What is COST?
Core Group
Wang Yu
Chair & Grant Holder and
GH Scientific Rep
Lucyna Nyka
Vice-Chair
Lucyna Nyka
+48601800986
Dongming XU
Grant Holder Manager
Monia Del Pint
WG 1: Risk Assessment Leader
Monia Del Pint
+3225333801
Lee Bosher
WG 1: Risk Assessment Co-leader
Mesut Dinler
WG 2: Climate Adaptation Leader
Mesut Dinler
+44 (0)1509 223781
Hana Morel
WG 2: Climate Adaptation Co-Leader
Chiara Bertolin
WG 3: Climate Mitigation Leader
Gabriele Lobaccaro
WG 3: Climate Mitigation Co-Leader
Juliana Strogan
WG4: Community Engagement and Capacity Building Leader
Juliana Strogan
+49951871810
Robin Chang
WG4: Community Engagement and Capacity Building Co-Leader
Simona von Eyb
WG 5: Urban Living Lab Heritage Cities
Luana Alessandrini
Grant Awarding Coordinator
Luana Alessandrini
+34 673 627 670
Head for the UNESCO World Heritage
Municipality of Urbino
Matthias Ripp
Science Communication Coordinator
Matthias Ripp
+34 673 627 670
Site Manager
World Heritage Site of Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof, Germany
Rohit Jigyasu
International Advisor
Júlia G. Borràs
Web and Social Media Coordinator
Júlia G. Borràs
+34 673 627 670
Raimon C. Moreno
Web and Social Media Co-Leader
Dongming XU
Grant Holder Manager
Senior Researcher
NTNU, Norway
dongming.xu@ntnu.no
Dr. Dongming Xu is a conservation architect and interdisciplinary researcher affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in cultural heritage preservation. He obtained his doctorate from NTNU in 2018 with the dissertation, “A Multi-Perspective Observation of Site Museums”, which advances a transdisciplinary approach to the study of archaeological site museums. Dr. Xu has extensive professional experience in China (1996–2008; 2018–2022), working on numerous conservation projects involving nationally listed and UNESCO World Heritage sites. His work spans master planning for urban and rural heritage site preservation, landscape enhancement design of heritage sites, assessment and rehabilitation of historic buildings and districts, and the design of on-site exhibitions. He is also the “Conservation Dialogue” columnist for the Community Design Journal (Tsinghua University).