Lewis, Professor Alastair C
Deputy Director / Director of Composition / Instrument PI
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University of York
Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK. YO10 5DD
- +44 190 432 2522
- http://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/staff/academic/h-n/alewis/
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- Composition Directors and Heads AMF
Prizes
- John Jeyes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, June 2012
Achievements / Science Highlights
- Technology transfer, September 2010
- Detection of particulate organic nitrogen, July 2011
- Wildfire sources of atmospheric benzene, January 2013
- STUDY OF AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER AROUND THE PORT TALBOT STEELWORKS, January 2013
Engagements
- Speaker - 2010 Cheltenham Science Festival, May 2010
- Televised debate on future analytical science - Pittcon, Atlanta, USA March 2011, March 2011
- Three public lecture given on 'atmospheric pollution, from kerbside to global', part of the John Jeyes Award lecture series. , February 2013
Policy advice
- Scientific input to Defra evaluation of UK urgan and regional air quality models, (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), January 2011
- Advice to UK Centre for Carbon Measurement, (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), January 2011
- Evaluation of BIS Chemical and Biological metrology prgoramme, through National measurement Office, (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), July 2010
- Scientific input to Defra evaluation of UK urban air pollution emissions, (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), May 2011
- Advice to UK Centre for Carbon Measurement, (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) , (Department of Energy and Climate Change), April 2011
- Evaluation of BIS Chemical and Biological Metrology programme, through National Measurement Office, (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), August 2011
- Advice and report on monitoring technology to Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE Ltd), Aldermaston on behalf of MoD., (), September 2011
- Consulting and advice to DTSL, Ministry of Defence on sensor measurement of airborne chemicals., (), April 2011
- Member of the Defra Air Quality Expert Group. Provision of advice on air quality compliance and policy in the UK to Defra. , (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), April 2012
- Consulting and production of a capability mapping of particle sampling capabilities in the UK for MOD and Atomic Weapons Establishment., (Parliamentary Committees), March 2013
- Environmental metrology: Expert advice and contribution to the development and assessment of the National Measurement System programme, co-ordinated by the National Measurement Office, part of BIS. This includes evaluation and recommendations on programme development at LGC and the National Physical Laboratory and the Centre for Carbon Measurement. Independent advice and expert panel contributions to the European Metrology Research Programme., (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; European Union), August 2012
- Development of the World Meteorological Organisation, Global Atmosphere Watch programme - advisory group membership and development of international measurement standards., (International Organisations/Committees), September 2012