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“Music and sound are foundational to the human experience, and at Frost our students learn both the creative and technical, the art and science, of music engineering.”

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Christopher L. Bennett, Ph.D. is Program Director and faculty within the Music Engineering Technology program at the Frost School of Music. He teaches classes in Acoustics, Psychoacoustics, Transducer Theory, Audio Signal Processing, and iOS Audio Programming. An avid researcher, Dr. Bennett is working with faculty and students on a funded inter-disciplinary research project in collaboration with the University of Miami Department of Physical Therapy and Miami VA Hospital, investigating the impact of patent pending auditory biofeedback technology to improve rehabilitation. He also collaborates on funded research with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine investigating audible medical alarms in simulated clinical settings to improve patient outcomes. Other areas of research interest include the human auditory system and psychoacoustics.

In addition to his investigative and exploratory efforts, Dr. Bennett is an experienced entrepreneur. He is a founding partner of Oygo Sound LLC, an audio development and consulting company with prominent clients in music and signal processing.

Dr. Bennett is a full member of the Audio Engineering Society as well as other notable associations. He has been published in such prominent journals as the J. Acoustical Society of America, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and the J. Audio Engineering Society. He earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, with a concentration in hearing science, a M.S. in Music Engineering Technology, and a B.S.E.E. in Audio Engineering.

Christopher Lee Bennett

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University of Miami

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