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PAST EVENTS

2007 Aviation Sustainability Subcommittee Meeting

July 24, 2007
Washington, DC
Meeting Minutes

2007 Mid-year Committee Meeting

May 21-22, 2007
Boulder and Denver, CO
Meeting Minutes

Presentations:

Climate Change Workshop

2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting

Jan 21-25, 2007
Washington, DC

WORKSHOPS:

Unscrambling the Alphabet Soup: Overview of Who, What, When, and Where of Research in Aviation and the Environment

There are multiple initiatives under way to conduct, assemble, and evaluate research on aviation and the environment: JPDO's EIPT, ICAO’S CAEP, FAA’s PARTNER COE, TRB’s ACRP, to name just a few. Confused by all the acronyms? Wondering what the differences are among them and where they connect, overlap, or both? This workshop provides an overview of government, academic, and industry research programs addressing noise, emissions, and other environmental impacts of aviation. In addition, the workshop participants will learn about opportunities to get involved in research and where and how results are made available. The workshop is designed to serve as an introduction to the field for students and new practitioners as well as an update for those who have been involved in this area for some time. Acronym list

FAA’s Directed Research

Interagency and International Research

Aviation Environmental Research By Others

  • NASA’s Research on Noise and Emissions
    Chowen Wey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Workshop 132: Exploring Environmental and Economic Implications of Alternative Fuels for Aviation
Katherine Andrus, Air Transport Association of America, presiding
Co-sponsored by Aviation Economics and Forecasting Committee (AV040)

This workshop examines the potential to reduce environmental impacts associated with aviation through the development and use of alternative fuels for aircraft and ground equipment as well as the economic drivers involved. Presentations by government, academic, environmental, and industry representatives will highlight the state of research on several candidate substitutes for the kerosene products currently used by commercial and military aircraft, including gas- and coal-derived synthetic fuels, biofuels, and hydrogen. The “cradle to cradle” costs and impacts (i.e., obtaining raw materials, production and refinement, usage and by-product or waste disposal) of each of these alternative fuels will be explored using the best available science. Data gaps and future research needs will be identified, and workshop participants will be invited to share their views on near-term and long-term issues to be addressed.

SESSIONS:

Session 317: Saving Fuel and Reducing Emissions Through Air Traffic Management
Lourdes Maurice, Federal Aviation Administration, presiding
Co-sponsored by Airfield and Airspace Capacity and Delay Committee (AV060)

Session 376: Innovative Practices in Addressing Transportation Noise Issues, Part 2: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Raymond Louis Moravec, URS Corporation, presiding
Co-sponsored by Environmental Impacts of Aviation Committee (AV030)

This is Part 2 of the sessions on innovative practices in addressing transportation noise issues. In particular, the focus in this session is more multimodal, involving improved ways to characterize and communicate impacts from aircraft and comparisons of impacts from light-rail transit, buses, and automobiles.

  • Using Supplemental Metrics to Communicate Aircraft Noise Effects (Paper)
    Mary Ellen Eagan, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.

  • Modal Comparison of Noise Impacts from Urban Transport in a UK City
    Matthew William Frost, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
    Stephen Ison, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

  • Exterior Noise Created by Vehicles Traveling over Rumble Strips
    Melisa Dayle Finley, Texas Transportation Institute
    Jeffrey David Miles, Texas Transportation Institute

Session 477: Getting the Big Picture: Intermodal Environmental Analysis
Howard G. Aylesworth, Aerospace Industries Association of America, presiding
Co-ponsored by Aviation Economics and Forecasting Committee (AV040)

  • Airports as a Snapshot of Urban Environmental Issues
    Charles R. Chambers, Jr., Airports Council International - North America

  • Systems Approach to Aviation Environmental Resource Management
    Gregg G. Fleming, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  • Intermodal Transportation Source Noise
    Kenneth D. Polcak, Maryland Department of Transportation

  • Mapping the Way Ahead
    Howard G. Aylesworth, Aerospace Industries Association of America

Session 576: Effects of Epidemics on Air Transportation: Continuity of U.S. Aviation Systems During Epidemic Event

Session 733: Sick of Flying? Toward Better Understanding of Health Effects of Aviation
Katherine Andrus, Air Transport Association of America, presiding

MEETINGS:

  • AV030 Environmental Impacts of Aviation Committee

  • AV030(1) Aviation Sustainability Subcommittee

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