Background
Houtsma, Adrianus Johannes Maria was born on December 9, 1938 in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands. Son of Johannes W. and Maria J. (Houët) Houtsma.
Houtsma, Adrianus Johannes Maria was born on December 9, 1938 in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands. Son of Johannes W. and Maria J. (Houët) Houtsma.
Bachelor in Theology, Augustinian Theologicum, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, 1963; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Villanova U., 1965; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966; PhDEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.
Lecturer/research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1982; associate chaplain (Roman Catholic), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1973; research associate/associate professor, Institute for Perception Research, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1982-1989; professor psychoacoustics, Technology U., Eindhoven, since 1989. Acoustics consultant Philips Company, Eindhoven, since 1982. Board directors PSYCHON Foundation, the Hague, the Netherlands, since 1986.
Board of directors Program "Follow Through", Cambridge, 1978-1981, Strabrecht College, Geldrop, the Netherlands, since 1988. Fellow Acoustical Society American. Member Acoustical Society of the Netherlands, Catgut Acoustical Society, Society for Music Perception & Cognition, European Society for Cognitive Sciences of Music.
Married Evelyn M. Moore, March 23, 1973. Children: John, Vera.