Jean Froment
Jean Froment is a researcher at the climate and research institute NILU.
Jean has conducted his PhD. at the Norwegian institute of Water Research (NIVA) and University of Oslo (UiO) focusing on Effect-Directed analysis (EDA). His post-doctoral experiences at the UFZ (Leipzig, Germany) and Stockholm University (Sweden) focused on performing nontarget analysis of biological and environmental samples.
Jean’s main research interests include the screening of environmental samples (particulate matter, water…) by chromatography (LC, or GC) coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometers (HRMS). Together with in vitro bioassays, nontarget analysis allows the detection of unexpected toxicants in the environment.
Jean is also passionate about the use of open-source software for the data processing of HRMS data and in silico tools to reveal the chemical composition and structure of unknown features.
Huy Duong Gia
Huy Duong Gia is currently a PHD-candidate at Stiftelsen NILU (since 2023).
He has a Bachelor degree in Control engineering and Automation (from 2015 to 2019 at Ho Chi Minh city University of Technology), in which he learned about control engineering, embedded systems, electronic design (PCB) and IoT application.
He then moved on to become an Embedded systems engineer (from 2019 to 2021 at BKASIC Technology cooperation). In 2 years as an engineer, he designed and programmed (C language) embedded system for electronic products, especially with high-speed signal devices. He used IoT application to control the product over internet, and designed hardware (PCB) for embedded system, control board, and high frequency PCB.
Huy then earned his master's degree in Micro and Nano System Technology (from 2021 to 2023 at University of South-eastern Norway). Here he went to the tiny world to study Nano and Micro system technology, especially Photonics devices, Optics, and MEMS (Mechanic-Electronic Micro System) design.
Now he is working under the MISO project. His main focus is on developing ambient monitors for greenhouse gases (GHGs) with low power consumption for long-term deployment in the Arctic and wetlands. By integrating tinyML (Tiny Machine Learning), he aims not only to improve the accuracy and reliability of data collected from these sensors but also to reduce power consumption for prolonged use. The goal is to make air quality data in the Arctic and wetlands more accessible, accurate, and useful for researchers and the general public.
Marc Peñalver Grau
Marc Peñalver Grau is an EU Project Manager at NILU, bringing a background in sustainable urban planning and citizen engagement. He holds a MSc in Nordic Urban Planning, a joint master's degree from Roskilde University (Denmark), Malmö University (Sweden), and Tromsø University (Norway). His studies equipped him with a broad set of social tools and a critical perspective on urban spaces.
Marc has developed a holistic approach to urban planning, integrating social, economic, and technical perspectives. Additionally, he has expertise in project management, and his main interest lays in creating lasting impacts in developing urban areas.
At NILU, Marc plays an important role in citizen engagement. He has developed a wide range of communication campaigns to encourage citizen participation in more than 10 cities both in Norway and Europe and over 15 workshops to understand community needs around air pollution and environment in general.
Sonja Grossberndt
Sonja Grossberndt works as scientist at the Environmental Impacts and Sustainability department.
Grossberndt’s work focuses on user engagement, citizen science and science communication. She works also as project administrator in a number of national and international research projects.
Henrik Grythe
Dr. Henrik Grythe serves as a senior researcher at NILU posted at Kjeller, Norway.
His Msc. in meteorology is from the University of Oslo and his PhD is in atmospheric physics from Stockholm University. There he worked with quantifying emission sources, and the dispersion and removal of both natural and anthropogenic aerosol particles as well as short-lived pollutants.
He specializes in climate and air pollution relevant problems where a high temporal and spatial resolution is required, working with a broad range of methods and data sources.
He has a long experience working with models and model development for several atmospheric and emission models and has a leading role in the development of both new and existing methods and numerical models.
He actively disseminates scientific knowledge through various media channels to the public, engages in communication with government and stakeholders, and participates in scientific conferences. His h-index is 17, with a total of 2,500 citations (Google Scholar).
Cristina de Brito Beirao Guerreiro
Dr. Cristina Guerreiro is Research Director for Environmental Impacts and Sustainability at NILU, focusing on research and innovation of sustainable and circular solutions for products and systems across different economic sectors.
Guerreiro has a PhD in Chemistry and a MSc in Environmental Engineering. She has more than 25 years of experience in coordinating international and national research and policy support projects in the following areas: air quality, climate change mitigation, environment & health, circular economy, institutional building and stakeholder involvement, and science communication.
She is the coordinator of the EU research and innovation project Circular Economy Resource Information System (CE-RISE). She has led NILU’s work for the European Environmental Agency (EEA) since 2008 and is the Deputy manager of the European Topic Centre on Human health and the environment (ETC HE). She was Coordinating Lead Author of the UN-Environment’s 6th Global Environment Outlook (GEO6) report, as well as chairperson of the CEN/TC264/WG43.
Claudia Hak
Dr. Claudia Hak is a senior scientist in the Department for Urban Environment and Industry at NILU. She obtained her PhD in physics at the University of Karlsruhe in 2006 with a focus on the measurement of formaldehyde and other compounds involved in photooxidation processes that occur in polluted air around cities.
Claudia has been working at NILU since 2009. She is a measurement expert and leads specially designed measurement projects with a focus on the effect of emissions from industry, traffic and other pollution sources on ambient air.
Claudia is also interested in the composition of urban air and the pollution sources in cities and in this context studies advanced particle measurements (based on the composition of the particles) taken in Oslo. She has contributed to the establishment of the Urban Observatory in Oslo, which has a strong focus on particle characterization and the health effects of particles. Another area of work is within the National Reference Laboratory for Air Quality Measurements, where she guides measurement network owners with regard to the choice of reference measurement location. She is also interested in evaluating the differences between the accepted reference and equivalent measurement methods for particulate matter.
Helene Lunder Halvorsen
Dr Helene Lunder Halvorsen is a scientist at the Department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects and responsible for the Norwegian monitoring programme "Atmospheric contaminants" on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency. She is also involved in the reporting of organic contaminants under the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme EMEP.
She has a master's degree in Organic Chemistry (MSc) and completed her PhD at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oslo in 2023. In her PhD, she focused on regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and used air samples from Norway and Europe to investigate the occurrence, distribution and sources of POPs.
During her 13 years at NILU, she has gained much experience with air sampling and analysis of organic contaminants, with a particular focus on method development and quality assurance of data.
Paul David Hamer
Dr. Paul Hamer is a Researcher within the Urban Environment and Industry department at NILU.
He has a PhD in atmospheric chemistry from the University of Bristol. He has over 20 years of experience working in the field of atmospheric sciences and has published on a broad range of research topics. His core expertise is in working with numerical models of the atmosphere and land surface and in working with data assimilation and satellite observations.
He has a strong interest in air quality, climate change, and land surface processes. As such, his recent research has focused on the impacts that climate and extreme weather have on surface fluxes (deposition and emissions) of air pollutants and their precursors.
Furthermore, he has a strong interest in providing a vital link between air quality science and policymakers through his activities within the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service.
Paul is motivated by the need to provide scientific knowledge to society to help decision making in relation to air quality management and climate change policy.