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Volpe Center Highlights - July/August 2002

Papers and Presentations

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Papers and Presentations

• Ms. Jane Lappin of the Economic and Industry Analysis Division was guest editor of the January - February 2002 issue of TR News, titled "Intelligent Transportation Systems: Determining Directions." TR News is the bimonthly magazine of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The editors defined and edited articles addressing social, engineering, and planning issues of relevance to the future development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Ms. Lappin's editorial colleagues were Mr. Richard Weiland, chair of the TRB ITS Committee; Dr. Steven E. Schladover, University of California at Berkeley Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways; and Mr. William Johnson, formerly of Transport Canada. The magazine included an article co-authored by Ms. Lappin on traveler response to advanced traveler information systems.

Volpe's Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division supports the FAA and NASA in the development and maintenance of the Integrated Noise Model, a computer model for measuring airport noise. Above, Volpe equipment measures the noise levels of a commercial airliner. (Photo courtesy of Mr. Gregg Fleming)

• Mr. Gregg Fleming and Mr. Christopher Roof of the Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division participated in the Working Group Meeting on Aircraft Noise of Committee A-21 of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The meeting, held in Oslo, Norway, May 14 through 16, 2002, included representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the international aircraft industry, and regulatory agencies. Mr. Fleming presented a paper on lateral attenuation of aircraft sound, and Mr. Roof presented a paper on atmospheric absorption of sound. They have recently collected data and developed algorithms essential to the development of standards in these two areas.

• Mr. David Read of the Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division presented three papers at the Working Group 1 (Noise) of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection, held in Savannah, Georgia, June 19 through 21, 2002. Participants included international representatives from the aircraft industry and regulatory agencies. Mr. Read presented "Proposed Replacement Text for Environmental Technical Manual Appendix 3," "Revision to Regulatory Text to Eliminate Clause Regarding Non-Positive Sound Pressure Levels," and "Revision to Regulatory Text for Background Noise Adjustment."

• Volpe Center staff participated in the 27th Annual Conference of the National Association of Environmental Professionals in Dearborn, Michigan, June 24 through 27, 2002.

  • Dr. Aviva Brecher of the Office of Environmental Preservation and Systems Modernization served as Transportation Track Chair. Dr. Brecher organized three paper sessions and three panel sessions with Green Transportation themes. The paper sessions were titled "Environmental Compliance Challenges for Transportation," "Best Practices in Transportation Planning and Streamlining NEPA," and "Technologies and Policy for Greener Transportation." The three panel sessions were titled "Assessing and Reducing Transportation Contributions to Climate Change," "Meeting Environmental Challenges," and "Hydrogen Powered Vehicles: Pathways and Challenges."
  • Mr. William Chernicoff of the Advanced Vehicles Technologies Division presented the paper, "Promising Transit Application of Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels," coauthored by Mr. Chernicoff, Dr. Aviva Brecher, and Mr. Kevin Green of the Transportation Strategic Planning and Program Development Division.
  • Mr. Kevin Green discussed "Fuel Options for Reducing Emissions from Motor Vehicles"(on behalf of Mr. Don Pickrell of the Office of System and Economic Assessment) and "Transportation and Emissions Trading" in the panel session on transportation and climate change.
  • Mr. Brian Kim of the Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division was a panelist in the session "Meeting the New Environmental Challenges." He presented the paper "Current Volpe Air Quality Support Work for the FAA."
  • Dr. Amishi Joshi of the Environmental Engineering Division presented the paper, "The U.S. Maglev Deployment Program NEPA Compliance Process" coauthored by Dr. Joshi and Dr. Paul Valihura, also of the Division.

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