Questions? Positions & Affiliations. Miles' research is a new approach to designing and fabricating the tiny directional microphone that is key to improving conversation for the hearing impaired. Distinguished Professor. Professor. "There's still not anything man-made that can compete with our ears when they're working well," says Miles.The University's new anechoic chamber (a room without echo) is the ideal place for him to test his tiny microphones. Contact Card × Xin Zhang. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902 miles@binghamton.edu Ron Miles received a BSEE from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976, and his MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington. BINGHAMTON, NY - As part of ongoing acoustic research at Binghamton University, State University at New York Distinguished Professor Ron Miles has created a workable sensor with the least possible resistance to motion. In fact, Miles says, "If you got locked in, you could scream and no one would ever hear you!" Close. Everyone has this problem, but it's maddeningly frustrating if your ears aren't working well. Silence isn't just golden, it's an absolute necessity for Binghamton University Professor Ron Miles. Please contact us with the correct information. It can be creepy. A microphone so small it could go anywhere. Now Miles can test his microphone in a brand new, state-of-the-art underground lab.Tell us what you think of ScienceDaily -- we welcome both positive and negative comments. Inside, every surface is covered with hundreds of fiberglass wedges, which absorb sound. "Silence isn't just golden, it's an absolute necessity for Binghamton University Professor Ron Miles. Ronald N. Miles, Associate Dean for Research Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering State University of New York Binghamton P.O. Binghamton University, New York, USA.
Miles, a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and associate dean of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is an expert in acoustics. A wire-mesh floor over the wedges allows Miles and others to access the chamber to conduct tests.Get the latest science news with ScienceDaily's free email newsletters, updated daily and weekly. "A better microphone" was the goal. Binghamton University distinguished professor Ron Miles and graduate student Jian Zhou recently published a studyin titled "Sensing fluctuating airflow with spider silk" that should lead to better microphones for hearing aids than traditional pressure-based systems. While it sounds like a dream come true for anyone seeking a quiet and peaceful place, Miles says it can be a little unnerving. He must navigate four sets of doors before even entering the chamber. Ron Miles is a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York. All of a sudden you're in an environment where there is no reflection of sound, and your usual perception is gone. offers eligible public information officers paid access to a reliable news release distribution service.Ron Miles is a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York.Binghamton University, State University of New YorkCopyright © 2020 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)EurekAlert! That makes it a perfect environment in which to test how sound radiates from its source and moves around objects or bodies.Miles' background in noise control began at Boeing, where his job was to stop the roar of the engines from entering the aircraft. In collaboration with Dr. Ron Miles, at Binghamton University, we have developed a engineering model of the fly's ear that we hope to "biomimic" into a directionally-sensitive, minuscule microphone, which could be inserted into a hearing aid, thus conferring directional sensitivity to hearing aids, which is at present a shortcoming of hearing prosthesis.