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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5aMU5 – Guitar String Sound Retrieved from Moving Pixels
Bożena Kostek - bokostek@audioakustyka.orgAudio Acoustics LaboratoryFaculty of ElectronicsTelecommunications and InformaticsGdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/1280-233 Gdansk, Poland Piotr Szczuko - szczuko@sound.eti.pg.gda.plJózef Kotus –...
3pSC10 – Does increasing the playback speed of men’s and women’s voices reduce their intelligibility by the same amount?
Eric M. Johnson – eric.martin.johnson@utah.eduSarah Hargus Ferguson – sarah.ferguson@hsc.utah.edu Department of Communication Sciences and DisordersUniversity of Utah390 South 1530 East, Room 1201Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Popular version of poster 3pSC10, “Gender and...
2aSC7 – Effects of aging on speech breathing
Simone Graetzer, PhD. – sgraetz@msu.eduEric J. Hunter, PhD. – ejhunter@msu.edu Voice Biomechanics and Acoustics LaboratoryDepartment of Communicative Sciences and DisordersCollege of Communication Arts & SciencesMichigan State University1026 Red Cedar RoadEast...
1pAA6 – Listening for solutions to a speech intelligibility problem
Anthony Hoover, FASA - thoover@mchinc.comMcKay Conant Hoover, Inc.Acoustics & Media Systems Consultants5655 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 325Westlake Village, CA 91362 Popular version of paper 1pAA6, “Listening for solutions to a speech intelligibility...
5aSCb17 – Pronunciation differences: Gender and ethnicity in Southern English
Wendy Herd – wherd@english.msstate.eduDevan Torrence – dct74@msstate.eduJoy Carino – carinoj16@themsms.org Linguistics Research LaboratoryEnglish DepartmentMississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS 39762 Popular version of paper 5aSCb17, “Prevoicing...
2aBAa5 – Sound Waves Helps Assess Bone Condition
Max Denis – denis.max@mayo.edu 507-266-7449 Leighton Wan – wan.leighton@mayo.edu Matthew Cheong – cheong.matthew@mayo.edu Mostafa Fatemi – fatemi.mostafa@mayo.edu Azra Alizad – alizad.azra@mayo.edu 507-254-5970 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 200 1st St SW Rochester,...
1aAA4 – Optimizing the signal to noise ratio in classrooms using passive acoustics
Peter D’Antonio - pdantonio@rpginc.com RPG Diffusor Systems, Inc.651 Commerce DrUpper Marlboro, MD 20774 Popular version of paper 1aAA4 “Optimizing the signal to noise ratio in classrooms using passive acoustics”Presented on Monday May 23, 10:20 AM – 5:00 pm, SALON...
3pID2 – The Sound of the Sacred: The State of the Art in Worship Space Acoustics
David T. Bradley – dabradley@vassar.eduVassar College124 Raymond AvePoughkeepsie, NY 12604-0745 Erica E. Ryherd – eryherd@unl.eduDurham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln203C Peter Kiewit InstituteOmaha, NE 68182-0176...
3aAB7 – Construction Noise Impact on Wild Birds
Pasquale Bottalico, PhD. – pb@msu.edu Voice Biomechanics and Acoustics LaboratoryDepartment of Communicative Sciences and DisordersCollege of Communication Arts & SciencesMichigan State University1026 Red Cedar RoadEast Lansing, MI 48824 Popular version of paper...
2pSAa8 – A Study on a Sound Extinguisher Using Sound Lens
Ik-Soo Ahn, aisbestman@naver.comHyung-Woo Park pphw@ssu.ac.krMyung-Jin Bae, mjbae@ssu.ac.krSoongil University369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-guSeoul, Korea 06978 Seong-Geon Bae sgbae@kangnam.ac.krKangnam University111, Gugal-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-siGyeonggi-do, Korea 16979...
4pMU5 – Evolution of the piano
Nicholas Giordano – nig003@auburn.eduAuburn UniversityAuburn, AL Popular version of paper 4pMU5 – Evolution of the pianoPresented Thursday afternoon, November 5, 2:25 PM, Grand Ballroom 2170th ASA Meeting, Jacksonville, FlClick here to read the abstract...
4aAA5 – Conversion of an acoustically dead opera hall in a live one
Wolfgang Ahnert1, Tobias Behrens1 (info@ada-amc.eu) and Radu Pana2 (pana.radu@gmail.com) 1 ADA Acoustics & Media Consultants GmbH, Arkonastr. 45-49, D-13189 Berlin / Germany2 University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu”, Str. Academiei 18-20, RO-010014...
3aUW8 – A view askew: Bottlenose dolphins improve echolocation precision by aiming their sonar beam to graze the target
Laura N. Kloepper-- lkloepper@saintmarys.eduSaint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN 46556 Yang Liu--yang.liu@umassd.eduJohn R. Buck-- jbuck@umassd.eduUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth285 Old Westport RoadDartmouth, MA 02747 Paul E....
2pABa9 – Energetically speaking, do all sounds that a dolphin makes cost the same?
Marla M. Holt – marla.holt@noaa.govDawn P. Noren – dawn.noren@noaa.govConservation Biology DivisionNOAA NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center2725 Montlake Blvd EastSeattle WA, 98112 Robin C. Dunkin – rdunkin@ucsc.eduTerrie M. Williams – tmwillia@ucsc.eduDepartment...
2aEAa5 – Miniature Directional Sound Sensor Inspired by Fly’s Ears
Daniel Wilmott – dwilmott@nps.eduFabio Alves – fdalves@nps.eduGamani Karunasiri – karunasiri@nps.edu Department of PhysicsNaval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943 Popular version of paper 2aEAaPresented Tuesday morning, November 3, 2015170th ASA Meeting,...
2pAAa4 – Does it sound better behind Miles Davis’ back? What would it sound like face-to-face? Rushing through a holographic sound image of the trumpet
Franz Zotter - zotter@iem.atMatthias Frank - frank@iem.at University of Music and Performing Arts GrazInstitute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM)Inffeldgasse 10/3, 8010 Graz, Austria Popular version of paper 2pAAa4, “Challenges of musical instrument reproduction...
4aEA2 – How soon can you use your new concrete driveway?
Jinying Zhu: jyzhu@unl.eduDepartment of Civil EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln1110 S 67th St., Omaha, NE 68182, USA Popular version of paper 4aEA2, “Monitoring hardening of concrete using ultrasonic guided waves" Presented Thursday morning, Nov. 5, 2015, 8:50...
2pAAa10 – Turn around when you’re talking to me!
Jennifer Whiting – jkwhiting@physics.byu.eduTimothy Leishman, PhD – tim_leishman@physics.byu.eduK.J. Bodon - joshuabodon@gmail.com Brigham Young UniversityN283 Eyring Science CenterProvo, UT 84602 Popular version of paper 2pAAa10, “High-resolution measurements 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
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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