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
- Jet Engine Emissions and Toxicology Studies on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Aiming at Reduced Particle Emission and Climate Impact / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- 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. et al. (2026) 'Aviation particulate matter emissions research in Switzerland : history and milestones to date', Chimia, 80(1-2), pp. 36–40. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2026.36.
- Durdina, L. et al. (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), pp. 967–978. doi: 10.1021/acsestair.5c00053.
- Fushimi, A. et al. (2025) 'Unique microphysical structures of ultrafine particles emitted from turbofan jet engines', ACS ES&T Air, 2(5), pp. 847–856. doi: 10.1021/acsestair.4c00309.
- Durdina, L. et al. (2024) 'Characterizing and predicting nvPM size distributions for aviation emission inventories and environmental impact', Environmental Science & Technology, 58(24), pp. 10548–10557. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02538.
- Edebeli, J. et al. (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. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605879.
- Durand, E. et al. (2023) 'Correction for particle loss in a regulatory aviation nvPM emissions system using measured particle size', Journal of Aerosol Science, 169(106140). doi: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106140.
- Owen, B. et al. (2022) 'Review: Particulate matter emissions from aircraft', Atmosphere, 13(8), p. 1230. doi: 10.3390/atmos13081230.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Schripp, T. et al. (2025) 'Advancements in aircraft engine measurement : the new SR Technics test cell emission monitoring system', in 28th ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC), Zurich, Switzerland, 16-19 June 2025.
- Schripp, T. et al. (2025) 'Advancements in aircraft engine measurement : the new SR Technics test cell emission monitoring system', in 2nd GAeF START, Winterthur, Switzerland 25-26 February 2025. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32669.
- Durdina, L. et al. (2019) 'Non-volatile particulate matter emission measurements of in-service commercial turbofan engines : a comparison with estimates using certified emissions of new engines', in American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9-13 December 2019.
Other publications
- Testa, B. et al. (2023) Soot aerosol from commercial aviation engines are poor ice nucleating particles at cirrus cloud temperatures. Munich: European Geosciences Union. doi: 10.5194/egusphere-2023-2441.
- Edebeli, J., Spirig, C. and Anet, J. (2021) 'Downscaling EDGAR emissions to local emission sectors for Switzerland', in EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, 19-30 April 2021. European Geosciences Union. doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8208.
- Durdina, L. et al. (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', in Poster Abstracts. ETH Zürich, pp. PS1–068. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23333.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Schripp, T. et al. (2025) 'Quantitative assessment of gaseous and particulate matter emissions from a business jet engine operated with sustainable aviation fuel', in European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Lecce, Italy, 31 August - 5 September 2025.
- Liang, Y. et al. (2025) 'Model study of water vapor and VOCs adsorption on bulk jet engine soot particles : thermodynamic and kinetic aspects', in EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 27 April - 2 May 2025. Copernicus. doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-15808.
- Durdina, L. et al. (2022) 'Certification versus research measurements : investigating the variability of particle emissions of large jet engines from a long running series of emission tests', in 5th International Conference on Transport, Atmosphere and Climate (TAC-5), Bad Aibling, Germany, 27-30 June 2022.