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Acoustical News
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Elaine Moran
Acoustical Society of America Melville, New York 11747
industrial hygiene sampling pump. Awards are made in three categories: Knowledge, Interventions, and Technology.
William J. Murphy, a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, is Co- team Leader, Hearing Loss Prevention Team, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service.
Peter Herstein receives National Defense Industrial Association award
Peter Herstein, an Associate Member of the Acoustical Society of America and an NUWC retiree, received the 2013 Vice Adm. Charles B. Martell-David Bushnell Award. The award is made annually by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Undersea Warfare Division to an indi- vidual who has made outstanding tech- nical contributions to the defense pre- paredness of the United States in the field of Undersea Warfare.
The award citation read, in part: “Mr. Peter D. Herstein’s 40 year govern- ment career in the field of Undersea Warfare has resulted in many far reach- ing contributions to scientific research, the development of major technical programs and the formulation of the future visions and requirements that shape the Navy of tomorrow.
“His contributions include improved understanding of environ- mental acoustics and advances to sur- face ship, submarine, surveillance and air-deployed systems sonar systems.
“In recognition of his numerous lifelong contributions to maintaining the U.S. Navy’s superiority in undersea warfare, the Undersea Warfare Division of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is proud to present the Vice Adm. Charles B. Martell-David Bushnell Award to Mr. Peter D. Herstein.”
Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh named ASEE’s 2013 Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Educator
Rajendra Singh, Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, is the recipient of the 2013 Ralph Coats Roe Award by the Mechanical Engineering Division of the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE). The award recognizes a mechanical engineering educator who is an outstanding teacher and has made a notable contribution to the profes- sion. The award was presented during the ASEE Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in June.
The citation submitted with his award nomination reads, “Professor Rajendra Singh thrives in a present-day academic role, yet is also able to meet sig- nificant learning needs of engineers who often are far off campus. His pioneering contributions include developing a case- study, team-project approach for distance learning and global education, establish- ing an NSF (National Science Foundation) center devoted to smart vehicle concepts, launching an innova- tive senior-level capstone laboratory, and creating a unique undergraduate honors
William J. Murphy
program. He has effectively disseminated engineering knowledge at the intersec- tion of dynamics, vibrations, and machine design by publishing widely, organizing technical conferences, and mentoring students. He also has provid- ed exemplary leadership in professional societies.”
William Murphy receives NOISH Bullard-Sherwood Research-to- Practice Award
A project, coauthored by ASA Fellow William J. Murphy, and entitled “Field Attenuation Measurement for Hearing Protection Devices,” won the 2013 award in the Technology category for the NIOSH Bullard-Sherwood Research-to-Practice Awards. Other coauthors on the project were M. Stephenson, D. Byrne, and C. Themann. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) presents the Bullard-Sherwood Research-to-Practice Awards to recognize outstanding efforts by its scientists and their partners in applying occupational safety and health research to prevent work-related injury, illness, and death. The award is named for Edward W. Bullard, the inventor of the hard-hat, and for R. Jeremy Sherwood, the inventor of the personal
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