Collaborating on clean air research

Six people smiling and kneeling on a brick walkway that is part of the Great Wall of China.

EDGE members, Joel Kauffman, Catherine Karr, Edmund Seto, Chris Simpson, and Sverre Vedal held a two-day workshop with air pollution researchers at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences. Photo: Courtesy of Vedal.

UW faculty find new opportunities for partnership with Chinese researchers on air pollution and environmental health

 

A group of EDGE air pollution researchers, met with Chinese counterparts in Beijing earlier this month and returned enthusiastic about opportunities for future research collaborations.

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Edmund Seto, Catherine Karr, Joel Kaufman (L to R)

The group, led by EDGE member Sverre Vedal, met with researchers from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences in Beijing and other universities in China at a workshop on air pollution and environmental health.

“Our UW team came away impressed by the high level of sophistication of Chinese air pollution research capabilities,” Vedal said. “We have laid the groundwork for future research partnerships that could impact public health in both countries.”

The UW team also included: Professor Catherine Karr, Professor Joel Kaufman, Associate Professor Edmund Seto, Professor Christopher Simpson, all EDGE members; and Julian Marshall, professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering.

The researchers plan to develop at least one pilot research project in China as an immediate follow-up to the workshop, Vedal said.

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The workshop in Beijing is likely to lead to additional research collaborations and pilot projects. Photo: Courtesy of Vedal.

 

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UW researchers visit the Beijing air quality monitoring station headquarters. Photo: Courtesy of Vedal.