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.
Are you presenting at an ASA meeting? Click here to learn how to submit a paper!
Search all Acoustics Lay Language Papers by author, abstract code, keyword, or meeting number.
These lay language versions of meeting presentations may not have yet been peer reviewed.
2aBAa3 – Towards a better understanding of myopia with high-frequency ultrasound
Jonathan Mamou – jmamou@riversideresearch.orgDaniel RohrbachLizzi Center for Biomedical Engineering, Riverside Research, New York, NY, USA Sally A. McFadden - sally.mcfadden@newcastle.edu.auVision Sciences, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Psychology,...
5aSC1 – Understanding how we speak using computational models of the vocal tract
Connor Mayer - connomayer@ucla.eduDepartment of Linguistics - University of California, Los Angeles Ian Stavness - ian.stavness@usask.caDepartment of Computer Science - University of Saskatchewan Bryan Gick - gick@mail.ubc.caDepartment of Linguistics - University of...
2pNS3 – Love thy (Gym) Neighbour – A Case Study on Noise Mitigation for Specialty Fitness Centres
Brigette Martin – martin@bkl.caBKL Consultants Ltd.#308-1200 Lynn Valley RoadNorth Vancouver, BC V7J 2A2 Paul Marks – marks@bkl.caBKL Consultants Ltd.#308-1200 Lynn Valley RoadNorth Vancouver, BC V7J 2A2 Popular version of paper “Specialty fitness centres – a case...
2aAA8 – Nature as Muse: The characteristics of caves can help us add an individual touch to our music
Yuri Lysoivanov – yuri.lysoivanov@columbiacollege.eduFlashpoint Chicago, A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood28 N. Clark St. #500Chicago, IL 60602 Popular version of paper 2aAA8Presented Tuesday morning, November 6, 2018176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, Canada The use of...
5pSP6 – Assessing the Accuracy of Head Related Transfer Functions in a Virtual Reality Environment
Joseph Esce – esce@hartford.eduEoin A King – eoking@hartford.eduAcoustics Program and LabDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Hartford200 Bloomfield AvenueWest HartfordCT 06119U.S.A Popular version of paper 5pSP6: “Assessing the Accuracy of Head Related...
1pAB – Could lobsters use sounds to communicate between each other?
Youenn Jézéquel1, Julien Bonnel2, Jennifer Coston-Guarini1, Jean Marc Guarini1, Laurent Chauvaud1 1Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin, UBO, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LIA BeBEST, UMR 6539, rue Dumont D’Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France2Woods Hole Oceanographic...
5pAOb1 – Acoustic mapping of ocean currents using moving vehicles
Chen-Fen Huang – chenfen@ntu.edu.twKuangYu Chen – seven5172002@gmail.comIO.NTU – Acoustic Oceanography Lab Sheng-Wei Huang – swhuang1983@ntu.edu.twJenHwa Guo – jguo@ntu.edu.twESOE.NTU – Underwater Vehicles LabTaipei, 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C. Popular version of paper...
4aAB8- Boat and noise effects on the behavior of killer whales revealed by suction cup tags
Marla Holt – marla.holt@noaa.gov, NOAA NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science CenterBrad Hanson – brad.hanson@noaa.gov, NOAA NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science CenterCandice Emmons – candice.emmons@noaa.gov, NOAA NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science CenterJennifer Tennessen –...
1pSCb15 – Why your boot might not sound like my boot: Gender, ethnicity, and back-vowel fronting in Mississippi
Wendy Herd – wherd@english.msstate.eduJoy Cariño – smc790@msstate.eduMeredith Hilliard – mah838@msstate.eduEmily Coggins – egc102@msstate.eduJessica Sherman – jls1790@msstate.edu Linguistics Research LaboratoryMississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS 39762...
5pAB3 – Seasonal patterns in marine mammal vocalizations in the western Canadian Arctic
William D. HallidayStephen J. InsleyXavier Mouy Presented at the 176th ASA Meeting Climate change is causing rapid changes to the Arctic marine environment through a combination of sea ice loss and increased human activity. It is imperative that we monitor marine...
5aSP2 – Two-dimensional high-resolution acoustic localization of distributed coherent sources for structural health monitoring
Tyler J. Flynn (t.jayflynn@gmail.com),David R. Dowling (drd@umich.edu) University of MichiganMechanical Engineering Dept.Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Popular version of paper 5aSP2 “Two-dimensional high-resolution acoustic localization of distributed coherent sources for...
2aSC11 – Adult imitating child speech: A case study using 3D ultrasound
Colette Feehan – cmfeehan@iu.eduSteven M. Lulich – slulich@iu.eduIndiana University Popular version of paper 2aSC11Presented Tuesday morning, November 6, 2018176th ASA meeting, VictoriaClick here to read the abstract Many people do not realize that a lot of the...
1aPAb1 – On the origin of thunder: reconstruction of lightning flashes, statistical analysis and modeling
Arthur Lacroix – arthur.lacroix@dalembert.upmc.frThomas Farges –thomas.farges@cea.frCEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France Régis Marchiano – regis.marchiano@sorbonne-universite.frFrançois Coulouvrat – francois.coulouvrat@sorbonne-universite.frInstitut Jean Le Rond d'Alembert,...
2pSC34 – Distinguishing Dick from Jane: Children’s voices are more difficult to identify than adults’ voices
Natalie Fecher – natalie.fecher@utoronto.caAngela Cooper – angela.cooper@utoronto.caElizabeth K. Johnson – elizabeth.johnson@utoronto.ca University of Toronto3359 Mississauga Rd.,Mississauga, Ontario L5G 4K2 CANADA Popular version of paper 2pSC34Presented Tuesday...
1pAB1 – Listening to rivers and lakes to help conservation in freshwater environments
Camille Desjonquères1,2,3 – desjonqu@uwm.eduFanny Rybak3, Toby Gifford4, Simon Linke5, Jérôme Sueur2 1 Molecular and Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Biological sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, United States2 Muséum national d'Histoire...
4aNS11 – Lombard Effect In Restaurant Setting: How Much Would You Spend To Eat At This Restaurant?
Pasquale Bottalico - pb81@illinois.edu University of Illinois – Department of Speech and Hearing Science901 South 6th StreetChampaign, IL 61820 Popular version of paper 4aNS11, “Lombard Effect In Restaurant Setting: How Much Would You Spend To Eat At This...
1aAB7 – Drum fish spawning doesn’t miss a beat in the eye of a hurricane
Christopher R. Biggs – cbiggs@utexas.eduBrad Erisman – berisman@utexas.edu The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute750 Channel View Drive,Port Aransas, TX 78373 Popular version of paper 1aAB7Presented Monday morning, November 5, 2018176th ASA...
5pAOa7 – Estimating muddy seabed properties using ambient noise coherence
David R. Barclay1– dbarclay@dal.caDieter A. Bevans2 – dbevans@ucsd.eduMichael J. Buckingham2 – mbuckingham@ucsd.edu Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, CANADA Marine Physical Lab, Scripps Institution of...
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