Naval K. Agarwal, Ph.D.
Boeing Technical Fellow
E-mail: naval.k.agarwal@boeing.com; (425) 239-3589 (Cell)
Professional Summary:
Over 30 years of diverse experience with a unique blend of technical and project management skills. Recognized as a result-oriented engineer with a history of meeting product cost, schedule, quality and customer expectations. Demonstrated skills in technology development and management, strategic planning, coaching/mentoring, interpersonal relationships, team building and communication. Proven innovative skills and extensive knowledge of advanced technologies and continuous process improvement methods.
Core Competencies:
Technical integration, aerospace technology and development including, safety, sustainability, regulatory administration, roadmaps planning, structures, dynamics, aeroacoustics, production systems, human factors, laboratory and flight tests, project and portfolio management, process development and improvement, risk mitigation and management.
Experience:
The Boeing Company 1996 to Present
Product and Services Safety, Enterprise Regulatory Administration, Everett, WA
Technical Fellow and Project Integration Manager 2022 to Present
· Provide technical, business and integration leadership, and program/project management for Regulatory Administration and Airworthiness (RA&A) on certification issues requiring cross-functional and cross-organization coordination and integration.
· Leading Civil and Military Regulation Design Practices Technical Council. Serving on Enterprise Environment & Safety Patent Committee as a voting member.
· Leading efforts to address potential non-compliances and developed an automatic immaterialization criteria for Boeing Corrective Action Board (BCAB) related to Continued Operational Safety Program (COSP).
· Support the technical and fellowship development initiatives in RA&A through collaboration with the executives/senior leaders.
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), BCA, Manufacturing and Safety, Renton, WA
Technical Fellow and EHS Technology Leader 2017 to 2022
· Served as Enterprise Environment and Safety Domain Leader, 2017-18. Currently, EHS representative to Enterprise Technology Strategy (ETS) and working across business units to align EHS strategy, and developing plans for emergent technologies for products and services.
· Developing and managing EHS technology projects portfolio (~$3M) including budget and technology implementation. Providing technical leadership for enterprise-wide EHS technology development to mature safety projects through production implementation to reduce workplace injuries to enterprise Industry Top Quartile (ITQ) target, reduce lost workdays and having impact on environment and hazardous/restricted chemical materials replacement.
· Developed seven technology roadmaps to strategically align EHS long-range technology strategy with enterprise and business units needs with specific technology solutions. Submitted three patent disclosures to reduce factory noise and its impact on workers hearing loss.
· Leading Innovation and Technology team for EHS Management Systems Alignment (MSA) and enterprisewide implementation of EHS related technologies. Currently, working to implement EHS technologies at Cecil Field (MRO) and 777 Fuselage Assembly Center (Everett).
· Chair, EHS Design Practices Technical Council. Serving on Enterprise Environment & Safety Patent Committee as a voting member (1 of the 4).
· Leading enterprise social distancing/contact tracing efforts for adherence to the company’s social distancing guidelines to keep employees safe. Developed plans and led implementation of social distancing technologies on the factory shop floor at several sites to keep production lines efficiently open and promote employee awareness of appropriate physical distancing. Recommended the qualified products to the Crisis Management Working Group, EHS vice president and the Chief Security Officer. Designed and deployed a social distancing measure at Mesa Apache Assembly shop. Leading implementation efforts at other production sites.
· Serving on the executive Boeing-CSIRO (Commonwealth of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia) steering committee focusing on the development and transition of EHS related technologies to production programs.
· Teaching technical training classes in acoustics, speech intelligibility, turbulent boundary layers, consulting on noise and vibration issues throughout the enterprise and external affiliations. Mentoring Boeing and external (through SWE, NSBE and AIAA) engineers including prospective Boeing engineers for technical fellowship.
· Currently serving on AIAA Fellow selection committee. Served on Boeing Technical Fellowship selection panels every year since 2007 and served as chair/deputy chair for BTEC Manufacturing, Materials and Safety (MMS) track. Invited to organize technical conferences/sessions at AIAA Aeroacoustics and International Congress on Sound and Vibration Conferences.
Productivity & Quality Initiative, Boeing Program Management, Integration & Development Programs (WHQ), Everett, WA
Technical Fellow and Project Manager 2015 to 2017
· Program level systems integration and project management: Focused on improvements by applying systems engineering to integrated product technical architecture, technical requirements, and integrated design and build for affordable non-recurring and recurring cost across the product life cycle.
· Worked on 777X aircraft to improve development effectiveness and productivity. Applying rigorous full kit preparation necessary to execute at improved efficiency at an integrated program-level. Developed high level flow for lab tests and documented testing cost reduction best practices.
· Worked with program leadership to facilitate product development engagement process to enable collaboration to capture significant programmatic opportunities.
· Taught several training classes, providing consultancy on noise and vibration issues, coaching potential technical fellowship candidates, and mentoring Boeing and other engineers.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Ed-Wells Partnership (EWP) 2012 to 2015
Technical Fellow and Program Administrator
· Identified and coordinated deployment of learning opportunities in technical, professional, productive, and knowledge sharing areas.
· Collaborated with Boeing technical leaders and EWP co-directors to improve the delivery of programs and services and also ensure their alignment to Boeing objectives.
· Project management responsibilities included scheduling, budget, program visibility and procurement.
· Led EWP strategic planning goals and objectives, and Kaizen teams.
· Led EWP Technical Advisory Group (TAG).
· Shared knowledge by teaching training classes in acoustics, speech intelligibility and turbulent boundary layers. Mentored Boeing engineers and others (external to Boeing, i.e., through ASME, AIAA, SWE and NSBE affiliations).
· Reviewer for Boeing patents on filing/retention decisions. Served on Technical Fellowship ATF/TF candidate review panels. Invited to organize/chair technical sessions at International Congress on Sound and Vibration conference every year since 2004. Technical Chair, AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2013. Administrative Chair, 21st AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Aviation 2015.
· Invited by BCA Global Engineering and Technology to participate in Boeing’s Externship Program in India. Supported the program since 2013, including visits to university campuses to expand the program. Delivered technical lectures during student graduation programs. Also, invited to deliver technical lectures by University of Washington and Virginia Tech in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Dynamics and Flutter, P-8A and P-8I (Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft) Program
Renton, WA 2004 to 2012
Technical Fellow (2008), Associate Technical Fellow (2006), Lead Engineer:
· Led design and development efforts including environmental qualification and developing vibration, acoustics, shock and testing requirements for structural and component design.
· Provided IPT support in acoustic and vibration design and evaluating vendor analysis and tests. Actively worked with vendors and suggested and implemented innovative design changes for equipment specifications qualification.
· Developed cost-effective requirement verification methods and worked with the Navy customer in their implementation. Suggested and implemented several weight and cost reduction ideas (total savings ~$5M and ~260 lbs. weight reduction).
· Managed IWA’s (Inter-departmental Work Authorization) to support analysis, testing and certification. Responsible for managing/writing customer deliverables.
· Developed instrumentation and compliance flight test plans. Led efforts to conduct associated wind tunnel, laboratory and flight tests. Developed flight test data analysis tools.
· Developed IRAD needs and successfully executed several projects and implemented results in the verification plans. This work resulted in US patent on a new method to save flight time in speech intelligibility measurements.
· Consulted on emerging technical issues and long-range planning in areas of technology and product advancement.
· Reviewer for Boeing patents on filing/retention decisions. Served on Technical Fellowship candidate review panels. Organized Boeing BTEC technical sessions. Invited to organize/chair technical sessions at international conferences.
· Developed and taught several enterprise wide training classes. Mentored Boeing and external engineers.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
a) Noise Engineering, Renton, WA 1999 – 2004
Senior Principal Engineer, Technical Process Management (TPM) Team Leader:
· Managed TPM (Technical Process Management team consisting of chief engineers, managers, technical fellowship members and process caretakers) and chaired weekly meetings.
· Led a group of twenty-two process caretakers and activities to maintain and improve the noise processes to achieve common solutions/methods and tools.
· Developed and implemented several new technical processes. Promoted technology transfer and aligned research programs with program needs.
· Led IRAD projects on engine noise control and efforts to develop best practices and common noise control solutions across all Boeing airplanes.
· Developed 737NG outflow valve noise fix resulting in several US and foreign patents. This design has been implemented on other airplane models.
· Led 717 forward and mid-cabin noise reduction program and achieved substantial (and unprecedented) cabin noise reductions. Worked with airline customers to resolve in-service issues.
· Consulted and organized and taught several training classes enterprise-wide.
b) Noise Engineering, Long Beach, CA 1996-1999
Senior Principal Engineer (3/99-7/99), Principal Engineer (3/97-3/99), Senior Engineer (8/96-3/97), Interior and exterior noise lead:
· Led interior, community and ramp noise efforts, and supported production issues.
· Worked with customer support groups and airline customers. Planned and conducted flight-tests on production and customer airplanes. Successfully resolved several in-service and delivery noise and vibration concerns.
· Planned and successfully executed IRAD projects including tracking, documenting and reporting budget and technical progress.
· Led cross-IPT (Integrated Product Team) working groups and managed projects involving several departments/divisions within Boeing.
· Mentored team members to become expert performers.
Advanced Engineering
Yorktown, VA 1995 – 1996
Vice-President and Project Manager:
· Managed research projects. Conducted wind tunnel tests, analyzed data and prepared technical reports.
· Wrote several successful research proposals for NASA.
· Supervised a group of 4 engineers.
NASA Langley Research Center/AS&M, Inc.
Hampton, VA 1989 – 1996
Senior Research Scientist:
· Led efforts to develop aerodynamic and acoustic non-intrusive measurement techniques for Supersonic Laminar Flow Control Program (a NASA-industry joint program) and other high-speed flight test research programs. Conducted many wind-tunnel (subsonic and supersonic) tests and worked with several flight test programs.
· Developed and implemented changes to several flight-test instrumentation and sensors, which saved over 40% of flights for the program.
· Developed a hot-film sensor array method to measure crossflow vortex wavelength for which a US patent has been granted.
· Consulted engine and airframe manufacturing companies (Northrop, GE, Pratt and Whitney, Cessna, United Technology Research Center, and heritage MDC) on wind tunnel and flight tests.
Virginia Tech, Dept. of Aerospace & Ocean Eng.
Blacksburg, VA 1985 – 1989
Research Fellow/Visiting Professor:
· Secured funding and managed NASA, Air Force and Navy sponsored research projects on separating turbulent boundary layers, control of low-frequency oscillations in wing-body junction flows.
· Taught graduate level courses and advised graduate students.
University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
South Australia 1980 – 1985
Instructor
· Research involving theoretical analysis and measurements in separated flow in a duct, characteristics of associated acoustics field, and the mechanism of sound generation and propagation.
· Taught undergraduate courses.
Education and Certifications/Professional Training:
· Masters Certificate in Project Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
· Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia
· M.S.M.E., Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
· B.S.M.E. with High Distinction, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
· Managerial Effectiveness and several Boeing team leadership trainings
Professional Achievements and Activities:
· Member – Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2021)
· Member – National Safety Council (2020- )
· Member - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process
· Cash award for EHS technology roadmaps development (2019)
· Fellow - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2017- )
· Fellow - Institute for the Advancement of Engineering (1999- )
· Life Fellow - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1996- )
· Boeing representative to AIAA Aeroacoustics Technical Committee (2007- )
· "Industry Engineer of the Year" award from the Puget Sound Engineering Council, 2007
· "1999 Engineer of the Year" award from Orange County Engineering Council, CA
· Member - Boeing/ASME Strategic Partnership (2007-2012 )
· Member - BDS Airborne Avionics Working group (2006-2009)
· Cash award for 717 forward cabin noise fix development and implementation (2001)
· Served on AIAA Fluid Dynamics (1997-2000, 2006-2009), Aeroacoustics (1989-1992), and ASME Technical Committee for Fluid Measurements (1989-2000)
· Superior performance monetary awards (total 5) from heritage MDC (1996-1999)
· Recognition/awards from GE, Northrop and NASA (1995)
· Technical reviewer for AIAA, ASME, IIAV and SAE journals
· Organized/chaired sessions at Boeing Technical Excellence Conference (BTEC12, BTEC14, BTEC26) and Northwest MSE Technical Excellence Conferences, AIAA, ASME and several international conferences, e.g., International Sound and Vibration Congress at Vienna (2006), South Korea (2008) Poland (2009) Egypt (2010), Brazil (2011) and Lithuania (2012), Montreal (2019)
Patents Awards:
· Recipient of 2005 Boeing Special Invention Award
· 18 US and foreign patents. One US patent pending (submitted 2021)
· Nominated for 2012 Boeing Special Invention Award
Security Clearances:
US Government Secret Security Clearance (received on January 10, 2006. Renewed on January 28,
2016)
Publications:
Over 70 technical reports, conference papers and refereed journal articles. Some of the publications are listed as follows:
1. Agarwal, N.K., "Flow-Induced Vibration Analysis of a Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger - A Status Survey," Proceedings of 5th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Hyderabad, India, Feb. 1980, pp. 109-115.
2. Bull, M.K., and Agarwal, N.K., "Propagation of Acoustic Waves in Fully Developed Turbulent Pipe Flow," Proceedings of 11th International Congress on Acoustics, Paris, July 1983, pp. 295-298.
3. Bull, M.K., and Agarwal, N.K., "Mean Characteristics of the Flow Separation due to an Orifice Plate in Fully Developed Pipe Flow," Proceedings of 8th Australian Fluid-Mechanics Conference, New Castle, Australia, November-December 1983, pp. 4B.1-4B.4.
4. Bull, M.K., and Agarwal, N.K., "The Mechanism of Pipe Flow Noise Generation due to Internal Flow Separation,” Proceedings of the Inter-Noise 1984, Honolulu, December 1984, pp. 261-264.
5. Agarwal, N.K., "Relationship Between Internal Sound Generation and Characteristics of Flow in a Region of Flow Separation due to Disturbance of Fully-Developed Turbulent Flow in a Pipe", Ph.D. dissertation, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 1985.
6. Bull, M.K., and Agarwal, N.K., "On the Sound Field in a Pipe Resulting from Flow Separation," Proceedings of Inter-Noise 1986, Boston, July 1986, pp. 371-376.
7. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "LDV Measurements of Large Amplitude Unsteady Separated Turbulent Boundary Layers," Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium of Applications of Laser Anemometry to Fluid-Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, July 1986.
8. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "LDV Measurements of Large Amplitude Unsteady Flows," 39th Annual Meeting of American Physical Society, Columbus, Ohio, November 1986.
9. Agarwal, N.K., and Bull, M.K., "Wall Pressure Fluctuations in Disturbed Pipe Flow," AIAA-87-0015, 25th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1987.
10. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "The Structure of Large Amplitude Unsteady Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers," AIAA-87-0191, 25th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1987.
11. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "Experimental Measurements of the Structure of a Large Amplitude Unsteady Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers,” Proceedings of Workshop II on Unsteady Separated Flows, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, July 28-30, 1987, pp. 147-153.
12. Nagabushana, K.A, Simpson, R.L., and Agarwal, N.K., "Experimental Study of Two Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers,” NASA CR-181011, 1987.
13. Nagabushana, K.A., Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "Features of Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers," AIAA-88-0616, 26th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1988.
14. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "Experimental Study of Unsteady Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers," Technical Report No. AFOSR-88-0271 TR, 1988, also AD-A192997.
15. Agarwal, N.K., "Identification of Higher Order Acoustic Modes in Disturbed Pipe Flow," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 129, No. 1, 1989, pp. 166-167.
16. Devenport, W.J., Agarwal, N.K., Dewitz, M., Simpson, R.L., and Poddar, K., “An Experimental Study of Devices for Controlling the Flow Past a Wing-Body Junction,” Technical Report No. AERO-162 to ONR, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA, April 1989.
17. Agarwal, N.K., and Bull, M.K., “Acoustic Wave Propagation in a Pipe with Fully Developed Turbulent Flow," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 132, No. 2, 1989, pp. 275-298.
18. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson, R.L., "A New Technique for Obtaining the Turbulent Pressure Spectrum from the Surface Pressure Spectrum," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 135, No. 2, 1989, pp. 346-350.
19. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson R.L., "The Structure of Backflow Velocity Profiles in Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers," AIAA-89-0567, 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 1989, Reno, NV.
20. Devenport, W.J., Agarwal, N.K., Dewitz, M., and Simpson, R.L., "Effect of a Fillet on the Flow Past a Wing-Body Junction," AIAA-89-0986, 2nd Turbulent Shear Flow Conference, Tempe, AZ, March 1989.
21. Agarwal, N.K., and Simpson R.L., "The Structure of Backflow Velocity Profiles in Steady and Unsteady Separating Turbulent Boundary Layers," AIAA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 10, Oct. 1990, pp. 1764-1771.
22. Agarwal, N.K., "Generation and Propagation of Sound Waves in Disturbed Pipe Flow," AIAA-90-0286, 28th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1990.
23. Simpson, R.L., Agarwal, N.K., Nagabushana, K.A., and Olcmen, S., "Spectral Measurements and Other Features of Separating Turbulent Flows," AIAA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 1990, pp. 446-452.
24. Mangalam, S.M., Maddalon, D.V., Saric, W.S., and Agarwal, N.K., "Measurements of Cross-Flow Vortices, Attachment-Line Flow, and Transition Using Microthin Hot-Films," AIAA-90-1636, 21st Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Dynamics and Lasers Conference, Seattle, WA, 18-20 June 1990.
25. Devenport, W.J., Agarwal, N.K., Dewitz, M., Simpson, R.L., and Poddar, K., "Effect of a Fillet on the Flow Past a Wing-Body Junction," AIAA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 12, Dec. 1990, pp. 2017-2024.
26. Devenport, W.J., Dewitz, M., Simpson, R.L., and Agarwal, N.K., "Effects of a Strake on the Flow Past a Wing Body Junction," AIAA-91-0252, 29th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1991.
27. Agarwal, N.K., Maddalon, D.V, Mangalam, S. M., and Collier, F.S., Jr., "Cross-Flow Vortex Structure and Transition Measurements," AIAA-91-0166, 29th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1991.
28. Agarwal, N.K., Simpson, R.L., and Shivaprasad, B.G., "Some Effects of Waveform Shape and Amplitude on Unsteady Turbulent Shear Flows,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 8, No. 3, May-June 1992, pp. 674-679.
29. Agarwal, N.K., Miley, S.J., Fischer, M.C., Anderson, B.T., and Geenen, R.J., "Measurement of Attachment-Line Location in a Wind-Tunnel and in Supersonic Flight," AIAA-92-4089, Proceedings of 6th Biennial Flight Test Conference, Hilton Head, August 1992, pp. 404-414.
30. Agarwal, N.K., Maddalon, D.V, Mangalam, S. M., and Collier, F.S., Jr., "Cross-Flow Vortex Structure and Transition Measurements Using Multi-Element Hot-Films," AIAA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 9, September 1992, pp. 2212-2218.
31. Devenport, W.J., Dewitz, M., Simpson, R.L., and Agarwal, N.K., "Effects of a Leading-Edge Fillet on the Flow Past an Appendage-Body Junction,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 9, September 1992, pp. 2177-2183.
32. Agarwal, N.K., and Lamkin, S., "Ducted Fan Turbulence Properties Description," Technical Report to General Electric Aircraft Engine Group, Cincinnati, OH, April 1993.
33. Agarwal, N.K., "Sound Field in Fully Developed Turbulent Pipe Flow due to Internal Flow Separation. Part 1. Wall Pressure Fluctuations," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 169, No. 1, 1994, pp. 89-109.
34. Agarwal, N.K., "Mean Separation and Reattachment in Fully Developed Turbulent Pipe Flow due to an Orifice Plate," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 2, June 1994, pp. 373-376.
35. Agarwal, N.K., "Sound Field in Fully Developed Turbulent Pipe Flow due to Internal Flow Separation. Part 2. Modal Cut-Off Frequencies," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 175, No. 1, 1994, pp. 65-76.
36. Maddalon, D.V., and Agarwal, N.K., "Measurements of Cross-Flow Vortex Structure on a Swept Wing by use of Large, Micro-Thin, Multi-Element Hot-Film Gages", NASA Technical Brief, Vol. 10, No. 10, October 1994, pp. 75-76.
37. Maddalon, D.V., and Agarwal, N.K., “Measurements of Cross-Flow Vortex Structure on a Swept Wing ", NASA Technical Brief, Vol. 18, No. 12, December 1994, p. 51.
38. Agarwal, N.K., "Sound Field in Disturbed Pipe Flow," Meeting of the Division of
Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society at Atlanta, GA, Nov. 1994.
39. Agarwal, N.K., "Boundary Layer Measurements using Surface Microphones,” International Instrumentation Symposium, Instrument Society of America, Denver, Co. May 1995.
40. Viken, S., and Agarwal, N.K., “Aircraft Drag Reduction Using Distributed Suction and Adaptive Control Techniques,” Report to NASA Ames Research Center, July 1995.
41. Lin, R. -S., Agarwal, N. K., and Collier, F. S., "Numerical Study on the Receptivity due to a Localized Suction Slot," Unsteady Flows - 1995, ASME/FED, Vol. 216, 1995, pp. 179-184.
42. Agarwal, N.K., “Piezoelectric Film Sensor Arrays for Wind-Tunnel and Flight Measurements,” Contract No. NAS4-50073 final Technical Report (No. AE-96-005) to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, June 1996, 93 pages.
43. Nagabushana, K.A., Agarwal, N.K., Wong, T.C., and Taylor, B.D. “A New Approach to Hot-Wire/Hot-Film Calibration in Supersonic/Hypersonic Flow,” Contract No. NAS1-20623 final Technical Report (No. AE-96-006) to NASA Langley Research Center, July 1996, 116 pages.
44. Agarwal, N.K., “Piezoelectric Sensors for Non-Intrusive Aerodynamic and Acoustic Measurements,” Fifth International Symposium on Sound and Vibration, South Australia, December 15-18, 1997.
45. Agarwal, N.K., Ganz, U., and Premo, J., “Compressor Noise”, Core Noise Workshop, Phoenix, AZ, February 26-27, 2003.
46. Agarwal, N.K., Ganz, U., and Premo, J., “Compressor Noise Contribution to Inlet Noise", AIAA Aeroacoustics Conf. May 2004, Manchester, U.K., AIAA paper # AIAA-2004-2913.
47. Agarwal, N.K., Mathur, G.P. and Osman, H.A., “Active control of Noise and Vibrations at Low-Frequencies for Aerospace Vehicles,” 8th Boeing Technical Excellence Conference, Seattle, WA, 22-24 Feb., 2005.
48. Mathur, G.P. Tsangarakis, M., Lotts, D.J., Barry, K.R., and Agarwal, N.K., “Speech Intelligibility Criteria for PA System Qualification in Large Aircraft,” 150th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and NOISE-CON 2005, Minneapolis, MN, 17-21 October 2005.
49. Agarwal, N.K., “Cabin and Flight Deck Noise Reduction,” Third Boeing Structural Dynamics Conference, St. Louis, MO, 27-28 October, 2005.
50. Mathur, G.P. Tsangarakis, M., Lotts, D.J., Barry, K.R., and Agarwal, N.K., “In-flight Modified Rhyme Tests (MRT) for PA System Qualification in a Large Aircraft,” 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Vienna, Austria, July 2-6, 2006.
51. Agarwal, N.K., Mathur, G.P. and Osman, H.A., “Active control of Noise and Vibrations at Low-Frequencies,” ASEI Conference, Sep. 9, 2006, Cerritos, CA; and The Fourth Annual AIAA Southern California Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference, Santa Ana, CA 2007.
52. Agarwal, N.K., “Speech Intelligibility in Military Aircraft”, 4th Boeing Structural
Dynamics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-10, 2006.
53. Agarwal, N.K., Mathur, G.P., Tsangarakis, M.G., and Liew, C.C., “Speech
Intelligibility in Military Aircraft,” 12th Boeing Technical Excellence Conference
(BTEC12), St. Louis, February 2007.
54. Agarwal, N.K., “Noise and Vibration Diagnostic and Control in Aerospace
vehicles,” Advances in Noise and Vibration Engineering, Institute of Acoustics
Autumn Conference, Oxford, U.K., October 17-18, 2007. Also: a) Acoustics
Bulletin, Jan./Feb. 2008, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 32-37; b) 15th International Congress
on Sound and Vibration, Daejeon, South Korea, July 6-10, 2008; and c) 15th Boeing
Technical Excellence Conference (BTEC15), St. Louis, MO, July 21-24, 2008.
55. Agarwal, N.K., “A New Method to Demonstrate Speech Intelligibility in Flight,” 15th
Boeing Technical Excellence Conference (BTEC15), St. Louis, MO, July 21-24,
2008.
56. Agarwal, N.K. and Muehlenbeck, R.H., “Acoustic Design of Military Airplanes,” 16th
Boeing Technical Excellence Conference (BTEC16), Costa Mesa, CA, Feb. 9-12,
2009.
57. Agarwal, N.K. and Muehlenbeck, R.H., “Development of Environmental
Requirement for a New Military Airplane Program,” Institute of Environmental
Sciences and Tech (IEST) Annual Technical Meeting and Exposition, Schaumburg,
IL May 4-7 2009.
58. Griffin, S., Klein, A., Agarwal, N., Kyono, T., “Active Control Bucking Bar to Reduce
Hand Transmitted Vibration to Operator,” 26th International Congress on Sound and
Vibration, July 7-11, 2019, Montreal, Canada.
59. Gardner, Rich, Fletcher, J., Agarwal, N. “Technology Roadmaps for Step-Wise
Improvements in Production System Safety, “Boeing Technical Excellence Conference
(BTEC 2019), July 19-August 1, 2019.
60. Agarwal, N., Salour, A. “Proximity Sensing & Contact Tracing Technologies to
Protect Against COVID-19, “Boeing Technical Excellence Conference
(BTEC 2021), July 26-July 29, 2021.
61. Agarwal, N., Salour, A. “Wearable Sensors Technology for EHS Application,”
2021 Human Factors and Ergonomics Symposium, Oct 19–20, 2021, Seattle.
62. Agarwal, N., Salour, A. “Wearable Sensors Technology for Workplace Safety,”
Boeing Technical Excellence Conference (BTEC 2023), May 15–18, 2023.