Stevens Researcher Recognized for Leading Role in Noise Control Engineering
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Hoboken, NJ, August 04, 2012 --( "This is an international public health issue with serious ramifications to large swaths of the world’s population, particularly in urban areas," says Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science.However, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), "approximately thirty million workers are exposed on their job to noise levels that are potentially hazardous to their hearing.Learn more: visit www.stevens.edu/ses/me Hoboken, NJ, August 04, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Though we may try to brush off the noisiness of modern life, it affects us in more ways than we realize, and Dr. Marehalli Prasad of Stevens Institute of Technology is working hard to ensure that the issue of noise control resounds above the din."This is an international public health issue with serious ramifications to large swaths of the world’s population, particularly in urban areas," says Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science.However, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), "approximately thirty million workers are exposed on their job to noise levels that are potentially hazardous to their hearing.