David was a wonderful friend and mentor to me when I was a grad student at Berkeley. His enthusiasm for sound exploration drew me to Berkeley and although I decided I needed to study psychoacoustics I still took all of David’s classes. He served on my qualifying exam and dissertation committees and always added such great insights to all the work I shared with him. I am still in shock at his passing. Anyone who will be at ASA in Indianapolis should contact me offline and we will find a time (or three) to raise a glass to David. Going forward, I’d love to help organize a joint P&P and Musical Acoustics session in tribute to this amazing scientist and human being. ------------------------------------------------------- Frederick (Erick) Gallun, PhD Portland VA Medical Center Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology and Neuroscience Graduate Program Oregon Health & Science University From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Punita Singh Very distressed to hear about the sudden passing of David Wessel - brilliant, charismatic, inspiring innovator and educator. Wondering what we can do as a tribute to him ... Punita |