International PhD course:
Current and future Air Pollution management
– Perspectives on new sensor technologies
organized by Aarhus University in cooperation with Saarland University and Aristotle University Thessaloniki.

Cost has been reduced to DKK 4846 (~€ 650,00) incl. accomodation at Sandbjerg mansion and full board for the course (excl. VAT).

September 2 - 7, 2018, Sandbjerg Mansion

Program overview

Full program

Online registration

Objectives of the course

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to state-of-the-art in low cost sensors for air pollution measurements, and to do so in light of possibilities and shortcomings. In order to set the scene, the course will include an introduction to the physical and chemical processes governing air pollution loads and levels in the ambient environment. Likewise, on introductory level, the students will receive a basic understanding of the applied routine measuring techniques and transport-chemistry models used in state-of-the-art research and management of air quality and the associated effects on health and environment. The course will include training of the students’ in presenting research in the form of posters and short oral presentations at international workshops and conferences.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• Understand governing processes for air pollution loads and levels
• Discuss impact of air pollution on health, environment and climate
• Know the common strategies in current air pollution assessments
• Understand the pros and cons of sensor technologies versus analytical measurements
• Select a monitoring strategy for various types of air pollution assessments
• Discuss the strengths and weakness of various low-cost sensor technologies
• Understand the basic approaches for data analysis for low-cost sensor systems
• Interpret results from various measurements devices

Compulsory programme

The lectures take place as a five days intensive course. Prior to the course the students are expected to have read the listed literature. Also prior to the course, the students are expected to prepare posters showing their own research. During the course the students are expected to present these posters to each other in posters in two poster sessions. Furthermore, the students will form groups during the course and carry out measurements with low-cost sensor devices and prepare a short report about these measurements. After the course, the students need to produce a written report with essays on various topics as well as all calculation exercises from the course. Exercises may be solved by hand, by Excel or by programming. In the material provided for the students there will be a short introduction to FORTRAN programming and links to a free of charge GFortran compiler. However, there are no demands regarding how the students solve the exercises given during the course. In the reports, the students are expected to add explanatory text to demonstrate their understanding of the exercises. Details on the exercises are given in the course description.

Registration

Deadline for registration is 1 August 2018.
Online registration: http://auws.au.dk/Sandbjerg18_PhdCourse
The cost of DKK 4846 (~650 €) covers the course fee as well as accomodation (5 nights) at Sandbjerg Mansion and full board during the course.

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