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Takayuki Arai is a Professor at Sophia University in Japan. The attached photograph was taken several years ago when he was a guest lecturer in Professor Kenneth Stevens's class at M.I.T.
ASA Prizes and Fellowships
The Acoustical Society of America invites applications for prizes and scholarships which it administers. Deadlines for those listed below were imminent at the time this issue went to press. For additional details, deadline dates, and application forms, please visit the ASA home page at http://acousticalsociety.org/ or write to asa@aip.org.
The F. V. Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship in Acoustics. The F. V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship was established by the Society to carry out Professor Hunt's wish that his estate be used to further the science of, and education in acoustics. Fellows receive a stipend, provided jointly by the Hunt estate and a fund established by the Acoustical Society, to support their research on a topic in acoustics at an institution of their choice. One Fellowship is usually awarded each year.
Robert W. Young Award for Undergraduate Research in Acoustics. A gift to the Acoustical Society Foundation made by the family of the late Robert W. Young in his honor has been established to grant undergraduate student research awards.
Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography. The Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography was established in 2000 from a grant made to the Acoustical Society Foundation by Herman and Eileen Medwin to recognize a person for the effective use of sound in the discovery and understanding of physical and biological parameters and processes in the sea.
William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience. The William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience was established in 2011 through a generous donation by Bill and Chris Hartmann to the Acoustical Society of America to recognize and honor research that links auditory physiology with auditory perception or behavior in humans or other animals.
The deadlines for several ASA Prizes and Fellowships are rapidly approaching.
These include the F. V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics (3 September); Robert W. Young Award for Undergraduate Research in Acoustics (16 September); Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography (16 September); William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience (1 October).
Applications for the Hunt Fellowship and the Young Award can be downloaded at acousticalsociety.org/funding_ resources/fellowships_scholarships and the applications for the Hartmann and Medwin Prizes can be downloaded at http://acousticalsociety.org/funding_resources/prizes.
Please consider applying or submitting nominations for these funding opportunities as appropriate or encourage your students or colleagues to apply.
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