| 词条 | Institute of Acoustics (United Kingdom) |
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The Institute of Acoustics (IOA) is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1974. It is licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers. The Institute's address is Silbury Court, 406 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 2AF, United Kingdom. The current president of the IOA is Barry Gibbs. Past presidents include John Hinton OBE, Colin English, David Weston, Tony Jones, Professor Trevor Cox, William Egan, Professor Bridget Shield, and Jo Webb. HistoryIn 1963 a Society of Acoustic Technology was formed in the UK for those interested in this subject: the President was Elfyn Richards.[1] Because of the interest in establishing a professional body, meetings were held with various societies and institutions, and in 1965 a British Acoustical Society was set up, absorbing the earlier society.[1] In 1974 the British Acoustical Society amalgamated with the Acoustics Group of the Institute of Physics to form the Institute of Acoustics.[2] Specialist groups
Medals and awardsThe following prizes are awarded by the Institute
References1. ^1 R. E. D. Bishop (1967) J. Sound Vib. 5 (3), 509-514 "The British Acoustical Society - a Presidential Address" 2. ^www.ioa.org.uk About us See also
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