Royston Uning

Japan Pavilion, COP29, Azerbaijan

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Short Bio

Royston Uning is a Research Associate for the Global Atmospheric Chemistry Section at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), JAPAN. His main research interest has always been disentangling the important or potential role(s) of biogenic and anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere towards air quality and as climate forcing. His current work is mainly but not limited to ground- and ship-based observations of a range of atmospheric VOCs in JAPAN and as well as in the western Pacific Ocean. In 2024, he was invited to serve as a speaker at the 2024 Meeting of Biogenic Hydrocarbons and the Atmosphere Gordon Research Conference, a highly prestigious Conference, which was held in Castelldefels, Barcelona SPAIN. His research profile was also featured in one of the Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) research project workshop reports, "Frontiers in ocean-atmosphere exchange: Air-sea interface and fluxes of mass and energy" which was held at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse (IESC), FRANCE. Currently, he serves as one of the SOLAS Southeast Asia Regional Panels.

He received the "Best Undergraduate Dissertation" award in Solid State Science from the Malaysian Solid State Science and Technology Society (MASS). He received twice the "Best Oral Presenter" award at scientific conferences during his graduate studies. He authored and co-authored more than 10 peer-reviewed research articles during his Ph.D. at Talib Laboratory. Furthermore, he published 5 peer-reviewed research articles during his Post-Doc at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, MALAYSIA.

Outside of work, he enjoys mountain biking and spending time by the sea. He currently lives in Tsukuba, JAPAN, and originally hails from Sabah, MALAYSIA.

Contact/E-Mail: uning.royston@nies.go.jp (Work)/uningroyston@gmail.com (Personal).

Latest Updates …

December 12th, 2023: Check out the upcoming and exciting Biogenic Hydrocarbons and the Atmosphere Gordon Research Conference which will be held in Spain next year (Link).
February 15th, 2023: North Pacific Marine Science Organization winter 2023 press is out! I had the opportunity to contribute and highlight our most recent studies on marine bacteria and VOC. Link to article: PICES Press Winter 2023 Vol. 31, No. 1 (page 87)
September 27th, 2022: Presented a poster entitled "The interplay between the marine atmospheric boundary layer VOCs and the surface ocean bacteria and bacterial-derived DOM cycles: A laboratory and field studies" during the 8th hybrid 2022 SOLAS Open Science Conference (OSC) held at Cape Town, South Africa - online
September 25th, 2022: Participated in an Early Career Scientist Day (ECSD) in conjunction with the 8th hybrid 2022 SOLAS Open Science Conference (OSC) - online
August 23rd, 2022: Organised and participated in SOLAS 1st Southeast Asia Workshop - online
July 18th, 2022: Research article entitled "A floating chamber system for VOC sea-to-air flux measurement near the sea surface" published online at Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Link to article
May 2nd, 2022: Started a new position as a Research Associate at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan.
March 20th, 2022: Latest joint work published online in Atmospheric Pollution Research. Link to article
February 23rd, 2022: Into 2nd year as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
January 8th, 2022: Research article entitled "Assessment on the distributions and exchange of anionic surfactants in the coastal environment of Peninsular Malaysia: A review" published online at Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Link to article
November 21st, 2021: Research article entitled "Sea-to-Air Fluxes of Isoprene and Monoterpenes in the Coastal Upwelling Region of Peninsular Malaysia" published online at ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. Link to article

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