Dam Thanh Vo

Senior Engineer

+47 63 89 80 81

+47 480 56 776

Monitoring and Instrumentation Technology

Kjeller

vtd@nilu.no

Cristin

Background:
Master in Environmental Geology and Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
Geology and Environmental Engineer, University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Experience:
Before 2007, Dam Thanh Vo hold a position as Head of EQMA Division, Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment Division, Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Agency (HEPA), the division manages the whole environmental quality monitoring system of Ho Chi Minh City include instrument maintenance and data management.

Since August 2007, he has worked at NILU as scientist, focusing on Emission Inventory on regional and local scale; Spatial Data Analysis using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ModelBuilder; Visualization of air quality dispersion modelling results – ESRI WebAppBuilder.

Dam Thanh Vo has 42 publications at NILU:

Air pollution emission inventory using national high-resolution spatial parameters for the Nordic countries and analysis of PM2.5 spatial distribution for road transport and machinery and off-road sectors

Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, Niko; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, Ole-Kenneth; Plejdrup, Marlene S.; Thorsteinsson, Throstur; Vo, Dam Thanh; Kuenen, Jeroen; van der Gon, Hugo Denier; Jalkanen, Jukka-Pekka; Brandt, Jørgen; Geels, Camilla

2024

Scientific journal publication

Kartlegging av svevestøv fra anleggsvirksomhet i Lørenskog kommune. Målinger i perioden april – august 2022.

Hak, Claudia; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Grythe, Henrik; Markelj, Miha; Vo, Dam Thanh; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2023

Tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Levanger kommune

Weydahl, Torleif; Teigland, Even Kristian; Hak, Claudia; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Grythe, Henrik; Hamer, Paul David; Vo, Dam Thanh; Vallejo, Islen; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2022

Utslipp til luft fra Vianode Herøya. Underlag for konsekvensutredning. Revidert rapport .

Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Svendby, Tove Marit; Tønnesen, Dag; Solberg, Sverre; Vo, Dam Thanh

2022

Analysis of Member States’ 2021 GHG projections. Submitted under Art 38 (1)(b) of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (EU) 2018/1999.

Schmid, Carmen; Wartecker, Georg; Neier, Henrik; Bouman, Evert; Ebrahimi, Babak; Vo, Dam Thanh; Brook, Rosie; Raoult, Justine; Dauwe, Tom; van Maris, Kelsey; Esparrago, Javier

2021

Spatial distribution of residential wood combustion emissions in the Nordic countries: How well national inventories represent local emissions?

Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, Niko; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, Ole-Kenneth; Plejdrup, Marlene S.; Thorsteinsson, Throstur; Niemi, Jarkko V; Vo, Dam Thanh; van der Gon, Hugo A.C. Denier; Brandt, Jørgen; Geels, Camilla

2021

Scientific journal publication

Finnfjord AS. Spredningsberegninger av utslipp til luft.

Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Svendby, Tove Marit; Vo, Dam Thanh; Tønnesen, Dag

2021

Revidert tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Stavanger kommune

Weydahl, Torleif; Johnsrud, Mona; Vo, Dam Thanh; Walker, Sam-Erik; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad; Ranheim, Patrick

2020

The urban dispersion model EPISODE v10.0 – Part 1: An Eulerian and sub-grid-scale air quality model and its application in Nordic winter conditions

Hamer, Paul David; Walker, Sam-Erik; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vogt, Matthias; Vo, Dam Thanh; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Schneider, Philipp; Ramacher, Martin O. P.; Karl, Matthias

2020

Scientific journal publication

A presentation of the EPISODE urban scale air quality model and its application to Nordic winter conditions

Hamer, Paul David; Walker, Sam-Erik; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vogt, Matthias; Vo, Dam Thanh; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Ramacher, Martin O. P.; Karl, Matthias

2020

Part of book/report

New Nordic emission inventory – Spatial distribution of machinery and residential combustion emission

Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, N.; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, O. K.; Plejdrup, M.; Vo, Dam Thanh; Thorsteinsson, T.; van der Gon, Hugo Denier; Brandt, J.; Geels, C.

2020

Part of book/report

Tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Tromsø

Weydahl, Torleif; Walker, Sam-Erik; Johnsrud, Mona; Vo, Dam Thanh; Ranheim, Patrick

2019

The MetVed model: development and evaluation of emissions from residential wood combustion at high spatio-temporal resolution in Norway

Grythe, Henrik; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Vogt, Matthias; Vo, Dam Thanh; Hak, Claudia; Halse, Anne Karine; Hamer, Paul David; Sousa Santos, Gabriela

2019

Scientific journal publication

Air quality in Norwegian cities in 2015. Evaluation Report for NBV Main Results.

Tarrasón, Leonor; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vo, Dam Thanh; Vogt, Matthias; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Denby, Bruce; Tønnesen, Dag Arild; Sundvor, Ingrid; Røen, Håvard Vika; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2018

Air quality in 7 Norwegian municipalities in 2015. Summary report for NBV results.

Tarrasón, Leonor; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vo, Dam Thanh; Hamer, Paul David; Vogt, Matthias; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Røen, Håvard Vika; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2018

Comparison of a new emission inventory for the Nordic countries and global inventories

Paunu, V.-V.; Karvosenoja, N.; Segersson, D.; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, O. K.; Plejdrup, M. S.; Vo, Dam Thanh; Thorsteinsson, T.; Johansson, L.; Kupiainen, K.; van der Gon, H. Denier; Brandt, J.; Geels, C.

2018

Part of book/report

Air quality in Norwegian cities in 2015. Evaluation report for NBV main results.

Tarrasón, L.; Sousa Santos, G.; Vo, D. T.; Vogt, M.; Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Denby, B.; Tønnesen, D.; Sundvor, I.; Røen, H. V.; Høiskar, B. A.

2017

Alternative approach to estimate and distribute national traffic emissions at high spatial resolution – CO2 emissions as ancillary data.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vo, D. T.

2017

Can floating car data help improving traffic emissions estimates?

Castell, N.; Vogt, M.; Thanh, D. Vo, Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Sundvor, I.

2016

Part of book/report

Emission estimates for Norwegian cities. NBV_Emission Database v.0.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vo, D.T.

2015

Methods for estimating air pollutant emissions. PART 1: Review and source of input data.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vogt, M.; Vo, D.T.

2015

Activity segment 0. Overview of project deliverables and outcomes.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Dauge, F.; Marsteen, L.; Sundseth, K.; Clemetsen, T.; Ødegård, R.; Uddin, N.

2015

Emission inventory and dispersion modelling training seminar. NILU, 10-21 January 2012.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Gjerstad, K.I.

2014

Emissions inventory for Dhaka and Chittagong of pollutants PM10, PM2,5, NOx, SOx, and CO.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Ahammad, Sk. S.; Cruz, N.D.; Vo, D.T.

2014

Emission inventory for an air quality early warning system in Wuhan – Hubei, PR China.

Vo, D.T.; Liu, L.

2014

BAPMAN Training Seminar: Advanced air quality management and health impacts. 25 – 30 August 2013.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Sundseth, K.

2014

BAPMAN Training Seminar: Advanced air quality management and health impacts. 25 – 29 November 2013, Kjeller, Norway.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Sundseth, K.; Johnsrud, M.; Ahammad, Sk. S.

2014

Air quality forecasting and information towards public demonstrated in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

Liu, L.; Svendby, T.M.; Hak, C.; Solberg, S.; Vo, D.T.; Schneider, P.; Slørdal, L.H.; Castell, N.; Vallejo, I.

2014

Air quality maps of NO2 and PM10 for the region including Stavanger, Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola (Nord-Jæren). Documentation of methodology.

Denby, B.R.; Sundvor, I.; Schneider, P.; Vo, D.T.

2014

Air quality maps of NO2 and PM10 for the region including Stavanger, Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola (Nord-Jæren).

Denby, B.R.; Slørdal, L.H.; Vo, D.T.; Sundvor, I.

2013

Downscaling emission data from a global emission inventory database for use in an air dispersion model.

Vo, D.T.; Schneider, P.

2012

BAPMAN Mission 5: Continuous air monitoring operations and advanced emissions training.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Dauge, F.

2012

Air quality monitoring and management in HCMC, Vietnam.

Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.

2011

BAPMAN Mission 3: AirQUIS installation & training 22-26 May 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Ødegård, R.; Vo, D.T.

2011

Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN). Ambient air pollution screening study in Dhaka 31 January – 15 February 2011.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Schneider, P.; Vo, D.T.; Uddin, N.; Biswas, S.; Saroar, G.; Rana, M.

2011

Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN). Emission inventory training seminar. NILU, 25 – 29 October 2010.

Randall,S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Gjerstad, K.I.

2010

Air quality web portal in Dakar. Operational and editoral procedures.

Diokhane, A.M.; Vo, D.T.; Guerreiro, C.

2010

Building basic bottom-up emission data for air dispersion models based on top-down emission inventory for cities in Asia.

Vo, D.T.; Sivertsen, B.

2010

A bottom-up air pollution emission inventory for Dakar.

Guerreiro, C.; Vo, D.T.

2010

Preliminary results from air quality modelling in Dakar.

Guerreiro, C.; Vo, D.T.

2010

The relative importance of air pollution sources to the population exposure in HCMC, Vietnam.

Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.

2008

Model test for applying AirQUIS in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vo, D.T.; Sivertsen, B.

2008

Model Advancements for high Spatial and TEmporal Resolution simulations of environmental toxics (SIS MASTER)

The main goal of the project is to modify and enhance NILUs existing atmospheric models to allow for improved simulation of traditional air pollutants (e.g., NO2, PM2.5, PM10) at very […]

Project period: 2018 – 2021

Concluded

Air quality assessment for Tromsø

NILU and Urbanet analyse have prepared a revised air quality assessment for Tromsø. The action plan, including strategies and measures, aims to reduce air pollution to a level that meets […]

Project period: 2019 – 2019

Concluded

Background:
Master in Environmental Geology and Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
Geology and Environmental Engineer, University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Experience:
Before 2007, Dam Thanh Vo hold a position as Head of EQMA Division, Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment Division, Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Agency (HEPA), the division manages the whole environmental quality monitoring system of Ho Chi Minh City include instrument maintenance and data management.

Since August 2007, he has worked at NILU as scientist, focusing on Emission Inventory on regional and local scale; Spatial Data Analysis using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ModelBuilder; Visualization of air quality dispersion modelling results – ESRI WebAppBuilder.

Dam Thanh Vo has 42 publications at NILU:

Air pollution emission inventory using national high-resolution spatial parameters for the Nordic countries and analysis of PM2.5 spatial distribution for road transport and machinery and off-road sectors

Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, Niko; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, Ole-Kenneth; Plejdrup, Marlene S.; Thorsteinsson, Throstur; Vo, Dam Thanh; Kuenen, Jeroen; van der Gon, Hugo Denier; Jalkanen, Jukka-Pekka; Brandt, Jørgen; Geels, Camilla

2024

Scientific journal publication

Kartlegging av svevestøv fra anleggsvirksomhet i Lørenskog kommune. Målinger i perioden april – august 2022.

Hak, Claudia; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Grythe, Henrik; Markelj, Miha; Vo, Dam Thanh; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2023

Tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Levanger kommune

Weydahl, Torleif; Teigland, Even Kristian; Hak, Claudia; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Grythe, Henrik; Hamer, Paul David; Vo, Dam Thanh; Vallejo, Islen; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2022

Utslipp til luft fra Vianode Herøya. Underlag for konsekvensutredning. Revidert rapport .

Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Svendby, Tove Marit; Tønnesen, Dag; Solberg, Sverre; Vo, Dam Thanh

2022

Analysis of Member States’ 2021 GHG projections. Submitted under Art 38 (1)(b) of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (EU) 2018/1999.

Schmid, Carmen; Wartecker, Georg; Neier, Henrik; Bouman, Evert; Ebrahimi, Babak; Vo, Dam Thanh; Brook, Rosie; Raoult, Justine; Dauwe, Tom; van Maris, Kelsey; Esparrago, Javier

2021

Spatial distribution of residential wood combustion emissions in the Nordic countries: How well national inventories represent local emissions?

Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, Niko; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, Ole-Kenneth; Plejdrup, Marlene S.; Thorsteinsson, Throstur; Niemi, Jarkko V; Vo, Dam Thanh; van der Gon, Hugo A.C. Denier; Brandt, Jørgen; Geels, Camilla

2021

Scientific journal publication

Finnfjord AS. Spredningsberegninger av utslipp til luft.

Berglen, Tore Flatlandsmo; Svendby, Tove Marit; Vo, Dam Thanh; Tønnesen, Dag

2021

Revidert tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Stavanger kommune

Weydahl, Torleif; Johnsrud, Mona; Vo, Dam Thanh; Walker, Sam-Erik; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad; Ranheim, Patrick

2020

The urban dispersion model EPISODE v10.0 – Part 1: An Eulerian and sub-grid-scale air quality model and its application in Nordic winter conditions

Hamer, Paul David; Walker, Sam-Erik; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vogt, Matthias; Vo, Dam Thanh; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Schneider, Philipp; Ramacher, Martin O. P.; Karl, Matthias

2020

Scientific journal publication

A presentation of the EPISODE urban scale air quality model and its application to Nordic winter conditions

Hamer, Paul David; Walker, Sam-Erik; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vogt, Matthias; Vo, Dam Thanh; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Ramacher, Martin O. P.; Karl, Matthias

2020

Part of book/report

New Nordic emission inventory – Spatial distribution of machinery and residential combustion emission

Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, N.; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, O. K.; Plejdrup, M.; Vo, Dam Thanh; Thorsteinsson, T.; van der Gon, Hugo Denier; Brandt, J.; Geels, C.

2020

Part of book/report

Tiltaksutredning for lokal luftkvalitet i Tromsø

Weydahl, Torleif; Walker, Sam-Erik; Johnsrud, Mona; Vo, Dam Thanh; Ranheim, Patrick

2019

The MetVed model: development and evaluation of emissions from residential wood combustion at high spatio-temporal resolution in Norway

Grythe, Henrik; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Vogt, Matthias; Vo, Dam Thanh; Hak, Claudia; Halse, Anne Karine; Hamer, Paul David; Sousa Santos, Gabriela

2019

Scientific journal publication

Air quality in Norwegian cities in 2015. Evaluation Report for NBV Main Results.

Tarrasón, Leonor; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vo, Dam Thanh; Vogt, Matthias; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Denby, Bruce; Tønnesen, Dag Arild; Sundvor, Ingrid; Røen, Håvard Vika; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2018

Air quality in 7 Norwegian municipalities in 2015. Summary report for NBV results.

Tarrasón, Leonor; Sousa Santos, Gabriela; Vo, Dam Thanh; Hamer, Paul David; Vogt, Matthias; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Røen, Håvard Vika; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad

2018

Comparison of a new emission inventory for the Nordic countries and global inventories

Paunu, V.-V.; Karvosenoja, N.; Segersson, D.; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, O. K.; Plejdrup, M. S.; Vo, Dam Thanh; Thorsteinsson, T.; Johansson, L.; Kupiainen, K.; van der Gon, H. Denier; Brandt, J.; Geels, C.

2018

Part of book/report

Air quality in Norwegian cities in 2015. Evaluation report for NBV main results.

Tarrasón, L.; Sousa Santos, G.; Vo, D. T.; Vogt, M.; Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Denby, B.; Tønnesen, D.; Sundvor, I.; Røen, H. V.; Høiskar, B. A.

2017

Alternative approach to estimate and distribute national traffic emissions at high spatial resolution – CO2 emissions as ancillary data.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vo, D. T.

2017

Can floating car data help improving traffic emissions estimates?

Castell, N.; Vogt, M.; Thanh, D. Vo, Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Sundvor, I.

2016

Part of book/report

Emission estimates for Norwegian cities. NBV_Emission Database v.0.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vo, D.T.

2015

Methods for estimating air pollutant emissions. PART 1: Review and source of input data.

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vogt, M.; Vo, D.T.

2015

Activity segment 0. Overview of project deliverables and outcomes.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Dauge, F.; Marsteen, L.; Sundseth, K.; Clemetsen, T.; Ødegård, R.; Uddin, N.

2015

Emission inventory and dispersion modelling training seminar. NILU, 10-21 January 2012.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Gjerstad, K.I.

2014

Emissions inventory for Dhaka and Chittagong of pollutants PM10, PM2,5, NOx, SOx, and CO.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Ahammad, Sk. S.; Cruz, N.D.; Vo, D.T.

2014

Emission inventory for an air quality early warning system in Wuhan – Hubei, PR China.

Vo, D.T.; Liu, L.

2014

BAPMAN Training Seminar: Advanced air quality management and health impacts. 25 – 30 August 2013.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Sundseth, K.

2014

BAPMAN Training Seminar: Advanced air quality management and health impacts. 25 – 29 November 2013, Kjeller, Norway.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Sundseth, K.; Johnsrud, M.; Ahammad, Sk. S.

2014

Air quality forecasting and information towards public demonstrated in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

Liu, L.; Svendby, T.M.; Hak, C.; Solberg, S.; Vo, D.T.; Schneider, P.; Slørdal, L.H.; Castell, N.; Vallejo, I.

2014

Air quality maps of NO2 and PM10 for the region including Stavanger, Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola (Nord-Jæren). Documentation of methodology.

Denby, B.R.; Sundvor, I.; Schneider, P.; Vo, D.T.

2014

Air quality maps of NO2 and PM10 for the region including Stavanger, Sandnes, Randaberg and Sola (Nord-Jæren).

Denby, B.R.; Slørdal, L.H.; Vo, D.T.; Sundvor, I.

2013

Downscaling emission data from a global emission inventory database for use in an air dispersion model.

Vo, D.T.; Schneider, P.

2012

BAPMAN Mission 5: Continuous air monitoring operations and advanced emissions training.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Dauge, F.

2012

Air quality monitoring and management in HCMC, Vietnam.

Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.

2011

BAPMAN Mission 3: AirQUIS installation & training 22-26 May 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Ødegård, R.; Vo, D.T.

2011

Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN). Ambient air pollution screening study in Dhaka 31 January – 15 February 2011.

Randall, S.; Sivertsen, B.; Schneider, P.; Vo, D.T.; Uddin, N.; Biswas, S.; Saroar, G.; Rana, M.

2011

Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN). Emission inventory training seminar. NILU, 25 – 29 October 2010.

Randall,S.; Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.; Gjerstad, K.I.

2010

Air quality web portal in Dakar. Operational and editoral procedures.

Diokhane, A.M.; Vo, D.T.; Guerreiro, C.

2010

Building basic bottom-up emission data for air dispersion models based on top-down emission inventory for cities in Asia.

Vo, D.T.; Sivertsen, B.

2010

A bottom-up air pollution emission inventory for Dakar.

Guerreiro, C.; Vo, D.T.

2010

Preliminary results from air quality modelling in Dakar.

Guerreiro, C.; Vo, D.T.

2010

The relative importance of air pollution sources to the population exposure in HCMC, Vietnam.

Sivertsen, B.; Vo, D.T.

2008

Model test for applying AirQUIS in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vo, D.T.; Sivertsen, B.

2008

Model Advancements for high Spatial and TEmporal Resolution simulations of environmental toxics (SIS MASTER)

The main goal of the project is to modify and enhance NILUs existing atmospheric models to allow for improved simulation of traditional air pollutants (e.g., NO2, PM2.5, PM10) at very […]

Project period: 2018 – 2021

Concluded

Air quality assessment for Tromsø

NILU and Urbanet analyse have prepared a revised air quality assessment for Tromsø. The action plan, including strategies and measures, aims to reduce air pollution to a level that meets […]

Project period: 2019 – 2019

Concluded