Acoustics Lay Language Papers
Here you will find Acoustics Lay Language Papers (ALLP) from the most recent ASA Meeting. These are 300 to 500 word summaries of meeting presentations written by scientists for a general audience. Papers are accompanied by photos, audio and video. ASA is happy to provide this platform for media representatives and anyone interested in learning about the newest acoustics research. Please keep in mind that some of the research described here may not have yet been peer reviewed.
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Shrinking Designs, Growing Challenges: Measuring Noise Reduction in Small Structures
Trigun Dinesh Maroo - dr.tmaroo@gmail.com Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72204, United States Andrew B Wright Popular version of 5aAA6 - A Small Reverberation Chamber...
Using particle motion to estimate sediment properties
Gopu R Potty - gpotty@uri.edu Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, 02879, United States James H Miller - miller@uri.edu Popular version of 3pPA4 - Estimation of seabed properties at the New England Mud Patch using vector...
Acoustical consultants are the secret sauce to better restaurants
Brandon Cudequest - bcudequest@acentech.com Acentech, 33 Moulton St., Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States Popular version of 2aAAb1 - Signal-to-noise ratio in restaurants: fine lines between terrific and terrible dining experiences Presented at the 190th ASA Meeting...
Listening for ice: Teaching AI to detect ice using sound
Leora Robinson - leorarobinson13@gmail.com Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, United States Tracianne Neilsen Popular version of 3pUW6 - Acoustic binary classification of ice cover conditions using deep learning Presented at the 190th ASA Meeting Read the...
Novel illusions from hearing different sounds in the two ears – and how they happen in the brain
Lina Reiss - reiss@ohsu.edu Instagram: @reiss.lina Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States Stephen David Bluesky: @stephenvdavid.bsky.social Oregon Health and Science University Michela Mondesir...
Locating Sounds in the World with Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Pinar Erturk - perturk@bu.edu Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States Virginia Best - ginbest@bu.edu Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Boston University Popular version of 3aPP6 - Spatial Perception...
Medical imaging in a wearable form: monitoring health on the go
Katherine Brown - katherine.brown@utdallas.edu University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Bioengineering, Richardson, TX, 75080, United States Rouzbeh M. Imenabadi Dinesh Bhatia Popular version of 4pBAb2 - Towards a wearable ultrasound bladder monitoring system...
Do short-tailed fruit bats suffer hearing damage after noise exposure?
Keegan Eveland1 - kevelan1@jhu.eduBluesky: keeganevelandInstagram: @keveland3 Capshaw G.1,2*Lauer, A. 2,3,4Moss, C.F.1,3,5,6 Department of Psychological and Brain SciencesJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21218 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck...
“Listening” to Arctic sea ice: Using fiber optic cables to track when it might break
Junsu Jang - junsu.jang@whoi.edu Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, United States Maddie Smith Gil Averbuch Popular version of 1aSP - Sea ice property inversion using distributed acoustic sensing on...
Can Grass Quiet the Shore? Lab Experiments Reveal How Coastal Vegetation Muffles Sound
Christian Di Nicolantonio - dinicolantonio@cua.edu Instagram: c.dinic The Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, DC, 20064, United States Diego Turo Christopher Crognale Ariel Wise Teresa Ryan Joseph Vignola John Judge Popular version of...
Using Deep Learning to Enhance Photoacoustic Brain Images
Matthew Olmstead - mjo5585@psu.edu Instagram: @mattomatty707Graduate Program in Acoustics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States Hyungjoo Park - hpp5133@psu.eduMD Rizwanul Kabir - rizwanulkabir@vt.eduAiguo Han -...
Listening to Liberty: How Modal Analysis Sheds Light on the Sound of the Liberty Bell
Sean Collier - smc604@psu.edu The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab, University Park, PENNSYLVANIA, 16804, United States Jonathan Young Aaron Stearns Popular version of 4aMU5 - Modal Analysis of a Liberty Bell Replica Presented at the 190th ASA...
Listening in on the Conversations of Coyotes
Jennifer Schneider - jschneider@lcc.lt LCC International UniversityKretingos 36, KLAIPEDAKLAIPEDA M., LT-92307Lithuania Dustin H. RanglackUSDA APHIS WS National Wildlife Research CenterUtah Field Station Popular version of 2pABa2 - A Comparison of the Squeaking...
The Sound of Coffee Tells the Tale of its Molecular Structure
Jill Linz - jlinz@skidmore.edu Skidmore College, 815 N Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States Additional Authors Emily Gross Oliver Goldman Owen Young Popular version of 2pMU1 - Molecular Sounds Presented at the 190th ASA Meeting Read the abstract at...
Music Features Prominently in Global Prehistoric Archaeology and Ancient Legends
Steven Waller - wallersj@yahoo.com Rock Art Acoustics, Lemon Grove, CA, 91945, United States Popular version of 2aMU6 - Musical Instruments Feature Prominently in Prehistoric Archaeology and Legends of Multiple Cultures Presented at the 190th ASA Meeting Read the...
Does the slapstick really sound like the crack of a whip?
Daniel Ludwigsen - dludwigs@kettering.edu Kettering University, Flint, MI, 48504, United States Jordan Maxgay Popular version of 2pMU11 - Acoustic characteristics of the slapstick Presented at the 190th ASA Meeting Read the abstract at...
Is it possible to break kidney stones with acoustic vortices?
Sergio Maldonado-Ortega - smalort@upv.esInstagram: @i3m_upvcsic Instituto de Instrumentación para Imagen Molecular (i3M), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), València, València, 46022, Spain Enrique...
Shifting paradigms: From noise abatement to acoustics-oriented (aircraft) design
Sabine C. Langer - s.langer@tu-braunschweig.de TU Braunschweig, Institute for Acoustics and Dynamics, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38108, Germany LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sabine-langer-6450a033a Popular version of 4aEA2 - Toward acoustics-oriented aircraft...
What Emotion Catches Your Ear’s Attention? How anxiety affects what you hear
Deanna Sharpe - deannas0730@gmail.com Instagram: @deanna._.s Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30058, United States Mishaela DiNino dinino@buffalo.edu University at Buffalo Popular version of 1pPP13 - Auditory Emotional Attention in Anxiety Disorders Presented at...
Lay Language Papers organized by meeting
189th Meeting (6th Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI Dec 2025
188th Meeting (25th ICA): New Orleans, LA May 2025
187th Meeting: Virtual Nov 2024
186th Meeting: Ottawa, CAN May 2024
185th Meeting: Sydney, AUS Dec 2023
184th Meeting: Chicago, IL May 2023
183rd Meeting: Nashville, TN Dec 2022
182nd Meeting: Denver, CO May 2022
181st Meeting: Seattle, WA Nov 2021
180th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics in Focus Jun 2021
179th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics Virtually Everywhere Dec 2020
178th Meeting: San Diego, CA Dec 2019
177th Meeting: Louisville, KY May 2019
176th Meeting: Victoria, CAN Nov 2018
175th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN May 2018
174th Meeting: New Orleans, LA Dec 2017
173rd Meeting (8th Forum Acusticum): Boston, MA Jun 2017
172nd Meeting (5th Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI Dec 2016
171st Meeting: Salt lake City, UT May 2016
170th Meeting: Jacksonville, FL Oct 2015
169th Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA May 2014
168th Meeting: Indianapolis, IN Oct 2014
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167th Meeting: Providence, RI May 2014
166th Meeting: San Francisco, CA Dec 2013
165th Meeting (21st ICA): Montreal, CAN Jun 2013
164rd Meeting: Kansas City, MO Oct 2012
163rd Meeting (8th Meeting of ASC and 11th WESPAC): Hong Kong, CHN May 2012
162nd Meeting: San Diego, CA Nov 2011
161st Meeting: Seattle, WA May 2011
160th Meeting (2nd Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics): Cancun, MEX Nov 2010
159th Meeting: Baltimore, MD Apr 2010
158th Meeting: San Antonio, TX Oct 2009
157th Meeting: Portland, OR May 2009
156th Meeting: Miami, FL Nov 2008
155th Meeting (5th Forum Acusticum, 9th CFA, 7th Euronoise, 9th ECUA): Paris, FRA July 2008
154th Meeting: New Orleans, LA Dec 2007
153rd Meeting: Salt Lake City, UT Jun 2007
152nd Meeting (4th Joint Meeting ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI Dec 2006
151st Meeting: Providence, RI Jun 2006
150th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN Oct 2005
149th Meeting (Joint meeting of ASA and CAA): Vancouver, CAN May 2005
148th Meeting: San Diego, CA Nov 2004
147th Meeting: New York, NY May 2004
146th Meeting: Austin, TX Nov 2003
145th Meeting: Nashville, TN May 2003
144th Meeting (1st Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics): Cancun, MEX Dec 2002
143rd Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA Jun 2002
142nd Meeting: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dec 2001
141st Meeting: Chicago, IL Jun 2001
140th Meeting: Newport Beach, CA Dec 2000
139th Meeting: Atlanta, GA May 2000
138th Meeting: Columbus, OH Nov 1999
137th Meeting (2nd EAA Convention & 25th DAGA Conference): Berlin, GER Mar 1999
136th Meeting: Norfolk, VA Oct 1998
135th Meeting (16th ICA): Seattle, WA Jun 1998
134th Meeting: San Diego, CA Dec 1997
133rd Meeting: State College, PA Jun 1997
132nd Meeting (3rd Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI Dec 1996
131st Meeting: Indianapolis, IN May 1996
130th Meeting: St. Louis, MO Dec 1995