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Distinguished Seminar Series

in honor of Prof. Azriel Rosenfeld

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Friday, October 31, 3:00 PM

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Reception from 2:30-3:00=20

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A.V. Williams Building, Room 3258

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James E. West

Johns Hopkins University

Electrical and Computer Engineering

3400 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

jimwest@jhu.edu

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Characterizing Noise in Hospitals

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ABSTRACT

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In spite of the recognition that noise in hospitals is a major complaint
of patients and staff, little work has been done to characterize
hospital noise and to find effective noise control methods.  We have
developed a protocol for measuring noise in various hospital units and
for introducing and assessing noise control interventions that work long
term.  Measurements to date include six in-patient units, thirty-eight
operating rooms, and the emergency department at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(JHH) Baltimore MD.  Interventions include the addition of sound
absorbing material that meets fire, smoke, and cleanliness standards as
well as the elimination of overhead paging in one ward.  Based on our
results to date, we have prepared a detailed research agenda that should
make it possible to characterize the link between various acoustic
parameters and health measures of patients and staff, and to
quantitatively assess the impact of various noise control approaches.
This work should lead to better architectural designs for hospitals, the
development of new absorbing materials and communication tools, a
reduction in stress of medical professionals and to improvements in
patient safety.

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BIOGRAPHY

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James E. West is currently Research Professor at Johns Hopkins
University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the
Department of Mechanical Engineering.    His pioneering research on
charge storage and transport in polymers (the electrical analogy of a
permanent magnet) led to the development of electret transducers for
sound recording and voice communication.  West was inducted into The
National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999 for the invention of the
electret microphone.  He is a member of the National Academy of
Engineering; a Fellow, and past President, of the Acoustical Society of
America, and a Fellow of the IEEE. West is the recipient of  the
Acoustical Society of America's Silver Medal in Engineering Acoustics,
an honorary Doctor of Science degree from New Jersey Institute of
Technology,  the Acoustical Society of America's Gold Medal, an honorary
Doctor of Engineering from Michigan State University  and the National
Medal of Technology.=20

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For more information, contact Janice M. Perrone at (301) 405-1736 or
janice@cfar.umd.edu

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<p class=3DMsoTitle><span style=3D'font-size:20.0pt'>Distinguished =
Seminar Series<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoTitle><span style=3D'font-size:16.0pt'>in honor of Prof. =
Azriel
Rosenfeld<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoTitle><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoTitle><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoTitle><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Friday, October 31, 3:00 =
PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times =
New Roman","serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Reception =
from
2:30-3:00 <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'>A.V. =
Williams
Building, <b>Room 3258</b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times =
New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o=
:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>James E. =
West<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Johns Hopkins =
University<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Electrical and Computer
Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3400 N. Charles =
Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Baltimore, MD =
21218<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'>jimwest@jhu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Characterizin=
g Noise
in Hospitals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'>ABSTRACT<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In spite of the recognition that =
noise
in hospitals is a major complaint of patients and staff, little work has =
been
done to characterize hospital noise and to find effective noise control
methods. &nbsp;We have developed a protocol for measuring noise in =
various
hospital units and for introducing and assessing noise control =
interventions
that work long term.&nbsp; Measurements to date include six in-patient =
units,
thirty-eight operating rooms, and the emergency department at Johns =
Hopkins
Hospital (JHH) Baltimore MD.&nbsp; Interventions include the addition of =
sound
absorbing material that meets fire, smoke, and cleanliness standards as =
well as
the elimination of overhead paging in one ward.&nbsp; Based on our =
results to
date, we have prepared a detailed research agenda that should make it =
possible
to characterize the link between various acoustic parameters and health
measures of patients and staff, and to quantitatively assess the impact =
of
various noise control approaches.&nbsp; This work should lead to better
architectural designs for hospitals, the development of new absorbing =
materials
and communication tools, a reduction in stress of medical professionals =
and to
improvements in patient safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><span
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif";color:black'>BIOGRAPHY</span></b><span
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>James E. West is currently =
Research
Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical and =
Computer
Engineering and the Department of Mechanical =
Engineering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; His
pioneering research on charge storage and transport in polymers (the =
electrical
analogy of a permanent magnet) led to the development of electret =
transducers
for sound recording and voice communication.&nbsp; West was inducted =
into The
National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999 for the invention of the =
electret
microphone.&nbsp; He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering; =
a
Fellow, and past President, of the Acoustical Society of America, and a =
Fellow
of the IEEE. West is the recipient of&nbsp; the Acoustical Society of =
America's
Silver Medal in Engineering Acoustics, an honorary Doctor of Science =
degree
from New Jersey Institute of Technology,&nbsp; the Acoustical Society of
America&#8217;s Gold Medal, an honorary Doctor of Engineering from =
Michigan State
University&nbsp; and the National Medal of Technology. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt'>For more information, contact Janice M. =
Perrone at
(301) 405-1736 or janice@cfar.umd.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
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