Angola University Board of Advisors
Meet:
Mr. Douglas Jones
Douglas Jones has worked in recording and small-room acoustics for more than thirty years, and still consults on such projects all over the world. He has earned a Master’s degree from Columbia College, Chicago, where he is Professor of Acoustics and the founding chairman of the Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics. There, he directs accredited Bachelor’s-degree programs in recording, architectural acoustics, live-sound reinforcement, sound-for-picture, and sound installation. Columbia College is also the only official repository of the papers, library, and hand-built instruments of Richard C. Heyser, authorized by Amy Heyser. Mr. Jones is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and the Audio Engineering Society, where he is active in committee work. The author of three chapters in the new edition of The Handbook for Sound Engineers, the New Audio Cyclopedia (Glen Ballou, editor), his publications have also appeared in IEEE Proceedings and International Computer Music Proceedings. In addition to his teaching duties at the College, he organizes advanced TEF workshops and other in-service technical training for the audio industry. In 2006, Mr. Jones was awarded the Heyser Award for his contribution to education in acoustical analysis. |
