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Elaine Moran
Acoustical Society of America Melville, New York 11747
He holds honorary doctorates from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and from Northwestern University.
Among his extensive list of publi- cations are the books Acoustical Designing in Architecture, coauthored with Vern Knudsen, Noise Control in Buildings, Handbook of Acoustical Measurements and Noise Control 4th Edition, coauthored with Allan Piersol, Dictionary of Architecture and Construction 4th Edition, Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture, and American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
He has participated in the design of more than 100 halls including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA; Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN; Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York, NY; National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, Washington, DC; Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO; National Centre for the Performing Arts, Bombay, India; and Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT.
Cyril Harris is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), Honorary Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. He was awarded The Franklin Medal of The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, in 1977, the Wallace Clement Sabine Award of the ASA in 1979, the A.I.A. Medal of the American Institute of Architects in 1980, the Gold Medal of the Audio Engineering Society (1973), the Mayor’s Award for Science & Technology of the City of New York, and the Pupin Medal for 1998 awarded by Columbia University. He was award- ed the Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America in 1987 “for service to the Society; for improved under- standing of absorption of sound in gases; and for contributions to the sci- ence and practice of architectural acoustics.”
Cyril Harris has served the Society as President, Vice President, Member of the Executive Council and Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
Robert C. Coffeen
Robert Coffeen named 2006 National Systems Contractors Association Educator of the Year
Robert Coffeen has been named 2006 National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) Educator of the Year in recognition of his continuing efforts to improve the electronic sys- tems industry through the generous provision of his teaching talents,
Coffeen has established a broad record of support for NSCA education and the industry as a whole, especially since retiring ten years ago from the acoustical consulting firm he founded in 1964. Today, Coffeen is a member of the faculty of the School of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Kansas, teaching five courses in architectural acoustics and electro-acoustics primarily to architec- ture and architectural engineering stu- dents.
“We would like to recognize Bob Coffeen for his overall achievements and contributions to the industry with the 2006 Educator of the Year award,” says Chad Sowers, senior manager of education programs for NSCA. “He not only taught several classes of his
Cyril M. Harris
Cyril M. Harris named recipient of the Per Bruel Gold Medal
Cyril M. Harris, Charles Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Columbia University, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Per Bruel Gold Medal for Noise Control and Acoustics of the American Society for Mechanical Engineering.
The Per Bruel Gold Medal for Noise Control and Acoustics is given in recognition of eminent achievement and extraordinary merit in the field of noise control and acoustics. The achievement must include useful appli- cations of the principles of noise con- trol and acoustics to the art and science of mechanical engineering. The medal, established in 1987, honors Dr. Per Bruel who pioneered the development of sophisticated noise and vibration measuring and processing equipment.
Professor Harris was cited “for out- standing contributions to the acousti- cal design of concert halls, opera hous- es and theatres; and for authoring a series of seminal handbooks that pro- vide educators and practitioners with design methods for noise and vibration control.
Cyril Harris received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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