UCF Noise Lab Personnel

Roger L. Wayson P.E., Ph.D.

Dr. Wayson is an Associate Professor at the University and is the Director/mentor of the Noise Group. Areas of interest include Control/Measurement of Air Pollutant Emissions; Environmental Analysis of Transportation Systems; Transportation Noise Analysis and Control; Microcomputer Use; and Expert Systems. Dr. Wayson received his Ph. D. from Vanderbilt University in 1989. He received his Master of Science degree from the University of Texas in 1985 and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas in 1980. Dr. Wayson's activites and credentials are listed below.

• Education
  
• Research
  
• Other Activities
  

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Civil Engineering) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, August, 1989. Dissertation is entitled "Atmospheric Effects on Traffic Noise Propagation."
  
• Master of Science (Civil Engineering, Environmental Health), 1985 at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Thesis is entitled "The Air Pollution Benefits of Railroad Electrification in Eastern Texas."
  
• Bachelor of Engineering Science (Environmental Engineering), 1980 at the University of Texas, Austin.
  
• Associate of Science (Chemistry), 1977 at Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.
  
  

Licenses

• Professional Engineer: Texas (1984, #56146)
  
• Professional Engineer: Tennessee (1988, #020099)
  
• Professional Engineer: Florida (1992, #0045634)
  

Military Service

Served from December 1969 until August 1973 in the United States Marine Corps including the Viet Nam Campaign. Honorably Discharged with the rank of Sergeant.

Research

Dr. Wayson has been quite active on research of environmental effects on transportation systems. Some of his more recent work includes:

• Air quality evaluation of I95, HOV lanes through Philadelphia (through Vanderbilt University)
  
• Midway Airport air quality study for new terminal/parking structure (through Ricondo & Assoc)
  
• Air pollution program for Liaoning Province, China (through Post Buckley, International)
  
• Development of Terms of Reference for Mexico noise program (SEDESOL through Post Buckley, International)
  
• Part of research team that has developed a new prediction model for highway noise for the Federal Highway Administration (Volpe National Laboratories)
  
• Washington National Airport air quality study for the new terminal/parking structures (through Ricondo & Assoc)
  
• Development of traffic fleet mix for air quality modeling in Florida (Florida Dept. of Transportation)
  
• Examination of the air quality practices in Florida (Center for Urban Transportation Research University of South Florida)
  
• A review of national methodologies and theory in traffic noise modeling (Volpe National Laboratories through HMMH)
  
• Atmospheric effects on traffic noise propagation (UCF)
  
• Derivation and measurement of reference emission levels for traffic noise (Florida Dept. of Transportation)
  
• Evaluation of traffic noise barrier insertion loss degradation (Tennessee Dept. of Transportation, through Vanderbilt University)
  
• Area-wide ozone evaluation (Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council)
  

On site at Buckeye Beltway in Toledo, OH

Publications

Dr. Wayson has authored and co-authored many publications and has participated and/or personally conducted many industry-relevant research projects.

Copyright © 1997 Roger L. Wayson
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