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Thursday, September 3, 2026
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 3, 2026
  Aviation Fuels
Session Chair: Dr William Lewis - USAF AFRL/RA
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
An Optical Fuel Deposition Sensor for Flowing Fuels at High Temperatures and Pressures
Presenter: Dr Andrew DeBlase - UDRI

Authors: Dr Amanda Cahill - UDRI, Ms Ashil Higgins - UDRI, Mr James Shardo - UDRI, Dr William Lewis - USAF AFRL/RA, Mr Jonathan Webb - UDRI, Dr Zachary West - University of Dayton
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Long duration Testing of Synthetic Aviation Fuels (SAF)
Presenter: Mr Murtuza Lokhandwalla - Collins Aerospace (RTX)

Author: Ms Shoshannah Burnett - Collins Aerospace RTX
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Novel Experimental Approach to Study Mitigation of Coking in Aircraft Fuel Systems
Presenter: Dr Sabrina Summers - Woodward Inc

Authors: Dr Bidhan Dam - Woodward FST Inc, Ms Angela Kimber Ehlich - Woodward Inc, Dr Andras KorenyiBoth - Woodward Inc, Mr Deke Pyle - Woodward Inc
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
IMPACT OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES INCLUDING DEOXYGENATION ON FUEL SYSTEM DEPOSITION AT HOT FUEL CONDITIONS
Presenter: Dr Amanda Cahill - UDRI

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Developing A Fuel from Concept to Flight: Perspectives on Fuel Considerations, Field Adoption Challenges, and a Roadmap to Maturity
Presenter: Mr Robert Casselberry - USAF AFRL/RA

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Advancing Catalytic Thermal Management using Dynamic Nuclear Polarization solid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (DNP-ssNMR) Spectroscopy
Presenter: Dr Kara Martin - USAF AFRL

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