Beth Cooper is an acoustical engineer serving as a subject matter expert in hearing conservation, noise control engineering, and acoustics for NASA’s occupational health and engineering communities. Currently she oversees the site-specific implementation of NASA’s "Buy-Quiet" and "Quiet-by-Design" programs at NASA’s 15 field centers. Previously Cooper directed the conceptual design, construction, NVLAP accreditation, and ongoing operations of the Glenn Acoustical Testing Laboratory, and provided noise control design, testing, and training support to help NASA’s science experiment payloads meet International Space Station hearing conservation requirements. She has also managed the development and implementation of Glenn Research Center's hearing conservation and community noise programs and has accomplished numerous noise control projects, including the establishment of three significant NASA acoustical facilities. Cooper is the president-elect of the National Hearing Conservation Association. She has served as the Vice President for Board Certification of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE), as Chair of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), and is currently active as a CAOHC-certified Course Director for 20-hour Occupational Hearing Conservation certification courses. She is the author of more than 100 publications and presentations in the areas of hearing loss prevention, noise control, and acoustics, and is a frequent presenter and facilitator on noise control and hearing conservation topics. She is well known in the broader technical community for the development of unique multimedia educational resources that support and energize occupational hearing conservation programs. Cooper holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Hartford and a M.S. in acoustics from the Pennsylvania State University. She has 30 years of professional experience in the field of acoustics, noise control, and hearing conservation.