Mace Head-CCAPS

C-CAPS, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, hosts a joint seminar with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, bringing together geoscientists from Galway and Sweden to explore climate & environmental science. 📅 1 Oct | 🕐 1:30–5 PM | 📍 River Room, University of Galway

At #IAC2026 in Xi’an, Dr Emmanuel Chevassus presented research linking sea-spray organics to phytoplankton, micronekton, nutrients, organic carbon and waves #AirQuality #Aerosols #ClimateScience #EPAIreland #MetEireann

Dr. Vaios Moschos presented #AEROTREND research at #IAC2026 in Xi´an using long-term data to reveal changing contributions of pollution, sea salt, biogenic sulfate and marine organics to aerosol radiative trends #AirQuality #Aerosols #ClimateScience #EPAIreland #MetEireann

Our latest work on the health impacts of solid-fuel emissions was presented by Dr. Lu Lei at #IAC2026 in Xi’an, revealing new insights into Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and oxidative potential (OP) using offline and online measurements. #EpicAir #SolidAir #IAC2026

More monitoring deployment activity took place across the sites in both Letterkenny and Derry-Londonderry in July as part of the PEACE-Air project. The activity will support the collection of detailed local air quality data across both locations. Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) - European Funding #PEACEPLUS #Peace-AirProject

New project page for #AEROTREND is now online. tinyurl.com/AEROTREND We are investigating how air pollutants and natural emissions have changed across Ireland, what drives these trends, and how long-term observations, satellite data, atmospheric modelling and source-region diagnostics can support air-quality and climate policy. Funded by @EPAIreland under the EPA Research Programme and @MetEireann. #AirQuality #Aerosols #ClimateScience #EPA #MetEireann

Our group @CCAPS_NUIGalway was well represented at the University of Galway Community Engagement event. We focused on communicating science and research to communities, a key part of #EpicAir and PEACE-AIR. Together, the projects address air quality, health, climate impacts, and cleaner air solutions through research, policy, and cross-border collaboration. #EpicAir #PeaceAir #CommunityEngagement

Proud of our PhD students, David Nganga and Mahnoor Malik, for their successful presentations before the GRC panel 👏🎓 Both are contributing to the Research Ireland-funded project EPIC-AIR, which aims at fingerprinting climate change and pollution culprits🌍🌫️ #EpicAir #AirPollution #ClimateScience #HealthEffects #PhDLife #Research #UniversityOfGalway

The SolidAir team @ucdscience SOLIDAIR, and @CCAPS_NUIGalway recently held an internal workshop at the University of Galway focused on project progress, emissions characterization, and toxicity assessment. #SolidAir #EpicAir.

Great discussions at the 2nd Stakeholder Meeting of the SolidAir project! Researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, and stakeholders joined online to discuss emissions from domestic solid fuels, air quality impacts, measurement methodologies, and pathways towards cleaner and healthier homes in Ireland. #SolidAir

New ACP/EGUsphere preprint now online: egusphere.copernicus.org/pre… Marine organic aerosols reflect ecosystem variability from phytoplankton functional types to micronekton. Using Mace Head aerosol mass spectrometry, HYSPLIT air-mass exposure, phytoplankton and micronekton fields, we examined how marine organic aerosols relate to marine ecosystem structure and air-sea physics

Excited to share our new paper in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics on surface ozone distributions and trends over Ireland. acp.copernicus.org/articles/… Ground-level ozone is a major air pollutant and greenhouse gas, with impacts on health, vegetation and climate. We analysed long-term trends and used modelling to investigate what is driving these changes.

Registration is now live for the National Air Quality Research Forum Annual Conference 2026, hosted by TU Dublin 🎓 📍 St Laurence’s, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 📅 Thursday 28 May – Friday 29 May 🕛 12:00–17:00 Theme: Research Informing Policy Secure your place here: eventbrite.ie/e/dcee-nationa… Feel free to share with colleagues and students interested in air quality research 🔬 #AirQuality #AtmosphericScience #Ireland #ClimateScience

As part of TY Week, Annie O’Hora delivered a hands-on workshop introducing students to the use of microbits in making low-cost sensors for use in air pollution monitoring 🔧🌫️ Her work aligns with the goals of the PEACE-Air and EPIC-AIR projects, helping communicate air pollution and climate science to a wide range of stakeholders 🌍 Great to see students engaging with real-world tools and building skills for the future 🚀 #TYWeek #PEACE-Air #EpicAir #AirQuality #ClimateScience #STEM #PEACEPLUS

TY Week wrapped up in style at the University of Galway 🎓🔬 From decoding dinosaurs 🦕 and exploring exoplanets,🌌 hands-on makerspace sessions ⚙️Climate change and Air pollution, and science communication workshops 📱 — it’s been a week full of curiosity, creativity, and discovery. Huge credit to the students, staff, and helpers who made it all happen 👏 The future of science is in good hands 🚀 #TYWeek #STEM #ScienceEducation #FutureScientists #Galway #PEACE-AIR #EpicAir

Our team @CCAPS_NUIGalway is well represented at #ACTRIS2026 🔬 Oral presentations across the week: Tue (Theme 3): Lu Lei – Oxidative potential from solid fuel combustion #EpicAir #SolidAir Wed (Theme 1): Vaios Moschos – Trends from the ground to the stratosphere @Mace_Head #AEROTREND Thu (Theme 2): @KirFossum – Simulations and in-situ measurements of aerosols. #COASTVOC #CARES Go team! 🤟 #AirQuality #AtmosphericScience

New #TownAir findings are in! Preliminary results from Our @EPAIreland -funded #TownAir project (with @CRAClabUCC ) identifies home heating as the dominant source of particulate pollution in Ennis — highlighting the need for cleaner, healthier heating solutions. share.google/2h9r1QS1w3HPRpK… #AirQuality #PublicHealth #EPAResearch #EpicAir @EPAResearchNews

⚠️ "Low smoke" doesn't mean low risk. New @uniofgalway Research shows "low smoke" solid fuels emit 2–3× more ultrafine particles — reaching lungs, heart, even the brain. 📷 Time to rethink air quality standards! Paper: nature.com/articles/s41561-0…