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Acoustics Today
A Publication of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume 9, Issue 4 October 2013
Cover: Photo taken during the ASA School in Kansas City
6 From the Editor-in-Chief Articles:
7 Comments on recently published article, “Concerns about Infrasound from Wind Turbines”—
Paul D. Schomer
The opinion is expressed that a paper published in a previ- ous issue “seems to be centered on proof by assertion.”
10 Single-beam acoustic tweezers: A new tool for microparticle manipulation—Ying Li, Jae Youn Hwang, Jungwoo Lee, and K. Kirk Shung
Recent work has demonstrated the feasibility of tweez- ing micron-sized acoustic beams.
14 Noise-induced hearing loss in teen-agers—Robert S. Schlauch
Computer simulations suggest that many children’s hearing test results that are labeled as a noise-induced threshold shift are likely false-positive responses result- ing from measurement error.
19 ASA School Debuts in Kansas City—Brigitte Schulte- Fortkampf and Judy R. Dubno
An ASA-sponsored school with an interdisciplinary theme was successfully launched in conjunction with ASA’s fall meeting in Kansas City.
22 Activities of the Georgia Tech Student Chapter— Jason A. Kulpe, Katherine F. Woolfe, Bernard D. Shieh, Shane W. Lani, Brendan V. Nichol, and Ellen A. Skow Georgia Tech ASA Student Chapter experiences growth of involvement and outreach.
25 Mechanical models of the human vocal tract— Takayuki Arai
Mechanical models of the vocal tract can be used in the teaching of students in acoustics and speech science.
31 The Rossing Prize: the first 10 years—Allan D. Pierce
It was a very generous grant and was motivated by Rossing’s strong belief that the Acoustical Society should do more to recognize contributions to acoustics education.
35 Reminiscences of Miguel Junger—David Feit and Joel Garrelick
Sebastian remembered Miguel's love of history and the beauty of science and reason.
37 Blake S. Wilson receives award for cochlear implant research and development —Allan D. Pierce
Blake S. Wilson, a long-term member of the Acoustical Society, was a co-recipient of the 2013 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.
Departments:
39 Acoustical Society News—Allan D. Pierce Susan Fox to be ASA’s Executive Director.
40 Books and Publications—Allan D. Pierce Electroacoustics by Mendel Kleiner, Acoustic Array Systems by Bai, Ih, and Benesty, and Theory of Sound by Lord Rayleigh.
45 Passings—Allan D. Pierce
Carol Espy-Wilson, Suzanne Boyce, and William J. Strong Tributes to Kenneth N. Stevens, Stanley L. Ehrlich, and Melville Clark, Jr.
Business Directory:
51 Business card advertisements
Classified Section:
50 Classified
Classified advertisements, including positions offered and positions desired.
Index to Advertisers:
52 Index to Advertisers
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