This presentation introduces emerging industrial hygiene questions related to the transition from conventional jet fuel to sustainable aviation fuels. It discusses how changes in fuel chemistry may alter aircraft engine emission profiles and potential worker exposures to particulate matter and organic pollutants. Learners will explore motivation, experimental approaches, and planned research to assess exposure implications for aviation workers.
At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
Explain how the transition from conventional jet fuel to sustainable aviation fuels may change aircraft engine emission composition.
Identify potential occupational exposure pathways to particulate matter and organic pollutants generated during aircraft engine operation.
Onyinye Ezeifeka is a PhD Candidate in Environmental & Industrial Hygiene at the University of Cincinnati under the mentorship of Prof. Yevgen Nazarenko, where her research focuses on air quality assessment and occupational exposure to emissions from aviation turbine engines. Her work examines how the transition to sustainable aviation fuels may influence emission profiles and potential health risks for aviation workers. She conducts laboratory based combustion experiments to characterize particle emissions and organic pollutants generated during aviation fuel combustion. Onyinye’s broader research interests include environmental pollutant control, exposure assessment, and indoor air quality management.
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.
In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.
If you're not able to attend the live presentation, no problem! We record most presentations and will host them on our website provided we have permission to do so. Presentation recordings are not eligible for Certificates of Completion.
The University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center (UC ERC) serves the regional and national needs in occupational safety and health through interdisciplinary academic education, research training and professional development courses.
UC ERC offers MS and Ph.D. degrees and a wide range of continuing education for practicing professionals. Programs are offered in Environmental and Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health Nursing, Occupational Medicine Residency, and Occupational Safety and Health Engineering, as well as specialized training in Biomonitoring and research methods.
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Will Bellamy at (510) 642-8365 or wbellamy@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
