Angélique Scharine
Human Research and Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
United States

Angélique Scharine is a senior research psychologist in the Visual and
Auditory Processes Branch of the Human Research and Engineering Directorate,
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. She
graduated in 2002 from Arizona State University with a Doctor of Philosophy
in Psychology, specializing in auditory perception. Previously she received
a M.S. and B.S. from the University of Utah. Currently her interest is in
the complex acoustics found in urban operations and their effects on Soldier
auditory situation awareness. She has an agreement (a Technical Programming
Agreement) with the Natick Soldier Research and Development Center (NSRDEC)
to provide data on how complex acoustic environments encountered in UO and
while wearing Soldier gear affect sound localization ability. This data is
being modeled for use in the Infantry Warrior Simulation (IWARS) Soldier
performance model.

Tomasz Letowski
Human Research and Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
United States

Tomasz Letowski is a Senior Research Scientist at the Human Research and
Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Acoustics,
Doctor of Sciences Degree in Technical Sciences, and Professor Degree in
Environmental Engineering awarded by the Congress of the Republic of Poland.
His main areas of interest are psychoacoustics, auditory training, and
speech communication in noise. He is an author or co-author of more than
170 publications and four patents.

James B. Sampson

United States

Dr. James B. Sampson is a retired research psychologist who worked with the
human factors and ergonomics team at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier RDE Center
in Massachusetts from 1983 to 2005. Dr. Sampson holds a Ph.D. in
experimental psychology from Tufts University and did his undergraduate work
in research psychology at the University of Utah. He research focus at
Natick was in the area of cognitive human factors and multi-sensory
perception.