Atmospheric Environment Research Centre
The Atmospheric Environment Research Centre was established by Griffith University in 2009 to provide a focal point for the University’s research on the atmospheric environment.
The centre brings together university researchers and external partners with interests in the role of atmospheric aerosols in the broader environment, human health, climate, industry and medicine.
Our research program adopts an inter-disciplinary ‘whole-of-system’ approach to the complex processes that underpin the atmospheric environment, and in particular the important role of aerosols in the environment.
The centre has four principal research themes:
- Aeolian Dust
- Economic-Environmental Systems Modelling
- Atmospheric Pollution and Health
- Aerosol and Nano-technology
Our interdisciplinary philosophy means that researchers often contribute to more than one research theme to bring unique suites of skills and perspectives to focus on each project.
Our centre also hosts Griffith University’s E-Waste Research Program, a member of the United Nations Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) initiative. The StEP initiative’s overall aim is to develop strategies to solve the e-waste problem based on sound scientific research. The centre, in conjunction with the United Nations University, the United Nations Environmental Program, StEP and the Basel Convention, will hold Ewaste 2010, the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference and StEP Workshop on E-Waste in the Southern Hemisphere in Brisbane from 21-23 July 2010.
Solving the E-Waste Problem
Research at AERC
A better understanding of E-Waste and why it is a concern
Student Opportunities