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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
THE HUGH KNOWLES PRIZE FOR DISTINGUISHED
ACHIEVEMENT
WAS PRESENTED TO
BRIAN C. J. MOORE, PH.D., F.R.S
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
ON MAY 13, 2008
The Hugh Knowles Center honored Dr. Moore with
an award of $20,000.
The Hugh Knowles Prize for Distinguished
Achievement is awarded to individuals who have made
outstanding contributions to research or clinical
practice in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment
of hearing disorders.
Dr. Moore delivered a lecture titled: Processing
of temporal fine structure by normal-hearing and
hearing-impaired listeners.
Thank you Dr. Moore for your wonderful visit to
Northwestern University.
Dr. Moore was selected as the 2008 winner for
his contributions to the understanding of auditory
perception in individuals with normal hearing and
hearing impairment. His research interests include
the perception of sound, mechanisms of normal
hearing and hearing impairment, relationship of
auditory abilities to speech perception, design of
signal processing hearing aids for sensorineural
hearing loss, methods for fitting hearing aids to
the individual, design and specification of
high-fidelity sound-reproducing equipment, and the
perception of music and of musical instruments.
For additional information, see: http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/departments/csd/research/hugh_knowles_center/prize.php
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