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Friends of Dust-DN

Expanding our community beyond the core consortium: a network of scientists and PhD students who engage with Dust-DN research, training, and outreach.

What are Friends of Dust-DN?

  • Scientists and PhD students interested in Dust-DN activities, research, and outcomes.
  • Strengthen knowledge exchange, community building, and project visibility beyond formal partners.

Framework & Aims

  • Broaden the scientific network around atmospheric dust and its impacts.
  • Facilitate participation in training schools, workshops, and outreach.
  • Promote open dialogue around data, methods, and tooling.

Criteria for Becoming a Friend

  • Interest or expertise in Dust-DN themes (e.g., atmospheric dust, aerosols, remote sensing, climate, data management).
  • Affiliation with a recognised institution (university, research centre, relevant organisation), or proven independent academic/professional experience.
  • Openness to engage through webinars, workshops, or conferences.
  • Willingness to collaborate (e.g., co-authoring, reviewing, sharing knowledge and expertise).

Opportunities & Access for Friends

Information

Updates on open Dust-DN webinars, selected workshops, and outreach events via the newsletter; occasional direct invitations.

Participation

Share latest findings, datasets, tools, and methods with the Dust-DN community.

Networking & Visibility

Boost outreach via your networks; potential features in the Dust-DN newsletter, blog posts, or as Featured Researchers.

Collaboration

Scope for long-term research collaborations and joint proposals. Joint event proposals are considered by the Supervisory Board; research collaboration ideas are directed to relevant supervisors/partners.

Access to Expertise

Participation in expert lectures, technical workshops, and tutorials (subject to capacity and relevance).

Limitations

  • No access to internal or confidential project data or documents.
  • No financial support or reimbursement from the project budget.
  • For in-person participation in Dust-DN events, Friends may be requested to contribute a fee toward common expenses.

How to Become a Friend

  1. Send an expression of interest to the Project Manager: k.fragkos@cyi.ac.cy
  2. Include a short introduction and your interest in Dust-DN themes.
  3. Approval by the Management Team; you’ll be added to a simple mailing list for communication.
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Our Current Friends

Coming soon — this space will feature logos and short profiles of Friends (institutions and individuals) with links to their pages.