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Dr Eliot Durand
(he/him)
BA, MA, PhD
Teams and roles for Eliot Durand
Research Fellow
Overview
I am a Research Fellow at Cardiff University School of Engineering, specialising in aerosol science and aviation emissions. My work focuses on the regulatory measurement of non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM) from aircraft engines, where I serve as an EASA-approved operator of the European nvPM and Gaseous Reference System. I have supported multiple gas turbine engine certification campaigns with Rolls-Royce (UK and Germany) and Safran, as well as combustion rig and field tests across Europe.
Alongside these activities, I lead technical teams within the SAE E31 international standards committee and contribute directly to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), where my research informs the development of global emissions regulations. I have authored and co-authored high-impact publications on aircraft particulate emissions and the effects of sustainable aviation fuels, and I am regularly invited to review for leading journals in aerosol science.
My role also extends to contributing to major collaborative research projects (including EU H2020 UNIC, AVIATOR, RAPTOR, SAMPLE and UKRI GRIM-SAF), supervising PhD and MSc students, and training colleagues in advanced aerosol measurement systems. I also manage specialist infrastructure for both emissions testing and health-related aerosol research at Cardiff.
At the core of my research is an interest in better understanding aircraft emissions to help mitigate their negative impacts on both the environment and human health.
Publication
2025
- Lidstone-Lane, F. O. N., Durand, E. F., Williams, P. I., Johnson, M. and Lea-Langton, A. 2025. Experimental characterization of electrostatic loss relevant to aviation nvPM sampling. Aerosol Science and Technology 59(1), pp. 79-95. (10.1080/02786826.2024.2390100)
2024
- Melzi, G. et al. 2024. Toxicological evaluation of primary particulate matter emitted from combustion of aviation fuel. Chemosphere 363, article number: 142958. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142958)
- Durdina, L. et al. 2024. Characterizing and predicting nvPM size distributions for aviation emission inventories and environmental impact. Environmental Science and Technology 58(24), pp. 10548–10557. (10.1021/acs.est.4c02538)
- Harper, J., Durand, E., Johnson, M. and Crayford, A. 2024. Influence of fuel hydrogen content and atomisation quality on ultrafine non-volatile Particulate Matter emissions in RQL gas turbine technology. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 163-167., (10.18573/conf1.ak)
- Smith, L. D., Harper, J., Durand, E., Crayford, A., Johnson, M., Coe, H. and Williams, P. I. 2024. Examination of the influence of alternative fuels on particulate matter properties emitted from a non-proprietary combustor. Atmosphere 15(3), article number: 308. (10.3390/atmos15030308)
2023
- 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, article number: 106140. (10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106140)
2022
- Harper, J., Durand, E., Bowen, P., Pugh, D., Johnson, M. and Crayford, A. 2022. Influence of alternative fuel properties and combustor operating conditions on the nvPM and gaseous emissions produced by a small-scale RQL combustor. Fuel 315, article number: 123045. (10.1016/j.fuel.2021.123045)
- Smith, L. D. et al. 2022. Examining chemical composition of gas turbine-emitted organic aerosol using positive matrix factorisation (PMF). Journal of Aerosol Science 159, article number: 105869. (10.1016/j.jaerosci.2021.105869)
2021
- Durand, E., Lobo, P., Crayford, A., Sevcenco, Y. and Christie, S. 2021. Impact of fuel hydrogen content on non-volatile particulate matter emitted from an aircraft auxiliary power unit measured with standardised reference systems. Fuel 287, article number: 119637. (10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119637)
2020
- Pascoe, M. J. et al. 2020. Dry heat and microwave generated steam protocols for the rapid decontamination of respiratory personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19-related shortages. Journal of Hospital Infection 106(1), pp. 10-19. (10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.008)
- Crayford, A., Bowen, P., Durand, E., Pugh, D., Sevcenco, Y. and Johnson, M. 2020. Influence of humidity and fuel hydrogen content on ultrafine non-volatile particulate matter formation in RQL gas turbine technology.. Presented at: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (TURBO EXPO 2020), London, England, 22-26 June 2020.
- Durand, E. F., Crayford, A. P. and Johnson, M. 2020. Experimental validation of thermophoretic and bend nanoparticle loss for a regulatory prescribed aircraft nvPM sampling system. Aerosol Science and Technology 54(9), pp. 1019-1033. (10.1080/02786826.2020.1756212)
2019
- Durand, E. 2019. Towards improved correction methodology for regulatory aircraft engine nvPM measurement. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Lidstone-Lane, F. O. N., Durand, E. F., Williams, P. I., Johnson, M. and Lea-Langton, A. 2025. Experimental characterization of electrostatic loss relevant to aviation nvPM sampling. Aerosol Science and Technology 59(1), pp. 79-95. (10.1080/02786826.2024.2390100)
- Melzi, G. et al. 2024. Toxicological evaluation of primary particulate matter emitted from combustion of aviation fuel. Chemosphere 363, article number: 142958. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142958)
- Durdina, L. et al. 2024. Characterizing and predicting nvPM size distributions for aviation emission inventories and environmental impact. Environmental Science and Technology 58(24), pp. 10548–10557. (10.1021/acs.est.4c02538)
- Smith, L. D., Harper, J., Durand, E., Crayford, A., Johnson, M., Coe, H. and Williams, P. I. 2024. Examination of the influence of alternative fuels on particulate matter properties emitted from a non-proprietary combustor. Atmosphere 15(3), article number: 308. (10.3390/atmos15030308)
- 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, article number: 106140. (10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106140)
- Harper, J., Durand, E., Bowen, P., Pugh, D., Johnson, M. and Crayford, A. 2022. Influence of alternative fuel properties and combustor operating conditions on the nvPM and gaseous emissions produced by a small-scale RQL combustor. Fuel 315, article number: 123045. (10.1016/j.fuel.2021.123045)
- Smith, L. D. et al. 2022. Examining chemical composition of gas turbine-emitted organic aerosol using positive matrix factorisation (PMF). Journal of Aerosol Science 159, article number: 105869. (10.1016/j.jaerosci.2021.105869)
- Durand, E., Lobo, P., Crayford, A., Sevcenco, Y. and Christie, S. 2021. Impact of fuel hydrogen content on non-volatile particulate matter emitted from an aircraft auxiliary power unit measured with standardised reference systems. Fuel 287, article number: 119637. (10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119637)
- Pascoe, M. J. et al. 2020. Dry heat and microwave generated steam protocols for the rapid decontamination of respiratory personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19-related shortages. Journal of Hospital Infection 106(1), pp. 10-19. (10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.008)
- Durand, E. F., Crayford, A. P. and Johnson, M. 2020. Experimental validation of thermophoretic and bend nanoparticle loss for a regulatory prescribed aircraft nvPM sampling system. Aerosol Science and Technology 54(9), pp. 1019-1033. (10.1080/02786826.2020.1756212)
Conferences
- Harper, J., Durand, E., Johnson, M. and Crayford, A. 2024. Influence of fuel hydrogen content and atomisation quality on ultrafine non-volatile Particulate Matter emissions in RQL gas turbine technology. Presented at: Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK, 12-14 July 2023 Presented at Spezi, E. and Bray, M. eds.Proceedings of the Cardiff University Engineering Research Conference 2023. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press pp. 163-167., (10.18573/conf1.ak)
- Crayford, A., Bowen, P., Durand, E., Pugh, D., Sevcenco, Y. and Johnson, M. 2020. Influence of humidity and fuel hydrogen content on ultrafine non-volatile particulate matter formation in RQL gas turbine technology.. Presented at: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (TURBO EXPO 2020), London, England, 22-26 June 2020.
Thesis
- Durand, E. 2019. Towards improved correction methodology for regulatory aircraft engine nvPM measurement. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Contact Details
DurandEF@cardiff.ac.uk
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Queen's Buildings - West Building, Room W1.27, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA