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NSU Aerosol Research Group gets best PICO Poster award in China
Nazifa Nawyal, a final-year undergraduate student and a member of the research group, won the best PICO Poster Presentation Award at the Atmospheric
North South University's (NSU) Aerosol Research Group participated in two consecutive conferences held in China.
The conferences were held from September 16 to 19 and September 20 to 22.
The team, comprising undergraduate students Nazifa Nawyal and BM Zuhair Siraj, showcased their research at China University of Geosciences (CUG) in Wuhan and China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) in Xuzhou.
Nazifa Nawyal, a final-year undergraduate student and a member of the research group, won the best PICO Poster Presentation Award at the Atmospheric Environment Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) 2023 annual meeting in Wuhan. Her presentation, titled "Coal-fired power plant local and regional impact on aerosol and gas composition: Implications for human health", highlighted the far-reaching consequences of coal-fired power plants on air quality and human well-being.
BM Zuhair Siraj, also an undergraduate student, received appreciation and encouragement from distinguished professors and scientists for his presentation titled "Climate change and air pollution impact on asthma prevalence over Dhaka city in Bangladesh". His research shed light on the critical connection between climate change, air pollution and public health in Bangladesh.