Stevens Researcher Recognized for Leading Role in Noise Control
Engineering August 2, 2012 Institute for Noise Control
Engineering elects Dr. Marehalli Prasad as a Director Dr.
Marehalli Prasad 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. Regular exposure to noise can have wide-ranging effects
on the psychological and physiological health of populations.
Excess noise can lead to elevated blood pressure and lost sleep,
and can interfere with communications in the workplace, leading
to accidents. The cost of traffic noise in the European Union
alone is over 40 billion Euros per year, and the WHO Regional
Office for Europe has estimated that it is harming the health of
every third person. Dr. Prasad has been recognized for his
contributions to efforts to mitigate these effects with his
election as a Director of th