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Acoustical Society of America

January 19, 2024

The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is an international scientific society founded in 1929 dedicated to generating, disseminating and promoting the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications. The Society is primarily a voluntary organization of about 7500 members and attracts the interest, commitment, and service of many professionals.[2]

Acoustical Society of America
The current master brand identity was unveiled on April 2, 2018[1]
Formation1929
TypeProfessional association
WebsiteOfficial website

History edit

In the summer of 1928,[3] Floyd R. Watson and Wallace Waterfall[4] (1900–1974),[5] a former doctoral student of Watson, were invited by UCLA's Vern Oliver Knudsen to an evening dinner at Knudsen's beach club[4] in Santa Monica.[3] The three physicists decided to form a society of acoustical engineers interested in architectural acoustics. In the early part of December 1928, Wallace Waterfall sent letters to sixteen people inquiring about the possibility of organizing such a society. Harvey Fletcher offered the use of the Bell Telephone Laboratories at 463 West Street in Manhattan as a meeting place for an organizational, initial meeting to be held on December 27, 1928. The meeting was attended by forty scientists and engineers who started the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). Temporary officers were elected: Harvey Fletcher as president, V. O. Knudsen as vice-president, Wallace Waterfall as secretary, and Charles Fuller Stoddard (1876–1958) as treasurer.[4][6][7] A constitution and by-laws were drafted. The first issue of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America was published in October 1929.[4]

Technical committees edit

The Society has 13 technical committees that represent specialized interests in the field of acoustics. The committees organize technical sessions at conferences and are responsible for the representation of their sub-field in ASA publications.[8] The committees include:

Founding members edit

The first meeting was attended by forty scientists and engineers who started the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).[4][9][10] Some of those members include:

Publications edit

The Acoustical Society of America publishes a wide variety of material related to the knowledge and practical application of acoustics in physics, engineering, architecture, noise, oceanography, biology, speech and hearing, psychology and music.

In 2021, the ASA Publications' Office began producing Across Acoustics, a podcast to highlight authors' research from these four publications.[11]

Discontinued publications edit

  • Echoes (1991-2013) online archive - Quarterly newsletter.
  • Acoustics Research Letters Online (2000-2005) online archive - Launched as an open access journal. It became a section of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America from 2006 to 2020, then in 2021 became the current journal JASA Express Letters.
  • Noise Control (1955-1961) online archive
  • Sound: Its Uses and Control (1962-1963) online archive - A continuation of Noise Control, with broadened scope.

Awards edit

The ASA presents awards and prizes to individuals for contributions to the field of Acoustics.[12] These include:

Most technical committees also sponsor awards for best student or early career presenter at each conference.

Student activity edit

The ASA offers membership and conference attendance to students at a substantially reduced rate. Conference attendance is further promoted by travel subsidies and formal and informal student meetings and social activities. The ASA also expanded services to students in 2004 by introducing regional student chapters.

References edit

  1. ^ "Brand Adoption". Acoustical Society of America.
  2. ^ "Acoustical Society of America home page". Acoustical Society of America.
  3. ^ a b Cavanaugh, William J.; Tocci, Gregory C.; Wilkes, Joseph A. (16 November 2009). "A timeline of some significant events in architectural acoustics since Sabine's pioneering work at the Fogg Museum Lecture Hall". Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Practice. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9780470190524. (See Wallace Clement Sabine.)
  4. ^ a b c d e Waterfall, Wallace (October 1929). "History of Acoustical Society of America". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 1 (1): 5–8. doi:10.1121/1.1901431.
  5. ^ Beyer, Robert T. (November 1974). "Obituary. Wallace Waterfall". Physics Today. 27 (11): 79, 81, & 83. doi:10.1063/1.3129008.
  6. ^ "Clarence Hickman and Charles Stoddard papers, 1886–1999" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society (indianahistory.org).
  7. ^ "The Reproducing Piano - Ampico". The Pianola Institute (pianola.org).
  8. ^ "Governance". Acoustical Society of America. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "About ASA - Acoustical Society of America". 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  10. ^ Farrell, Dan (2019-10-11). "SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF HISTORY OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA - Charles E. Schmid and Elaine Moran". Acoustics Today. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  11. ^ "Across Acoustics". Buzzsprout. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  12. ^ "Awards". Acoustical Society of America.
  13. ^ "Science Communication Awards". Acoustical Society of America Press Room. 4 February 2015. from the original on 2020-08-04.
  14. ^ "Awards & Prizes". Education in Acoustics Committee. 14 May 2016. from the original on 2020-09-23.
  15. ^ "Mentor Award". ASA Students. 4 December 2018. from the original on 2019-05-13.
  16. ^ "Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography". Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  17. ^ Heald, Gary (2002). "Timothy Leighton FIOA is awarded the Medwin Prize 2001" (PDF). Acoustics Bulletin. p. 40.
  18. ^ "Prizes". Acoustical Society of America Prizes. from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links edit

  • ASA Home Page'
  • ASA Standards
  • ASA Publications
  • ASA students
  • ASA Press Room

Archival collections edit

  • Acoustical Society of America miscellaneous publications, 1934-2016, Niels Bohr Library & Archives
  • ASA Office of the President Edward Christopher Wente records, 1929-1946, Niels Bohr Library & Archives

January 19, 2024
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The Acoustical Society of America ASA is an international scientific society founded in 1929 dedicated to generating disseminating and promoting the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications The Society is primarily a voluntary organization of about 7500 members and attracts the interest commitment and service of many professionals 2 Acoustical Society of AmericaThe current master brand identity was unveiled on April 2 2018 1 Formation1929TypeProfessional associationWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Technical committees 3 Founding members 4 Publications 4 1 Discontinued publications 5 Awards 6 Student activity 7 References 8 External links 8 1 Archival collectionsHistory editIn the summer of 1928 3 Floyd R Watson and Wallace Waterfall 4 1900 1974 5 a former doctoral student of Watson were invited by UCLA s Vern Oliver Knudsen to an evening dinner at Knudsen s beach club 4 in Santa Monica 3 The three physicists decided to form a society of acoustical engineers interested in architectural acoustics In the early part of December 1928 Wallace Waterfall sent letters to sixteen people inquiring about the possibility of organizing such a society Harvey Fletcher offered the use of the Bell Telephone Laboratories at 463 West Street in Manhattan as a meeting place for an organizational initial meeting to be held on December 27 1928 The meeting was attended by forty scientists and engineers who started the Acoustical Society of America ASA Temporary officers were elected Harvey Fletcher as president V O Knudsen as vice president Wallace Waterfall as secretary and Charles Fuller Stoddard 1876 1958 as treasurer 4 6 7 A constitution and by laws were drafted The first issue of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America was published in October 1929 4 Technical committees editThe Society has 13 technical committees that represent specialized interests in the field of acoustics The committees organize technical sessions at conferences and are responsible for the representation of their sub field in ASA publications 8 The committees include Acoustical oceanography Animal bioacoustics Architectural acoustics Biomedical acoustics Computational acoustics Technical Specialty Group Acoustical engineering Musical acoustics Noise Physical acoustics Psychoacoustics Signal processing in acoustics Speech communication Structural acoustics and vibration Underwater acousticsFounding members editThe first meeting was attended by forty scientists and engineers who started the Acoustical Society of America ASA 4 9 10 Some of those members include Edward Joseph Schroeter Harvey Fletcher Floyd K Richtmyer Dayton Miller Harold D Arnold Frederick Albert Saunders Floyd R Watson Irving WolffPublications editThe Acoustical Society of America publishes a wide variety of material related to the knowledge and practical application of acoustics in physics engineering architecture noise oceanography biology speech and hearing psychology and music The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America JASA founded in 1929 this is a peer reviewed academic journal operating on the traditional subscription model JASA Express Letters 2021 present online archive this is a peer reviewed academic journal operating on the open access model Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics POMA 2007 present online archive repository for conference proceedings Acoustics Today 2005 present online archive a general interest magazine on acoustics In 2021 the ASA Publications Office began producing Across Acoustics a podcast to highlight authors research from these four publications 11 Discontinued publications edit Echoes 1991 2013 online archive Quarterly newsletter Acoustics Research Letters Online 2000 2005 online archive Launched as an open access journal It became a section of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America from 2006 to 2020 then in 2021 became the current journal JASA Express Letters Noise Control 1955 1961 online archive Sound Its Uses and Control 1962 1963 online archive A continuation of Noise Control with broadened scope Awards editThe ASA presents awards and prizes to individuals for contributions to the field of Acoustics 12 These include Gold Medal Silver Medal Interdisciplinary Silver Medal Helmholtz Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal R Bruce Lindsay Award Wallace Clement Sabine Medal Pioneers of Underwater Acoustics Medal A B Wood Medal and Prize of the Institute of Acoustics Trent Crede Medal von Bekesy Medal Honorary Fellows Distinguished Service Citation Science Communication Award 13 Rossing Prize in Acoustics Education 14 David T Blackstock Mentor Award 15 Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography 16 17 William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience 18 Most technical committees also sponsor awards for best student or early career presenter at each conference Student activity editThe ASA offers membership and conference attendance to students at a substantially reduced rate Conference attendance is further promoted by travel subsidies and formal and informal student meetings and social activities The ASA also expanded services to students in 2004 by introducing regional student chapters References edit Brand Adoption Acoustical Society of America Acoustical Society of America home page Acoustical Society of America a b Cavanaugh William J Tocci Gregory C Wilkes Joseph A 16 November 2009 A timeline of some significant events in architectural acoustics since Sabine s pioneering work at the Fogg Museum Lecture Hall Architectural Acoustics Principles and Practice John Wiley amp Sons pp 38 39 ISBN 9780470190524 See Wallace Clement Sabine a b c d e Waterfall Wallace October 1929 History of Acoustical Society of America The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 1 1 5 8 doi 10 1121 1 1901431 Beyer Robert T November 1974 Obituary Wallace Waterfall Physics Today 27 11 79 81 amp 83 doi 10 1063 1 3129008 Clarence Hickman and Charles Stoddard papers 1886 1999 PDF Indiana Historical Society indianahistory org The Reproducing Piano Ampico The Pianola Institute pianola org Governance Acoustical Society of America Retrieved July 31 2023 About ASA Acoustical Society of America 2014 02 24 Retrieved 2023 08 01 Farrell Dan 2019 10 11 SEVENTY FIVE YEARS OF HISTORY OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Charles E Schmid and Elaine Moran Acoustics Today Retrieved 2023 08 01 Across Acoustics Buzzsprout Retrieved 2021 11 28 Awards Acoustical Society of America Science Communication Awards Acoustical Society of America Press Room 4 February 2015 Archived from the original on 2020 08 04 Awards amp Prizes Education in Acoustics Committee 14 May 2016 Archived from the original on 2020 09 23 Mentor Award ASA Students 4 December 2018 Archived from the original on 2019 05 13 Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography Retrieved 2021 05 25 Heald Gary 2002 Timothy Leighton FIOA is awarded the Medwin Prize 2001 PDF Acoustics Bulletin p 40 Prizes Acoustical Society of America Prizes Archived from the original on 2018 01 30 Retrieved 28 November 2021 External links editASA Home Page ASA Standards ASA Publications ASA students ASA Press RoomArchival collections edit Acoustical Society of America miscellaneous publications 1934 2016 Niels Bohr Library amp Archives ASA Office of the President Edward Christopher Wente records 1929 1946 Niels Bohr Library amp Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acoustical Society of America amp oldid 1177336884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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