Rupert Thornely-Taylor is a Fellow of, and was a founder member of, the Institute of Acoustics, a Member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA and a Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration. He is a past President and Honorary Member of the Association of Noise Consultants and a past Director of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration. He is the author of the Pelican bookbooks Noise and Electricity, and editor or co-author of many other books including the Association of Noise Consultants Guidelines Measurement & Assessment of Groundborne Noise & Vibration He is a member of the working group that produced ISO Standard 14837-1:2005 “Mechanical vibration – Ground-borne noise and vibration arising from rail systems – Part 1: General guidance” and ISO Standard 14837-32:2015 “Measurement of dynamic properties of the ground”. He has prepared reports on noise for the OECD. In 2016 the Institute of Acoustics awarded him its Rayleigh Medal for outstanding contributions to acoustics. In 2013 the Association of Noise Consultants awarded him their Outstanding Contribution Award.