{"id":697,"date":"2008-05-30T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=697"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:24:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:24:31","slug":"henry-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/henry-bass\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Scientist Henry Bass, Director of UM Acoustics Center, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nOXFORD, Miss. – Henry Ellis Bass, 64, director of the
\nNational Center for Physical Acoustics at the University of
\nMississippi, died Wednesday (May 28) at Baptist Memorial
\nHospital-North Mississippi after a long illness.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nA renowned physicist and acoustics researcher, Bass was
\nhonored with the Acoustical Society of Americas Silver
\nMedal in 2006 for his numerous and significant technical
\ncontributions to the field. The Tulsa, Okla., native led
\nefforts to create NCPA in the 1980s and served as the
\ncenter’s director since 1992. His research has included
\nprojects to track tornadoes, silence sonic booms, detect
\ntroop movements and monitor nuclear tests.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“Hank Bass was an extraordinarily gifted teacher and
\nresearcher, and we were truly fortunate that he spent
\nvirtually his entire professional career at the
\nuniversity,” UM Chancellor Robert Khayat said. “He was a
\nworld-class scientist who helped put Ole Miss at the center
\nof the map in the field of physical acoustics. But perhaps
\nhis biggest contribution is the many scientists he mentored
\nand introduced to the scientific community of the world.
\nHis legacy will live on for many years through them and
\ntheir work.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nVisitation is set for 6-8 p.m. today (May 30) at Coleman
\nFuneral Home in Oxford. A memorial service is scheduled for
\n2 p.m. Saturday at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts
\non the UM campus.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nBass earned his doctorate in physics from Oklahoma State
\nUniversity and joined the UM faculty in 1970 as an
\nassistant professor of physics. He served as acting chair
\nof physics in 1976-77 and was named the university’s F.A.P.
\nBarnard Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy in
\n1993.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“Hank knew how to mentor scientists and engineers and get
\nthem moving in the right direction,” said James Sabatier,
\nprincipal scientist at NCPA and one of Bass’ former
\ngraduate students. “By working with engineers at Army
\nresearch labs and other places, he has guided acoustics
\nresearch all over the world.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nBass served two years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and
\nremained on Reserve duty for several years. He was a member
\nof NATO’s SET Panel T6-25 and the Army Research
\nLaboratory’s Technical Assessment Board.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nDuring his tenure as director, NCPA conducted several
\nresearch programs for the U.S. military, including projects
\nto better detect submarines and approaching tanks, muffle
\nsonic booms of supersonic planes and missiles, and stop
\ninjured soldiers from bleeding to death on battlefields.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“Hank’s passing is a significant loss for the University and
\nthe Oxford community,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said. “I
\nworked closely with Hank Bass and other researchers at NCPA
\nfor many years on projects to strengthen our national
\ndefense and advance important private sector initiatives.
\nWhether he was walking the halls of Congress or visiting
\nkey leaders in the Pentagon, Hank was first and foremost a
\nwonderful ambassador for the University of Mississippi. We
\nwill keep Cathy and their family very much in our thoughts
\nand our prayers.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nIn recent years, Bass directed much of his effort toward
\ncompleting the International Monitoring System, a network
\nof 60 infrasound stations scattered around the world that
\nuse certain low frequency sounds to pinpoint nuclear blasts
\nup to thousands of miles away. Bass personally oversaw the
\ninstallation of several of the stations and helped NCPA
\nscientists access data from them in hopes of improving
\nweather forecasts, providing advance warning of earthquakes
\nand volcanoes and boosting aircraft safety.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nInfrasound recordings from the 2003 reentry of space
\nshuttle Columbia helped Bass and colleagues at other
\ninstitutions discount several potential causes of the
\nshuttle’s breakup, helping NASA investigators to quickly
\nfocus on the real cause of the disaster.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nBass also played a key role in developing the Tornado Alert
\nSystem, which is licensed through a start-up home safety
\nand technology company. The alarms sense the distinctive
\nsound of a swirling funnel cloud and alert homeowners,
\nschool officials and others to seek shelter immediately.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nA Fellow of the Acoustical Society of American, he served
\nas chair of the society’s Archival History Committee.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“Hank was a towering figure in the field of acoustics,”
\nsaid Anthony Atchley, immediate past president of ASA. “His
\nresearch, leadership and mentorship influenced three
\ngenerations of acoustical scientists from all corners of
\nthe globe. Although Hank’s death is a tremendous loss, we
\ncan take comfort in knowing that his memory and his work
\nwill live on.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nBesides his teaching and research, Bass is credited with
\ndriving efforts to restore Kennon Observatory for teaching
\nand research in the 1970s and ’80s. The observatory, which
\nfell into disrepair during the 1960s, is regularly used for
\nastronomy classes, public viewings and research.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“He was a man of vision and action,” said Alice Clark, UM
\nvice chancellor for research and sponsored programs. “He
\nwas a good friend and adviser who will be deeply missed.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nSurvivors include his wife, Judy Cathy Sneed Bass of
\nOxford; his mother, Hazel Agnes Ellison Harrel of Oxford;
\none sister, Charlotte Ann Bass Conley of Elkhart, Ind.;
\nfour children, Belinda Sue Bass Heflin (Mark) of
\nCollierville, Tenn., Christina Annette Bass Ware (Randall)
\nof Indianapolis, Ind., Henry Ellis Bass Jr. (Kristy) of
\nCollierville, Tenn., and John Duncan Bass of Oxford; and
\nseven grandchildren.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nHe was preceded in death by his father, Henry Ulysses
\nBass.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nIn lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be
\nsent to the University of Mississippi Foundation, c\/o NCPA,
\nP.O. Box 249, University, MS, 38677, or give online at http:\/\/www.umfoundation.com\/makeagift\/<\/a>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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