29/10/2026
Palas at IASTA 2026 in Kolkata
This week, our colleague Max Uebach attended 2026, the National Conference on Aerosol Science & Technology, hosted by IIT Kharagpur and the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park in Kolkata, India.
Under the theme “Aerosols for a Sustainable Future: Bridging Climate, Air Quality, and Health,” researchers, technologists, and industry professionals came together to discuss recent advances in aerosol science.
Max contributed a talk titled: “From Fine to Giant: Dust Size Distribution from 0.4 to 100 µm”
The talk built on data from the Jordan Wind erosion And Dust Investigation (J-WADI), an international field campaign conducted near Wadi Rum, Jordan, in September 2022. Its goal: to better understand the size and composition of mineral dust at emission, including super-coarse and giant particles that are notoriously difficult to measure. Palas instruments, including the Fidas® 200 S, the welas® 2500, and the Cloud Droplet Analyzer (CDA), were part of the multi-instrument setup.
Learn more about J-WADI and other mineral dust studies:
https://buff.ly/m920Qhq
A big thank you to our sales partner AlfaTech Services for having us on site and for the great collaboration in India.