Leo Beranek Student Medals for Excellence Awarded to Taulbee and Gunduz
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Earlier this month, undergraduate honors student Ron Taulbee and PhD candidate Aydin Gunduz were awarded the inaugural Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control by the International Noise Control Engineers (INCE). This special Medal was recently established by the Board of Directors of INCE/USA to recognize excellence in the study of noise-control by undergraduate and graduate students at academic institutions in North America that have courses in, or related to, noise-control engineering including practical applications. Along with their medals, they have been invited to attend Noise-Con 2011 in Portland, Oregon in July. Both Taulbee and Gunduz are advised by Professor Raj Singh.
“Student contributions to the betterment of techniques for the control of noise in buildings, vehicles and outdoors, and of means for reducing noise produced by any loud source is readily sought and will now be recognized by this Student Medal. I am proud to be named for this important student award,” said Leo Beranek, who is a noted acoustics expert, former MIT professor and a founder and former president of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (now BBN Technologies).
The Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control is awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who have completed at least one college level course in engineering acoustics, noise control, or closely related field and shall have graduated or be expected to graduate with an engineering or closely related degree during the current or immediately prior year of the award. Mr. Beranek was awarded the 2002 National Medal of Science in Engineering by President Bush; his company BBN Technologies is noted for its inventions in the field of computer networks.
Congratulations to Ron and Aydin!
Congratulations to Ron and Aydin!
For more information about the award, visit the Institute for Noise Control Engineering web site.
