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Volume 15 | Issue 1 | Spring 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 From the Editor
7 From the President
Featured Articles
10 Defense Applications of Acoustic Signal Processing – Brian G. Ferguson
Acoustic signal processing for enhanced situational awareness during military operations on land and under the sea.
19 Snap, Crackle and Pop: Theracoustic Cavitation
– Michael D. Gray, Eleanor P. Stride, and Constantin-C. Coussios
Emerging techniques for making, mapping, and using acoustically driven bubbles within the body enable a broad range of innovative therapeutic applications.
28 The Art of Concert Hall Acoustics: Current Trends and Questions in Research and Design – Kelsey A. Hochgraf
Concert hall design exists at the intersection of art, sci- ence and engineering, where acousticians continue to demystify aural excellence
37 Too Young for the Cocktail Party? – Lori J. Leibold, Emily Buss, and Lauren Calandruccio
One reason why children and cocktail parties do not mix.
44 Heptuna’s Contributions to Biosonar – Patrick Moore and Arthur N. Popper
The dolphin Heptuna participated in over 30 studies that helped define what is known about biosonar.
53 The Remarkable Cochlear Implant and Possibilities for the Next Large Step Forward – Blake S. Wilson
The modern cochlear implant is an astonishing success; however, room remains for improvement and greater access to this already-marvelous technology.
Sound Perspectives
62 Awards and Prizes Announcement
63 Ask an Acoustician – Kent L. Gee and Micheal L. Dent
66 Scientists with Hearing Loss Changing Perspectives in STEMM – Henry J. Adler, J. Tilak Ratnanather, Peter S. Steyger, and Brad N. Buran.
71 International Student Challenge Problem in Acoustic Signal Processing 2019 – Brian G. Ferguson, R. Lee Culver and Kay L. Gemba
Departments
76 Obituary – Jozef J. Zwislocki | 1922 – 2018
80 Classifieds, Business Directory, Advertisers Index
About The Cover
From “The Remarkable Cochlear Implant and Possibilities for the Next Large Step Forward” by Blake S. Wilson. X-ray image of the implanted cochlea showing the electrode array in the scala tympani. Each channel of processing includes a band-pass filter. Image from Hüttenbrink et al. (2002), Movements of cochlear implant elec- trodes inside the cochlea during insertion: An x-ray microscopy study, Otology & Neurotol- ogy 23(2), 187-191, https://journals.lww.com/ otology-neurotology, with permission.
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