Dr. Jacinta Edebeli
Dr. Jacinta Edebeli
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Meteorologie und Luftverkehr
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Scientist; Group Lead Meteorology, Environment and Aviation Research Unit
Focus
Aviation emissions, urban air quality, air quality monitoring, LDSA, aviation environmental impacts, aviation meteorology
Teaching
AV.PM4 - Aviation projects (sustainability discussions in aviation)
Network
Membership of networks
SAE E-31 aircraft engine gas and particulate emissions
ORCID digital identifier
Social media
Projects
- Net4Cities – Real-Time Monitoring Networks and Transport Emissions for Tailored Zero Pollution Action Plans in European Cities / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Renewable Fuels and Chemicals for Switzerland / Project leader / ongoing
- Addressing feasibility studies towards cleaner aviation and environmental impacts research with SAF on unregulated engines / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- EASA SAMPLE IV SC02 / Project leader / completed
- AGEAIR II: Investigation of gaseous and particulate emissions of in-service AIRcraft and helicopter turbine engines, as well as the effects of performance deterioration of AGEing aircraft engines / Team member / completed
- COVID-AIR: Influence of the COVID-19-lockdown on Swiss air quality / Team member / completed
- Advancing the Science for Aviation and Climate / Team member / completed
- CLEANAIR: Assessment of the impact of aviation on air quality / Team member / completed
- Research of Aviation PM Technologies, mOdelling and Regulation / Deputy project leader / completed
- nvPM certification measurements for the PD-14 engine / Team member / completed
- nvPM certification measurements for the PS-90 engines / Team member / completed
- AGEAIR: Investigation of the effects of performance deterioration and AGEing on gaseous and particulate emissions of in-service AIRcraft turbofan engines / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Edebeli, J., Durdina, L., Brem, B. T., & Rindlisbacher, T. (2026). Aviation particulate matter emissions research in Switzerland : history and milestones to date. Chimia, 80(1-2), 36–40. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2026.36
- Durdina, L., Decker, Z. C. J., Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., Frischknecht, T., Anet, J. G., Brem, B. T., Siegerist, F., & Rindlisbacher, T. (2025). Gaseous and particulate emissions from a small business jet using conventional Jet A-1 and a 30% SAF blend. ACS ES&T Air, 2(5), 967–978. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00053
- Fushimi, A., Fujitani, Y., Ďurdina, L., Anet, J. G., Spirig, C., Edebeli, J., Sakurai, H., Murashima, Y., Saitoh, K., & Takegawa, N. (2025). Unique microphysical structures of ultrafine particles emitted from turbofan jet engines. ACS ES&T Air, 2(5), 847–856. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00309
- Durdina, L., Durand, E., Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., Brem, B. T., Elser, M., Siegerist, F., Johnson, M., Sevcenco, Y. A., & Crayford, A. P. (2024). Characterizing and predicting nvPM size distributions for aviation emission inventories and environmental impact. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(24), 10548–10557. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c02538
- Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., Fluck, S., Fierz, M., & Anet, J. (2023). Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of lung-deposited surface area in Zurich Switzerland : lung-deposited surface area as a new routine metric for ambient particle monitoring. International Journal of Public Health, 68. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605879
- Durand, E., Durdina, L., Smallwood, G., Johnson, M., Spirig, C., Edebeli, J., Roth, M., Brem, B., Sevcenco, Y., & Crayford, A. (2023). Correction for particle loss in a regulatory aviation nvPM emissions system using measured particle size. Journal of Aerosol Science, 169(106140). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106140
- Owen, B., Anet, J. G., Bertier, N., Christie, S., Cremaschi, M., Dellaert, S., Edebeli, J., Janicke, U., Kuenen, J., Lim, L., & Terrenoire, E. (2022). Review: Particulate matter emissions from aircraft. Atmosphere, 13(8), 1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081230
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Schripp, T., Alig, M., Bell, J. G., Edebeli, J., Stähelin, M., Siegerist, F., & Rindlisbacher, T. (2025, June 16). Advancements in aircraft engine measurement : the new SR Technics test cell emission monitoring system. 28th ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC), Zurich, Switzerland, 16-19 June 2025.
- Schripp, T., Alig, M., Bell, J. G., Edebeli, J., Stähelin, M., Siegerist, F., & Rindlisbacher, T. (2025, February 25). Advancements in aircraft engine measurement : the new SR Technics test cell emission monitoring system. 2nd GAeF START, Winterthur, Switzerland 25-26 February 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32669
- Durdina, L., Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., & Anet, J. (2019, December 11). Non-volatile particulate matter emission measurements of in-service commercial turbofan engines : a comparison with estimates using certified emissions of new engines. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9-13 December 2019.
Other publications
- Testa, B., Durdina, L., Alpert, P. A., Mahrt, F., Dreimol, C. H., Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., Decker, Z. C. J., Anet, J., & Kanji, Z. A. (2023). Soot aerosol from commercial aviation engines are poor ice nucleating particles at cirrus cloud temperatures. European Geosciences Union. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2441
- Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., & Anet, J. (2021). Downscaling EDGAR emissions to local emission sectors for Switzerland. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, 19-30 April 2021. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8208
- Durdina, L., Durand, E., Spirig, C., Edebeli, J., Anet, J., & Crayford, A. (2021). Intercomparison of two reference sampling and measurement systems for aircraft engine nonvolatile PM using a small-scale RQL combustor rig burning conventional and sustainable aviation fuels [Conference poster]. Poster Abstracts, PS1–068. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23333
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Schripp, T., Alig, M., Bell, D., Bell, J. G., Edebeli, J., Finocchiaro, L., Franzetti, J., Hofstetter, S., Liang, Y., Lipp, O., Melas, A., Smrke, S., Suarez-Bertoa, R., Stähelin, M., Wang, Y., & Thomann, U. (2025, August 31). Quantitative assessment of gaseous and particulate matter emissions from a business jet engine operated with sustainable aviation fuel. European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Lecce, Italy, 31 August - 5 September 2025.
- Liang, Y., Bell, J., Artiglia, L., Ammann, M., & Edebeli, J. (2025, March 15). Model study of water vapor and VOCs adsorption on bulk jet engine soot particles : thermodynamic and kinetic aspects. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 27 April - 2 May 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-15808
- Durdina, L., Edebeli, J., Spirig, C., Roth, M., Anet, J., Brem, B., Elser, M., & Schönenberger, D. (2022, June 29). Certification versus research measurements : investigating the variability of particle emissions of large jet engines from a long running series of emission tests. 5th International Conference on Transport, Atmosphere and Climate (TAC-5), Bad Aibling, Germany, 27-30 June 2022.