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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1aNS6 – Weather or not: Meteorology affects presence of shock waves in fighter aircraft noise
Kent Gee – kentgee@byu.eduBrent Reichman – brent.reichman@gmail.comBrigham Young UniversityN283 Eyring Science CenterProvo, UT 84602 Alan Wall – alan.wall.4@us.af.milAir Force Research Laboratory2610 Seventh Street, Bldg 441Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433...
2aSC3 – Studying Vocal Fold Non-Stationary Behavior during Connected Speech Using High-Speed Videoendoscopy
Maryam Naghibolhosseini – naghib@msu.eduDimitar D. Deliyski – ddd@msu.eduDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University1026 Red Cedar Rd.East Lansing, MI 48824 Stephanie R.C. Zacharias - Zacharias.Stephanie@mayo.eduDepartment of...
2aBAb2 – Feasibility of using ultrasound with microbubbles to purify cell lines for immunotherapy application
Thomas Matula - matula@uw.eduUniv. of Washington1013 NE 40th St.Seattle, WA 98105 Oleg A. SapozhnikovCtr. for Industrial and Medical UltrasoundAppl. Phys. LabUniv. of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonPhys. Faculty Lev OstrovskyDept. of Appl. MathematicsUniversity of...
Controlled source level measurements of whale watch boats and other small vessels
Jennifer L. Wladichuk - jennifer.wladichuk@jasco.comDavid E. Hannay, Zizheng Li, Alexander O. MacGillivrayJASCO Appl. Sci., 2305 – 4464 Markham St.Victoria, BC V8Z 7X8, Canada Sheila ThorntonSci. BranchFisheries and Oceans CanadaVancouver, BC, Canada Popular version...
5aSC3 – Children’s perception of their own speech; A perceptual study of Polish /s, ʂ, ɕ/
Marzena Żygis – zygis@leibniz-zas.deLeibniz Centre - General Linguistics & Humboldt University, Berlin, GermanyMarek Jaskuła – Marek.Jaskula@zut.edu.plWestpomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland Laura L. Koenig – koenig@haskins.yale.eduAdelphi...
1aBA5 – AI and the future of pneumonia diagnosis
Xinliang Zheng – lzheng@intven.comSourabh Kulhare – skulhare@intven.comCourosh Mehanian -- cmehanian@intven.comBen Wilson -- bwilson@intven.comIntellectual Ventures Laboratory14360 SE Eastgate WayBellevue, WA 98007, U.S.A. Zhijie Chen – chenzhijie@mindray.comSHENZHEN...
2aAB8 – How dolphins deal with background noise
Maria Zapetis – maria.zapetis@usm.eduUniversity of Southern Mississippi118 College DriveHattiesburg, MS 39406 Jason Mulsow – jason.mulsow@nmmpfoundation.orgNational Marine Mammal Foundation2240 Shelter Island Drive, Suite 200San Diego, CA 92106 Carolyn E. Schlundt...
4pNSa4 – Inciting our children to turn their music down: the “Age of Your Ear” concept
Jeremie VoixRomain DumoulinÉcole de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Popular version of paper 4pNSa4, “Inciting our children to turn their music down: the AYE concept.”Presented Thu, Nov 08 1:45pm – 2:00pm in SALON C (VCC)176th...
5aUW1 – Ship-of-opportunity noise inversions for geoacoustic profiles of a layered mud-sand seabed
Dag Tollefsen – dag.tollefsen@ffi.noNorwegian Defence Research Establishment,Horten, NO-3191, Norway Stan E. Dosso – sdosso@uvic.caSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences,Victoria BC, V8W 3P6, Canada David P. Knobles – dpknobles@kphysics.orgKnobles Scientific and Analysis,...
1a2b3c – How bowhead whales cope with changes in natural and anthropogenic ocean noise in the arctic
Aaron M. Thode athode@ucsd.eduScripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, California 92093, USA Susanna B. Blackwell, Katherine H. Kim, Alexander S. ConradGreeneridge Sciences, Inc., 90 Arnold Place, Suite D, Santa Barbara, California 93117, USA Popular...
5aUW7 – Using Noise to Probe Seafloor
Tsuwei Tan – ttan1@nps.eduOleg A. Godin – oagodin@nps.eduPhysics Dept., Naval Postgraduate School1 University Cir.Monterey CA, 93943, USA Popular version of paper 5aUW7Presented Friday morning, November 9, 2018, 10:15-10:30 AM176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, BC Canada...
1pEAa5 – A study on the optimal speaker position for improving sound quality of flat panel display
Sungtae Lee, owenlee@lgdisplay.comKwanho Park, khpark12@lgdisplay.comHyungwoo Park, pphw@ssu.ac.krMyungjin Bae, mjbae@ssu.ac.kr37-8, LCD-ro 8beon-gil, Wollong-myeon Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of) This “OLED Panel Speaker” was developed by attaching...
2pPP7 – Your ears never sleep: auditory processing of nonwords during sleep in children
Adrienne Roman – adrienne.s.roman@vumc.orgCarlos Benitez - carlos.r.benitez@vanderbilt.eduAlexandra Key - sasha.key@vanderbilt.eduAnne Marie Tharpe - anne.m.tharpe@vumc.org The brain needs a variety of stimulation from the environment to develop and grow. The ability...
1pAB4 – Combining underwater photography and passive acoustics to monitor fish
Camille Pagniello – cpagniel@ucsd.eduGerald D’Spain – gdspain@ucsd.eduJules Jaffe – jjaffe@ucsd.eduEd Parnell – eparnell@ucsd.edu Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA 92093-0205, USA Jack Butler –...
2pAB1 – The Acoustic World of Bat Biosonar
Rolf Mueller - rolf.mueller@vt.edu Virginia Tech 1075 Life Science Cir Blacksburg, VA 24061 Popular version of paper 2pAB1 Presented Tuesday afternoon, November 6, 2018 176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada Ultrasound plays a pivotal role in the life of bats, since...
4aMU1 – Are phantom partials produced in piano strings?
Thomas Moore – tmoore@rollins.eduLauren Neldner – lneldner@rollins.eduEric Rokni – erokni@rollins.edu Department of PhysicsRollins College1000 Holt Ave – 2743Winter Park, FL 32789 Popular version of paper 4aMU1, “Are phantom partials produced in piano...
3pID2 – Yanny or Laurel? Acoustic and non-acoustic cues that influence speech perception
Brian B. Monson, monson@illinois.edu Speech and Hearing ScienceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign901 S Sixth StChampaign, IL 61820USA Popular version of paper 3pID2, “Yanny or Laurel? Acoustic and non-acoustic cues that influence speech perception”Presented...
2pAB8 – Blind as a bat? Evidence suggests bats use vision to supplement echolocation in presence of ambient light
Kathryn A. McGowan – kmcgowan01@saintmarys.eduSaint Mary’s CollegeLe Mans Hall, 149Notre Dame, IN 46556 Presented Tuesday afternoon, November 6, 2018176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia Bats use echolocation, or biological sonar, to make an auditory picture...
Lay Language Papers organized by meeting
187th Meeting: Virtual, 18-22 Nov 2024
186th Meeting: Ottawa, CAN 13-17 May 2024
185th Meeting: Sydney, AUS 4-8 Dec 2023
184th Meeting: Chicago, IL 8-12 May 2023
183rd Meeting: Nashville, TN 5-9 Dec 2022
182nd Meeting: Denver, CO 23-27 May 2022
181st Meeting: Seattle, WA 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2021
180th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics in Focus 8-10 Jun 2021
179th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics Virtually Everywhere 7-11 Dec 2020
178th Meeting: San Diego, CA 2-6 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: Montreal, CAN (21st ICA) Jun 2013
164rd Meeting: Kansas City, MO Oct 2012
163rd Meeting: Hong Kong, CHN (8th Meeting of ASC and 11th WESPAC) May 2012
162nd Meeting: San Diego, CA Nov 2011
161st Meeting: Seattle, WA May 2011
160th Meeting: Cancun, MEX (2nd Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics) 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: Paris, FRA (5th Forum Acusticum, 9th CFA, 7th Euronoise, 9th ECUA) July 2008
154th Meeting: New Orleans, LA Dec 2007
153rd Meeting: Salt Lake City, UT Jun 2007
152nd Meeting: Honolulu, HI (4th Joint Meeting ASA and ASJ) Dec 2006
151st Meeting: Providence, RI Jun 2006
150th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN Oct 2005
149th Meeting: Vancouver, CAN (Joint meeting of ASA and CAA) 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: Cancun, MEX (1st Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics) 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: Berlin, GER (2nd EAA Convention & 25th DAGA Conference) Mar 1999
136th Meeting: Norfolk, VA Oct 1998
135th Meeting: Seattle, WA (16th ICA) Jun 1998
134th Meeting: San Diego, CA Dec 1997
133rd Meeting: State College, PA Jun 1997
132nd Meeting: Honolulu, HI (3rd Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ)) Dec 1996
131st Meeting: Indianapolis, IN May 1996
130th Meeting: St. Louis, MO Dec 1995