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modelling and environmental impact assessment on various scales and regions; among the others: emission
inventories and photochemical modelling in urban areas, acidification over the Italian region, present and
future impacts of sulphur in Asian megacities, integrated assessment of acidification in Asia (World Bank),
policies scenarios analysis through integrated modelling systems.
Sandro Finardi (Senior Scientist; Ph.: +39-02-27007255; Fax: +39-02-25708084, e-mail: s.finardi@arianet.it)
- Univ. Degree in Physics at the University of Milan in 1988. Experience on atmospheric dispersion
modelling of industrial and civil sources emissions in the frame of environmental impact assessment. From
1991 he has been working on meteorological models at local and meso-scale, applying diagnostic and
prognostic techniques in urban environment and over complex terrain. Further activities regard atmospheric
surface and boundary layer parameterisations. During the last years he worked on the development of
deterministic air quality prediction systems. He has been involved in EU COST710 and COST715 and is
presently invited expert of COST728 Action. He led WP5 of EU FP5 project FUMAPEX, dealing with
interfaces between meteorological and air quality models.
Camillo Silibello (Senior Scientist; Ph.: +39-02-27007255; Fax: +39-02-25708084, e-mail: c.silibello@arianet.it)
- Univ. Degree in Physics at University of Milan in 1988. He works on the development and
application of mathematical models in the fields of transport and diffusion of pollutant in the atmosphere.
Visiting researcher at CGRER – Univ. of Iowa in 1996 where he started to work with STEM model under
the supervision of Prof. G. Carmichael. Further activities regard deposition estimation over the Italian area,
sensitivity studies of effects of chemical mechanisms in model applications, inclusion of aerosol processes in
comprehensive air quality models and application of chemical transport model to different area in the Italian
basin. In 2006 he has been nominated by the Italian Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea as a national
expert for the preparation of the EMEP/TFMM Particulate Matter Assessment Report.
Alessio D’Allura (Junior Scientist; Ph.: +39-02-27007255; Fax: +39-02-25708084, e-mail: a.dallura@arianet.it)
- Univ. Degree in Environmental Science and PhD in Environmental Science focused on development
and validation of Air Quality Forecast System, both from University of Milano Bicocca. Contributor of
FUMAPEX project. Research Scholar at CGRER – Univ. of Iowa (Center for Global and Regional
Environmental Research) in 2006. Involved in air quality forecast activities during the measurement
campaigns INTEX-B (The Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment – Phase B ), MILAGRO
(Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations) and TexAQS (Texas Air Quality Study). He
gained experience in set up, drive and validate a forecast modelling system including: meteorological nonhydrostatic
models (such as RAMS or WRF) and local to mesoscale pollutant dispersion models.
Selected relevant publications
Finardi S., De Maria R., D’Allura A., Calori G., Cascone C., Lollobrigida F. (2007): A Deterministic Air Quality
Forecasting System For Torino Urban Area, Italy., Environ.Model. and Software, In Press.
Baklanov, A., Hänninen, O., Slørdal, L. H., Kukkonen, J., Bjergene, N., Fay, B., Finardi, S., Hoe, S. C., Jantunen, M.,
Karppinen, A., Rasmussen, A., Skouloudis, A., Sokhi, R. S., Sørensen, J. H., (2007): Integrated systems for
forecasting urban meteorology, air pollution and population exposure. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 855–874.
Tang Y., Charmichael G. R., Mena M., D'Allura A., Chai T., Pierce, R B, Al-Saadi, J A (2006): The Mexico City
Outflow and Its Regional Influence: A Regional Model Study in INTEX- B/MIRAGE Field Experiment. AGU
2006 Fall Meeting.
Guttikunda S.K., Carmichael G.R., Calori G., Eck C., Woo J.H. (2003): The contribution of megacities to regional
sulfur pollution in Asia. Atmos.Environ., 37, 11-22.
Carmichael G.R., Streets D.G., Calori G., Amann M., Jacobson M. Z., Hansen J., Ueda H. (2002): Changing trends in
sulfur emissions in Asia: implications for acid deposition, air pollution, and climate. Environ. Sci. and Tech.,
36(22), 4707-4713.
Partner 5: Aristotle University THessaloniki (AUTH)
Expertise and experience of the organization
The Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering (LHTEE) belongs to the Energy Section of
the Mechanical Engineering Department of AUTH. It has a long record of research and consulting activities,
both at national and international level. Most of the research funds of the Laboratory originate from
competitive programmes of the European Commission. In the last years, the total annual turnover of the
Laboratory has been of the order of 1 million €. The Laboratory has significant experience and expertise in
meteorological and air quality modelling and air quality assessment. The Laboratory’s research work focuses
on the simulation of transport and chemical transformation of pollutants in the atmosphere with the use of
advanced air quality models, with main focus lately on the urban air quality assessment. The Laboratory is
also involved in Air Quality Management through the assessment of various measures for reducing air
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