Program

Session 1: From particle emissions to climatic impacts of aerosols

9:00-9:30 Morning coffee

9:30-9:35 Welcome and opening words

Professor Pasi Jalava, University of Eastern Finland

9:35-9:55 Brake wear emissions and elemental composition of brake pads

Senior Scientist Anssi Järvinen, VTT

9:55-10:15 Towards portable optoacoustic BC sensing: Filling the gap of exhaust field studies

Postdoctoral Researcher Nikolaos Kousias, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

10:15-10:35 Secondary aerosol potential of transportation exhaust emissions

Principal Scientist Päivi Aakko-Saksa, VTT

10:35-10:55 NOETON Flamion™: A Novel Stove Particulate Filter

CPO Heikki Suhonen, Noeton Oy

10:55-11:15 Flue gas emissions from cookstoves and indoor air quality

Project Researcher Henna Rinta-Kiikka, University of Eastern Finland

11:15-11:35 Optical properties and direct radiative forcing of particle emissions from wood stoves with and without electrical filtration

Professor Olli Sippula, University of Eastern Finland

11:35-12:30 Lunch (at own cost)

Session 2: Outdoor air quality and transport of pollutants indoors

12:30-12:50 Air Quality Directive and Supersite Measurements: Towards More Accurate Air Quality Management

Head of unit Hanna Manninen, Helsinki Region Environmental Agency HSY

12:50-13:10 Northern latitude Wildfires: What can we expect in the future?

Senior Researcher Ville-Veikko Paunu, Finnish Environment Institute

13:10-13:30 Ambient fine particle characteristics and lung deposition in different urban environments

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Teemu Lepistö, Tampere University

13:30-13:50 Exploring the transport of black carbon from outdoor to indoor air

Doctoral researcher Ville Silvonen, Tampere University

13:50-14:10 Application-friendly air quality modelling service for urban areas

Senior Scientist Lasse Johansson, Finnish Meteorological Institute

14:10-14:40 Break

Session 3: Health related aerosol effects

14:40-15:00 Results from PAREMPI and MI-TRAP projects

Professor Michal Vojtisek, Czech Technical University in Prague

15:00-15:20 Oxidative potential in explaining toxicological effects of emission aerosols, ROSES project

Professor Pasi Jalava, University of Eastern Finland

15:20-15:40 Air pollution and brain health

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Laura Mussalo, University of Eastern Finland

15:40-16:00 Plant-plant interactions in a polluted free-air environment

Postdoctoral researcher Tihomir Simin, University of Eastern Finland