Dawei Hu

Dawei Hu is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester's Centre for Atmospheric Science within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. He holds a PhD in Environmental Science from Fudan University (2007–2012). His research focuses on air pollution's impacts on climate and human health, including aerosol-cloud interactions, black and brown carbon properties, and cognitive effects of pollution exposure. He developed protocols for generating air pollutants for human exposure studies as part of the HIP-Tox project, highlighted by BBC coverage.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Environmental Science, Fudan University (2007–2012)

Research Interests:

• Air pollution's effects on climate and human health
• Black carbon aerosols' optical properties and atmospheric behavior
• Biomass burning emissions and their atmospheric effects

Notable Contributions:

• Co-organizer of the 1st Sino-UK Joint International Conference on Biomass Burning Emissions (2024)
• Key contributor to air pollutant exposure protocols featured in BBC

Collaborations:

• Worked with Professors Gordon McFiggans, Hugh Coe, and Jianmin Chen
• International collaborations in atmospheric science and environmental policy

Labs & Teams:

Active in the Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of Manchester, focusing on interdisciplinary environmental research.