Prof Abdus Salam Professor Abdus Salam completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry and Master of Science (MSc) in Physical-Inorganic Chemistry from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He did his PhD on Atmospheric Analytical Chemistry in Technical University of Vienna, Austria. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University, Halifax and York University, Canada. Currently he is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, and also Dean of Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka. His research interests are on atmospheric chemistry, urban air quality and impacts on human health, climate change and Ecosystem (connected to SDGs Goals number 3. Good Health and Wellbeing, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities, and 13. Climate Action) He is the Principal Investigator of two atmospheric science research observatories (Urban Dhaka and coastal Bhola Island) in Bangladesh. He has been collaborating with NASA, USA; Stockholm University, Sweden; Dalhousie University, Canada; University of Washington at St. Louis; University of Wisconsin; Duke University, USA; Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan; Academia Sinica, Taiwan; University of Bristol, UK; Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water, Nepal. He has been organizing many national and international workshops and conferences in home and aboard. He has been actively participating in electronic and print media’s interview/ talk show on air pollution: causes, impacts and mitigations. He has been serving in various international committees including International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) as a Co-Chair, and also Global Health Oversight Committee member of Health Effects Institute (HEI).
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