The EPIC Air Quality Awards support experts around the world who are bringing air quality data to communities and spurring national-level action for clean air.

2025 Awardee

Douala General Hospital

Led by Mbatchou Ngahane Bertrand Hugo
2025 Awardee

The Urban Unit

Led by Muhammad Omar Masud
2025 Awardee

Trilateral Research Ltd. and University of Zambia

Led by Srivatsan Rajagopalan and Dr. Halwindi Hikabasa
2025 Awardee

University of the Punjab

Led by Zaeem bin Babar
2025 Awardee

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)

Led by Engr (Mrs.) Abimbola Akinajo, Managing Director and CEO, LAMATA
2025 Awardee

Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

Led by Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga, PhD, Malawi University
2025 Awardee

BLAZE Project (Fundacao Manhica)

Led by Herminio Cossa, Project Lead, CISM
2025 Awardee

Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI)

Led by Abid Omar, Founder, Pakistan Air Quality Initiative
2025 Awardee

AWAIR Project

Led by Myriam Mrad, Chair of the Public Health Department, University of Balamand
2025 Awardee

Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Led by Adetoun Mustapha, Principal Investigator, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
2025 Awardee

Kgotso Development Trust

Led by Newton Matandirotya, Team Leader, Kgotso Development Trust
2025 Awardee

Aire Limpio Honduras

Led by Ricardo Pineda Guzman, Executive Director, Sustenta Honduras
2025 Awardee

Malawi Initiative for Clean Air Solutions

Led by Collins Gameli Hodoli; Collaboration between Clean Air One Atmosphere, Mzuzu University and ANGA
2024 Awardee

Air Quality 54 (AQ54)

Led by Therence TEMFACK, Project Manager, data354
2024 Awardee

Breathe2Change eXpand (B2CX)

Led by Rodrigo Gastón Gibilisco, founder of Breathe2Change
2024 Awardee

Kinshasa Air Quality (KINAQ)

Led by Paulson KASEREKA ISEVULAMBIRE, in partnership with Professor Daniel Westervelt of Columbia University
2024 Awardee

Permian Health Lung Institute

Led by Dr. Awa Sabally-Touray, an internal medicine physician, and Dr. Sunkaru Touray, a pulmonologist