Celebration of Floyd Dunn: Some remarks about his life, career, and accomplishments

No celebration of Floyd Dunn would be complete without some remarks about the life, career, and accomplishments of this remarkable scientist/engineer. Floyd had made significant scholarly contributions in six general themes, and you will hear about their impact to our welfare during the celebration. The six ultrasonic biophysics themes include absorptive processes, nonlinear phenomena, application in living systems, toxicity, measurement techniques, and ultrasonic microscopy. Floyd has been recognized for his accomplishments by being the recipient of most of the important national and international awards including National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, ASA’s Gold Medal and Silver Medal in Bioresponse to Vibration, Acoustical Society of Japan’s Medal of Special Merit, IEEE’s Edison Medal, and election to Fellowship in six professional societies.