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wave propagation and scattering applied to physics-based techniques for sensing applications such as radar, sonar and biomedical processing. She joined the Maseeh College’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in January 2005. Zurk’s research interests are primarily in the area of sensing phe- nomenon and have such relevant applications as remote sensing of the Earth’s surface, detection of explosives or bio-agents, and acoustic detection of underwater sources (such as salmon populations). She is the author of over 50 technical publications and serves on numerous professional committees.
Prior to Portland State, Zurk spent nine years at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, was a visiting Fulbright Professor in the University of Helsinki Math Department and spent four years in industry in the area of bio- medical instrumentation. Zurk received a bachelor’s degree in com- puter science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a master’s in electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Washington.
In addition to the NSF award, she also received an ONR Entry Level Faculty Award (from ONR 321, Ocean Acoustics) for her proposal "Mid-Frequency Bottom Scattering Model Development and Validation" and the award is for $300k over a three year period starting Januaray 2006.
Lisa Zurk is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and has served on the Committee on Women in Acoustics and the Committee on Underwater Acoustics.
ASTM Committee E33 elects new chairman
ASTM Committee E33 on Environmental Acoustics recently elected R. Kring Herbert, a principal of Ostergaard Acoustical Associates in West Orange, NJ, as its new chair- man. Herbert joined ASTM International in 1977 and had chaired Subcommittee E33.02 on the
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acoustics of open plan spaces since its inception on a number of E33 groups. Steven M. Brown, of The Soundcoat Company, Deer Park, NY, will become the chair of Subcommittee E33.04 on Application of Acoustical Materials and Systems.
Committee E33 is responsible for a wide-range of standards used to evaluate the acoustical performance of buildings and building compo- nents, including laboratory and field tests of sound absorption, sound transmission loss, and impact noise resistance.
Kring Herbert is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, an associate of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the Newark and Suburban Chapter of AIA New Jersey and a Board Certified Noise Control Engineer.
ASTM International Committee E33 is one of 138 technical standards writing committees. Established in 1898, ASTM International is one of the largest standards development and delivery systems in the world.
Jerry Ginsberg honored by Georgia Tech
Jerry H. Ginsberg, ASA Fellow and recipient of the Society's Trent- Crede Medal in 2005, was awarded a Georgia Tech 25-Year Service Award at their annual Faculty/Staff Luncheon. Jerry Ginsberg’s served as Chair of the ASA Technical Committee on Structural Acoustics and Vibration (1997-2000), Books+ Committee (1993-1997), Technical Program Chair of the Spring 2000
meeting, and Associate Editor of JASA (2001-present).
New National Academy of Engineering member
Martin Klein, president of Martin Klein Consultants of Andover, Massachusetts and a member of the Acoustical Society of America, was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 “for development of underwater imaging systems that have contributed to ocean exploration and the recovery of high-value objects.”
Threshold Acoustics LLC founded in February 2006
After more than a decade with Kirkegaard Associates in Chicago, Carl Giegold and Scott Pfeiffer have founded Threshold Acoustics LLC.
Scott Pfeiffer is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and served as Chair of the ASA Spring 2001 meeting held in Chicago, IL. He was trained both as a musician and a physicist, culminating in the study of building acoustics in Denmark in 1992-93. Carl Giegold is a licensed architect with background in both design and technical archi- tecture as well as historic preserva- tion. They have been invited speak- ers at conferences and universities including the Acoustical Society of America, the Institute of Acoustics, the Audio Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Illinois
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