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achievements in auditory investigations and your dedicated commitment to the pursuit of otologic science. You have shown distinction and promise, and we commend your exemplary endeavors. You are a most deserving and fitting recipient of this award.”
Dr. Tollin, a member of the Acoustical Society of America, received his undergraduate degree in biomed- ical engineering from Boston University and his Masters and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Oxford University. He did postdoctoral training in the Department of Physiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Tollin has begun to tackle the problem of devel- opmental changes in the binaural audi- tory system following conductive hear- ing loss.
Hugo Fastl receives DEGA award
Prof. Dr.-Inc. Hugo Fastl recently received the Helmholtz Medaille from the German Acoustical Society (DEGA), its most prestegious award, which is bestowed for lifetime achieve- ments in acoustics. The (translated)
Prof. Dr.-Inc. Hugo Fastl
citation reads: “The German Acoustical Society (DEGA) bestows the Helmholtz Medal on Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl for outstanding and multifaceted contribu- tions to research and teaching, in partic- ular in hearing acoustics and its practi- cal applications.”
Hugo Fastl received Dr.-Ing. And Dr.-Ing. Hab. Degrees from the
Technical University of München. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
Robert A. Frosch awarded the 2010 George E. Pake Prize
Robert A. Frosch has been awarded the 2010 George E. Pake Prize by the American Physical Society. The award citation reads: “For original research in marine geophysics, exceptional leader- ship and innovative management of the General Motors Research Laboratory, and sustained contributions to national science policy.”
The George E. Pake Prize, awarded to recognize and encourage outstand- ing work by physicists combining orig- inal research accomplishments with leadership in the management of research or development in industry, was endowed in 1983 by the Xerox Corporation in recognition of the out- standing achievements of George E. Pake, as a research physicist and a director of industrial research.
Robert A. Frosch received a Ph.D. in 1952 from Columbia University. He worked as a research scientist and
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