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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How Online Meetings Change Your Voice—and How We Measure It
Akira Takeuchi - takeuchi.akira@studio-infinity.co.jp Instagram: @akira_reference_Studio InfinityTokyo, Minato-ku, 107-0061Japan Additional AuthorsYixuan Huang, Miki Morinaga, Satoshi Tsuboya, Yuto Hosoya, and Sungyoung Kim Popular version of 1pCA5 - Evaluating speech...
Manduca sexta Caterpillars Hear Using Hairs
Sara Aghazadeh - saghaza1@binghamton.eduInstagram: @saraaghazadeh1016Department of Mechanical EngineeringBinghamton University (SUNY)Binghamton, NY, USA Aishwarya Sriram - asriram@binghamton.eduInstagram: @sriram.aishwaryaDepartment of Biological SciencesBinghamton...
Listening to ultrasonic signals reveals the mechanical behavior of next-generation batteries
Simón Montoya-Bedoya - simonmontoyabedoya@gmail.com Bluesky: @simontoyabe.bsky.social Instagram: @simontoyabe Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712-1591, United States Prof. Michael R. Haberman (Walker...
Fifteen Years of Research on Active Noise Control Systems for Partially Open Windows
Delf Sachau - sachau@hsu-hh.de Professur für Mechatronik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Hamburg, Hamburg, 22043, Germany Dr.-Ing Tim Karl Professur für Mechatronik Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg Popular version of 3pAA10 - Fifteen Years of Research on Active Noise...
Breaking the Skull Barrier: “Listening” to Ultrasound Therapy Inside the Brain
Pradosh Pritam Dash - ppdash@gatech.edu Instagram: @pra.dosh.dash George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, 30318 United States Costas D. Arvanitis Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Popular...
Hearing where it counts: Toward better directional hearing during earplug and earmuff use
Andrew Brown - andrewdb@uw.edu University of Washington, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States Additional authors: DJ Audet Jr, Aoi A. Hunsaker, Mallory Butler, Carol Sammeth, Alexandria Podolski, Theodore F. Argo, David A....
Acoustic Suction Tweezers: A new compact acoustic gadget for small object manipulation
Shoya Yoneda - yoneda-shoya@ed.tmu.ac.jp Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceTokyo Metropolitan UniversityHino-shi, Tokyo, 191-0065Japan Kan Okubo - kanne@tmu.ac.jp Popular version of 4pPA6 - Miniaturized Acoustic Suction Tweezers: Lift Control...
Sound(e)scape: Can a Sonic Break Improve Cognitive Performance?
Alaa Algargoosh - algargoosh@vt.edu Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Perry St, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States Megan Wysocki Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Amneh Hamida RWTH Aachen...
Acoustics of Korean Traditional Architecture: A Case Study of Magoksa Temple
Sungjoon Kim - sungjoon.kim@kaist.ac.kr Instagram: @jooon.kim 291, Daehak-ro, N25, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea Popular version of 1aAA2 - Acoustics of Korean Traditional Architecture: A Case Study of Magoksa Temple Presented at the 189th ASA Meeting Read...
Listen to the Voices of Plants: Evaluate leaf water content with acoustic response of leaf
Sakura Niki - s21a4113hj@s.chibakoudai.jp Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba, 275-0016, Japan Popular version of 1pEA11 - Investigation of the relationship between a circular diaphragm model and measured leaf natural frequency to evaluate leaf water...
Why Your TV Volume Wars Are Real: Gender and Video Influence on Listening level
Ki-Hong Kim - kim.kihong@surugadai.ac.jp Faculty of Media and Information Resources, Surugadai University, 698 Azu, Hanno-shi, Saitama, 357-8555, Japan Misaki Yamaguchi Undergraduate School of Media and Information Resources Surugadai University Shin-ichiro Iwamiya...
How the season affects if you hear a sonic boom during rocket ascent
Mark Anderson - anderson.mark.az@gmail.com X: @AerospaceMark Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, United States Additional Authors Kent L. Gee X: @KentLGee Brigham Young University Lucas K. Hall California State University Bakersfield Institutional Social Media...
The sounds of the water music of Vanuatu
Randy Hurd - randyhurd@weber.edu Weber State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ogden, UT, 84408, United States Additional author: John Allen Popular version of 5aMU3 - Acoustics of the Vanuatu Water Music Presented at the 189th ASA Meeting Read the...
Delays in auditory development constrain language development
Susan Nittrouer - snittrouer@ufl.edu Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, United States Popular version of 2pPP2 - Poverty, prematurity, and the role of auditory functions in language acquisition. Presented at the...
Using sound to observe the global ocean
Peter Tyack - plt@st-andrews.ac.uk School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, United Kingdom Popular version of 3pAO2 - Long-term global ocean observing using sound Presented at the 189th ASA Meeting Read the abstract at...
Sound-Activated Gels to Treat Back Pain
Veerle Brans - veerle.brans@eng.ox.ac.uk Instagram: @itsdranddr University of Oxford - Botnar Research Centre, Old Rd, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom Complete author list: [Veerle A. Brans*], Anna P. Constantinou*, Matthew J. Kibble, Valeria Nele, Daniel...
Listening to the Placenta to Detect Pregnancy Complications Early
Farah Deeba - fdeeba@charlotte.edu University of North Carolina at Charlotte9201 University City Blvd CharlotteCharlotte, NC, 28223United States Additional Authors: William Hempstead, Hamid Moradi, Mekdes Bezabh, Robert Rohling Popular version of 2aBAb3 - Quantitative...
Understanding Why Engine Noise Feels Loud in Hybrid Vehicles with AI
Shinichi Suganuma - shinichi_suganuma@camal.mech.chuo-u.ac.jp Graduate School of Science and Engineering Chuo University 1-13-27 Kasuga Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8551 Japan Shimpei Nagae Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Kanagawa, Japan Takeshi Toi Chuo University Tokyo, Japan...
How do humans whistle?
Prashanth Tamilselvam - ptamilselvam@hawk.illinoistech.edu Bluesky: @prashanth-t.bsky.social Instagram: @prashanth_tamilselvam Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 60616, United States Francisco Ruiz ruiz@illinoistech.edu Illinois Institute of...
Cities Turn to Zoning to Stop Pickleball Noise Controversies
Charles Leahy - charles.leahy@sbcglobal.net Pickleball Noise Consultant, 151 E Summit St, Harbor Springs, MI, 49740-1124, United States Popular version of 1pNSc3 - Using municipal zoning ordinances to manage pickleball noise near homes. Presented at the 189th ASA...
The Science of Screaming
Karen Perta - karen.perta@elmhurst.edu Instagram: @karenperta Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL, 60126, United States Zhaoyan Zhang, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Donna Erickson, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States. Ryoko...
Can Artificial Intelligence Accurately Clone Dysphonic Voices?
Pasquale Bottalico - pb81@illinois.edu University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois, 61801United States Additional AuthorsCharles J. NudelmanDaniel FogertyVirginia TardiniKeiko Ishikawa Popular version of 2aSCa8 - Can Artificial Inteligence Accurately...
Should people have a legal right to quiet in their homes and yards?
Daniel Fink MD - DJFink@thequietcoalition.org Program ChairThe Quiet CoalitionA program of Quiet Communities, Inc.P.O. Box 533Lincoln MA, USA Popular version of 4aPP10 - Should the common-law right to quiet enjoyment be expanded to a literal right to quiet in one’s...
Pickleball noise and conflict: It’s not just the decibels
Kathleen Romito - kathleen@romitoresearch.org Quiet Communities, Scientific Advisory Board, BOISE, ID, 83703-1000, United States Stephanie Knudson, Charles Leahy Popular version of 1pNSc6 - Reevaluating Pickleball Noise Assessment: The Case for Integrating...
Hearing Loss in Old Age Isn’t Due to Normal Aging
Daniel Fink MD - DJFink@thequietcoalition.org Program Chair The Quiet Coalition A program of Quiet Communities, Inc. P.O. Box 533 Lincoln MA, USA Popular version of 4aPP11 - Moderate to severe hearing loss is not part of normal aging Presented at the 189th ASA Meeting...
Creating audible enclaves: private sound with invisible ultrasound beams
Jiaxin Zhong - Jiaxin.Zhong@psu.edu Graduate Program in AcousticsThe Pennsylvania State UniversityStage College, PA, 16802, United States Popular version of 1pAA7 - Localized sound reproduction based on nonlinearity-crafted audible enclavesPresented at the 189th ASA...
The Noise Nobody Planned For: A Community Perspective on Pickleball Noise
Kathleen Romito - kathleen@romitoresearch.org Quiet Communities, Inc., Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States Jamie Banks, PhD. Quiet Communities, Inc. Popular version of 1pNSc5 - Bridging the data gap: A survey of residents exposed to pickleball noise Presented at the...
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
Archive
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