UCF Noise Lab Personnel

John M. MacDonald, Ph.D.

John is the resident Noise Lab manager and has been at UCF since 1995. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from GMI Engineering Institute (formerly General Motors Institute) and a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida. John worked for General Motors for nine years as a co-op student and full time engineer from 1985 to 1994. He has worked on several air quality consulting projects and is proficient at many EPA and FHWA approved air and noise quality computer models. He has worked with Dr. Wayson since 1995 and has performed several transportation noise studies in that time. John also is the Noise Lab resident programmer. He was the lead programmer for algorithm development of the CNM model. Some additional information is listed below.

Work Experience

• San Marcos Apartment Project, HUD noise survey, Ormond Beach, FL, Apr. 2002
  
• Target Store loading dock noise impact study, Apr. 2002
  
• HUD noise survey, Mariners Apartment Complex, Tampa, FL, Apr. 2002
  
• Florida Expressway Toll Plaza Air Quality Study; collected and analyzed CO bag samples at toll plazas in Central Florida, Feb.-May, 2002
  
• Dulles Airport Air Quality Survey and EDMS Validation, Jan. 2002, lead technician, 750 CO bag samples were collected and analyzed as part of this research
  
• Mallard Square HUD noise survey, Jacksonville, FL, Dec. 2001
  
• Oct. 2001-May 2002 In-situ Barrier Insertion Loss study, Phase II, conducted for Florida DOT
  
• Publix HVAC noise impact study, Jupiter FL, 2001
  
• Tuscany RIdge Barrier Design, Orange County FL, 2001
  
• FDOT Noise Barrier Effectiveness Study, 2001-1999, study of 16 barriers across Florida
  
• Part5 Emission Factor Determination, New Orleans, LA, 2000
  
• Proposed Wal Mart Site Noise Impact Analysis, Coral Springs, FL, 2000
  
• Clermont Hills Noise Impact Analysis, Clermont, FL, 1999
  
• St. James Place Noise Impact Analysis, Jascksonville, FL, 1999
  
• Chicago O'Hare Transfer/Shipping Facility: Performed CO Dispersion analysis and emissions inventory for proposed facility, 1998
  
• San Antonio Airport: Performed Emissions Inventory for airport expansion, 1997
  
• Noise Impact Analysis of Buckeye Beltway, Toledo, Ohio 1997
  
• Co-Principal Author: Florida DOT Noise Abatement Reasonableness Policy for Special Land Uses, 1997
  
• Railroad Noise Impact Analysis for Brevard County Community Center, 1997
  
• Developed Railroad Noise Model for Bedford Park Railway Study in Chicago, IL, 1997
  
• Chicago Midway Airport Expansion Air Quality Analysis: CO Dispersion Analysis and Emission Inventory from aircraft, support equipment, traffic, parking structure sources, 1996
  
• South County Waste Recycling Facility Air Quality Impact: CO Dispersion and Emission Inventory from traffic sources, 1996
  
• Lansing, MI Sparrow Hospital Expansion Air Quality Impact: CO Dispersion and Emission Inventory from traffic and parking garage sources,1996
  
• Rock Creek Park Air Quality Test: Performed air sampling testing at Rock Creek Park, Wash. D.C. using Airmetrics air samplers, 1996
  
• Environmental Test Experience: Conducted several transportation noise tests with Metrosonics db308 analyzers and air sampling as mentioned above
  

• Emissions Control Diagnostic Calibrator
  
• Reliability and Test Engineer: Throttle Bodies, Mass air flow sensors, O2 sensors, other engine control equipment
  
• Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Engineer: Engine control modules, other electrical engine control components
  
• Co-op Engineering Student
  

Computer Modeling Skills

• FHWA Traffic Noise Model
  
• CAL3QHC
  
• MOBILE5A
  
• EDMS
  
• PART5
  
• ISCST
  
• STAMINA 2.0
  
• OPTIMA
  
• PAL
  

• CNM 6.0: Developed and distributed the Comprehensive Community Noise model that includes aircraft, rail, automobile and community point sources
  
• MetroCrunch: custom Metrosonic software that computes Ldn, Leq and includes statistical outlier detection/removal routines
  
• Crunch 2.0: software was updated to include raw data from Metrosonic dB308 units, also includes custom outlier detection/removal routines
  
• Web Developer: Designed and implemented www.theflyinghellfish.com site including custom order forms and other Perl cgi applications.
  
• DuctMan 1.0 Waste Incineration Program
  
• 32 bit Community Noise Model 5.0
  
• Community Noise Model 4.3
  
• Railway Noise Model (RWNM)
  
• Runge Kutta Method for Determining Vibration Isolator Response to General Forcing Function
  

Publications

• 2001 A Comprehensive Community Noise Model; University of Central Florida, J. M. MacDonald
  
• 1999 Transportation Research Board Record 1670: "The Railway Noise Model (RWNM)"; J. M. MacDonald, R.L. Wayson
  
• 1998 AWMA Journal: "Estimating the Lower Heating Value of Hazardous Wastes"; C.D. Cooper, J. M. MacDonald, B. Kim
  
• 1998 Transportation Research Board Record 1626: " A1F04 Paper of the Year" ; "A Method to Determine Reasonableness and Feasibility of Noise Abatement for Special Land Uses" R.L. Wayson, J. M. MacDonald, W. Lindeman
  
• 1997 Transportation Research Board Record 1601: "A Simulation Approach to Traffic Noise Modeling (The AAMA Community Noise Model Version 4.0)" R.L. Wayson, J.M. MacDonald
  
• 1997 AWMA Conference Proceedings: "An Advancement in Traffic Noise Modeling: AAMA Community Noise Model 4.0" R.L. Wayson, J.M. MacDonald
  

Education

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2001
  
• Masters degree in Environmental Engineering,University of Central Florida, 1996
  
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, General Motors Institute, 1990
  

All Work and no Play...

• Cessnas, 182's, 206's
  
• Otters/Super Otters, CASA's, Caravans, SkyVans, Porters
  
• Bell 412 Helicopter
  
• Boeing 727
  
• Balloons
  
• New River Gorge Bridge (876' BASE jump, 1998, 1999, 2000)
  

Ductman 1.0 Incineration Program

The Ductman can approximate temperature drop in high temperature ducts. It also calculates the air input and fuel input required to combust waste materials and computes flue gas composition.

Introduction to Ductman

Temperature Profile of User Defined Duct