Page 4 - Spring 2015

Acoustics
A publication of the Acoustical society of America
Volume 11 | Issue 2 | Spring 2015
Today
TAble of ConTenTs
6 from the editor
7 from the President
8 from the executive Director
featured Articles
10 Allan D. Pierce: A Celebration of a Career in Acoustics in Commemoration of His Retire- ment as Editor-in-Chief of the Acoustical Society of America - Jerry H. Ginsberg and Peter H Rogers
The Story of Allan D. Pierce
18 The Underwater Sound Field from Impact Pile Driving and Its Potential Effects on Marine Life - Peter H. Dahl, Christ A. F. de Jong and Arthur N. Popper
The increased use of impact driving to install steel piles for in-water construction has with it a responsibility to assess the possible effects of related underwater noise on aquatic life.
26 Pushing the Envelope of Auditory Research with Cochlear Implants - Matthew J. Goupell
The cochlear implant has advanced our under- standing of hearing in novel ways, but still challenges our understanding in many regards.
34 Concorde Booms and the Mysterious East Coast Noises - Peter H Rogers and Domenic J. Maglieri
Concorde's primary and secondary booms significantly altered the role it set out to play in scheduled commercial supersonic travel. Could the Mach 2 Concorde have been the source of the alarming East Coast Mystery Booms of the late '70s?
44 Sound Propagation in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer - D. Keith Wilson, Chris L. Pettit and Vladimir E. Ostashev
Advances in computational methods have helped to reveal the complex impacts of the atmosphere on sound propagation, and provide new ap- proaches for quantifying these impacts.
54 Objective Bayesian Analysis in Acoustics - Ning Xiang and Cameron Fackler
Many scientists analyze the experimental data using well-understood models or
hypotheses as a way of thinking like a Bayesian.
62 Dr. Per V. Brüel - 100 Years - Leif Bjørnø Running a business is about having fun.
Having fun is the best way to use your skills.
Departments
67 Book Review:
Auditory Processing of Temporal Fine Structure: Effects of Age and Hearing Loss, by Brian C. J. Moore - review by Hamish Innes- Brown and Jeremy Marozeau
68 Technical Committee Report:
Speech Communication - Robert F. Port
72 ASA News:
• Students Meet Members For Lunch
- David T. Blackstock
• News from the Acoustical Society Foundation
74 Obituary: Floyd Dunn (1924-2015)
75 Letters to the Editor
76 Classifieds, Business Directory and Advertisers Index
The Cover
For information about the Cover see page 34, Figure 1.
2 | Acoustics Today | Spring 2015