Category: ECR Perspective

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…