Walber Dynamics LLC Joins As New ASA Standards Member
We’re delighted to announce Walber Dynamics LLC has joined as our newest ASA Standards organizational member. Chad Walber, PhD, founder of Walber Dynamics, is an acoustics academic and professional with expertise in developing microphone calibration systems and procedures, plus expertise in dynamic systems, measurement systems, dynamic systems analysis, fluid mechanics and applied acoustic applications. Dr. Walber’s work also has focused on field noise and vibration testing. As part of Walber Dynamics’ ASA Standards’ Membership, Dr. Walber will continue serving as Vice Chair on ASC S1, Acoustics, with Christopher J. Struck serving as Chair. Dr. Walber also will serve on U.S. TAG to IEC/TC 29, Electroacoustics, also chaired by Christopher J. […]
xMEMS Labs Joins As New ASA Standards Member
We’re thrilled to announce XMEMS Labs – a company that that has developed the world’s first solid-state True MEMS speakers for TWS and other personal audio devices – is ASA Standards’ newest organizational member. xMEMS Labs, founded in 2018, designs and manufactures monolithic solid-state piezo-MEMS micro speakers that reproduce sound through ultrasonic modulation/demodulation, producing 143dB SPL at low frequencies (20Hz). The company applies particular focus on determination of high-frequency SPL emitted by high-intensity ultrasonic equipment (parametric speakers). As part of their ASA Standards’ Membership, xMEMS Labs’ Michael VanBreda and Michael Ricci will serve on ASC S12, Noise, with Douglas Winker serving as Chair and Derrick Knight as Vice Chair. VanBreda and Ricci also will […]
Stephenson and Stephenson Research and Consulting Joins As New ASA Standards Member
We’re excited to announce Stephenson and Stephenson Research and Consulting, LLC (SASRAC) is ASA Standards’ newest organizational member. SASRAC was founded in 2016 by Mark R. Stephenson, PhD and Carol M. Stephenson, PhD, after both retired from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). SASRAC provides research and consulting services focused on addressing issues related to occupational and environmental safety and health, particularly with respect to audiology, bioacoustics, and hearing conservation. The firm also offers general research support regarding health and safety training effectiveness and health communication issues SASRAC’s Gregory Flamme and William J. Murphy, PhD, (also ASACOS Vice Chair and Chair, S3 […]
Mechanical Shock Consulting Joins As New ASA Standards Member
We’re delighted to announce Mechanical Shock Consulting has joined ASA Standards as a new organizational member. Mechanical Shock Consulting, founded by Vesta Bateman, PhD, consults with various organizations on pyroshock/ballistic shock measurements, data acquisition and data analyses. Dr. Bateman is a mechanical shock specialist and retired from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM after twenty-seven years of service. She was the Facility Leader for the Mechanical Shock Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories where she was responsible for a wide spectrum of mechanical shock testing including drop table, Hopkinson bar, horizontal pneumatic actuator, rocket rail, live pyroshock and pyroshock simulation shock tests. Dr. Bateman, as part of the company’s ASA Standards […]
Natus Medical Inc. Joins As New ASA Standards Member
We’re very excited to announce Natus Medical Incorporated (Natus) has joined ASA Standards as a new organizational member. Natus, based in Middleton, WI, with offices across the globe, offers medical equipment, software, supplies and services for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of impairments and disorders affecting the brain, neural pathways and eight sensory nervous systems. Natus’s comprehensive suite of healthcare-based products and services includes hearing assessment and screening, plus modular hearing aid fitting systems. Natus’s Dave Carpenter, as part of the company’s ASA Standards membership, will serve on ASC S3, Bioacoustics, with William J. Murphy as Chair and with Todd A. Ricketts as Vice Chair. Mr. Carpenter also will serve […]