CAS Distinguished Scientist Awarding Ceremony for Dr. Damià Barceló Hosted in ISSCAS

Date:Nov 01, 2023


On 30 October, the institute hosted a ceremony to present the certificate of CAS Distinguished Scientist to Dr. Damià Barceló, together with an academic seminar. ISSCAS Vice President Prof. Xiaoyuan Yan chaired the ceremony and awarded the certificate. Dr. Damià Barceló expressed his gratitude and then presented his report “Climate change and emerging contaminants in soil-water systems” during the seminar. He also gave useful advice in papers writing, journals selecting, editors communication, etc.


Dr. Damià Barceló’s scientific focus is on the fate and risk of emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals and nanomaterials in the environment, multiple stressors in rivers and on the water pollution control and protection under scarcity. Dr. Barceló is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier journal Science of the Total Environment(source: Elsevier)


CAS Presidents International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) offers a package of international fellowships, collectively called the “CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)”, to support highly-qualified international scientists and postgraduate students to work and study at CAS institutions and strengthen their scientific collaboration with CAS researchers. The PIFI program is available for four categories of international researchers and students: distinguished scientists, visiting scientists, postdoctoral researchers and international PhD students.

The CAS President’s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists supports leading international scientists to conduct a lecture tour at CAS for 1-2 weeks. Each professor is invited to visit at least two CAS-affiliated institutions (research institutes or universities) to lecture and interact with CAS researchers and postgraduate students. He or she is also expected to host CAS postdoctoral researchers at CAS expenses at his or her lab for a research stay of 1-3 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should be well established and internationally recognized scientists in their respective research fields, having obtained outstanding scientific accomplishment and prestigious international honors, awards or prizes. 


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