Professor Bridget Shield has become the first female president of the Institute of Acoustics in its 38-year history.
Professor Shield, who succeeds Professor Trevor Cox, said: “It’s a great honour and I’m looking forward to carrying on Trevor’s work over the last two years in raising our profile and that of acoustics generally.
“The fact that I am the first female President will, I hope, encourage more young women into the profession. Since I joined the Institute in 1974 there has been a significant increase in the number of women members, and I intend to ensure this continues.
“I also want to establish closer links with other professional bodies, such as RIBA, and to disseminate our knowledge of problems in acoustics and noise to those people involved in devising solutions, for example architects and engineers.”
Professor Shield is Professor of Acoustics at London South Bank University. Since joining the university (then South Bank Poly) 26 years ago, she has established a world-wide reputation for her research, in particular the effects of noise on children and how it affects their ability to learn. Her expertise in this area resulted in her being appointed an editor of Building Bulletin 93 and she is currently involved in helping update the regulations governing acoustic design standards in schools.
Professor Bridget Shield, president of the Institute of Acoustic
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