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including members from ASA, have made contributions by bringing their scientific and engineering background and training to the federal legislative process. The Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship program enables qualified, highly-motivated sci- entists to actively participate in the fed- eral government’s policymaking process. Fellows gain insight into the workings of government, learn how to contribute their voices and knowledge to the policy-making process, and per- form a public service by providing skilled support to help inform policy decisions. Applications are due January 15 of each year. Application instructions can be found at: http://aip.org /gov/fellowships/cf.html. The need for dialogue between the science communi- ty and the federal government has never been greater. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Kirill Horoshenkov awarded the Brian Mercer Award for Innovation
Kirill Horoshenkov, of the University of Bradford, has won a £155,000 Brian Mercer Award for Innovation from The Royal Society for the development of a new sensor that will allow engineers to rapidly identify blockages and damage to sewer pipes. It is likely to offer a 100-fold improve- ment in the productivity of sewer inspection. A video describing the device can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX
kjmfPD2qs. The award was presented by Lord Drayson at the annual Royal Society Labs to Riches event in London on 15 May 2009. Two Brian Mercer awards per year are given to encourage innovation in science and technology and promote the commercial applica- tion of research.
Kirill Horoshenkov received a Ph.D. in Acoustics from the University of Bradford in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. He joined the University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering in 1992 and has been Professor of Acoustics since 2005. He is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics (UK). He was awarded the Tyndall Medal of the Institute of Acoustics (UK) in 2006. Dr. Horoshenkov currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, the Journal of Applied Acoustics and he is a Member of the Council of the UK’s Institute of Acoustics.
Gary Siebein elected fellow of AIA
Gary W. Siebein, President and Senior Principal Consultant for Siebein Associates, Inc. has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He is one of 2,765 members of the AIA distinguished with this honor out of a total AIA membership of almost 86,000. He is also one of a very small number of Architects who are fellows of both the American Institute of
Architects and the Acoustical Society of America. Dr. Siebein received his AIA
and B.Arch degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is President of the Florida Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America and is a member of the National Council of Acoustical Consultants, Institute of Noise Control Engineers, American Society of Hearing, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Leif Bjørnø receives ICU Gold Whistle Award
The first Gold Whistle Award of the International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU) was presented to Professor Leif Bjørnø during the recent ICU in Chile in January 2009 in recog-
Leif Bjørnø
Kirill Horoshenkov (l) and colleague Simon Tait (r)
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Fellowship
during the Investiture of Fellows Ceremony at the 2009 National Convention and De- sign Exposition held in San Francisco on 1 May 2009.
Gary Siebein is Principal Senior Consultant of Siebein Associates in Gaines- ville, Florida and Professor at the University of Florida. He received his B.S.
medal