Claudio A. Belis

Claudio A. Belis is a Project Leader at the Air and Climate Unit of the European Commission Joint Research Centre. He has long-term experience in the field of air pollution measurements and in the use of models for quantifying the contribution of air pollution sources to inform pollution abatement strategies (source apportionment). His area of expertise includes the application of integrated assessment modelling to estimate the impact of air pollution on health. Mr Belis led the working group on source apportionment of the Forum for Air quality Modelling in Europe (FAIRMODE) and was Convenor of the European Standardisation Committee (CEN) Working Group on air pollution source apportionment where he contributed to develop methodologies to test the performance of source apportionment techniques. He currently leads a JRC project to support the implementation of the EU Green Deal in the Western Balkans.

Mr Belis authored more than 100 publications including peer-reviewed scientific papers and technical/policy reports. He drafted review articles about the contribution of air pollution sources on particulate matter (PM) on a European and global scale.