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The final article by Barry B. Ma, Brian D. Dushaw, and Bruce M. Howe comes back to ocean noise, discussed in this issue in the article by Erin Fischell. The article by Ma et al. discusses measuring the rainfall at sea. Before reading the article, I had never really thought about the value of rainfall over the oceans in understanding weather, and I certainly had no idea how rain would be measured when very far from shore. The three “Sound Perspectives” essays are of real interest. The first one is the CwC essay by Joseph A. Sisneros at the University of Washington, Seattle. Joe is a member of the Animal Bioacoustics TC and does research in the general area of fish bioacoustics. To be fully open, Joe is a collaborator of mine, and it was therefore pretty easy to get him to be a “guinea pig” and work with Micheal and I as we developed the format and style for this series. The second essay is by Susan E. Fox, executive director of the ASA. Susan starts her essay with a quote by one of the most famous doctors of all time, Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). She uses this quote as the context in which to talk about some of the challenges that have been facing the ASA over the past years and outlines challenges to the ASA (and most all societies) for the near future. This, com- bined with Maureen’s essay, provide considerable food for thought for all ASA members, and I urge every member to read, and think about, the issues raised. The third essay by Kathi Mestayer, Andrew Morrison, and Edward Richards focuses on social media and its use in acoustics. I readily admit that I have almost no knowledge of, or interest in, social media. Yet I have to admit that the authors, all members of the ASA Publica- tions ad hoc social media Engagement Advisory Board, make a great case, even to me, as to how social media can enhance one’s work and help communicate not only with colleagues but also with a broader audience. Finally, I want to share a picture of the two newest mem- bers of the ASA Publications family, both of whom have already discovered the value of reading AT. The young men are the sons of two people that are so very instru- mental in making AT (and all of ASA publications) so excellent, Kat Setzer and Liz Bury.     HIGHEST STC IN THE INDUSTRY STC STC  82 86   Laterally Braced Between Studs Cross Braced Between Studs Ultra Emersion Cinema Walls      Fire Rated STC IIC      Product Selector Our Product Selector tool helps you select the products matching your needs. This tool will help you save time finding the right products using our filters The RSIC-1 assembly decouples and isolates the gypsum board from the structure increasing the acoustical performance of the system. Our Acoustical Design Selector tool helps you sort and select noise control systems that fit your projects. RSIC-1 Acoustical Design Selector  info@pac-intl.com 866.774.2100 www.pacinternationalllc.com Summer 2022 • Acoustics Today 9 


































































































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