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Sound Perspectives
Kenneth W. Good, Jr.
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Armstrong World Industries 2500 Columbia Avenue Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 USA
Email:
kwgoodjr@armstrong.com
Jacob M. Mauck
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Armstrong World Industries 2500 Columbia Avenue Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 USA
Email:
jmmauck@armstrongceilings.com
Acoustical Society of America Chapters: Form and Function
History
When the 416 charter members of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) first organized, their goal was “to increase and diffuse the knowledge of acoustics and promote its practical applications” (Schmid and Moran, 2006, p. 36). Few could have predicted the role the Society and its members or their scope of research would play over the next 89 years.
After World War II, with membership and research in acoustics at an all-time high, the ASA formed the “Regional Sections” Committee to address the growing inter- est of members to form local chapters. Nearly a decade later, in 1954, the Society would enjoy three major moments in their history. The celebration of their 25th anniversary was marked by a banquet in May that was attended by 527 members, a record attendance for an event at that time (Firestone, 1954). During this same banquet, ASA founder Wallace Waterfall was named as the first recipient of the Gold Medal Award. To cap off an already exciting year, the Society saw a dramatic organizational change with the establishment of its first four local chapters.
What Are Chapters?
There are currently two types of chapters associated with ASA, regional and stu- dent. These are included as “Administrative Committees” of the ASA. The current chapters are listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Table 1.
List of Chapters List of Chapters
Regional Chapters Regional Chapters
Student Chapters
Cascadia Chapter
Student Chapters Austin Texas Student Chapter
Cascadia Chapter Chicago Chapter
Chicago Chapter Greater Boston Chapter
Greater Boston Chapter Los Angeles Chapter
Los Angeles Chapter Music City Chapter
Music City Chapter Upper Midwest Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter Florida Chapter
Florida Chapter Narragansett Chapter
Narragansett Chapter Philadelphia Regional Chapter
Philadelphia Regional Chapter Washington, DC Chapter
Washington, DC Chapter North Carolina Chapter
North Carolina Chapter North Texas Chapter
North Texas Chapter
University of Nebraska Student Chapter
For more information on and links to the individual Acoustical Society of America regional and student chapters, go
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to asachapters.org/asa-chapter-locations.
regional and student chapters, go to asacpters.org/asa-chapter-locations. to asachapters.org/asa-chapter-locations.
Regional chapters were formed to meet the burgeoning needs of ASA members and are primarily centered on supporting and representing practitioners in the acoustical community. Although some chapters have a primary focus, such as underwater or oceanography, each chapter represents a unique cross-sectional demographic of the 13 technical committees, with many chapters having a wide interdisciplinary makeup of technical committee members.
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Austin Texas Student Chapter
Brigham Young University Student Chapter
Brigham Young University Student Chapter Columbia College Chicago Student Chapter
Columbia College Chicago Student Chapter
Georgia Tech Student Chapter
Georgia Tech Student Chapter Northeastern University Chapter
Northeastern University Chapter Ohio State Student Chapter
Ohio State Student Chapter Penn State Student Chapter
Penn State Student Chapter Purdue University Student Chapter
Purdue University Student Chapter Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Seattle Student Chapter
Seattle Student Chapter University of Cincinnati Student Chapter
University of Cincinnati Student Chapter University of Hartford Student Chapter
University of Hartford Student Chapter University of Kansas Student Chapter
University of Kansas Student Chapter University of Nebraska Student Chapter