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Chris Plack is the Ellis Llwyd Jones Professor of Audiology at the University of Manchester and holds a joint appointment as Professor of Auditory Neuroscience at Lancaster University. His research focuses on auditory neuroscience, psychoacoustics, and hearing impairment, with a particular emphasis on cochlear function, speech perception in noise, and noise-induced hearing loss. He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed articles and serves on editorial boards for Hearing Research and Trends in Hearing. Plack has received accolades including the Thomas Simm Littler Prize (2021) and election as a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (2003).
Education:
- BA (Hons) Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge (1987)
- PhD in Psychoacoustics, University of Cambridge (1990)
Research Interests:
- Cochlear synaptopathy and auditory neuropathy
- Effects of noise exposure on auditory function
- Speech perception in aging and clinical populations
- Diagnostic tools for hearing impairment
Grants & Projects:
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (2022–2027)
- Understanding the Consequences of Recreational Noise Exposure (2021–2026)
- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
Key Labs/Teams:
- Leading the Auditory Neuroscience group at the University of Manchester
- Collaborations with the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre on hearing health
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