Sergio de Campos Paus
EU Programmes Coordinator
932557630 - int: 437828
sergio.decampos@idaea.csic.es
BSc in Physics, MSc in Earth Sciences Meteorology and Geophysics (Universitat de Barcelona)
I have devoted more than 30 years to the water sector, providing ICT innovative solutions for efficient urban water supply and waste water management, as well as sustainable management of water resources at basin level. Design, development and implementation of automation systems, monitoring networks and environment information systems for hydrology, meteorology and water utilities (water supply and sanitation). During last 10 years I have been dealing with innovation activities, matching new products and solutions with the market needs and funding opportunities under EU innovation programmes. Lately, I have developed some ability for catalysing consortia around core storyline, building win-win relationships among the partners and deploying collaborative tools for the remote knowledge sharing and the project efficient management.
I have joined IDAEA as EU Programmes Coordinator to provide support to Principal Investigators through the EU proposal preparation process, from the early identification of the opportunities and consortia building up to the final submission.
RI-URBANS
Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS
The project aims to demonstrate how service tools from atmospheric research infrastructures can be adapted and enhanced to better address the challenges and societal needs concerning air quality in European cities and industrial hotspots. RI-URBANS responds to urgent needs to substantially reduce air pollution across the European Union by providing enhanced air quality observations in support of advanced air quality policy assessment.
We develop and enhance synergies between Air Quality Monitoring Networks (AQMNs) and research infrastructures in the atmospheric domain and combine advanced scientific knowledge and innovative technologies to develop pilot service tools. These will enhance the AQMNs capacity to evaluate, predict and support policies for abating urban air pollution. RI-URBANS deploys tools and information systems in the hands of citizens and communities to support decision-making by AQ managers and regulators. The focus is on ambient nanoparticles and atmospheric particulate matter, their sizes, constituents, source contributions, and gaseous precursors. RI-URBANS will evaluate novel air quality parameters, source contributions, and their associated health effects to demonstrate the European added value of implementing such service tools.
Funded by the European Commission’s call “European Research Infrastructures capacities and services to address European Green Deal challenges (LC-GD-9-1-2020)”