In-Place Filter Testing Workshop
Program Overview
Date: July 13–17, 2026
Location: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA
Certificate of Specialization eligibility:
Overcome Air- and Gas-Filtration Challenges
This five-day, on-campus program prepares you to test and certify HEPA filtration and gas-adsorption systems for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. You’ll use in-place filter testing equipment and methods common across the DOE complex and nuclear industry, guided by experts active in research, standards development, and field practice.
You will review current NRC and DOE requirements for nuclear air and gas cleaning, sharpen your understanding of filtration and gas-adsorption theory, and get hands-on experience with key test methods and instruments. You’ll leave ready to troubleshoot complex air- and gas-filtration challenges and connected to a network of specialists working in critical environments.
This dynamic curriculum is designed to allow participants to practice the knowledge and skills they need to implement, enhance, or certify nuclear air-filtration systems. In addition to presenting theory and frameworks, the program requires that participants apply theories in interactive laboratory exercises, including HEPA filter testing standards, and discuss issues during breakout groups with peers.
Program Details
- Test and certify HEPA-filtration and gas-adsorption systems for nuclear and non-nuclear applications
- Verify and troubleshoot airflow in ventilation and air-cleaning systems using different tools, with attention to proper calibration and interpretation of measurements
- Understand and apply key NRC and DOE regulations—along with ASME AG-1, ANSI/ASME N509, N510, N511, and DOE Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook guidance—to the design, qualification, and in-place testing of nuclear air- and gas-cleaning systems
- Operate and maintain aerosol generators and photometers for in-place leak testing, understanding how aerosol properties affect detection and loading
- Apply N510/N511 methods to fixed and portable HEPA systems, including adsorber units, with proper aerosol mixing and sampling locations
- Discuss how U.S. standards and regulations have become the international standard of excellence, as well as the relationship between the U.S. standards and the safety guides of the International Atomic Energy Agency
- Learn from top Harvard faculty and the industry’s leading practitioners in air-filtration and nuclear air cleaning
- Build the skills needed to implement, enhance, and certify nuclear air-filtration and gas-adsorption systems under current NRC, DOE, and ASME requirements
- Practice airflow measurement and in-place leak testing with pitot traverses, anemometers, aerosol generators, photometers, and portable HEPA units
- Learn how to select and integrate filters, adsorbers, prefilters, and moisture separators into multi-stage air-cleaning systems for power, research, and high-containment facilities
- Explore nuclear and non-nuclear topics related to biotechnology, clean room, health care, military, and commercial utility settings
- Draw on the DOE Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook, ASME AG-1, and current HEPA aging research taught by leaders in codes, standards, and nuclear air-cleaning research
- Network and develop long-lasting relationships with peers responsible for critical air- and gas-cleaning systems in nuclear, laboratory, health care, and industrial settings
Guided Laboratory Sessions
You will participate in hands-on laboratory sessions focused on air filter filtration test. The faculty will guide you through the experiments in real time, providing you with unparalleled access to their expertise. Through these lab sessions, you will have the opportunity to apply the theories learned in class, gain experience operating a variety of testing equipment, and discuss the practical challenges and remedies in working with nuclear-filtration systems.
Program Logistics
All Times are Eastern Time (ET).
| Monday, July 13, 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 am | Check-In and Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–8:15 am | Classroom Technology Orientation | |
| 8:15–8:45 am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 8:45–10:30 am | History of Nuclear Air Cleaning | |
| 10:30–10:45 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:45 am–12:15 pm | Ventilation Systems: Operation and Testing | |
| 12:15–1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00–2:30 pm | Nuclear Air- and Gas-Cleaning Codes and Standards: N-509, N-510, and ASME AG-1 | |
| 2:30–2:45 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 2:45–4:15 pm | Operation, Calibration, and Maintenance of Polydisperse Aerosol Generators and Light-Scattering Photometers | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
| 7:30–8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–9:00 am | Properties of Aerosols and Filtration Theory | |
| 9:00–10:00 am | Construction and Qualification of ASME AG-1 Section FC HEPA Filters and Media | |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:15–11:45 am | Air-Velocity and Air-Volume Measuring Instruments | |
| 11:45 am–12:00 pm | Discussion of Ventilation Laboratory Exercises | |
| 12:00–12:45 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:45–4:00 pm | In-House Labs | Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
| 7:30–8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–9:00 am | Clean Room Technology | |
| 9:00–10:00 am | HVAC Systems: From Design to Commissioning | |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:15–11:15 am | Performance of Prefilters, Mist Eliminators and Industrial Air Cleaning Systems | |
| 11:30 am–12:15 pm | Lunch | Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
| 7:30–8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–9:30 am | Applying N-510 Testing Techniques to Portable HEPA Filtration Systems | |
| 9:30–11:30 am | Gas Adsorption and Adsorbers | |
| 11:30 am–12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30–4:15 pm | In-House Labs | Friday, July 17, 2026 |
| 7:30–8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–9:30 am | Air Cleaning Research Review | |
| 9:30–9:45 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 9:45 am–12:00 pm | Nuclear Air and Gas Cleaning Regulatory Requirements and Lessons Learned | |
| 12:00–12:30 pm | Closing & Boxed Lunch |
This agenda is subject to change.
Current faculty, subject to change
Daniel O. Beaudoin
Deputy Director of Operations
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ronald R. Bellamy
Instructor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Mark A. Bennett
Associate Industrial Hygienist
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dara M. Feddersen
Global Product Stewardship Manager
Hollingsworth & Vose Company
Jaime Gibson
Research Program Manager
Mississippi State University Institute for Clean Energy Technology
John M. Price
Instructor
Executive and Continuing Professional Education
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Northeastern University
Arthur Dale Soma
Product Manager
Containment Systems
Camfil
Andrew Stillo Jr.
Research and Development Manager
Camfil
Aaron Warner
Project Engineer
Containment
Camfil USA, Inc.
Ken Joseph Warren
Project Manager
Covino Environmental Consultants
July 2026
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will grant 3.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this program, equivalent to 31 contact hours of education. Participants can apply these contact hours toward other professional education accrediting organizations.
The American Academy of Health Physics will grant 30.25 Continuing Education Credits for completion of this course.
All credits subject to final agenda.
Take this program to earn a Certificate of Completion, or complete multiple to earn the Environmental Health Certificate of Specialization.
From Our Alumni
“I would recommend this program to anyone who seeks advancement in their understanding for IPFT, nuclear air and gas treatment, applicable system design, applicable analyses, and more.”
—Andrew Keeling, System Engineer, Mission Support & Test Services
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