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Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Appendix L
Workshop Agendas

WORKSHOPON TECHNOLOGY FOR A QUIETER AMERICA

Organized and Hosted by the National Academy of Engineering

Washington, DC

August 13–15, 2005


Welcoming Remarks

Proctor Reid, Program Office, National Academy of Engineering


Introduction to Plenary Session

George Maling, Chair, Steering Committee on Technology for a Quieter America


Overview of the Aviation Portfolio Management Tool

Katherine Harback, MITRE Corporation


Impact of Product Noise on Manufacturing Competitiveness

Russell Hutchinson, Association of Equipment Manufacturers


NIOSH Perspectives on Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss

Mark Stephenson and William Murphy, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health


Occupational Noise Exposure—A Regulatory Perspective

John Seiler, Mine Safety and Health Administration


Community Noise around Airports

Arlene Mulder, Mayor, Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois


Community Noise near Highways

Karl Dreher, California Department of Transportation


Noise in Urban Areas

Arline Bronzaft, Mayor’s Office, New York City


Noise in Naturally Quiet Areas

Robert Rossman, National Park Service


Education of and Demand for Noise Control Specialists

Robert Bernhard, Purdue University


Aviation and the Environment: Navigating the Future

Carl Burleson, Federal Aviation Administration


Programs for Reduction of Aircraft Noise: Source Reduction and Operational Techniques

Richard Wlezien, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Vehicle Systems Program


Department of Transportation Programs for the Reduction of Surface Transportation Noise (Rail and Highway)

Arnold Konheim, U.S. Department of Transportation


Engineering Progress and Challenges in Quiet Highway Development

Mark Swanlund, Federal Highway Administration


Community Noise from Industrial Plants

Eric Wood, Acentech

DISCUSSION SESSIONS (panel discussions)

Issues with Respect to Manufacturing Competitiveness—Both Export and Import Issues

Bennett Brooks, Brooks Acoustics Corporation

Robert Hellweg, Jr., Hewlett Packard

Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Occupational Noise Exposure, Hearing Protection Devices, Impact On: Productivity, Communications, Safety, Quality of Life

Lee Hagar, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare, Inc.


Metrics for a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Noise Reduction (Brainstorming a Methodology of This Type of Analysis)

Katherine Harback, MITRE Corporation


Potentially Hazardous Noise for Users of Consumer Products—Personal Music Devices, Children’s Toys, Recreational Vehicles

William Martin, Oregon Health Sciences University


The Nature and Extent of Complaints about Noise (Suburban, Urban, Rural) and Public Demand for Quiet Environments and Products

Les Blomberg, Noise Pollution Clearing house


Technical Issues with Respect to Metrics/Descriptors for Community Noise (Annoyance, Activity Interference, Noticeability)

Nicholas Miller, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.


Noise Insulation (from Aircraft and Highway, etc.) in Homes to Control Noise Exposure and Improve Quality of Life

Ben Sharp, Wyle Acoustics Group


Noise Control Engineering Education and Workforce Development

David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University


Annoyance from Noise as a Quality-of-Life Issue, and Its Relationship to Other Sources of Annoyance

Larry Finegold, Finegold & So, Consultants


Future Directions in the Design of Noise Barriers, Quiet Vehicles, and Quiet Pavements

Gregg Fleming, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center


Noise Standards and Design Issues for Rooms (Schools, Hospitals, Offices, etc.)

Richard Peppin, Scantek, Inc.


Technology for the Design of Products with Lower Noise and Better Sound Quality

Gordon Ebbitt, Carcoustics

Richard Topping, TIAXLLC

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSISOF TRANSPORTATION NOISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

Organized by the National Academy of Engineering and Hosted by the Volpe Center

Cambridge, Massachusetts

February 22–23, 2007


Opening Remarks

Ian Waitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Subcommittee Chair

Gregg Fleming, Volpe Center, Workshop Host


An Environmental Economist’s Perspective on Cost-Benefits Analysis

Sabrina Lovell, formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency


The O’Hare Residential Sound Insulation Program and Acceptance in Communities, and Sound Insulation Ordinance

Arlene Mulder, Mayor, Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois


The Federal Highway Administration’s Noise Program and Rules for Noise Barrier Construction

Mark Ferroni, Federal Highway Administration


Federal Highway Administration and State Activities in the Design of Quiet Pavements: Construction, Maintenance, and Life Cycle Issues

Mark Swanlund, Federal Highway Administration


Reductions in Noise Emissions from Porous Highways: Current State of the Technology in the USA and Europe

Paul Donavan, Illingsworth Rodkin


Discussion of European Activities Related to Cost-Benefit Analysis and Highway Noise

George Maling, Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the U.S.A.

Ulf Sandberg, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute


Cost-Benefit Analysis and Transportation Noise

Jon Nelson, The Pennsylvania State University


Discussion of Construction Process, Costs, Maintenance, Performance Characteristics, and Noise Levels of Rubber-Modified Asphalt Highways

Michael Blumenthal, Rubber Manufacturers Association

Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Future Technology for Design of Quiet Tires and European Specifications for Tire/Road Noise

Ulf Sandberg, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute


Federal Highway Administration Traffic Noise Model (TNM): Cost-Benefit Analyses and Tire/Pavement Noise Effects

Judy Rochat, Volpe Center

IMPACT OF NOISE ON COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. PRODUCTS

Organized and Hosted by the National Academy of Engineering

Washington, DC

June 20–21, 2007


Opening Remarks

Robert Hellweg, Jr., Workshop Chair

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


Foreign Requirements on Industrial Machinery and Consumer Products Used Indoors. Safety Issues as Well as Lower Levels for IT Equipment and Consumer Products. Comments on Eco-Labels. Foreign Requirements on Industrial Machinery Used Outdoors.

David Rowe, Ingersoll Rand Portables

Matt Nobile, IBM

Mac Mezache, Copeland Corporation

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


American Participation in International Standards Activities. International Standards for Determination of Noise Emission of Industrial Machinery and Consumer Products

Paul Schomer, Schomer & Associates

Rich Harmening, Trane

Carol Drutowski, Toro

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


Role of NIST/NVLAP in Accreditation of Laboratories for Noise Emission Verification; Foreign Testing Laboratories and Their Relation to NIST/NVLAP

Betty Ann Sandoval, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Ileana Martinez, National Institute of Standards and Technology


Commerce Department U.S. Trade Representative’s Office Resources to Aid Companies Faced with Foreign Noise Requirements

Robert Straetz, U.S. Department of Commerce

Sarah Bovim, Whirlpool Corporation


Noise Labeling Programs: Voluntary and Mandated. Marketing Quiet Products—Technical Accuracy and Consumer Accessibility. What Are We Learning from European Labeling Programs?

Victor Vukorpa, Whirlpool Corporation

Matt Nobile, IBM


Impact of Noise Requirements on American Exporters of Office Equipment, IT Machinery, and Consumer Products. Changing Customer Expectations Regarding Sound Levels and Sound Quality.

Marco Beltman, Intel

James Walters, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Institute

Ken Feith, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Nathan Mouw, Whirlpool Corporation


Impact of Noise Requirements on American Exporters of Indoor/Outdoor Power and Industrial Equipment

Loren DeVries, John Deere

Richard Wood, Carrier

Rich Harmening, Trane

Tom Disch, Briggs and Stratton

Dan Kato, Cummins Power

WORKSHOPON NOISE R&D INFRASTRUCTURE

Organized and Hosted by the National Academy of Engineering

Washington, DC

June 11–12, 2008


Opening Remarks

Richard Lyon, Subcommittee Chair


Overview of the Technology for a Quieter America Project

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


Summary of the Aircraft Noise Day of the CAETS Workshop on Transportation Noise Sources in Europe, June 2–4, 2008, Southampton, United Kingdom

Krish Ahuja, Georgia Institute of Technology


Features to Emulate in a Future Quiet Aircraft—Recommendations

Krish Ahuja, Georgia Institute of Technology


Overview of the Above CAETS Workshop, Days 2 and 3

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


Aircraft Noise Control—Challenges and Opportunities

Joe Posey, National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Langley Research Center

Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Aircraft Noise Prediction—Conventional to Revolutionary

Casey Burley, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center


Can a Gearbox Ever Be Silent?

Rajendra Singh, The Ohio State University


Current Federal Highway Administration Noise Research Activities

Adam Alexander, Federal Highway Administration


Rail Transportation Noise Control Technology

Carl Hanson, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson, Inc.


Technology for a Quieter America—Building Acoustics

Gregory Tocci, Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc.


Building Acoustics: Sound-Absorptive Materials, Damping Materials, and Noise Transmission

Stuart Bolton, Purdue University


Electro-acoustic Systems

Chuck McGregor, Eastern Acoustic Works


New Technologies for a Quieter America: Stationary Machinery and Equipment

Michael Lucas, Ingersoll Rand Corporation


Signal Processing and Data Analysis Issues in Sound Quality Design and Assessment

Patricia Davies, Purdue University


In-Ear Digital Active Noise Reduction

William Saunders, Adaptive Technologies, Inc.


Inverse Holographic Methods Impacting New Technology for a Quieter America

Earl Williams, Naval Research Laboratory


Computational Aeroacoustics

Christopher Tam, Florida State University


Computational Tools for Design and Noise Control

Phil Shorter, EST Group


Numerical Methods for Noise Control: An Educational Perspective

Stephen Hambric and Anthony Atchley, The Pennsylvania State University


Noise Control Research and Development: A Program for Producing Demonstrations of Practical Value and Adding Designs for Quieter and Better-Sounding Products

Richard Lyon, RHLyon Corporation


Noise and Vibration Control Research at the Ohio State University

Rajendra Singh, The Ohio State University


Current Topics in Noise Control Research at Purdue University

Patricia Davies, Purdue University


Noise Control Research and Development at the Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Hambric and Anthony Atchley, the Pennsylvania State University


European and Asian Research on Noise Control

Paul Donavan, Illingworth Rodkin, Inc.


European Noise Research

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


National Science Foundation Research (an Internet search)

George Maling, Study Committee Chair

ENGINEERING RESPONSESTO HAZARDOUS NOISE EXPOSURES

Organized and Hosted by the National Academy of Engineering

Washington, DC

August 14–15, 2008


Opening Remarks

George Maling, Study Committee Chair

Robert Bruce, Workshop Chair


The Occupational Noise Problem in the USA—Its Costs and the Number of Noise-Exposed Workers

Robert Bruce, CSTI Acoustics


The Scientific Basis for the 85-dB Criterion and 3-dB Exchange Rate versus the Different Exposure Limits and Exchange Rates Used in the USA and Elsewhere

Mark Stephenson, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Impulsive Noise in Industry and in the Community: Considerations for Measuring Impulsive Noise

Bill Murphy, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health


Available Data to Develop Damage-Risk Criteria of Impulsive Noise and Validation Data

Armand Dancer, French-German Research Institute


Review of Engineering Controls for Occupational Noise Including Equipment for Which There are Acceptable Controls and Benefits of Reduced Noise Exposure

Dennis Driscoll, Associatesin Acoustics, Inc.


Panel Discussion of Employees’ Concerns, Accident Investigations, Workplace Benefits, or Reduced Noise Exposures

Scott Schneider, Laborer’s Health and Safety Fund of North America

John Casali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mike Bobeczko, Sukut, Inc.


Buy Quiet Programs’ Engineering Specifications for Noise Emissions and Ensuring an Immission Specification Is Met

Beth Cooper, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center

Bob Anderson, Anderson Consulting Associates


Nonoccupational Hazardous Noise. Recreational Equipment, Personal Music Devices, Toys, Buses, etc. Focus on Children

Brian Fligor, Harvard Medical School


Engineering Advances in Hearing Protection

Richard McKinley, Air Force Research Laboratory

IMPROVED METRICS FOR COMMUNITY NOISE

Organized and Hosted by the National Academy of Engineering

Washington, DC

September 25–26, 2008


Opening

Patricia Davies, Subcommittee Chair

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


Utility and Credibility of Dosage-Response Relationships for Transportation Noise Regulation

Sanford Fidell, Fidell Associates


Sleep Disturbance Metrics (Mostly from Aircraft Operations)

Nicholas Miller, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.


A-Weighting and a Possible Replacement Metric

Paul Schomer, Schomer and Associates


Community Response to Low-Frequency Aircraft Noise

Sanford Fidell, Fidell Associates


Comments on American Classic Papers and European Approaches to Metrics

George Maling, Study Committee Chair


Noise Model Issues

Paul Schomer, Schomer and Associates


Sound Quality Metrics and Their Potential Use in Assessment of Environmental Noise

Patricia Davies, Purdue University


Metrics for Impulsive Noise Sources

Kenneth Plotkin, Wyle Laboratories


Noise Metrics in Low-Ambient-Noise Communities and Other Environments (Rural Settings, Recreational Areas, etc.)

Nick Miller, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.


Environmental Noise Measurement and Metrics

James Thompson, Brüel and Kjær, Inc.


Effect of Noise on Learning: Quantification of Effects Outside DNL 65

Mary Ellen Eagan, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.

U.S. EDUCATIONIN NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING1

Organized by Noise Control Foundation Workshop held during NOISE-CON 2007

Reno, Nevada

October 23, 2007


Opening Remarks

George Maling, Chair


Noise Control Engineering Education

Robert Bernhard, University of Notre Dame

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This workshop was not sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering; it was held in conjunction with NOISE-CON 07, the 2007 National Conference and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. NOISE-CON 07 was organized by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Acoustics and Noise Control Engineering at Brigham Young University

Scott Sommerfeldt, Brigham Young University


The Challenge of a Noise Control Education at a Research University

Kenneth Cunefare, Georgia Institute of Technology


Practice and Science Track Courses in Noise and Vibration Control

Raj Singh, Ohio State University


How Can We Fulfill the Demand for Industry- and Academia-Desired Engineers with Expertise in Acoustics, Vibration, and Noise Control?

Patricia Davies, Purdue University


Is Noise Control Engineering Education a Sustainable Resource?

Anthony Atchley, The Pennsylvania State University


Noise Control Engineering Education for Specialists and Generalists

Dave Holger, Iowa State University


Engineering Skills Required to Design Low-Noise Products

Michael Lucas, Ingersoll Rand


Industry Needs for Noise Control Engineers

Dan Kato, Cummins Engine


Education and the Sustainability of Noise Control Engineering Education

Paul Donavan, Consultant


Education for Noise and Vibration Control Engineering and Architectural Acoustics

Eric Wood, Acentech, Inc.


Noise Control Education to Support Aerospace Noise Control Needs

Evan Davis, Boeing Aircraft


Noise Control Courses for the Working Stiff

Courtney Burroughs, Consultant

HOW DO WE STIMULATE COLLECTIVE ACTION TO MOTIVATE THE PUBLIC TO DEMAND QUIET?2

Organized by the Noise Control Foundation

Dearborn, Michigan

July 29, 2008


Forum Opening

George Maling, Chair


What Tools Do People Need to Help Them Achieve Quieter Communities?

David Bell, Noise Regulation Report


What the Public Should Know

Beth Cooper, NASA Glenn Research Center


Federal Government’s Role in Public Education on Noise

Catrice Jefferson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Let’s Educate Children on the Adverse Effects of Noise and Society Will Follow

Arline Bronzaft, Council on the Environment of New York City


Creating Demand through the Engagement of Noise Control Engineers

Mandy Kachur, INCE/USA Vice President for Public Relations


Creating Consumer Demand through the Use of Simple, Uniform Product Noise Declarations

Matthew Nobile, IBM Hudson Valley Acoustics Laboratory

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This workshop was not sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering; it was held in conjunction with NOISE-CON 08, the 2008 National Conference and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. NOISE-CON 08 was organized by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix L: Workshop Agendas." National Academy of Engineering. 2010. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12928.
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Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of life for all Americans. At times noise can be loud enough to damage hearing, and at lower levels it can disrupt normal living, affect sleep patterns, affect our ability to concentrate at work, interfere with outdoor recreational activities, and, in some cases, interfere with communications and even cause accidents. Clearly, exposure to excessive noise can affect our quality of life.

As the population of the United States and, indeed, the world increases and developing countries become more industrialized, problems of noise are likely to become more pervasive and lower the quality of life for everyone. Efforts to manage noise exposures, to design quieter buildings, products, equipment, and transportation vehicles, and to provide a regulatory environment that facilitates adequate, cost-effective, sustainable noise controls require our immediate attention.

Technology for a Quieter America looks at the most commonly identified sources of noise, how they are characterized, and efforts that have been made to reduce noise emissions and experiences. The book also reviews the standards and regulations that govern noise levels and the federal, state, and local agencies that regulate noise for the benefit, safety, and wellness of society at large. In addition, it presents the cost-benefit trade-offs between efforts to mitigate noise and the improvements they achieve, information sources available to the public on the dimensions of noise problems and their mitigation, and the need to educate professionals who can deal with these issues.

Noise emissions are an issue in industry, in communities, in buildings, and during leisure activities. As such, Technology for a Quieter America will appeal to a wide range of stakeholders: the engineering community; the public; government at the federal, state, and local levels; private industry; labor unions; and nonprofit organizations. Implementation of the recommendations in Technology for a Quieter America will result in reduction of the noise levels to which Americans are exposed and will improve the ability of American industry to compete in world markets paying increasing attention to the noise emissions of products.

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