Education

M.S. Physics/Architectural Acoustics 1999, University of Colorado, Boulder
B.S. Physics 1997, University of Oregon

Experience

Mr. Gulsrud applies his technical background to the design of room acoustical environments for worship and music performance. His expertise in acoustical measurements and prediction techniques, together with his practical experience with building systems and architecture, results in a comprehensive approach to consulting. His musical training as a pianist and his activities in choral music bring both critical listening skills and a special sensitivity to the needs of musicians. An interest in church architecture, experience as both a recording and live sound engineer, and practical experience as a church musician have all contributed to Mr. Gulsrud’s consulting work on many worship space projects.

Recent project experience includes Lake Grove Presbyterian Church, Lake Oswego, Oregon; San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Royal Festival Hall, London; Salt Lake Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah; First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico; St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bakersfield, California; Newman Center at the University of Denver; Hope Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee; Independent Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee; Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv; Washington & Lee University Art and Music Facility, Lexington, Virginia; Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, Arizona; Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, Oregon; Prairie Ridge Church, Ankeny, Iowa; and the Arts Common at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professional Membership

Mr. Gulsrud is a member of the Acoustical Society of America, the Audio Engineering Society, and the American Guild of Organists. He was awarded a fellowship to attend the Tanglewood Concert Hall Research Group Summer Institute in August 1999.

Research

At Kirkegaard Associates, Mr. Gulsrud has developed unique measurement and prediction techniques to characterize scattering from reflector panels and absorption of porous materials. His recent research efforts have concentrated on the application of computer modeling software in room acoustics consulting practice and the auralization of room acoustical environments. In October 2005 he organized specialized multichannel recordings with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with the aim of improving the realism of orchestral sound in concert hall auralizations. Mr. Gulsrud has presented his research to the 17th International Congress on Acoustics in Rome, the Institute of Acoustics in London (2002) and Copenhagen (2006), and the Acoustical Society of America in Salt Lake City (2007) and Miami (2008). He has also been an invited lecturer to the Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the Physics Department at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.