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Dust Doctoral Network (Dust-DN)
Funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101168425.
https://dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/
🌍 Why doesn’t atmospheric dust simply fall?

In our latest Fellows’ Corner post, Amirhossein Kholghi (DC9) explores how gravity, drag, turbulence and atmospheric motion shape a dust particle’s journey.

Read more: dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/why-doesnt-d...
July 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
🌍 European Workshop on Atmospheric Dust 2027

📍 Karlsruhe, Germany
📅 21–23 April 2027

Expression of interest now open. Help us estimate participation by completing the short, non-binding form:

🔗 forms.office.com/e/aGFC0s7PAD

#DustDN #AtmosphericDust
July 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
🌍 DUST-DN at the ATARRI 1st Training School!
Our doctoral researchers Marcos Morán and Zuhir Bona joined the school at ERATOSTHENES CoE in Limassol, strengthening skills in solar energy, aerosols, atmospheric science and climate modelling.
Congratulations!
July 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Great to see the DUST-DN community online today!

We reviewed feedback from our first school/workshop and started planning the second, including structure, scientific and skills sessions, outreach, and logistics.

Thanks to all fellows and organisers who joined!
June 26, 2026 at 6:05 AM
📢 New Fellows’ Corner post from Dust-DN!
Semontee Deb shares insights from her first-year PhD research using WRF-Chem and HPC facilities at The Cyprus Institute to improve dust simulations across Europe and the EMME region.
Read more: dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/dusty-comput...
#MSCA #WRFChem #AtmosphericDust
June 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
As part of the Dust-DN webinar series, we were pleased to host Prof. Natalie M. Mahowald (Cornell University) for an excellent talk, “Not all dust is equal: NASA EMIT successes.”
If you missed it, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9_1...
June 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
🌍 DUST-DN Webinar Series
Join us on 2 June 2026 for our next webinar with Prof. Natalie M. Mahowald (@cornelluniversity.bsky.social), presenting:
🎤 “Not all dust is equal: NASA EMIT successes”
🕐 10:00–11:00 EDT | 16:00–17:00 CEST
💻 Teams: msteams.link/M2QQ
May 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
🌍 Fellows at EGU2026

Dust-DN fellow Semontee Deb gave a PICO presentation on evaluating WRF-Chem dust emission schemes and land surface models over the global dust belt.

Her work supports improved simulation of dust events from North Africa to Central Asia.
May 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
🌍 Fellows at #EGU2026 | Dust optical properties in the UV
Dust-DN fellow Miguel Huerta presented his work on mineral dust interactions with UV-A solar radiation, using Brewer measurements and GRASP retrievals.

Based at #ETH_Zurich and #Pmod/Wrc Davos.
May 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
An incredible week at the First #DustDN Training School in Nicosia!

Hosted by the Cyprus Institute CARE-C, the school brought together Doctoral Candidates for lectures, skills training, outreach and research infrastructure visits.

More: dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/network-wide...
May 9, 2026 at 6:57 AM
🎉 And we're off!

The first European Workshop on Atmospheric Dust opened this morning in Larnaca, Cyprus 🇨🇾.
Welcome to all the participants who made the journey to be part of this first edition. It's a privilege to have this community in one room.
April 20, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Why do the largest dust particles still matter for Earth’s climate? In our latest Fellows’ Corner post, DC Ginés Garnés Morales explains how super-coarse dust travels farther than expected and affects radiation.
Read more: dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/when-giants-...
April 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
🌍 Not everything falling from the sky is rain.
Dust particles carry the fingerprint of their journey through the atmosphere. Discover insights from the central Mediterranean in our latest blog:
dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/something-is...
March 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
We hosted Prof. Jasper F. Kok (UCLA) on “The overlooked radiative forcing of desert dust” as part of the Dust-DN webinar series.

Key topics: dust trends, modelling, and climate impacts (incl. LW effects).

🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xAv...
March 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
🌍 Join the next Dust-DN Webinar!

🎙 Prof. Jasper Kok (UCLA)
📌 The Overlooked Radiative Forcing of Desert Dust
📅 Tue, 17 March
🕒 15:00–16:00 CET

Discover new insights into the role of desert dust in the Earth’s climate system.

🔗 dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/virtual-netw...
March 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
✈️🌪️ New Fellow’s Corner Post is Live!

Sai explores how atmospheric dust affects aircraft engines and aviation safety, highlighting implications for performance and climate-related risk assessment.

🔗 dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/when-dust-re...
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
🔔 Registration OPEN
🌍 European Workshop on Atmospheric Dust 2026
📍 Larnaca, Cyprus | 📅 20–22 Apr 2026
📝 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
👉 lnkd.in/e7u5CQ8Q
January 29, 2026 at 9:21 AM
🎉 Yesterday we held the first Dust-DN Webinar!

Huge thanks to Prof. Kerstin Schepanski for an excellent talk on integrating satellite data and modelling to advance our understanding of the atmospheric dust cycle.

🌍 Thanks to everyone who joined.
Stay tuned for Webinar #2!
December 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🌍 Dust-DN Webinar
Prof. Kerstin Schepanski
10 Dec 2025 | 15:00 CET
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/05df39...
🌐 Info: dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/virtual-netw...
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Deadline extended!
Submit your abstract for the European Workshop on Atmospheric Dust (20–22 April 2026, Cyprus).
📍 Venue confirmed: Sandy Beach Hotel, Larnaca
🗓️ New deadline: 20 December 2025

Submit here ➡️ emme-care.cyi.ac.cy/european-wor...
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🌍 European Workshop on Atmospheric Dust
📍 Cyprus | 20–22 Apr 2026
📝 Abstract submissions open
emme-care.cyi.ac.cy/european-wor...
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025
ℹ More info: dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/dust-dn-work...
Registration deadline: 1 Mar 2026
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
💨 From Ecuador’s PM₁₀ networks to Europe’s top supercomputers, Dust-DN PhD Fernando Pacheco Bueno explores how coarse dust shapes our climate.
Read the story 👇
🔗 dust-dn.cyi.ac.cy/what-coarse-...

@fran-cao.bsky.social @dustycryder.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌌 #ResearchersNight 2025 in Évora!
Our Dust-DN team from University of Evora joined the public to share science & inspire curiosity:
Prof. Maria João Costa, Prof. Célia Antunes, Prof. Daniele Bortoli, Afrooz Jouzdani (DC), Noor Ul Ain (DC)
Bringing Dust-DN research closer to society! 💨☀️
October 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Strong 🇨🇾 Dust-DN presence at #COMECAP2025 in Nicosia! 🌍
Prof. Marenco presented the Network & first results, while Dr. Fragkos showed how BSRN-grade solar radiation data can support Dust-DN.
With Teo Christoudia, Eleni Kolintziki, Semontee Deb, Zuhir Bona & Ken Tschorn. 👏
@fran-cao.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Dust-DN in action at Dust 2025 International Conference! Franco Marenco presented the Dust Doctoral Network, while Eleni Kolintziki shared first results on AEROTAPE, a new instrument for high-res dust measurements.
@fran-cao.bsky.social @dustycryder.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM