ANDY E. GUTHRIE
EDUCATION
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PhD in Architectural Acoustics
Graduated 2014
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MS in Architectural Acoustics
Graduated 2008
University of Iowa, BMus. Composition, BA English,
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, 2005
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Semester study at New York City Tech (CUNY), Physics, Fall 2007
Semester study at Goldsmith’s College, London, Electronic / Acoustic Composition, Fall 2003
GRANTS – HONORS – AWARDS
• Rensselaer HASS Fellowship for PhD Study
• Award for Best Student Presentation, ASA Conference Paris, 2008
• Rensselaer Graduate Fellowship
• Honors thesis grant, Univ. of Iowa
• Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honors Society
• Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
• Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
• National Merit Scholarship
• National Presidential Scholarship
• Univ. of Iowa National Scholars Award
MEMBERSHIPS
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, Alumni Member
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Senior Acoustic/Audiovisual Consultant, Arup NY, 2009-Present
• Managing Director, S.E.M. Ensemble, New York, NY, 2005-2007
• Electronic Music Studios Research Assistant, Univ. of Iowa, 2005
• DJ, KRUI, Iowa City, IA 2003 – 2005
• DJ, WRPI, Troy, NY 2009-2010
• Marketing Assistant, Radio K, Minneapolis, MN, Summer 2002
• Third Horn, Ottumwa/Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra, IA 2001-2002
• Assistant First Horn, Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, MN Summer 2001
PUBLICATIONS / CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Contemporary Multi-Use Concert Hall Design”
Presentation, ASA Conference Boston, 2017
“Tune in: Soundscapes of New York”
Urban Omnibus, 2015
“Using Ambisonics for Stage Acoustics Research”
Conference Paper, ISRA Conference Toronto, 2013
“Using a Spherical Microphone Array to Analyze Stage Acoustics”
Presentation, ASA Conference Seattle, 2011
“Performance of a Coulomb Friction Damper for Drill Rods”
Presentation NoiseCon Baltimore, 2010
“Relevance of Acoustic Parameters to Musical Communication in Indeterminate Music,”
Presentation, ASA Conference Paris, 2008
Ostrava Days 2005 Report, editing and transcribing of lectures by major composers and musicologists
COMPUTER SKILLS
Finale • Max/MSP • Jitter • Pure Data • Revit • MatLab • AutoCAD • CATT/TUCT • SoundPlan • EASERA • EASE • Rhinoceros • SPSS • Ableton Live • LaTeX