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Dallas location on March 7, 2009.
The Callier Center is one of the nation's preeminent educational, research and treatment centers focus- ing on communication and communi- cation disorders. The center is part of the university’s School of Behavioral
and Brain Sciences.
Floyd Toole recognized with CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has named Floyd E. Toole the recipient of its 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. Toole, a pioneer in acoustics research with more than 40 years’ experience in the industry, received the award in September at CEDIA’s annual Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet.
CEDIA’s Lifetime Achievement Award annually honors an individual whose visionary leadership has con- tributed to the growth and advance- ment of the electronic systems indus- try. Past winners have ranged from technology trailblazers to iconic busi- ness leaders to influential CEDIA lead- ers and volunteers. Nominations are submitted by industry professionals and evaluated on the basis of achieve- ment and service within the industry.
Dr. Toole launched his career when the industry was in its infancy and moved on to become an authority on the measurement and understanding of sound quality. After earning his Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Toole joined the National Research Council of Canada in 1965, ultimately reaching the position of Senior Research Officer in the Acoustics and Signal Processing
Group. In 1991, Toole moved on to Harman Research Industries, Inc., as Corporate Vice President – Acoustical Engineering, where he led the Harman Research and Development Group.
Dr. Toole’s research has focused on small-room acoustics and evaluating the relationship between technical measurements of audio equipment and listeners’ perceptions. His findings have been applied to loudspeaker design and manufacturing and have influenced his work as a CEDIA University subject matter expert and course developer.
Dr. Toole’s work has been pub- lished in the journals of the Audio Engineering Society and the Acoustical Society of America, audio engineering books and consumer publications, and he recently completed a book titled Sound Reproduction. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Audio Engineering Society and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and was named one of CEDIA University’s Top Ten Instructors in 2007. Now retired, he is an acoustical consultant and con- tinues to contribute to CEDIA University course development and instruction.
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that special- ize in designing and installing electron- ic systems for the home. The associa- tion was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member com- panies worldwide. CEDIA Members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and expe- rience in this specialized field.
San Diego Chapter Selects two win- ners at the 2008 Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
From the many hundreds of stu- dent exhibits displayed at this year’s 54th Greater San Diego Sscience and Engineering Fair (GSDSEF), the San Diego Chapter of the ASA has selected 2 students as winner projects. The mis- sion of the GSDSEF activity is to main- tain a continuous process that encour- ages and rewards professional excel- lence, promotes educational enrich- ment, and provides unique opportuni- ties for independent achievement in science and technology for the thou-
sands of seventh through twelfth grade students of all private, parochial, and public schools of the Greater San Diego Region wishing to participate. It is independent of community service organizations, without funding or direction by state or local government, or by any of the school systems whose students are involved. One of the many activities of the organization include recruiting and organizing special award judging by professional, techni- cal, institutional, and military organi- zations. Tax dollars are not spent and all staff support is on a volunteer basis. The local chapter of the ASA has par- ticipated in the Fair for a great many years supporting its organization and granted awards to students.
Austin Taylor
Discovering the Velocity of Seismic Earthquake P-Waves
Austin Taylor
Mt. Helix Academy, La Mesa, CA
8th Grade
My project was to see if it was pos-
sible to calculate the speed of a seismic P-wave and relate it to the magnitude of an earthquake. Then, if that was the case, to discover whether speed would predict the magnitude of the earth- quake. This could potentially affect the death rates of earthquakes across the globe. Data available at USGS.gov web- site was used to determined the dis- tances, depths, time, origin times, dates, location, and of course magni- tude of earthquake events in California in order to calculate the speed of the
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