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IRA DYER
Pages 83-88

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... He was head of the Ocean Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 10 years, president of the Acoustical Society of America, and served on numerous committees, blue ribbon panels, and advisory boards for many government agencies and research companies. Ira was the son of Charles and Frieda (née Griffman)
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From page 85...
... During the mid-1950s he helped design the US Navy X-1 submarine, a small four-man diesel-electric submarine that had very low radiated noise levels and was advocated by Admiral Hyman Rickover for future designs. Ira designed an innovative engine mounting system -- triple-stage isolation mounts -- that significantly quieted the vehicle, allowing the submarine to pass the sound requirements.
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From page 86...
... Under his leadership the program became a model and was widely emulated. He also led the department into new areas in ocean engineering, emphasizing learning about the ocean environment and nurturing new subjects in ocean acoustics, especially in conjunction with the MIT–Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program.
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From page 87...
... As an independent research consultant during the last 20 years, Ira served on the board of directors and provided expertise to local ocean acoustic consulting firms founded by some of his former students. He was instrumental in helping solve a pump vibration problem that affected the completion schedule of Boston's Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant, a major construction project to eliminate pollution in Boston Harbor.
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From page 88...
... Mayer, and grandchildren Ethan Dyer (MIT PhD in physics) and Charley and Owen Mayer (Drexel University PhD in electrical and computer engineering)
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