| 1 | Name: | Dr. Cyril M. Harris | |
| Institution: | Columbia University | ||
| Year Elected: | 1987 | ||
| Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
| Subdivision: | 504. Scholars in the Professions | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1917 | ||
| Death Date: | January 4, 2011 | ||
Cyril M. Harris was one of the world's leading acoustical consultants and engineers. He was born in 1917 and, after working as a researcher during World War II, he received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1945. He was employed as a research engineer at Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1945-51 before joining the faculty at Columbia University. Dr. Harris was named professor of architecture in 1964, chairman of the division of architectural technology at Columbia in 1974 and Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1976. He also served as an acoustical consultant for the Metropolitan Opera House and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and was responsible for the acoustical revitalization of Avery Fisher Hall at New York's Lincoln Center. Dr. Harris is the author of works such as Acoustical Designing in Architecture (1950), Handbook of Noise Control (1957) and Shock and Vibration Handbook (1961) and has been presented with numerous awards including the A.I.A. Institute Medal (1980) and the Gold Medal of the Audio Engineering Society (1984). He also served as the 85th president of the New York Academy of Sciences (1991-93) and was Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Charles Batchelor Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. Cyril Harris died January 4, 2011, at the age of 93, at his home in New York City. | |||