The deadline for application for the Young Research Scientist Awards has passed.

Young Research Scientist Award Winners

The Organising Committee of Urban Environmental Pollution is delighted to announce the 2010 Winners of Young Research Scientist Award Winners

Dr. Cristoff Gromke, Scientist, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Switzerland
- Urban air quality in street canyons with avenue-like tree planting
In his PhD research Dr. Gromke demonstrated that while trees are desirable in an urban environment, their configuration (clumped vs avenue-like plantings) influences air quality in urban street canyons. This is new and significant information.
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Dr. Mark J. Potosnak, Assistant Professor, DePaul University,  USA
- Urban carbon dioxide concentration and flux measurements from a building rooftop in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Potosnak has been very active in monitoring volatile organic compounds from urban trees in relation to their contribution to the photochemical oxidant cycle that produces ozone. He is currently collaborating with scientists at Boston University to monitor CO2 concentrations in Boston. His work is innovative and significant.
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Dr. Lina Yang, Postdoc, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Ventilation by thermal buoyancy for better urban environment
Dr. Yang's research has focused on expanding criteria for urban ventilation and air flow to include the new concept of thermal buoyancy to increase urban ventilation and provide a better urban environment.
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The three winners will present a plenary lecture at the Urban Environmental Pollution Conference.