TRB Webinar: The Effects of Aviation Noise

TRB conducted a webinar on May 29, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered the potential effects of aviation noise on hearing, sleep, health, annoyance, and learning environments. Webinar presenters discussed the noise concerns that present potential barriers to airport operations and expansion, and how those concerns can contribute to delays in both facility and capacity improvements. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. Click here to view the recorded webinar.

Webinar presenters also discussed the concerns over the effects of noise that present potential barriers to airport operations and expansion, and how they can contribute to delays in both facility and capacity improvements.


Webinar Presenters

• Vincent Mestre, Landrum and Brown
• Ben Sharp, Wyle Laboratories

Moderated by: Roger Johnson, Los Angeles World Airports


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: ACRP Synthesis 9: Effects of Aircraft Noise 
  • Effects on hearing, sleep, health, annoyance, and learning environments
  • Effects on wildlife
• PART 2: ACRP Web-Only Document 16: Assessing Aircraft Noise Conditions Affecting Student Learning   
  • The association between chronic exposure to noise and children learning
  • Conditions under which aircraft noise affects student learning
  • Alternative noise metrics
• PART 3: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the known effects of aviation noise and where further research is needed; and
• Explain how this information may affect aviation noise policy.

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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.


Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.


Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.