|
Dr. William D. Voiers
President and Director of Research
Primary Responsibilities:
- Overall technical supervision of Dynastat's research and testing
operations; formulation of long-range research and development plans;
develop new methods of speech evaluation.
Education:
 | Ph.D., Experimental Psychology. and Math., University of Texas, 1952 |
| Additional course work in Biology, University of Louisville (1958-59) |
| M.A., Psychology, Univ. of Texas, 1950 |
| B.A., Psychology, Univ. of Texas, 1948 |
| Ginnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1940-43 |
Previous Positions:
| Senior Scientist, TRACOR, Inc., Austin, TX 1967-1974 |
| Head, Speech and Hearing Research, Sperry Rand Research Center, Sudbury,
MA, 1962-1967 |
| Senior Engineer-Scientist, Texas Instruments, Dallas,TX, 1960-1962 |
| Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville,
KY, 1956-1960 |
| Research Scientist, George Washington University, Human Resources Research
Organization, Ft. Knox, KY, 1955-1956 |
| Research Psychologist, Combat Crew Research Laboratory, AFPTRC, Randolph
AFB, TX 1951-1955 |
| Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX
1949-1950 |
Primary Areas of Competence and Interest:
| Speech perception and communication: Perceptual bases of speech
intelligibility, speech acceptability and speaker recognizability |
| Methods of evaluating speech intelligibility, speech acceptability and
speaker recognizability in communication systems |
| Statistics and experimental design |
| Scaling and classification techniques |
| Phylogenetics, ecology, and behavior of fishes |
Professional Affiliations:
| Acoustical Society of America |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| American Psychological Association (Emeritus) |
| American Psychological Society (Charter) |
| American Speech and Hearing Association |
| Classification Society of North America |
| American Soc. of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists |
| Southeastern Fishes Council |
| International Society for Behavioral Ecology |
| Animal Behavior Society |
| Willi Hennig Society |
Ira L. Panzer
Executive Vice-President
Primary Responsibilities:
- Administration and financial-management; technical consultation on
engineering and computational aspects of Dynastat's research and testing
operations; personnel management
Education:
| M.S., Business Administration, The University of Texas at
Austin, 1974 |
| Certified Public Accountant, 1981 |
| B.S., Electrical Engineering (with honors), The University of Texas at
Austin, 1972 |
Previous Positions:
| Management Analyst, State of Texas, Comptroller of Public
Accounts, Office of Budget and Evaluation (part-time), (1977-79) |
| Engineer/Scientist I, Sensory Communication Systems Department, Science
and Systems Group, TRACOR , Inc. (1973-74) |
Areas of Primary Competence and Interest:
| Scientific Management and Administration |
| Speech Communication |
| Evaluation of Voice-Communications Systems |
Professional Affiliations:
| Acoustical Society of America |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| American Speech and Hearing Association |
| European Speech Communication Association |
Alan D. Sharpley
Vice President, Evaluation Services
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop programs for scoring and statistical analyses of speech-test
data, supervise speech-data processing and analyses, conduct research to
improve methods of speech-data collection and analyses
Education:
| M.A., Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1970 |
| Additional course work in statistics and experimental design, U. T.,
Austin, 1970-72 |
| B.A., Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1968 |
Previous Positions:
| Scientist/Engineer I, Sensory Communication Systems
Department, Sciences and Systems Group, TRACOR, Inc. 1968-1974 |
| Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, 1970-72 |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, 1972-73 |
Areas of Primary Competence and Interest:
| Speech perception and communication |
| Statistics and experimental design |
| Programs for retrieving, scoring, and analyzing speech-response data |
Professional Affiliations:
| Acoustical Society of America |
Dr. Don C. Teas
Principal Scientist
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conducts research program in virtual source sound localization. Carried
out Phase I study of acoustic icons presented in 3D virtual space.
Education:
| Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Texas, 1954 |
| M.A., Experimental Psychology, Univ. of Texas, 1951 |
| B.A., Psychology, Univ. of Texas, 1950 |
| Specialized Training: Communication Biophysics Lab., Research Laboratory
of Electronics, MIT (Jan.1961-Aug. 1962) |
| Specialized Training: Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, MO (Jun.
1958 -Dec. 1961) |
Previous Positions:
| Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Speech Communication, Univ. of
Texas (1993-1994) |
| Senior Research Scientist, Krug Life Sciences, San Antonio, TX (1989-1992) |
| Visiting Professor, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, TX
(1988-1989) |
| Visting Professor, Directorate of Life Sciences, Air Force Office of
Scientific Research, Bolling AFB, DC (1987-1988) |
| Professor, Dept. of Psychology and Speech, Univ. of Florida, Gainseville,
FL (1968-1989) |
| Asst.to Assoc. Research Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, School of
Medicine, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (1962- 1967) |
Primary Areas of Competence and Interest:
- Psychological and physiological processing of acoustic stimuli, with
particular experience in study of cochlear processing and physiological
recording of neural responses. Recent study of orientation using acoustic
signals.
Professional Affiliations:
| Acoustical Society of America |
| Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) |
John N. Eddins, Jr.
Laboratory Manager
Primary Responsibilities:
- Laboratory
and facilities design and maintenance, administration of listener crew,
listener data collection.
Education:
| Coursework in Electrical Engineering; Radio, Television, and Film at The
University of Texas at Austin, 1969-1973. |
Previous Positions:
| Research Engineering Assistant, Sensory Communication Systems Department,
Sciences and Systems Group, TRACOR, Inc., 1968-1974 |
| Chief Laboratory Technician, Dynastat, Inc., 1974-1976 |
| General Manager, KMFA-FM, Capitol Broadcasting Assn., Inc., 1976-1996 |
| Owner, An Occasional Announcement, 1996-1997 |
| Staff Accountant, Frank Melvin & Company, CPAs, 1997-1998 |
Areas of Primary Competence and Interest:
| Laboratory and recording/broadcast studio and design and configuration |
| Digital and analog recording mastering and editing |
| Computer network administration |
Professional Affiliations:
| Audio Engineering Society |
|
