IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Conference

    The IGAC-iCACGP ECR SSC committee would like to thank everyone who attended for helping us make the first-ever online Early Career Researched science-focused conference. Workshop Host: The WCRP Academy The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Academy is the capacity-building and training arm of the WCRP. Its mission is to equip the next generation of climate…

  • Highlight talks at the 2025 IGAC-iCACGP ECR Online Conference

    The IGAC-iCACGP ECR SSC committee would like to thank the conference organizing committee and everyone who attended the second edition of the online Early Career Researched science-focused conference. Recordings The highlighted talks are accessible online through the links below. Asia/Oceania highlight talks Emily Franklin: Aerosol Pollution in the Modern Megacity: Emerging Sources, Drivers, and Chemistry…

  • ECR Seminar 3: Dr. Mahendar Chand Rajwar & Dr. Connor Barker

    For our third Seminar we received Dr. Mahendar Chand Rajwar, from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences – ARIES, in Nainital, India, talking about the role of non-methane hydrocarbons in ozone formation. Dr. Rajwar explained the impacts of primary air pollutants for the environment and highlighted the necessity of systematic and continuous observations of…

  • ECR Seminar 4: Yuxuan Ren & Carolina de A. Monteiro

    Our fourth ECR seminar, held on July 22nd, 2025, brought together two exciting perspectives from opposite sides of the globe. We began with Yuxuan Ren, from Washington University in St. Louis (USA), who presented her work “Black Carbon: Black Carbon Emissions Generally Underestimated in the Global South as Revealed by Globally Distributed Measurements”. Yuxuan walked us through how black…

  • Workshop 9: Education & Outreach

    Host: Tim Jacob – Reach the World In June, we had the opportunity to discuss ideas on how to share the research. Tim Jacob gave an Education and Outreach Workshop, sharing the perspective and methods of the organization ‘Reach the World‘. The aim is to connect researchers or explorers with classroom students (currently limited to…

  • Workshop 8: Life in pursuit of a research career

    Host: Dr. Benjamin Frandsen – University of Helsinki, Finland For our Skills Seminar in April, we were pleased to host Dr. Benjamin Frandsen, a researcher at the University of Helsinki who spoke about the Balance Between Life and Research. Dr. Frandsen shared his personal and academic journey, from his early studies in Denmark to postdoctoral…

  • Workshop 7: Transitioning from ECS to …

    Host: Prof. Vinayak Sinha – IISER Mohali, India The first skills workshop of the year was on transitioning from ECS to an independent group leader/ assistant professor, presented by Prof. Vinayak Sinha from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India. This talk mainly focussed on the three key aspects  1. How to prepare for the job…

  • IGAC-iCACGP ECR 2025 online conference

    Connect, Learn, and Advance The Online Conference for Early Career Atmospheric Scientists. Thursday, 25 September 2025 | 03:00 – 22:00 UTC Days Hours Minutes Seconds Live Conference Stats … Registrations … Abstract Submissions Key Dates Apr 10 Conference Announced Raffle Deadline Jul 1 Aug 10 Abstracts Close Aug 24 Extended Abstracts Close Registration Closes Sep…

  • ECR Seminar 2: Prince Junior Asilevi & Ariel Scagliotti

    Our second ECR seminar, hosted on 23rd of January, 2025, began with Prince Junior Asilevi, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, explaining the NO2 meteorology and predictability over West Africa using TROPOMI. Asilevi explained the challenges of in-situ NO2 monitoring in the region, and gave some insights into how to estimate NO2 concentrations…

  • Save the Date!

    The IGAC-iCACGP 2025 ECR online conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday September 25th in 3 different time zones. We are excited to announce its online conference for 2025! This event, designed to showcase the work of early career researchers (ECRs) in atmospheric chemistry worldwide and foster networking and engagement, will be held on Thursday September…

  • Workshop 6: How to Write Winning Proposals?

    Host: Prof Meng Gao – Hong Kong Baptist University Prof Meng Gao from Hong Kong Baptist University hosted the IGAC-iCACGP ECR Skills Workshop on “How to write winning proposals” and provided a series of 12 tips he sees as key to increasing the odds of success when applying for projects/grants. From ‘knowing yourself’ to ‘being…

  • ECR Seminar 1: Damaris Tan & Pallavi Joshi Lahari

    On our first ECR seminar, hosted on 30th of October, 2024, Damaris Tan of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and the University of Edinburgh, and Pallavi Joshi Lahari of the Amity Institute of Public Health and Hospital Administration at Amity University Noida presented their research. The topics covered surface ammonium nitrate formation from…

  • IGAC Early Career Short Course Program 2024

    by Dr. Nor Diana Abdul Halim – researcher and lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia, she shares her experience of being part of the committee for this year’s IGAC Early Career Short Course (ECSC) Program. Held from September 6-8, 2024, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, this three-day event was a highlight of the conference, bringing together…

  • Workshop 5: The Challenges of oral presentations.

    Host: Dr. Graciela B. Raga – Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Dr. Graciela B. Raga from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico delivered the IGAC-iCACGP skills workshop on “the challenges of oral presentations: Perspectives from an old-timer” and provided valuable tips for ECRs to prepare for conferences and seminars. This included the need to develop…

  • Workshop 4: Dos and don’ts for an effective academic CV.

    Host: Dr. Karn Vohra – University College London. Dr Karn Vohra from University College London delivered the IGAC-iCACGP skills workshop on “Dos and don’t for academic CVs” to equip early career researchers with essential skills to craft a standout CV that gets them noticed as they apply for postdoc and faculty positions. Karn discussed the…

  • Workshop 3: Discussion on developing equitable scientific collaborations

    In this workshop, Dr. Rebecca Garland elaborated on the good, the bad and the ugly of international collaborations. If you are unfamiliar with the term ‘Helicopter science’ and want to learn more, check out the recording! Host: Dr Rebecca Garland – University of Pretoria.June 13th, 2024, 8 AM UTC. Recording Additional resources

  • Workshop 2: Networking in Science

    In this workshop, Dr.Langley Dewitt elaborated on networking in your career and at conferences. Almost everyone feels awkward networking but you still have to do it! Host: Dr. Langley DeWitt – IGAC project.May 22nd, 2024, 3 PM UTC. Recording Slides

  • Workshop 1: Navigating the peer review process.

    In this workshop, Dr. Eloise Marais elaborated on the need for the peer-review process, the role of a reviewer as a gatekeeper to the trove of human knowledge, writing a detailed and constructive review, and how to use these skills while being on the receiving end of the reviews to respond to reviewer comments. Host:…

  • IGAC-iCACGP ECR 2023 Online conference

    The IGAC-iCACGP ECR SSC committee would like to thank everyone who attended for helping us make the first-ever online Early Career Researched science-focused conference. The conference hosted an estimated 300 people across three different time zones. After highlight talks, informal events and seminars were organized to form and strengthen bonds between ECRs in the atmospheric…

  • IGAC Early Career Short Course

    Applications Open for the Early Career Short Course Kuala Lumpur – 6-8 Sept 2024Information here – Deadline April 30 (incl. abstract submission)Attendees will receive need-based travel grants to attend the short course and, if needed, the main conference.