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MICHAEL PRICE, Avionics engineer and audio hobbyist




Major: EE/CS

College: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2009

Email Address: Email hidden for privacy
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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I'm a Masters student in the MIT EE/CS program. I've also studied thermal-fluids engineering and sustainable development. Sometime in 2009 I'll graduate and start working at Aurora Flight Sciences, a small company that makes UAVs and space satellites. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

Aside from that, I'm a bit of a music fanatic. I build speakers and other audio equipment in my spare time. I consider audio an artful hobby that I don't try and turn into an objective research topic, or a business. I don't build professional grade equipment because at some point I give up on trying to improve things and just enjoy the music. Anyways, I look forward to sharing my interests with you at Splash, Spark, and HSSP.

I'm a previous director of Splash (2005), chairman of ESP (2007), and webmaster. As one of the many devoted volunteers that run ESP, I'd be happy to hear your feedback or suggestions on anything we do. If you see me, just come up and talk to me! I'll probably be wearing one of my 8 ESP T-shirts.



Past Classes

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Linear Systems and Audio in SPLASHONWHEELS (2008)
What's really happening when you adjust the equalizer settings on an MP3 player? Audio signals, like any other information stream, ...


Audio and Speaker-building in SPARK (2008)
You might be surprised at the quality of speakers you can build if you know what you're doing. Join us ...


Audio and Speaker-building in HSSP (2008)
You might be surprised at the quality of speakers you can build if you know what you're doing. Join us ...


Audio Electronics in HSSP (2007)
During spring HSSP, we build speakers, and we imagine that the rest of the components of an audio system are ...


Audio and Speaker-building in HSSP (2007)
You might be surprised at the quality of speakers you can build if you know what you're doing. Join me ...


Build Your Own Headphone Amplifier in SPLASH (2007)
I enjoy do-it-yourself (DIY) audio because you can build loudspeakers and electronics with immediate, enjoyable results. We can't build a ...


Homebuilt Hi-fi and Music Lounge in SPLASH (2007)
I'm an audio hobbyist - I like to build my own stereo systems from the ground up. In this short ...


Homebuilt Hi-fi and Music Lounge in SPLASH (2007)
I'm an audio hobbyist - I like to build my own stereo systems from the ground up. In this short ...


Homebuilt Hi-fi and Music Lounge in SPLASH (2007)
I'm an audio hobbyist - I like to build my own stereo systems from the ground up. In this short ...


Acoustics in FIREHOSE (2006)
Loudspeaker design series part 3... When you watch a movie or listen to music, you don't hear the sound straight ...


Audio and Speaker-building in HSSP (2006)
Join me for a hands-on ride through the fundamentals of electronics and acoustics, and the process of loudspeaker design and ...


Audio and Speaker-building in HSSP (2006)
Join me for a hands-on ride through the fundamentals of electronics and acoustics, and the process of loudspeaker design and ...


Construction Techniques in FIREHOSE (2006)
Loudspeaker design series part 2... When you buy a $2000 pair of tower speakers, probably $250 went into the drivers ...


Crossover Design in FIREHOSE (2006)
Loudspeaker design series part 1... The circuits inside speakers are far from magic "black boxes," they're actually very simple passive ...


Audio Systems and Loudspeakers in SPLASHONWHEELS (2006)
Everyone loves listening to music, but few understand the exciting technology that makes it all possible. I will explain the ...


Build Your Own Headphone Amplifier in SPLASH (2006)
I enjoy do-it-yourself (DIY) audio because you can build loudspeakers and electronics with immediate, enjoyable results. We can't build a ...


Robotics: Getting Started; Feedback and Control in SPLASH (2006)
This is a class for the people interested in building a robot of their own, or in seeing how you ...


Robotics: Perception and Planning in SPLASH (2006)
Much of the trouble with making "intelligent" robots is in getting them to map and navigate their environments. We're going ...


Audio Systems and Loudspeakers in SPLASH (2005)
Everyone loves listening to music, but few understand the exciting technology that makes it all possible. I will explain the ...


Introductory Robotics in SPLASH (2005)
Would you like to know how a robot works and how robotics combine computers, sensors, circuits, and clever engineering to ...


Introductory Robotics in SPLASH (2005)
Would you like to know how a robot works and how robotics combine computers, sensors, circuits, and clever engineering to ...


Whirlwind Electronics Lab in SPLASH (2005)
If you're wondering what makes modern electronics tick, or want to see what a lab looks like, or you're interested ...