Lay Language Papers
Here you will find Lay Language Papers 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 in here may not have yet been peer reviewed.
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4pNS2 – Use of virtual reality in designing and developing sonic environment for dementia care facilities
Arezoo Talebzadeh - arezoo.talebzadeh@UGent.bePh.D. StudentGhent UniversityTech Lane Ghent Science Park, 126, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Popular version of 4pNS2 - Use of virtual reality in designing and developing soundscape for dementia care facilitiesPresented in the...
2aNS7 – Directional Processing in Assessment of Wind Turbine Noise
Alexander Sutin -asutin@stevens.eduHady Salloum – hsalloum@stevens.eduAlexander Sedunov- asedunov@steves.eduNikolay Sedunov – nsednov@stevens.edu Stevens Institute of TechnologySensor Technologies & Applied Research (STAR) CenterHoboken, NJ 07030Click here to...
1pAA1 – Analysis and actions required to ensure raceway noise levels are acceptable to the surrounding community
Dr. Bonnie Schnitta, bonnie@soundsense.comSoundSense, LLCWainscott, NY Popular version of 1pAA1 - Actions and mathematical modeling that will bring noise levels from a racetrack or raceway to a level the community will acceptPresented Monday afternoon May 23,...
3pSP4 – Imaging Watermelons
Dr. David Joseph ZartmanZartman Inc., L.L.C.,zartman.david@gmail.comLoveland, Colorado Popular version of 3pSP4 - Imaging watermelonsPresented Wednesday afternoon, May 25, 2022182nd ASA Meeting, DenverClick here to read the abstract When imaging watermelons,...
2aPAa – Three-dimensional wavefront modeling of secondary sonic booms
Dr. Joe Salamone – joe.salamone@boom.aeroBoom Supersonic12876 East Adam CircleCentennial, CO 80112 Popular version of 2aPAan- Three-dimensional wavefront modeling of secondary sonic boomsPresented Tuesday morning, May 24, 2022182nd ASA Meeting, Denver, ColoradoClick...
3aPPb1 – Spectral Processing Deficits Appear to Underlie Developmental Language Disorders
Susan Nittrouer, snittrouer@phhp.ufl.eduJoanna H. LowensteinKayla TellezPriscilla O’HaraDonal G. Sinex Popular version of 3aPPb1 Spectral processing deficits appear to underlie developmental language disordersPresented Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022182nd ASA...
1pEA7 – Oscillations of drag-reducing air pocket under fast boat hull
Konstantin Matveev – matveev@wsu.edu Washington State UniversityPullman, WA 99164 Popular version of 1pEA7 - Acoustic oscillations of drag-reducing air pocket under fast boat with stepped bottomPresented Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022182nd ASA MeetingClick here to...
4pBA8 – Charging devices inside the body or outside: Ultrasound Wireless Powering offers several possibilities
Inder Makin, inder.makin@gmail.comPiezo Energy Technologies, LLCMesa, AZ Popular version of 4pBA8 - Charging of devices for healthcare applications, using ultrasound wireless powerPresented Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2022182nd ASA MeetingClick here to read the...
1pMU4 – Flow Visualization and Aerosols in Performance
Abhishek Kumar – abku6744@colorado.eduTehya Stockman – test7645@colorado.eduJean Hertzberg – jean.hertzberg@colorado.edu University of Colorado Boulder1111 Engineering DriveBoulder, CO 80309 Popular version of 1pMU4 - Flow visualization and aerosols in...
4aSC3 – Talkers prepare their lips before audibly speaking – Is this the same thing as coarticulated speech?
Peter A. Krause – peter.krause066@csuci.eduCSU Channel IslandsOne University Dr.Camarillo, CA 93012 Popular version of 4aSC3 - Understanding anticipatory speech postures: does coarticulation extend outside the acoustic utterance?Presented 9:45 Thursday Morning, May...
2aSC2 – Identifying race from speech
Yolanda Holt1 -holty@ecu.eduTessa Bent2 -tbent@indiana.edu 1East Carolina University 2 Indiana University600 Moye Boulevard 2631 East Discovery ParkwayGreenville, NC 27834 Bloomington, IN 47408 Popular version of 2aSC2 - Socio-ethnic...
4aBA13 – In-vivo assessment of lymph nodes using quantitative ultrasound on a clinical scanner: a preliminary study
Cameron Hoerig, Ph.D., cah4016@med.cornell.eduWeill Cornell MedicineDepartment of Radiology416 E 55th St., MR-007New York, NY 10022 Popular version of 4aBA13 - In vivo assessment of lymph nodes using quantitative ultrasound on a clinical scanner: A preliminary...
3aSC4 – Effects of two-talker child speech on novel word learning in preschool-age children
Tina M. Grieco-Calub, tina_griecocalub@rush.eduRush University Medical CenterRush NeuroBehavioral Center Popular version of 3aSC4 - Effects of two-talker child speech on novel word learning in preschool-age childrenPresented Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022182nd ASA...
Lay Language Papers organized by meeting
183rd Meeting: Nashville, TN
182nd Meeting: Denver, CO
181st Meeting: Seattle, WA
180th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics in Focus
179th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics Virtually Everywhere
178th Meeting: San Diego, CA
177th Meeting: Louisville, KY
176th Meeting: Victoria British, Columbia
175th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN
174th Meeting: New Orleans, LA
173rd Meeting (8th Forum Acusticum): Boston, MA
172nd Meeting (5th Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI
171st Meeting: Salt lake City, UT
170th Meeting: Jacksonville, FL
169th Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA
168th Meeting: Indianapolis, IN
167th Meeting: Providence, Rhode Island
166th Meeting: San Francisco, California
165th Meeting: Montreal, Canada
164rd Meeting: Kansas City, Missouri
163rd Meeting: Hong Kong, China
162nd Meeting: San Diego, California
161st Meeting: Seattle, Washington
160th Meeting: Cancun, Mexico
159th Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland
158th Meeting: San Antonio, Texas
157th Meeting: Portland, Oregon
156th Meeting: Miami, Florida
155th Meeting: Paris, France
154th Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana
153rd Meeting: Salt Lake City, Utah
152nd Meeting: Honolulu, Hawaii
151st Meeting: Providence, Rhode Island
150th Meeting: Minneapolis, Minnesota
149th Meeting: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
148th Meeting: San Diego, California
147th Meeting: New York, New York
146th Meeting: Austin, Texas
145th Meeting: Nashville, Tennessee
144th Meeting: Cancun, Mexico
143rd Meeting: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
142nd Meeting: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
141st Meeting: Chicago, Illinois
140th Meeting: Newport Beach, California
139th Meeting: Atlanta, Georgia
138th Meeting: Columbus, Ohio
137th Meeting: Berlin, Germany
136th Meeting: Norfolk, Virginia
135th Meeting: Seattle, Washington (ICA/ASA ’98)
134th Meeting: San Diego, California
133rd Meeting: State College, Pennsylvania
132nd Meeting: Honolulu, Hawaii
131st Meeting: Indianapolis, Indiana
130th Meeting: St. Louis Missouri