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contributions to speech perception and production modeling and their appli- cations.
Tomlinson Holman, TMH Corporation, Yucca Valley, CA, USA, for contributions to the recording of cinema sound and its realistic reproduction in both cinema and home environments.
Walter Kellermann, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, for contributions to adaptive filtering and multi-channel acoustic signal pro- cessing.
Pai-Chi Li, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, for contribu- tions to ultrasonic imaging technologies.
Jian-yu Lu, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA, for contributions to medical ultrasonic imaging.
Peter Nicholas Mikhalevsky, Science Applications International, Inc., Arlington, VA, USA, for contribu- tions to ocean acoustics and tomography.
Alex Bagnall
Aaron Farbo
Orleans is once again a place for business and tourism. The organization sought to better understand the Katrina disaster and rebuilding efforts in a technical tour hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers. But the Society wanted to do and to understand even more.
On the final day of the meeting, 35 ASA members and friends spent the day building homes with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian ministry that wel- comes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Post-Katrina, they have created a remark- able catalyst for reconstruction for the hardest hit homes and families. The pro- gram can host up to 900 volunteers a day. Since the hurricane, over 100 homes have been completed and 147 are currently under construction. The philanthropic effort was a first for the Society and required volunteers to add an extra day to an already long week. Nevertheless, the response was overwhelming and several potential volunteers were turned away during the meeting for lack of space.
Volunteers represented virtually every technical committee and level of accomplishment of the Society; Acoustical Oceanography to Structural Acoustics: undergraduate students to Fellows. Not all volunteers were ASA veterans. As first time meeting attendee Tom LePage said, "I am new to ASA and I am delighted to discover that ASA is the kind of organization that does proj- ects like this." Accompanying persons were there as well, working, laughing
in New York; and assistant production manager at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
Aaron Farbo has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Acoustics from University of Hartford. He is a member of ASA and has three years of acoustic consulting experience with Stewart Acoustical Consultants of Raleigh, NC. Aaron will focus on architectural acoustics for colleges, schools, worship spaces, and corporate office projects.
ASA hammers for Habitat
In November 2007, the Acoustical Society held its semi-annual meeting in downtown New Orleans, LA. In addition to bringing together over 800 scientists and engineers to exchange ideas and present research, the meeting demon- strated the Society's recognition that New
The ASA team at the Habitat for Humanity worksite.
Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc. announces new staff
Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc. of Sudbury, Massachusetts has added two new consultants to their staff. Alex Bagnall and Aaron Farbo have joined the consulting staff expanding its capa- bilities in architectural acoustics, sound systems, and theatrical systems design.
Alex Bagnall has a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Oberlin College and a Masters of Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama. His work experience includes project manager for a Boston area design/build contractor for sound sys- tems, lighting, and rigging; technical designer at Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, consultants in theater design
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