February 13, 2011

Curriculum Vitae Sunil Puria Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanics and Computation Division Durand Building, Room 205 Stanford, CA 94305 Phone: 650-723-8089 Email: puria@stanford.edu Web: http://www.stanford.edu/people/puria

Education 1994 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Postdoctoral Fellowship

1991 City University of New York Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Performed at Bell Laboratories campus in Murray Hill, NJ and partially funded by AT&T

1985 Columbia University M.S. In Electrical Engineering

1983 City College of New York B.E. in Electrical Engineering

Academic and Industry Experience 2004-present Associate Professor (Consulting), Mechanical Engineering Department,

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

2004-present Associate Professor (Consulting), Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University

2005-present Chief Scientist, EarLens Corporation, Redwood City, CA

2000-2003 Director of Research, SoundID Corporation, Palo Alto, CA

1997-2003 Assistant Professor (Consulting), Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

1997-1999 Director of Research, SoundPort Corporation, Palo Alto, CA

1991-1994 Research Associate, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT, Cambridge, MA

1991-1994 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT, Cambridge, MA

1991-1997 Research Associate, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA

1990-1993 Software Development of the SYSid data acquisition system for Ariel Corporation

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1987-1991 Student intern at Information Principles Laboratory, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

1987-1988 Lecturer, City College of New York, Department of Electrical Engineering, New York, NY

1984 Summer Research, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ

1983-1984 Junior Engineer, Bendix Corporation, Teterboro, NJ

Editorial Service 2010-present Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Association for Research in

Otolaryngology

2010-present Associate Editor, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

2005-present Reviewer, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

2000-present Reviewer, Hearing Research (various years)

1990-present Reviewer, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (various years)

2010 Guest Editor for Special MEMRO 2009 issue of Hearing Research

2009 Reviewer, PLoS ONE

2009 Reviewer, Journal of Biomedical Optics

2009 Reviewer, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

2009 Reviewer, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

2007 Reviewer, Journal of Fluids and Structures

2007 Reviewer, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

2007-2009 Reviewer, Ear and Hearing

2004 Reviewer, Journal of Biomechanics

2003-2009 Reviewer, Audiology and Neurotology

2003-2005 Reviewer, Otology & Neurotology

Honors and Awards 2010 COMSOL 2010 Conference, best paper award

1996 Shannon Award from the NIDCD of NIH

1991 NRSA Fellowship from the NIDCD of NIH

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Stanford University Service 2010-present Executive Committee member and Director of Engineering –

Interdisciplinary Network of Otolaryngology Research Training at Stanford (INORTAS) T32 Training Grant (to be re-submitted to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of NIH

National Service 2010-2014 Regular member of Auditory Systems Study Section, NIDCD of NIH

2008-present External relations Committee, Association for Research in Otolaryngology

1997-2010 Ad-hoc member of the following NIDCD-NIH study sections: AUD, R03, SBIR, F31, F32 and special emphasis panels

2005-2006 Member, FDA ASTM Committee F04.37, Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Device Standard Development

Conferences Organized 2010-present Co-Organizer, Mechanics of Hearing 2011, The 11th International

Workshop, Williamstown, MA

2009 Organizer and Co-Chair of the 5th International Middle-Ear Mechanics Research and Otology (MEMRO) 2009 meeting at Stanford University

2005 Co-Organizer, Mechanics of Hearing 2006, The 9th International Symposium, Portland, OR

Membership in Professional Societies 1995-present Association for Research in Otolaryngology

1987-present Acoustical Society of America

2002-2003 Audio Engineering Society

1983-1997 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Past Visiting Scholar Santosh Kapuria, PhD 2009-2010, From IIT New Delhi, Professor of Applied Mechanics.

Visited the OtoBiomechanics Group at Stanford on a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship

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Past Postdoctoral Fellows (co-supervised) Hiroyuki Yamada, MD 2008-2010, From the Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Ehime

University, School of Medicine

Yoshitaka Shimizu, MD 2006-2008, From the Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Ehime University, School of Medicine

Toshiki Maetani, MD 2003-2005, From the Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Ehime University, School of Medicine

Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell, PhD; 2004-2006, Ph.D. from University of California, Davis. Currently an Assistant Professor (Consulting) of Otolaryngology-HNS Stanford University

Nobimitsu Honda, MD 2001-2003, From the Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Ehime University, School of Medicine

Naohito Hato, MD 1999-2001, From the Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Ehime University, School of Medicine

Ryuichi Aibara, MD 1997-1999, From the Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Ehime University, School of Medicine

Past Doctoral Students (advised and co-advised) Yongjin Yoon Ph.D. Awarded in 2009

Dissertation: Physiologically based three-dimensional cochlear models: An Interspecies comparison

Currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

James P. Tuck-Lee Ph.D. Awarded in 2007 Dissertation: Finite element analysis of middle ear mechanics Currently Member of Technical Staff at The Aerospace Corporation

Jae Hoon Sim Ph.D. Awarded in 2007 Dissertation: Imaging, physiology, and biomechanics of middle ear

mechanics Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of

Otorhinolaryngology-HNS, University Hospital or Zurich, Switzerland

Michael Wittbrodt Ph.D. Awarded in 2006 Dissertation: Fluid-structure interaction in a physical model of the

human cochlea Currently a Mechanical Engineer at GE Global Research Center

Jonathan P. Fay Ph.D. Awarded in 2001 Dissertation: Cat eardrum mechanics Currently Vice President of Research at EarLens Corporation

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Gary J. Baker Ph.D. Awarded in 2000 Dissertation: Pressure-feedforward and piezoelectric amplification

models for the cochlea Currently is a Technical Fellow at Lockheed Martin Corporation Jinjae Liau Ph.D. Awarded in 1999 Dissertation: Non-invasive methods to monitor intracranial pressure:

An exploratory study Currently is the Director of Software Development at eFunda.com

Current Doctoral Students Namkeun Kim Ph.D. Expected in 2011 Dissertation Topic: Modeling Air and Bone conduction hearing

Ryan P. Jackson Ph.D. Expected in 2012 Dissertation Topic: Mammalian middle ear twist: Imaging, physiology, and biomechanics

Karina Pikhart Dissertation: Measurements and models of otoacoustic emission in mice and humans

Jichul Kim Dissertation: Hair cell mechanics and transduction

Courses Taught at Stanford University

Course Co-taught at MIT

Quarter Course Title Sp 2010 ME 341 Biomechanics of Hearing and Balance

Sp 2008 ME 341 Biomechanics of Hearing, Speech and Balance

Sp 2006 ME 341 Building Mathematical Models in Biomechanics

Wn 2004 ME 341 Building Mathematical Models in Biomechanics

Semester Course Title Sp 1996 HST 750 Modeling Issue in Speech and Hearing

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Courses Taught at City College of New York

Issued Patents 1. Puria and Perkins, “Hearing system having and open chamber for housing components

and reducing occlusion” (2010).

2. Rader, Menzel, Edwards, and Puria, “Sound enhancement for mobile phones and others products producing personalized audio for users” US 7,529,545 (2009).

3. Perkins, Puria, Fay and Winstead, “Transducer for electromagnetic hearing devices” US 7,421,087 (2008).

4. Edwards, Menzel and Puria, “System and method for remotely administered, interactive hearing tests” US 6,840,908 (2005).

5. Rader, Menzel, Edwards, Puria and Johansen, “Sound enhancement for mobile phones and other products personalized audio for users” US 6,944,474 (2005).

6. Puria and Perkins, “Flextensional microphones for implantable hearing devices” US 6,554,761 (2003).

7. Puria and Perkins, “Flextensional output actuators for implantable hearing devices” US 6,629,922 (2003).

Patents filed for EarLens Corporation 1. Puria, Perkins, and Rucker, “Optically coupled cochlear implant systems and methods”

(2009), US and PCT.

2. Puria and Perkins, “Optically coupled active ossicular replacement prosthesis” (2009), US and PCT.

3. Puria and Perkins, “Optically coupled bone conduction system and methods” (2009), US and PCT.

Semester Course Title Fall 1985 EE 305 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

Spr 1986 EE 305 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

Sum 1986 EE 305 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

Fall 1986 EE 305 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

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4. Puria and Perkins, “Optically coupled acoustic middle ear implant systems and methods” (2009), US and PCT.

5. Perkins and Puria, “Optically coupled cochlear actuator system and methods” (2009), US and PCT.

6. Perkins and Puria, “Eardrum implantable devices for hearing systems and methods” (2009), US and PCT filled.

7. Perkins and Puria, “Round window coupled hearing systems and methods” (2009), US and PCT.

8. Perkins and Puria, “Optical cochlear stimulation devices and methods” (2009), US and PCT.

9. Puria, “Hearing-aid transducer having an engineered surface”, US 2010/0152527 A1 (2008). US and PCT.

10. Puria, Perkins, and Fay, “Multifunction system and method for integrated hearing and communication with noise cancellation and feedback management”. US 2009/0097681 A1 (2008) and PCT.

11. Fay, Puria, Rucker, Winstead, and Perkins, “Energy Delivery and microphone placement methods for improved comfort in an open canal hearing aid” US 2009/0092271 A1 (2008) and PCT filled.

12. Puria, Fay, Felsentein, Stone, Killion, and Pluvinage, “Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with separate power and signal architectures” US 2010/0048982 A1 (2008), EU, China, Brazil and S. Korea.

13. Fay, Puria, Felsentein, Stone, and Pluvinage, “Optical electro-mechanical hearing devices with combined power and signal architectures” US 2010/0034409 A1 (2008), EU, China, Brazil and S. Korea.

14. Rucker, Puria, Fay, and Rosen, “Transducer devices and methods for hearing” (2008), US and PCT.

15. Puria, Rosen, Fay, Rucker, and Stone, “Balanced armature devices and methods for hearing” (2008), US and PCT.

16. Perkins, Puria, Fay, and Winstead, “Output transducers for hearing systems” US 2007/0100197 A1 (2006).

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Patents filed for SoundID Corporation 1. Puria, S. and Keal, W.K., “Adaptive noise compensation for dynamic signal enhancement”,

US 2003/0223597.

2. Puria, S., Cohen, E., and Johansen, B.B., “Method for using sub-stimuli to reduce audio distortion in digitally generated stimuli during a hearing test”. US 2003/0101215.

3. Edwards, B.W. and Puria, S., “Method for generating a final signal from a near-end signal and a far-end signal”, US 2003/0083591.

4. Muensch, H., Edwards, B.W., Puria, S. “Alternative sound track for hearing-handicapped users and stressful environments”. US 2003/0182000.

5. Edwards, B.W., Menzel, C., and Puria, S., “System and method for remotely administered, interactive hearing tests”, US 2003/0083591.

6. Johansen, B.B., Cohen, E., Puria, S., “Method for muting and/or un-muting of audio sources during a hearing test”, US 2003/0073927.

7. Johansen, B.B., Cohen, E., Puria, S., “Method for setting volume and/or balance controls during a hearing test”, US 2003/0073926.

8. Johansen, B.B., Cohen, E., Puria, S., “Method and system for generating audio streams during a hearing test”, US 2003/0072455.

9. Johansen, B.B., Cohen, E., Puria, S., “Method for setting tone controls during a hearing test”, US 2003/ 0070485.

Book ‘The Middle Ear: Science, Otosurgery, and Technology’. Edited by Puria, S., Popper, A.N., and Fay, R.R. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research Series (in progress and expected to be published in 2012).

Book Chapters Stenfelt, S. and Puria, S., “Consider bone-conducted human hearing”. In The Use of Vibrations in Communication: Properties, Mechanisms and Function Across Taxa’ edited by Dr. O’Connell-Rodwell. Research Signpost 2010.

Puria, S. and Steele, C.R., Mechano-Acoustical Transformations. In: Allan I, Bassbaum, Akimichi Kaneko, Gordon M. Shepherd and Gerald Westheimer, editors The Senses: A comprehensive Reference. Vol. 3, Audition, Peter Dallos and Donata Oertel. San Diego: Academic Press; 2008. P165-200.

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Panels and Sessions Chaired 1. Session Co-Chair, Inner ear mechanisms and Modeling II, Association for Research in

Otolaryngology meeting in Anaheim, CA. 2. Session Co-Chair, Cochlear Models, 10th International Workshop on cochlear mechanics,

Keele University, UK, 2008. 3. Session Chair and Organizer of Special Session, Middle-ear imaging, physiology and

biomechanics, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, New Orleans, 2005

Invited Presentations 1. High-frequency biomechanics, diagnostics and hearing aids for the middle ear. Presented

at the International Hearing Aid Conference 2010, Lake Tahoe, CA.

2. Imaging, physiology and biomechanics of hearing, The Alan C. Burton Lecture, The Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, CA. May 2010.

3. Imaging, Physiology and Biomechanics of the middle ear. Presented at Department of Psychology, Ear Club, Berkeley CA. March 2007.

4. MicroCT imaging of the middle ear and the inner ear. Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Denver, CO, 2007.

5. Hearing restoration: Improved multi-talker speech understanding. Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Human Sensibility Recovery Systems, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, 2007.

6. Middle Ear Imaging, physiology, biomechanics and prostheses. Presented at the California Academy of Audiology, 7th Annual Conference, San Jose, CA, 2006.

7. MicroCT imaging and morphometry of the middle ear and inner ear. Presented at the 4th International Symposium on Advanced Technologies for Recovery of Human Sensibility, WOC2006, Seoul, South Korea, 2006.

8. Sound transmission in the normal and reconstructed middle ear. Presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Human Sensibility Recovery Systems, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, 2005.

9. Human middle ear measurements: Application to middle ear implants. Presented at the American Academy of Audiology Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2001; Also published in The Hearing Journal, Volume 54, Issue 8, p 40-41.

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Publications in Refereed Journals 1. Lim, N., Homma, K., Puria, S. (2011) “Bone conduction hearing: symmetric and anti-

symmetric components’, J Assoc. Res. In Otolaryngology (in press).

2. Yoon, Y., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2011) “Biophysical Cochlear Model for Basilar Membrane Vibration and Auditory Neural Threshold: An Interspecies Comparison”, Biophysical Journal 100, Issue 1, pp 1-10.

3. Shimuzu, Y., Puria, S., Goode, R.L. (2011) “The floating mass transducer on the round window versus attachment to an ossicular replacement prosthesis”, Otol Neurotol. (epub).

4. Park, I.Y., Shimuzu, Y., O’Connor, K.N., Puria, S., Cho, J.H. (2011) “Comparisons of electromagnetic and piezoelectric floating-mass transducers in human cadaveric temporal bones”, Hear Res (epub).

5. Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2010) “Middle-ear “gear” adaptation for high-frequency transmission”, Hearing Research 263, 183-190.

6. Popelka, G, Telukuntla, G., Puria, S. (2010) “Middle-ear function at high frequencies quantified with advanced bone conduction measures”, Hearing Research 263.

7. Homma, K., Shimizu, Y., Kim, N., Du, Y., Puria, S. (2010) “Effects of ear-canal pressurization on middle-ear responses for bone and air conduction”, Hearing Research 263, 204-215.

8. Perkins, R., Fay, J.P., Olson, L., Rucker, P., Rosen, M., Felsenstein, L., Puria, S. (2010) “The EarLens System: New Sound Transduction Methods”, Hearing Research 263, 104-113.

9. Lee, J., Chan, S., Salisbury, C., Salisbury, K., Puria, S., Blevins, N.H. (2010) “Reconstruction and Exploration of Virtual Middle Ear Models Derived from Micro-CT Datasets”, Hearing Research 263.

10. Homma, K., Du, Y., Shimuzu, Y., Puria, S. (2009) "Resonance modes of the human middle ear under bone and air conduction." J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 125(2) 968-79.

11. Sim, J.H, Puria, S. (2009) “An Electro-Magnetic Force and Moment Motor: Application to Small-Scale Biological Structures”, IEEE Sensors 9(12): 1924-34.

12. Yoon, Y., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2009) “A cochlear model using the time-averaged Lagrangian and the push-pull mechanism in the organ of Corti”, J. of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 4(5): 977-86.

13. Steele, C.R., Boutet de Monvel, J., Puria, S. (2009) “A multiscale model of the organ of Corti”, J. of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 4(4): 755-78.

14. O’Connor, K.N., Puria, S. (2008) “Human middle-ear circuit model parameters based on a population of ears”, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123(1) 197-211.

15. Sim, J.H., Puria, S. (2008) “Soft Tissue Morphometry of the Malleus-Incus Complex from micro-CT Imaging”, J ARO, 9(1):5-21.

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16. O’Connor, K.N., Tam, M., Blevins, N., Puria, S. (2008) “Tympanic membrane collagen fibers: A key to high frequency sound conduction” Laryngoscope 118:483-490.

17. Tuck-Lee, J.P., Pinsky, P.M., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2008) “Finite element modeling of coupled structural acoustics in the cat middle ear using uCT imaging.” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 124(1) 348-362.

18. Moore, B.C.J., Stone, M.A., Fullgrabe, C., Glasberg, B.R., Puria, S. (2008) "Spectro-Temporal Characteristics of Speech at High Frequencies, and the Potential for restoration of audibility to people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss." Ear and Hearing Vol 29, No. 6, 907-922.

19. Yoon-jin, Y., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2007) “Intracochlear pressure and derived quantities from a three-dimensional model”, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Vol 122, No. 2.

20. Yoon-jin, Y., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2007) “Frequency and spatial response of basilar membrane vibration of the three-dimensional gerbil cochlear model” J. of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2(8) 1449-1458.

21. Sim, J.H, Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2007) “Calculation of inertia properties of the malleus-incus complex using micro-CT imaging” J. of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2(8) 1515-1524.

22. O’Connell-Rodwell, C., Wood, J., Kinzley, C., Rodwell, T., Poole, J., Puria, S. (2007) “Wild African elephants (Loxodonta africana) discriminate subtle differences between conspecific seismic cues”. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 122(2):823-30.

23. Park, W.T., O'Connor, K.N., Chen, K.L, Mallon, J.R. Jr., Maetani, T., Dalal, P.; Candler, R.N., Ayanoor-Vitikkate V., Roberson, J.B. Jr., Puria, S., Kenny, T.W. (2007) “Ultraminiature encapsulated accelerometers as a fully implantable sensor for implantable hearing aids”, J. Biomedical Microdevices. June 16 online first.

24. O’Connell-Rodwell, C.E., Wood, J.D., Rodwell, T.C., Puria, S., Shriver, D., Arnason, B.T., Hart, L. A. (2006) “Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) respond appropriately to artificially transmitted seismic cues”. Behav Ecol and Sociobiol 59: 842-850.

25. Wittbrodt, M.J., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2006) “Developing a physical model of the human cochlea using micro-fabricated methods.” Audiology-Neurotology 11(2): 104-12.

26. O’Connor, K.N., Puria, S. (2006) “Middle ear cavity and ear canal pressure-driven stapes velocity responses in human cadaveric temporal bones”. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120(3) 1517-1528.

27. Yong-jin, Y., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2006) “Intracochlear pressure and organ of Corti impedance from a linear three-dimensional model”. ORL; 68:365-372.

28. Fay, J.P., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2006) “The Discordant Eardrum”. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103(52): 19743-8.

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29. Puria, S., Kunda, L.D., Roberson, J.B., Perkins, R.C. (2005) “Malleus-to-footplate prosthesis positioning: Cochleo-vestibular pressure optimization”, Otology and Neurotology, 26(3):368-379.

30. Murugasu, E., Puria, S., Roberson, J.B. (2005) “Malleus-to-footplate vs malleus-to-stapes-head ossicular reconstruction prosthesis: A comparison of temporal bone pressure gain measurements and patient audiological data”,Otology and Neurotology, 26(4):572-82.

31. Fay, J.P., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2005) “Three approaches for estimating the elastic modulus of the tympanic membrane”, J. Biomechanics, 2005; 38(9):1807-15.

32. Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2005) “Force on inner hair cell cilia”, International J. Solids and Structures, 42: 5887-5904.

33. Puria, S. (2003) "Measurements of human middle ear forward and reverse acoustics: Implications for otoacoustic emissions" J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 113:5.

34. Stenfelt, S. Puria, S., Hato, N., Goode, R.L. (2003) “Basilar membrane and osseous spiral lamina motion in human cadavers with air and bone conduction stimuli”, Hearing Research 181 (1-2):131-43.

35. Puria, S. (2002) “Human middle ear measurements: Application to middle ear implants” (invited talk), Hearing Journal 54 No. 8, 40-41.

36. Fay, J. P., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2002) Cat eardrum response mechanics, Ed. Pellegrino, S, Calladine Festschrift, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

37. Aibara, R., Welsh, J., Puria, S., Goode, R.L. (2001) “Human middle ear sound transfer function and cochlear input impedance”, Hearing Research, 152: 100-109.

38. Huang, G.T., Rosowski, J.J., Puria, S., Peake, W.T. (2000) "A noninvasive method for estimating acoustic admittance at the tympanic membrane", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 108:1128-1146.

39. Huang, G.T., Rosowski, J.J., Puria, S., Peake, W.T. (2000) "Tests of some common assumptions of ear-canal acoustics in cats", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 108:1147-1161.

40. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1998) "Measurements and models of the cat middle ear: Evidence of tympanic membrane acoustic delay," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 104:3463-3481.

41. Puria, S., Peake, W.T., Rosowski, J.J. (1997) “Sound-pressure measurements in the cochlear vestibule of human-cadaver ears”, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 101:2754-2770.

42. Merchant, S.N., Ravicz, M.E., Puria, S., Voss, S.E., Whittemore, K.R., Peake, W.T., Rosowski J.J. (1997) “Analysis of middle-ear mechanics and application to diseased and reconstructed ear,” Am. J. Otol. 18:139-154.

43. Puria, S., Liberman, M.C., Guinan, J.J. (1996) "Olivocochlear Efferent Assays: Compound Action Potential vs. Ear-canal Distortion Products,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 99:500-507.

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44. Liberman, M.C., Puria, S., Guinan, J.J. (1996) "The ipsilaterally evoked olivocochlear reflex causes rapid adaptation of the 2f1-f2 DPOAE" J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 99:3572-3584.

45. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1991) "A parametric study of cochlear input impedance," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 89:287-309.

Conference Proceedings 1. Cai, H., Jackson, R.P., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2010) “A biological gear in the human

middle ear”. Presented at the 2010 COMSOL conference in Boston, MA. Received a best paper award.

2. Steele, C.R., Kim, N., Puria, S. (2008) “Hook region represented in a cochlear model”. In Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on the Mechanics of Hearing: Concepts and challenges in the biophysics of hearing. Edited by NP Cooper and DT Kemp. World Scientific.

3. Yoon, Y., Kim, N., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2008) “Cochlear modeling using the ‘Time-averaged Lagrangian’ method: Comparison with Vbm, Pst, and Zc measurements”. In Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on the Mechanics of Hearing: Concepts and challenges in the biophysics of hearing. Edited by NP Cooper and DT Kemp. World Scientific.

4. Jackson, R.P., Chliebicki, C., Krasieva, T.B., Puria, S. (2008) “Multiphoton microscopy imaging of collagen fiber layers and orientation in the tympanic membrane”. Proceedings of SPIE meeting in San Jose, CA.

5. Baek, J.D., Puria, S. (2008) “Stapes model using high-resolution uCT”. Proceedings of SPIE meeting in San Jose, CA.

6. Kim, N.K., Yoon, Y., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2008) “Cochlear anatomy using micro computed tomography (uCT) imaging”. Proceedings of SPIE meeting in San Jose, CA.

7. Maetani, T., Puria, S., Goode, R.L. (2006) “Factors affecting measurement of ear-canal pressure to stapes velocity transfer function”. In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium Middle Ear Mechanincs in Research and Otology. Edited by A. Eiber and A. Huber. World Scientific.

8. Puria, S., Sim, J.H., Tuck-Lee, J., Steele, C.R. (2006) “Middle ear morphometry from cadaveric temporal bone microCT imaging” In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium Middle Ear Mechanincs in Research and Otology. Edited by A. Eiber and A. Huber. World Scientific.

9. Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2005) “Multi-scale model of the organ or Corti: IHC tip link tension”. In The 9th International Symposium on Auditory mechanics: Processes and Models. Edited by A.L. Nuttall, T. Ren, P. Gillespie, K. Grosh, and E. de Boer. World Scientific.

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10. DiCarlo, J.C., Puria, S., Fischbein, N.J., Blevins, N.H., O’Connor, K.N., Nishimuru, D.G. (2005) “Micro-MR of the cochlea on a conventional 1.5T scanner with small single-channel surface coils”. In Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson Med. 13, p 1084.

11. Park, W.T., O’Connor, K.N., Chen, K.L., Mallon, J.R., Maetani, T., Dalal, P., Candler, R.N., Ayanoor-Vitikkate, V., Roberson, J.B., Puria, S., Kenny, T.W. (2005) “Sub-mm encapsulated accelerometers: A fully implantable sensor for cochlear implants”. Presented at the MEMS Korea Meeting.

12. Puria, S. (2004) “Middle-ear two port measurements in human cadaveriv temporal bones: Comparison with models”. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology. Edited by K. Gyo, H. Wada, N. Hato, and T. Koike. World Scientific.

13. Sim, J.H., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2004) “Three-dimensional measurements and analysis of the isolated malleus-incus complex”. In Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology. Edited by K. Gyo, H. Wada, N. Hato, and T. Koike. World Scientific.

14. Murugasu, E., Puria, S., Roberson, J.B. (2004) “Hydroxyl-apatite partial ossicular reconstruction prostheses: A comparison of temporal bone pressure gain measurements & Clinical audiological data”. In Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology. Edited by K. Gyo, H. Wada, N. Hato, and T. Koike. World Scientific.

15. Puria S. (2002) “Growth of otoacoustic emissions with frequency: inside the human cochlear vestibule”. In Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Biophysics of the Cochlea: from Molecules to Models. Edited by AW Gummer. World Scientific.

16. Fay, J.P., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (1999) “The effect of eardrum inclination on ear canal acoustics”. In Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Recent Developments in auditory mechanics. Edited by H. Wada, T. Koike, K. Ikeda, and K. Ohyama. World Scientific.

17. Lim, K.M., Fitzgerald, A.M., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (1999) “Building a physical cochlear model on a silicon chip”. In Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Recent Developments in auditory mechanics. Edited by H. Wada, T. Koike, K. Ikeda, and K. Ohyama. World Scientific.

18. Puria, S., (1996) “Measurement of reverse transmission in the human middle ear: Preliminary results”. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Diversity in Auditory Mechanics. Edited by ER Lewis, GR Long, RF Lyon, PM Narins, CR Steele, and E Hecht-Poinar. World Scientific

19. Puria, S., Rosowski, J.J., Peake, W.T. (1993). “Middle-ear pressure gain in humans: preliminary results”. In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Biophysics of Hair Cell Sensory Systems. Edited by H Duifhuis, JW Horst, P van Dijk, and SM van Netten. World Scientific.

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Conference Presentations 1. Steele, C.R., Yamada, H., Kim, N., Puria, S. (2010). “Fast and slow waves in a cochlear

model with openings”. Presented at the PACAM XI meeting in Foz do Igacu Falls, South America.

2. Kim, N., Homma, K., Steele, C., Puria, S. (2010) “Bone Conduction Analyses in a Finite Element Model of the Human Middle Ear and Cochlea”, ARO Meeting

3. Popelka, G., Telukuntla, G., Puria, S. (2010) “Quantification of Human Middle-Ear Function with High-Frequency Bone Conduction Measures”, ARO Meeting

4. Steele, C., O’Connor, K.N., Puria, S. (2010) “Modeling the Effects of Organ of Corti Cytoarchitectural Modifications”, ARO Meeting

5. Yoon, Y., Steele, C., Puria, S. (2010) “Inter-Species Comparison of Cochlear Tuning with a Feed-Forward and Feed-Backward Organ of Corti Model”, ARO Meeting

6. Popelka, G.R., Telukuntla, G., Puria, S. (2009) “Auditory thresholds by bone conduction for high frequencies”, Presented at the American Academy of Audiology, Dallas, TX.

7. Jackson, R.P., Chlebicki, C., Krasieva, T.B., Zalpuri, R., Triffo, W.J., Puria, S. (2009) “Multiphoton and Transmission Electron Microscopy of Collagen in Ex Vivo, Human Tympanic Membranes”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

8. Shimizu, Y., Puria, S., Goode, R.L. (2009) “A new third window method for middle ear measurements in a human temporal bone model”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

9. Baek, J.D., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2009) “Stapes Model: Two-layer annular ligament”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

10. Homma, K., Shimizu, Y., Kim, N., Du, Y., Puria, S. (2009) “Effects of ear-canal pressurization on middle-ear responses for bone and air conduction”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

11. Kim, N., Homma, K., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2009) “Making sense of oval and round window volume displacement asymmetry in bone conduction: A third window near the round window”. Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

12. Perkins, R., Fay, J.P., Olson, L., Rucker, P., Rosen, M., Felsenstein, L., Puria, S. (2009) “The EarLens System: New Sound Transduction Methods”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

13. Popelka, G.R., Telukuntla, G., Puria, S. (2009) “Measures of the Auditory Conductive Mechanism for High Frequencies”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

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14. Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2009) “Middle-ear ‘gear’ adaptation for high-frequency transmission”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

15. Lee, J., Chan, S., Salisbury, C., Salisbury, K., Puria, S., Blevins, N.H. (2009) “Mastoid structural properties determined by imaging analysis of high resolution CT-scanning”, Presented at the 5th International symposium on Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology at Stanford University, CA.

16. Puria, S., (2009) “The importance of cues above 4 kHz on understanding spatially separated speech”. Presented at the Binaural Bash, Boston University.

17. Puria, S., O’Connor, K.N., Yamada, H., Shimizu, Y., Popelka, G., Steele, C. (2009) “Do Otoacoustic Emissions Travel in the Cochlea Via Slow or Fast Waves?”, ARO Meeting

18. Steele, C.R., Puria, S., Yoon, Y. (2008) “Push-pull in the organ of Corti of the inner ear”. Presented at the PACAM X meeting in Cancun, Mexico.

19. Perkins, R., Fay, J.P., Murray, M.T., Olson, L., Puria, S. (2008) “The EarLens System: An innovative sound transduction method”. Presented at the American Otological Society meeting, Orlando, FL.

20. Puria, S., Vermiglio, A., Fay, J.P., Soli, S. (2008) “Hearing restoration: Improved multi-talker speech understanding”. Presented at the American Otological Society meeting, Orlando, FL.

21. Puria, S., Kim, N., Yoon, Y., Steele, C. (2008) “Cochlear Scala Areas and Basilar Membrane (BM) Width with the Straight and the Bent Modiolus Axis Using Micro Computed Tomography (µCT) Imaging”, ARO Meeting

22. Jackson, R.P., Chlebicki, C., Shimizu, Y., Krasieva, T., Puria, S. (2008) “Tympanic Membrane Collagen Fibers: Optical Second Harmonic Generation and Immunofluorescence Microscopy in Human Cadavers”, ARO Meeting.

23. Shin, M., Baek, J., Steele, C., Puria, S. (2008) “Stapes Biomechanics: Is There an Optimal Stimulus Axis?”, ARO Meeting.

24. Wood, J.D., O’Connell-Rodwell, C.E., Puria, S., Klemperer, S.L. (2007) “Methods for studying seismic communication in elephants and other large mammals: Arrays, census techniques and more”, ASA 153rd Meeting.

25. Yoon, Y., Puria, S., Steele, C. (2007) “Intracochlear Pressure and Derived Quantities from a Three-Dimensional Linear Model”, ARO Meeting.

26. Puria, S., Shin, M., Sim, J., Tuck-Lee, J., Steele, C. (2007) “MicroCT Imaging of the Middle Ear and the Inner Ear”, ARO Meeting.

27. Shin, M., Sim, J., Steele, C., Puria, S. (2007) “Modeling the Incudo-Malleal Joint and Its Mechanical Properties”, ARO Meeting.

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28. Tuck-Lee, J., Pinsky, P., Puria, S. (2007) “A Finite Element Model for the Coupled Middle Ear of the Domestic Cat from µCT Imaging Data”, ARO Meeting.

29. Puria, S., Sim, J., Shin, M., Steele, C. (2007) “A Gear in the Middle Ear”, ARO Meeting

30. Yoon, Y., Puria, S., Steele, C. (2006) “Intracochlear Pressure from a Three-Dimensional Linear Model”, ARO Meeting.

31. Yoon, Y., Puria, S., and Steele, CR. (2006) “Intracochlear pressure from a three-dimensional model”. Presented at the PACAM IX meeting in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

32. Puria, S., Sim, J.H., Tuck-Lee, J., Shin, M., Steele, C.R. (2006) “Morphometry of the middle ear and the inner ear: MicroCT measurements and analysis”. Presented at the International Hearing Aid Conference. Lake Tahoe, CA.

33. Tam, M., O’Connor, K.N., Blevins, N.H., Puria, S. (2006) “Effect of eardrum collagen fibers on sound conduction”, Presented at the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery meeting.

34. Wittbrodt, M.J., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2005). “Developing a life-sized physical model of the human cochlea”. Presented at the Auditory mechanics: Processes and Models, the 9th International Symposium. Portland, OR.

35. Puria, S., Fay, J., Sim, J.H., Steele, C.R. (2005) “Imaging, physiology and biomechanics of the middle ear: Towards understanding the functional consequences of anatomy”. Presented at the Applied mechanics & Multi-physics simulation of High-consequence Engineering Systems. A SMAC-Stanford Symposium in honor of Prof. Charles Steele.

36. O’Connell-Rodwell, C., Hildebrandt, T., Partan, S., Wood, J., Rodwell, T., Keefe, R., Ketten, D., Alarcon, C., Bouley, D., Arnason, B., Hart, L., Puria, S. (2005) “Somatosensory and Bone Conduction Pathways in Elephant Signal Detection: Implications for Reception of Acoustic and Seismic Signals”, ARO Meeting.

37. Sim, J., Lung, V.L., Puria, S. (2005) “Soft Tissue Morphometry of the Malleus-Incus Complex”, ARO Meeting.

38. O’Connor, K.N., Puria, S. (2005) “Middle-Ear-Cavity and Ear Canal Pressure Driven Stapes Velocity Responses in Human Cadaveric Temporal Bones”, ARO Meeting.

39. Puria, S., Fay, J., Steele, C. (2005) “An Approach Towards Understanding the Functional Consequences of Middle Ear Anatomy”, ARO Meeting.

40. Wittbrodt, M.J., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2004) “Fluid–structure interaction in a physical model of the human cochlea”, ASA 148th Meeting.

41. O’Connell-Rodwell, C.E., Wood, J.D., Gunther, R., Klemperer, S., Rodwell, T.C., Puria, S., Sapolsky, R., Kinzley, C., Arnason, B.T., Hart, L.A. (2004) “Elephant low-frequency vocalizations propagate in the ground and seismic playbacks of these vocalizations are detectable by wild African elephants (Loxodonta africana)”, ASA 147th Meeting.

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42. Sim, J., Puria, S., Steele, C. (2004) “Isolated Malleus-Incus Complex: Three-Dimensional Measurements and Analysis”, ARO Meeting.

43. Wittbrodt, M.J., Steele, C., Puria, S. (2003) “A Microfabricated Orthotropic Cochlear Partition for a Physical Cochlear Model”, ARO Meeting.

44. Murugasu, E., Puria, S. (2003) “Malleus-To-Stapes-Head vs. Malleus-To-Foot-Plate Hydroxyl-Apatite Ossicular Prosthesis: Pressure Gain Measurements”, ARO Meeting.

45. Tuck-Lee, J.P., Oberai, A.A., Pinsky, P.M., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (2002) “Three-Dimensional Model of the Cat Middle-Ear Cavities”, ARO Meeting.

46. Fitzgerald, A.M., Kenny, T., Lim, K.M., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2000) “Possibilities for a silicone model of the cochlea”. Presented at the ASME meeting.

47. Fay, J.P., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2001) “Computational study of cat eardrum mechanics”, ASA 141st Meeting.

48. Stenfelt, S., Puria, S. (2001) “Basilar membrane and osseous spiral lamina motion in human temporal bone with bones conduction stimuli”, ARO Meeting.

49. Fay, J., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (2001) “A fully coupled computational model of the tympanic membrane”, ARO Meeting.

50. Puria, S., Fay, J. (2001) “Human eardrum and ossicles: Two-port matrix measurements”, ARO Meeting.

51. Lim, K.M., Steele, C.R., Puria, S. (1999) “Basilar membrane width in cochlear models: Effective fluid mass and damping”, ARO Meeting.

52. Fay, J.P., Puria, S., Steele, C.R. (1999) “Cat tympanic membrane: Annular plate and cone of strings model results in standing and traveling waves”, ARO Meeting.

53. Huang, G.T., Rosowski, J.J., Puria, S., Peake, W.T. (1998) “Noninvasive technique for estimating acoustic impedance at the tympanic membrane (TM) in ear canals of different size”, ARO Meeting.

54. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1997) “Cat middle-ear measurements and model: Evidence of acoustic delay in the tympanic membrane”, ARO Meeting.

55. Liberman, M.C., Puria, S., Guinan, J.J. (1996) “The ipsilaterally evoked olivocochlear reflex causes rapid adaptation of the 2f1 -f2 DPOAE”, ARO Meeting.

56. Allen, J.B., Puria, S. (1993) “Minimally intrusive occupied hall measurement techniques”, ASA 125th Meeting.

57. Puria, S., Allen, J.B., Elko, G.W., Jeng, P.S. (1993) “Measurements and analysis with SYSid”, ASA 125th Meeting.

58. Puria, S., Kawase, T., Guinan, J.J., Liberman, M.C. (1993) “Efferent-Mediated Effects Of Contralateral Sound: Suppression Of CAP Vs. Ear-Canal Distortion Products.”, ARO Meeting.

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59. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1992) “SYSid—audio band measurement and analysis system”, ASA 124th Meeting.

60. Puria, S. (1991) “A physical model for the middle ear cavity (MEC)”, ASA 121st Meeting.

61. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1989) “Impedance measurements in the ear canal”, ASA 118th Meeting.

62. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1988) “Effects of scalae tapering, perilymph viscosity, helicotrema, and the cochlear map of the cochlea”, ARO Meeting.

63. Puria, S., Allen, J.B. (1988) “Effects of scalae tapering, perilymph viscosity, helicotrema, and the cochlear map function (CMF) on models of the cochlea”, Acoustical Societies of America and Japan: 2nd Joint Meeting.

PhD Thesis Puria, S. (1991) “A theory of cochlear input impedance and middle ear parameter estimation”, City University of New York, City College of New York.

Software Development SYSid – SYStem IDentification – Audio band measurement and analysis. Responsible for taking laboratory code and commercializing it for Ariel Corporation. It is used for physiological measurements, concert hall acoustics, loudspeaker manufacturing for quality control, and other applications. After the company was sold, I obtained all rights to the code. SYSid II – An implementation of SYSid functionality for the LabVIEW platform and National Instrument data acquisition hardware. Currently used in use for physiological measurements by the Otobiomechanics Group.

Funding for EarLens Corporation Title: The EarLens Photonic Hearing Aid Role: Chief Scientist Dates: 2005-present Funding: More than $8,000,000 Source: Medtronic Corporation and Angel Investors

February 1, 2011

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Sponsored Research (current funding indicated in bold) As Principal Investigator Title: Wide-bandwidth open canal hearing aid for better multi-talker speech understanding Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 7/17/2009-4/30/2010 Funding: $320,200 Source of Support: NIH, ARRA – AC and EQ Title: Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology 2009 Conference Role: Principal Investigator Dates: June 2009 Funding: $30,000 Source of Support: NIH Title: Middle Ear Mechanics Research 2009 Role: Principal Investigator Dates: June 2009 Funding: $20,000 Source of Support: Air Force Office of Sponsored Research Title: Wide-bandwidth open canal hearing aid for better multi-talker speech understanding Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 5/1/2006-4/30/2007 Funding: $125,000 Source of Support: NIH, Phase I SBIR Title: Wide-bandwidth open canal hearing aid for better multi-talker speech understanding Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 5/1/2008-11/30/2009 Funding: $750,000 Source of Support: NIH, Phase II SBIR Title: Human middle ear: Forward and reverse sound transmission Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 1998-2003 Funding: $350,000 Source of Support: NIH, R29 Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 1997 Funding: ~ $50,000 Source of Support: NIH, Shannon Award

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Title: Characterizing the human middle ear Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 1995-1997 Funding: ~ $250,000 Source of Support: NIH, R03 Title: Forward and Sound transmission in human temporal bones Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 1991-1994 Funding: ~ $65,000 Source of Support: NIH, NRSA Fellowship As Co-Investigator (with Charles R. Steele as PI) Title: Human middle ear: Imaging, physiology and biomechanics Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 2/1/2009-1/31/2014 Funding: $1,965,227 Source of Support: NIH Title: Human middle ear: Imaging, physiology and biomechanics Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 7/1/2009-6/30/2010 Funding: $163,840 Source of Support: NIH, ARRA–AC Title: Human middle ear: Imaging, physiology and biomechanics Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 7/1/2009-6/30/2010 Funding: $98,000 Source of Support: NIH, ARRA–EQ Title: Three-dimensional and multiscale organ of Corti biomechanics Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 2/1/2007-1/31/2011 (competing renewal to be submitted March 2011) Funding: $1,234,090 Source of Support: NIH Title: Refinement and adaptation of a geometrically realistic finite element model of a complete human auditory system Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 10/1/2010-4/30/2011 Funding: $61,988 Source of Support: NAVAIR

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Title: Advanced characterization and mitigation of bone conduction sound transmission in high noise environments Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 9/1/2006-2/28/2007 Funding: $35,000 Source of Support: Adaptive Technologies Inc (ATI) subcontract from a STTR Phase I; Primary Sponsor Air Force Office of Sponsored Research Title: Advanced characterization and mitigation of bone conduction sound transmission in high noise environments Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 10/1/2007-8/14/2009 Funding: $251,000 Source of Support: Adaptive Technologies Inc (ATI) subcontract from a STTR Phase II; Primary Sponsor Air Force Office of Sponsored Research Title: Probing, Imaging and modeling the biomechanics of hearing at cellular and molecular levels Role: Co-Investigator Dates: 7/1/2003-6/30/2006 Funding: $300,000 Source of Support: Human Frontier Science Program, Strasbourg, France