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...sound off, let us know what you think -Carleen Maley Hutchins – Historical Biographies in Acoustics by Elle O’Brien
Historical Biographies in Acoustics: Carleen Maley Hutchins Elle O’Brien Acoustics Today Intern 2018 Carleen Maley Hutchins, winner of the Acoustical Society’s Silver Medal in Musical Acoustics (1981) and an Honorary Fellow of the Society (1998), stands apart in her...
Robert Edmund Apfel – Historical Biographies in Acoustics by Elle O’Brien
Among the list of the Acoustical Society’s Gold Medalists, there is a recipient whose contributions to the Society are intriguingly summarized: “for fundamental contributions to physical acoustics and biomedical ultrasound and for innovative leadership in electronic...
Katherine Safford Harris – Historical Biographies in Acoustics by Elle O’Brien
Historical Biographies in Acoustics: Katherine Safford Harris Elle O’Brien Acoustics Today Intern 2018 Reading through the Acoustical Society of America’s list of honors, Katherine Safford Harris is a notable name: she appears twice, as the winner of the ...
Ernest Glen Wever – Historical Biographies in Acoustics by Elle O’Brien
In the first line of Ernest Glen Wever’s final book, The Amphibian Ear, Wever describes his subject (pp.3):“The name Amphibia literally signifies “both lives” and refers to the proclivity of many of these animals for alternating between aquatic and terrestrial...
Georg von Békésy – Historical Biographies in Acoustics by Elle O’Brien
One of the most exciting things a student learns about the ear is that the cochlea, the snail-shell shaped organ in the inner ear where sound is transduced into an electrical signal carried by the auditory nerve, is arranged very particularly. In humans, high...
Acoustical Society of America’s Strategic Leadership Plan for the Future
Goals and Achievements Task Force 1 - Awareness of Acoustics Task Force 2 - Membership Engagement and Diversity Task Force 3 - Dissemination of Information and Knowledge Task Force 4 - Financial Stewardship Download or View Files Executive Summary Full Plan: View or...