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Acoustical News
Elaine Moran
Acoustical Society of America Melville, New York 11747
Russ Berger (l) and Shane Kanter (r)
Russ Berger (l) and Philip Robinson (r)
ASA student members awarded NCAC student travel awards
The National Council of Acoustical Consultants (NCAC) announced that Shane Kanter, a student at the University of Kansas Architecture Master’s Program, and Philip Robinson, a stu- dent in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Architectural Acoustics undergraduate program, are the first four recipients of the NCAC’s new Student Travel Award. Each student received $500 in travel assistance to attend the ASA meeting in Seattle in May 2011 to present a techni- cal paper. Shane Kanter presented “Architectural Acoustics and Noise: Acoustics of Green Buildings,” and Philip Robinson presented “Quantitative and Qualitative Effects of Diffusion in Rooms.”
Russ Berger, NCAC’s immediate past president, presented the awards during the student reception at the ASA meeting. As part of a new initiative for NCAC, the award program focuses on those individuals new to the field or looking to get into the profession.
Earlier in the year, NCAC selected four recipient universities from a list of eight qualified university programs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
University of Kansas, Purdue University and University of Nebraska - Lincoln were each asked to select one of their brightest and best students in their respective acoustics/noise control pro- gram to receive the Student Travel Award. The student must have been accepted to present a technical paper at an upcoming ASA meeting or INCE conference.
The eligibility of university and col- lege programs was determined by the NCAC Student Travel Award committee and based on stringent criteria regard- ing the program’s curriculum and facul- ty. These honors have been made possi- ble through financial sponsorship by NCAC member firms. Additional stu- dent winners are expected to be announced throughout the year.
NCAC is an international organi- zation committed to supporting the acoustical profession by recognizing expert acoustical consultants and engi- neers, promoting opportunities for peer interaction, and providing a refer- ence tool for the public to learn more about the profession and find a con- sultant to match their needs. Its mem- bers span all areas of the field including architectural acoustics, mechanical
noise control, environmental noise and vibration, and forensic acoustics. For more information on NCAC and the Student Travel Award, please visit the NCAC website, www.ncac.com.
David T. Bradley receives NSF funding
A multifaceted 5-year project devel- oped by David T. Bradley, Assistant Professor of Physics at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, has been funded for $410,000 by the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), which “supports junior fac- ulty who exemplify the role of teacher- scholars.” Bradley’s research focus is architectural acoustics, and the NSF funds will enable him to both further
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Photo credit: Vassar College/Buck Lewis