Institute of Acoustics
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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 St Peter's House, 45-49 Victoria Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3WZ, United Kingdom. The current president of the IOA is Professor Bridget Shield. Past presidents include John Hinton OBE, Colin English, David Weston, Tony Jones and Trevor Cox.
Specialist groups
- Building acoustics
- Electroacoustics
- Environmental noise
- Measurement and instrumentation
- Musical acoustics
- Noise and vibration engineering
- Physical acoustics
- Speech and hearing
- Underwater acoustics
Medals and awards
The following prizes are awarded by the Institute
- Rayleigh Medal
- Tyndall Medal
- A B Wood Medal
- R W B Stephens Medal
- IOA Engineering Medal
- Honorary fellowship
- Peter Barnett Memorial Award
- The Award for Promoting Acoustics to the Public
- Award for Services to the Institute
- IOA Young Persons' Award for Innovation in Acoustical Engineering
- IOA Prize for best diploma student
- ANC prize for the best diploma project
- ANC prize for the best paper at an IOA conference
See also
- Chartered engineer
- Incorporated engineer
- The Association of Noise Consultants
External links
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