Livestreamed press conferences highlight latest advancements in science of sound #ASA183

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2022 – The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) will hold its 183rd meeting Dec. 5-9 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville Hotel. ASA183 will be an in-person meeting with several hybrid sessions where remote attendance will also be possible.

The scientific conference brings together acoustical experts and researchers from around the world to share experiments and applications on topics as diverse as dust devils on Mars, therapeutic music apps, 3D printed violins, and using machine learning to detect diarrhea and prevent cholera outbreaks – just to name a few. Conference highlights can be found on social media by searching the #ASA183 hashtag.

Reporters are invited to attend the meeting at no cost (registration details below) and participate in a series of press conferences featuring a selection of newsworthy sessions. Reporters may also register to join the press conferences virtually. Times and topics will be announced in the coming weeks, and journalists may pre-register here: https://live.webcastplatform.com/go/asa.

——————— SAMPLING OF INTERESTING SESSIONS ——————–

• 1pMU6 – Emotion equalization app: A first study and results.
• 2aSA4 – Old meets new: 3-D printing and the art of violinmaking
• 3aPAa6 – Automated detection of dust-devil-induced pressure signatures
• 5aAB2 – Vocal learning, chorusing seal pups, and the evolution of rhythm.
• 3pAA1 – Modern movie sound: reality and simulated reality.
• 1pCA9 – The feces thesis: Using machine learning to detect diarrhea.
• 1pCA8 – Pneumonia diagnosis algorithm based on room impulse responses using cough sounds
• 2aAAa7 – Noise from above: A summary of studies regarding the perceived annoyance due to impact sounds

More information on these and all other meeting sessions is available via ASA’s meeting page and in the technical program:
Main meeting website: https://acousticalsociety.org/asa-meetings/
Technical program: https://eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner.php?id=ASAFALL22&proof=true

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Main meeting website: https://acousticalsociety.org/asa-meetings/
Technical program: https://eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner.php?id=ASAFALL22&proof=true

ASA PRESS ROOM
In the coming weeks, ASA’s Press Room will be updated with newsworthy stories and the press conference schedule at https://acoustics.org/asa-press-room/.

LAY LANGUAGE PAPERS
ASA will also share dozens of lay language papers about topics covered at the conference. Lay language papers are 300 to 500 word summaries of presentations written by scientists for a general audience. They will be accompanied by photos, audio, and video. Learn more at https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/.

PRESS REGISTRATION
ASA will grant free registration to credentialed and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend the meeting or virtual press conferences, contact AIP Media Services at media@aip.org.  For urgent requests, AIP staff can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.

ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world’s leading journal on acoustics), JASA Express Letters, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustics Today magazine, books, and standards on acoustics. The society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. See https://acousticalsociety.org/.

Media invited to register and attend in person or online — topics include raceway noise impacts on neighborhoods, getting rid of unwanted sounds during events, coral reef health

DENVER, May 13, 2022 – Press conferences at the 182nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America will be held Tuesday, May 24, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Plaza Court 2. Media availabilities will focus on wide range of newsworthy sessions at the upcoming meeting from how racialized identities impact speech perception to the first sounds recorded from the Perseverance rover on Mars.

To register for in-person attendance, email media@aip.org. To watch the livestream virtually, please visit our registration page. Video recordings of the press conference sessions will be available by May 25 upon request.

ASA Press Conference Schedule – Tuesday, May 24 (topics/times subject to change)

11:30 a.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. MT

• Acoustic Sensors Pinpoint Shooters in Urban Setting – Luisa Still, Fraunhofer FKIE Session 1aPAa6 – Prediction of shooter localization accuracy in an urban environment, Monday, May 23 at 10:45 a.m. MT
• Ultrasound-Assisted Laser Technique Vaporizes Artery Plaque – Rohit Singh, Kansas University Session 2pBAa7 – A novel ultrasound-assisted laser technique to remove atherosclerotic plaques, Tuesday, May 24 at 3:05 p.m. MT
• Snap, Crackle, Pop: Healthy Coral Reefs Brimming with Noise – Lauren A. Freeman, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport Session 3aAO4 – Coral reef & temperate coastal soundscape features evident in directional and omnidirectional passive acoustic time series, Wednesday, May 25 at 9:35 a.m. MT

1 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. MT

• Making Racetrack Noise Bearable with Physics – Bonnie Schnitta, SoundSense, LLC Session 1aAA1 – Actions and mathematical modeling that will bring noise levels from a racetrack or raceway to a level the community will accept, Monday, May 23 at 9:05 a.m. MT
• Explosions Help Probe Elusive Atmospheric Waves – Stephen Arrowsmith, Southern Methodist University Session 3aPA4 – The use of infrasound from repeating explosion sequences in Oklahoma to probe the atmosphere, Wednesday, May 25 at 8:55 a.m. MT
• On Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover’s Playlist Like No Other – Baptiste Chide, Los Alamos National Lab Session 3pPA4 – Mars soundscape: Review of the first sounds recorded by the Perseverance microphones, Wednesday, May 25 at 1:45 p.m. MT
• Offshore Wind Farms Could Disturb Marine Mammal Behavior – Frank Thomsen, DHI Group Session 4pAB5 – Operational underwater sound from future offshore wind turbines can affect the behavior of marine mammals, Thursday, May 26 at 2:25 p.m. MT

3 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. MT

• Sidekick Microbubbles Carry Anti-Cancer Drugs, Damage Tumor Vessels – Naomi Matsuura, University of Toronto Session 2aBAb2 – Ultrasound-stimulated, drug-loaded bubbles for cancer therapy, Tuesday, May 24 at 9:30 a.m. MT
• Diverse Social Networks Reduce Accent Judgments – Ethan Kutlu, University of Iowa Session 2aSC4 – Perception in context: How racialized identities impact speech perception, Tuesday, May 24 at 10:15 a.m. MT
• Listening Can Be Exhausting for Older Cochlear Implant Users – Kristina DeRoy Milvae, University of Maryland Session 2aPP5 – Aging effects on listening effort in cochlear-implant users, Tuesday, May 24 at 10:50 a.m. MT
• Turning Hearing Aids into Noise-Canceling Devices – Ryan M. Corey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Session 3aPPb8 – Turn the music down! Repurposing assistive listening broadcast systems to remove nuisance sounds, Wednesday, May 25 at 11:45 a.m. MT

———————– MORE MEETING INFORMATION ———————–

USEFUL LINKS
Main meeting website: https://acousticalsociety.org/asa-meetings/
Technical program: https://eventpilotadmin.com/web/planner.php?id=ASASPRING22
Press Room: https://acoustics.org/world-wide-press-room/
Follow conference highlights with social media hashtag #ASA182

WORLDWIDE PRESS ROOM
In the coming weeks, ASA’s Worldwide Press Room will be updated with additional tips on dozens of newsworthy stories and with lay language papers, which are 300 to 500 word summaries of presentations written by scientists for a general audience and accompanied by photos, audio and video. You can visit the site during the meeting at https://acoustics.org/world-wide-press-room/.

PRESS REGISTRATION
We will grant free registration to credentialed journalists and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend, contact AIP Media Services at media@aip.org.  For urgent requests, staff at media@aip.org can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information.

ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world’s leading journal on acoustics), JASA Express Letters, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustics Today magazine, books, and standards.

Acoustics in Focus: Virtual Press Releases for the 180th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 @ 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

• Pandemic Teaching Transitions Back to Classroom with Lessons Learned – Andrew Morrison, Joliet Junior College (ASA Session 1pED4)
• Teaching Drones to Hear Screams from Catastrophe Victims – Macarena Varela, Fraunhofer FKIE (ASA Session 1aSPa5)
• Balancing Speech Intelligibility, Face Covering Effectiveness in Classrooms During the Pandemic – Laura & Richard Ruhala, Kennesaw State University (ASA Session 1aAA5)
• Noisy Homes During Pandemic Drive Future Design Choices – Ayca Sentop Dümen and Konca Saher, Turkish Acoustical Society (ASA Session 1pNS4)

Wednesday, June 9 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern U.S.

• Acoustical Evolution Increases Battle Between Predator, Prey, Thomas Neil, University of Bristol, Session 2pSA1 – Moth wings are acoustic metamaterials, June 9 at 1:00 p.m.
• Potential Vocal Tracking App Could Detect Depression Changes, Carol Espy-Wilson, University of Maryland, Keynote Speaker 1pID – Speech acoustics and mental health assessment, June 8 at 4:00 p.m.
• Voice Acting Unlocks Speech Production, Therapy Knowledge, Colette Feehan, Indiana University, Session 1pSCb5 – Articulatory and acoustic phonetics of voice actors, June 8 at 2:40 p.m.
• Variabilities in Children’s Speech Perhaps Not So Concerning, Margaret Cychosz, University of Maryland, Session 1aSC8 – Reconsidering variability in child speech production, June 8 at 11:35 a.m.

Thursday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern U.S.

• Headphones, Earbuds Impact Younger Generations’ Future Audio Health, Daniel Fink, The Quiet Coalition, Session 3aNS8 – Personal audio system use can harm auditory health, June 10 at 11:35 a.m.
• COVID-19 Creates Hearing, Balance Disorders, Aggravates Tinnitus Symptoms, Colleen Le Prell, University of Texas at Dallas, Session 3pNS2 – Hearing disorders secondary to infection with SARS-CoV-2, June 10 at 1:15 p.m.
• Pandemic Quarantine Acoustically Contributes to Mental, Physical Health Degradation, Braxton Boren, American University, Session 2pNS4 – The soundscape of quarantine, June 9 at 1:45 p.m.
• Personalized Soundscape Could Help People with Dementia with Time, Place Recognition, Arezoo Talebzadeh, Ghent University, Session 2aNS1 – Soundscape design for people with dementia: The correlation between psychoacoustic parameter and human perception of safety and mood, June 9 at 9:35 a.m.

VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

REGISTER HERE

VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(Note: All press conference times are in Eastern Time)

Wednesday, Dec. 9th @ 11:00 am ET

• Imitation Mosquito Ears Help Identify Mosquito Species and Sex
  Tim Ziemer – University of Bremen
  (Session: “A bio-inspired acoustic detector of mosquito sex and species” Dec. 7, 1:10 pm ET)
• Outside Oz, GLINDA Reports on Tornado Acoustics
  Brian Elbing – Oklahoma State University
  (Session: “Infrasound measurement of tornadoes and other severe storm events at close range” Dec. 7, 1:10 pm ET)
• Smarter Traffic Signs Ahead?
  Andrzej Czyzewski – Gdansk University of Technology
  (Session: “Comparing traffic intensity estimates employing passive acoustic Radar and microwave Doppler Radar sensor” Dec. 7, 10:15 am ET)

Thursday, Dec. 10^th @ 3:00 pm ET

• Masked Education: Which Face Coverings are Best for Student Comprehension?
  Pasquale Bottalico – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  (Session: “Speech intelligibility in auralized classrooms when the talker is wearing a face mask” Dec. 9, 3:15 pm ET)
• Lung Ultrasounds Could Help Determine COVID-19 Outcome
  Umberto Sabatini – Policlinico San Matteo
  (Session: “Is lung ultrasound a predictor of worsening in Covid-19 patients?” Dec. 10 at 12 noon ET)
• How Loud Is Too Loud? Identifying Noise Levels That Deter Older Restaurant Patrons
  Pasquale Bottalico – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  (Session: “Lombard effect, ambient noise and willingness to spend time and money in a restaurant amongst older adults” Dec. 10, 1:10 p.m. ET)

Friday, Dec. 11^th @ 10:00 am ET

• Face Masks Provide Additional Communication Barrier for Non-Native Speech
  Rajka Smiljanic – University of Texas at Austin
  (Session: “Effects of face masks and speaking style on audio-visual speech perception and memory” Dec. 10, 3:35 pm ET)
• Sounds, Smells Could Sway Our Self-Image
  Giada Brianza – University of Sussex
  (Session: “Understanding the impact of sound and smell on body image perception” Dec. 11, 12:20 pm ET)

For More Information:
AIP Media Line
media@aip.org
301-209-3090

———— MORE MEETING INFORMATION ————

USEFUL LINKS

Main meeting website: http://acousticalsociety.org/asa-meetings/

Technical program: https://asa2020fall.abstractcentral.com/planner.jsp

Press Room: https://acoustics.org/world-wide-press-room/

WORLDWIDE PRESS ROOM

ASA’s Worldwide Press Room will be updated throughout the conference with additional tips on dozens of newsworthy stories and with lay language papers, which are 300-500 word summaries of presentations written by scientists for a general audience and accompanied by photos, audio and video. You can visit the site during the meeting at https://acoustics.org/world-wide-press-room/.

ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7,000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (the world’s leading journal on acoustics), Acoustics Today magazine, books, and standards on acoustics. The society also holds two major scientific meetings each year. For more information about ASA, visit our website at http://www.acousticalsociety.org.