Abstract :
Northwestern University is announcing the establishment of an inberdisciplinary program in acoustic research and training, to promote and encourage research efforts within the University in both applied and bheoretical acoustics, to provide training opportunities both on the undergraduate and graduate level in various areas of acoustics. The program is organized as an interdisciplinary effort with the participationof faculty members fromth e College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Speech, and the Technological Institute. The Deans of the participating schools and the Director of the Program make up the executive committee which, under the chairmanship of the Dean of Sciences, integrates the program into the overaellf forts of the University. An advisory committee, made up of faculty members, assists the Director in identifying the goals, administrative policies, and professional activities involved.
