Floyd Dunn (April 14, 1924 – January 24, 2015) was an American

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who made contributions to all aspects of the interaction of

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and biological media. Dunn was a member of Scientific Committee 66 of the

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as well as many

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, NIH, AIUM, and

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committees. He collaborated with scientists in the UK,

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and

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Biography

He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in 1949, 1951, and 1956, respectively, from the

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, Urbana, all in

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. Dunn joined the faculty of the

in 1955, became Professor in 1965, and retired in 1995. He was Director of the Bioacoustics Research laboratory from 1977 to 1995, and Chairman of the Bioengineering Faculty 1978 to 1982. His death came 30 days after that of his wife, Elsa.

Awards and honors

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(IEEE) *Fellow,

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(ASA) *Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) *Fellow,

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(AAAS) *Fellow, Institute of Acoustics (IOA) *Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) *Member,

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(NAS) *Member,

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(NAE) *Member, Biophysical Society *William J. Fry Memorial Award (1984) *Joseph H. Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award of the AIUM (1990) *AIUM/WFUMB History of Medical Ultrasound Pioneer Award (1988) *University of Illinois Senior Scholar Award *Medal of Special Merit of the Acoustical Society of Japan (1988) *

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in Bioresponse to Vibration of the

(1989) *Career Achievement Award of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (1995) *1996 IEEE Edison Medal ''For creative contributions to the fundamental knowledge of ultrasonic propagation in and interactions with biological media'' *1997 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois *1998 ASA Gold Medal ''For creative contributions to fundamental knowledge of ultrasonic propagation in, and interactions with, biological media'' *2008 William and Francis Fry Honorary Fellowship lifetime achievement award by the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound

References

Bibliography *

External links

Oral history interview with Floyd Dunn on 13 August 2009, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Floyd 1924 births 2015 deaths American electrical engineers Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Fellows of the IEEE Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering IEEE Edison Medal recipients Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows of the Acoustical Society of America Engineers from Missouri Physicists from Missouri Scientists from Missouri ASA Gold Medal recipients