Prof. Zoran Ristovski’s Visit & ACC-AQSM Annual Meeting Preparations

From July 2-9, 2025, Prof. Zoran Ristovski’s (QUT) visit to Jinan University in China. During his stay, Prof. Ristovski engaged in academic and cultural exchange with JNU and the ACC-AQSM Secretariat.

On July 5, Prof. Ristovski conducted a field expedition to Shaoguan, Guangdong. The expedition focused on the Danxia landform, part of the Nanling ecological barrier, to assess how forest emissions and human activities affect regional air quality. The expedition was supported by Jinan University’s Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Atmospheric Environment and Carbon Neutrality in Nanling Forests, and Innovation Base for Air Quality Science and Management for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area.

Zoran Ristovski, Xiaoting Liu and Hao Wang at the Danxia Mountains, Shaoguan, Guangdong

On July 6, Prof. Ristovski, Prof. Jian Gao (CRAES), Prof. Hai Guo (Hong Kong Poly U), Dr. Congrong He (QUT) and Prof. Hao Wang (Jinan U) had the ACC-AQSM Executive Committee meeting to advance the preparations for the 9th Annual Meeting.

  • Preliminary discussions on conference dates, locations, and themes, and the first announcement will be released shortly.
  • The committee reviewed the progress of the ACC-AQSM ICA renewal. 13 of 16 institutions have already completed the signing process with 3 new institutions from Australia and 2 from China joining the Centre.
ACC-AQSM Executive Committee meeting: Xiaoting Liu, Hao Wang, Zoran Ristovski, Hai Guo, Congrong He, Meng Xiu (Online attendance: Jian Gao and Jiaqi Wang from CRAES)

Additionally, Prof. Ristovski and Prof. Hao Wang have submitted a National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 2025-26 Competitive Grants Program (June 30) to seek support for center’s future annual meetings and exchanges. Results will be notified after 18 weeks.