Boeing Designated Expert (BDE) & Lead- Airfield Pavements
The Boeing Company
Yorba Linda, CA, United States
Priyanka Sarker, PhD is a Civil Engineer (transportation geotechnics) by training who is currently working as a subject matter expert and lead in Airport Infrastructure (Pavements) at the Boeing Company.
At Boeing, Dr. Sarker is the first ever and the only Boeing Designated Expert (BDE) in Airport Pavement domain. As a BDE, She collaborates with the aviation community and the regulators (FAA, ICAO, etc) worldwide to provide technical support on anything related to airport pavement infrastructure & promote the continued development of the world’s airports so that they can support Boeing airplanes. Additionally, Dr. Sarker also leads all Boeing aircraft and airport compatibility efforts in South Asian aviation communities.
Dr. Sarker serves on numerous aviation related committees such as ICAO Airport Pavement Expert Group, Airport Concrete Pavement Technology (ACPT) Program coordination group, Airport Asphalt Pavement Technology Program (AAPT) coordination group etc. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering with a focus in Transportation Geotechnics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Runway Surface Characteristics
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM MT