BELMONT, Mass. - Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc. has been invited to serve as a member and industrial partner in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airliner Cabin Environment Research (ACER CoE). In this capacity, Kronos will provide its real-time decontamination, air filtration, and purification technology expertise to evaluate and develop solutions that proactively address and improve cabin air quality. The program, led by the FAA, includes senior executives from aerospace equipment manufacturers and leading American universities.

"We are delighted to have been invited and are enthusiastic about becoming a part of the ACER CoE's prestigious team," said Daniel R. Dwight, president and chief executive officer. "We believe Kronos' expertise developing decontamination, purification, and sterilization technologies and solutions that prevent the spread of airborne viruses will substantially contribute to the Center of Excellence's progress in this arena."

The ACER CoE was formed to examine cabin air quality and study chemical and biological threats in airliners. Auburn University heads the ACER CoE and partners include the Air Force Research Laboratory, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Purdue University, Harvard University, Boise State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kansas State University, and Ohio Aerospace Institute among others, and includes industry leaders such as Boeing, General Electric, and Steris.