Elizabeth Cohen
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cohen is a Brooklyn-born California-based acoustician and engineer for the arts. She is known as a scholar of music perception, digital archiving, and advocate for music therapy.[1] She was not only the first female president of the Audio Engineering Society, but also the first woman to serve on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technology Council. [2] As an Acoustician, Elizabeth has made fundamental contributions to architectural acoustics and pitch perception.[3] She led Cohen Acoustical Inc. for over 25 years providing acoustical design and technology assessment for clients including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, CBS Television, Dolby Laboratories, Fraunhofer Labs, The Grateful Dead, NASA-Ames, Paramount, Sony, and Walt Disney Imagineering.[4][5] She served for 5 years as the acoustician for the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and as the lead acoustician for the Joan and Irving Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, Colorado.[6] She has designed numerous critical listening facilities for scoring, mixing, and screening.
Academic Achievements[edit]
Cohen received her BA in Music and Physics from Bennington College studying instrument building with Gunnar Schonbeck and composition with Otto Luening, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Acoustics from Stanford University.[7] During in college and early years in graduate school she interned and subsequently worked with Max Mathews and John R. Pierce in the Acoustical and Behavioral Research Center at Murray Hill.
Organizations and Board Contributions[edit]
She served on the Sound Preservation Board of the Library of Congress since its inception, the Rhythm for Life Foundation, and the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function.[8][9] In addition, she was the Vice Chair of Education for the AMPAS Science and Technology Council, a member of its Digital Motion Picture Archive Committee, and was the co-chair of The Academy Archive Digital Content project.[10] Dr. Cohen served on the National Science Foundation Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access and the Sloan Foundation Stewardship Gap Advisory Group.
Dr. Cohen has collaborated with Nobel Laureate, George Smoot, on outreach efforts to expand student understanding of the role of science and technology in the creative arts.[11] She continues her affiliation with numerous STEAM programs to build inclusive pipelines for the next generation of creative engineers.
Awards and Honors[edit]
Cohen received the Touchstone Women in Music Award in 1998.[12] She was elected Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) for “For application of acoustic science to the entertainment industry” and the Audio Engineering Society in 1995 for “contributions to understanding the acoustics and psychoacoustics of sound in rooms”.[13] In 2001, Elizabeth Cohen was presented with the AES Citation Award for “pioneering the technology enabling collaborative multichannel performance over the broadband internet”.[14]
She was elected as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1996 and the Television Academy in 2016.[15]
She was selected to serve as the ASA Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow 1993-94 and was assigned to the White House Economic Council where she pioneered Arts and Culture and Humanities outreach on the Internet and also focused on accessibility issues.[16]
Online Archive University of California[edit]
The Elizabeth Cohen Collection comprises documents, apparel, musical instruments, and equipment used in, or acquired during, Elizabeth Cohen's work with Grateful Dead band members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart on various projects.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ Fabricant, Florence. "STYLE MAKERS; Elizabeth Cohen: Acoustical Engineer". NYTimes. The New York Times.
- ↑ "10 Incredible Women in AV History". Avixa Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ↑ Cariaga, Daniel. "Sound Improvements for Bowl's Acoustics". LATimes. Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Cohen, Elizabeth, selected to serve as Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow". ASA. The Journal of Acoustical Society of America.
- ↑ "Guide to the Elizabeth Cohen Collection". OAC. Online Archive of California.
- ↑ Shulgold, Marc. "Pleasing Opening for Aspen's Concert Hall: Music: Some 500 concert-goers descend 40 feet underground to hear Beethoven and Barber in a bright, high-ceilinged room that is an acoustic marvel". LATimes. Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Traiman, Steve. "AES Head Elizabeth Cohen Has Sound Advice For The Future" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory. Studio Action.
- ↑ Edison, T. A. "The State of Recored Sound Preservation in the United States" (PDF). LOC.GOV. Council on Library and Information Resources and The Library of Congress.
- ↑ "Keynote Speakers". ICAD. International Conference of Auditory Display Sound in Learning.
- ↑ "AES Technical Committee". AES. Audio Engineering Society.
- ↑ "Mickey Hart and George Smoot Talk Rhythms of The Universe". MickeyHart. Mickey Hart News.
- ↑ "Folk Heritage Collections in Crisis" (PDF). CLIR. Council on Library and Information Resources.
- ↑ "AES Citation Award » Elizabeth Cohen". www.aes.org. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ↑ "AES Awards". AES. Audio Engineering Society.
- ↑ "Guide to the Elizabeth Cohen Collection". OAC. Online Archive of California.
- ↑ "Fellows of the Society". AcousticalSociety. ASA.
- ↑ "Guide to the Elizabeth Cohen Collection MS.343". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
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