On June 13, the first three-year MECW project was successfully concluded with a seminar at CMES. The results from the project, AI in the Service of Socio-Politically Adapted Sustainable Dust-Storm Control in the Middle East, were presented by project members Hossein Hashemi (Water Resources Engineering), Amir Naghibi (Water Resources Engineering), Ali Mansourian (Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science), and Pengziang Zhao (Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science). The fifth project member, Sara Brogaard (LUCSUS), was unfortunately unable to attend.
For a summary of the project's conclusions, please read the latest Regional Outlook: Dust Storms in the Middle East - Insights from Satellite Data and AI
In addition to concluding the semester's seminar series, we also celebrated CMES researcher Pinar Dinc's promotion to Associate Professor (Docent) in Political Science.
Congrats Hossein, Amir, Ali, Sara, and Pengxiang for a successful project and Pinar for your promotion!