om Meeting Chat (edited)
Video recording of Zoom Session
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Photos by Gary Louie, PNW AES Secretary.
PNW capped its season with its annual business meeting (elections), followed by a presentation on acoustic testing and materials by Ron Sauro of NWAA Labs of Elma, WA, USA.
Section elections were conducted by Committee member James D. (jj) Johnston, after determining that a quorum was present, considering both those in-person and on Zoom. With no new nominations or objections, the slate and Bylaws amendments were approved by acclamation. The 2023-2024 PNW officers will be:
New Committee (2 year terms):
The new Bylaws document is available here
Ron Sauro then gave his presentation on Architectural Acoustics in Flux (redux), meaning this was an update to his presentation given to the PNW Section several years ago. Ron runs NWAA Labs, an acoustic test facility specializing in the testing of speakers and acoustic products such as doors, windows, and treatment products and materials. His facility is built in the massive spaces of a never-completed nuclear power plant.
About Our Presenter:
Ron Sauro is the owner and president of NWAA Labs, Inc, in Elma WA. NWAA is engaged in
Prior to founding NWAA Labs, Ron was the owner of Northwest Audio and Acoustics, in Tacoma where he worked in the design, oversight, installation and implementations of new acoustic spaces and sound systems, and modifications of existing spaces in order to enhance acoustic room characteristics, such as speech intelligibility, musical performance, etc. He was part of the development team for EASE (Electro Acoustic Simulation for Engineers), a software package widely regarded as one of the most complete and accurate acoustic design simulation programs in the industry. He originated classes on using EASE, along with EARS, the audible room simulation part of EASE, designed and developed simulators for US fighter jets and the Space Shuttle. Other projects include: Benaroya Hall, Yoida Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Carnegie Hall, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Bremerton Naval Shipyard, among many others.
In 1968, while working for, NASA Ames Research Center, he attended a NASA-sponsored intensive Sciences and Mathematics studies program, (taught by Stanford professors, 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, for full year) resulting in Stanford-equivalent degrees in Physics and Electronics Engineering.
Just in case you were wondering:
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